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1. A collapsible Razor scooter that stores just as easily as it ports, meaning kids will want to take it everywhere (so much easier than lugging a bike around) and ride until their little legs can scoot no more!
2. A 56-piece Melissa & Doug "Slice & Stack" deli counter so aspiring sandwich artists can spend the lunchtime rush turning wooden meat and cheese slices with felt toppings into the ultimate triple-deckers on any menu.
3. Or, for the even young culinary expert, a Melissa & Doug multi-sensory soft taco "Fill & Spill" toy to ensure that every (play) day can indeed be Taco Tuesday.
4. A glow-in-the-dark, pop-up spaceship kids' play tent with peak-a-boo windows on each side that encourages kids to take off to new areas of imaginative and independent play (or just take a nap inside).
5. A Little Tikes basketball set (ball included) sure to be a slam dunk for little ones practicing their 3-point shots from deep (Kobe!) or their "Shaq Attacks".
6. A 37-piece Magna-Tiles starter set because I've never seen a single child not sit down and play with these for minutes, hours, days, on end!
7. A Play-Doh "Ultimate Ice Cream Toy Truck" playset, which I bought my kids for the holidays, and months later, it's still their favorite thing to play with (together even) and is used almost every day!
8. An interactive cat piano with a microphone for kids to spend hours recording their hot new tracks while the keyboard kitty plays 20+ songs and alternates sounds between piano, bells, and organ, and rhythms like Blues, Samba, or Disco!
9. A 100-piece domino creations game set to teach kids the patient (and time-consuming) art of building complex domino arrangments like a pro.
10. A colorful, 50-piece Educational Insights "Design & Drill Patterns & Shapes" set for really drilling home those fine motor skills and introducing the kiddos to the world of home repair. Also very relaxing!
11. A 115-piece Crayola Imagination art set with case because there's no better way for kids to spend their time than putting marker, crayon, or colored pencil to paper to bring their imaginations to life. Just leave plenty of room on the fridge!
12. A Discovery Kids tabletop dry-erase and chalk easel (and paper roll) to grow (and travel) with the budding young artiste while ensuring parents that art projects can happen whenever the inspiration strikes!
13. A developmental "Zany Zoo" wooden activity cube for refining those fine motor skills with five sides of fun featuring alphabet tiles, a bead maze, zigzag tracks, peek-a-boo doors, and more!
14. A "Rain Showers Splash Pond" water table to take the fun of bath time outdoors with rearrangeable maze pieces that create new waterfall effects (but mostly for splashing about without making a mess).
15. A Learning Resources magnetic U.S. map puzzle for curious young cartographers to easily learn about all the states and their capitals (many of which you probably forgot about).
16. A personalized jewelry-making set to create up to 30 different bead-based accessories. There's just so much flair here for any kid to begin to explore their own personal styles.
17. A Duplo learn-to-count "My First Number Train" with big, bright-colored bricks so toddlers can learn to count, as well as their colors, while building their first block-based toys.
18. A 790-piece Lego Classic brick box to start or add to any budding Scandinavian building block collection. Comes with 33 different colored pieces and the ever-important brick separator tool! Fun for the whole fam for years to come!
19. A puppy bubble maker because if all it takes is just a few bubbles to capture a child's attention, then imagine what a whole jar and this robo-dog can do. Bubbles, do your thing!
20. An adorable Baby Einstein 2-in-1 Water Play Mat & Activity Gym that'll serve as the background for your baby's first imaginative adventures with their toys (and you). You'll love to ~sea~ your little one interact with Opus the Octopus and small chimes!
21. A washable Fisher-Price "Kick & Play" piano gym to grow with your child as they move from playing on their backs, to tummy time, to sitting upright, all the while playing 20+ minutes of continual tunes!
22. A 116-piece Learning Resources "Jumbo" magnetic letters & numbers set sure to live on the exterior of your fridge for years to come as the kiddos start to spell it all out and count it all up!
23. An Educational Insights GeoSafari Jr. talking microscope (featuring the voice of Bindi Irwin) features over 60 stunning full-color images and 100 facts and questions to be played in "Fact Mode" or "Quiz Mode." Kids = occupied.
24. A National Geographic hobby rock tumbler kit that includes everything burgeoning geologists could ask for in turning dull, rough rocks into beautiful, smooth stones. And for parents, there's a rubber barrel to reduce all that rocky noise.
25. A VTech Stroll and Discover Activity Walker with a removable activity panel to start babies on the floor and eventually get them up toddling and walking on their own, thanks to all the interactive music, lights, and animals.
26. And an easy-to-store Little Tikes trampoline because sometimes kids get the "zoomies" and going outdoors isn't an option. So let them "bounce it out" in the safety of your home!
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