You’re never too young or too old for one of our puzzles! Beginning with simple wooden jumbo knob puzzles and increasing in complexity to 500 piece cardboard jigsaw puzzles, we have the perfect puzzle for you! Our vast assortment includes puzzles with interesting textures, entertaining sounds, and “attractive” magnets. All Melissa & Doug Puzzles feature great images from realistic photographs to fantastic illustrations.

Use Promotion Code puzzles25off thru 7.30.10 at MelissaAndDoug.com to Save 25% on Puzzles when you buy 2 or more!

Enhance imaginative play with our NEW bulk fruit and vegetable play food bundles! What’s a grocery store without a produce section? Now you can have a great assortment of healthy pretend play fruits and vegetables – in bundles of six – to add to the play value of your lemonade stand, grocery store, pretend pantry, or farm!

Molded from real fruits and vegetables, these glorious play food bundles offer great visual appeal to your market, lemonade stand, or play kitchen!.

Made of durable plastic, these 6 pack bundles of fruits or vegetables will add “bundles” of fun to many pretend recipes and stores!

Each Play Food Bundle: $11.99 – $17.99

Bundles of PLAY FOOD Available in these Fruits & Vegetables:

• LEMONS Play Food Bundle
• CARROTS Play Food Bundle
• CORN Play Food Bundle
• TOMATOES Play Food Bundle
• PEPPERS Play Food Bundle
• NECTARINES Play Food Bundle
• APPLES Play Food Bundle
• BANANAS Play Food Bundle
• ORANGES Play Food Bundle
• PEARS Play Food Bundle
• CUCUMBERS Play Food Bundle

Combine these bundles with our Lemonade Stand / Grocery Store:

Change the awning from Lemonade Stand to Grocery Store:

The Straight Edge: Learning Mat Placemat Sets

Introduce your children to a variety of activities and information with these exciting double-sided learning mats. Each set includes a set of wipe-off crayons in a rainbow of five bright colors and easy-clean instructions are printed on each mat! A regular #2 pencil may also be used to write on these mats.

Parenting Tip:
Bring a learning mat (with included wipe-off crayons) the next time you take your child out to a restaurant for dinner. It will help to occupy them while you wait for your meal!

SHOWN ABOVE:
Alphabet/Numbers Placemat Bundle:
Present your child with this set of three double-sided mats that introduce the alphabet, numbers and counting in a fun and engaging way. Using the five included wipe-off crayons, play becomes active learning, and mastering these important academic skills becomes as easy as 1, 2, 3!

Other Learning Mat Sets Available:

Basic Skills Placemat Bundle

Fun Themes Placemat Bundle

Advanced Subject Skills Bundle

Math Skills Placemat Bundle

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ENTER Thru June 14, 2010 at Midnight EDT

How to Enter: Just head on over to MelissaAndDoug.com and come back and tell us (with a comment) one other product your little one would love to have.

How to leave a comment: Click here > Add Your Comment according to our entry instructions (above) > then Click “Submit.”

That’s all you have to do to enter. We’ll make it even easier…copy and paste the beginning of your comment from right here: ONE OTHER TOY I’D LOVE TO HAVE IS

Extra Entries:

• Tweet this contest. You can do this 1 time a day for 1 daily entry through 06.14.2010
• Join the Melissa & Doug Newsletter for 5 entries (leave 5 comments that say Joined Newsletter #1, Joined Newsletter #2 and so on until you submit 5 entries.)
• Blog about this giveaway with a link back here for 5 entries. Send us the link in 5 separate comments.
• Subscribe to our Blog for 1 entry.
• Follow Melissa & Doug on Twitter: @MelissaAndDoug for 1 entry.
• Bookmark this post on Delicious for 1 entry.
• Favor Melissa & Doug on Technorati for 1 entry.
• Digg this Post for 1 entry.
• Make a Purchase at www.MelissaAndDoug.com for 5 entries. Send us the order number in 5 separate comments.

Rules:

• Entries for this giveaway will only be accepted thru 06.14.2010 at midnight EDT.
• Comments that are not properly submitted (ie., You don’t include an item you’d love to have in your entry) will be deleted and not included in the final drawing.
• If you do not enter the proper amount of comments (ie., You join the newsletter but only submit 1 entry) it will not be corrected. It is up to the entrant to submit the correct number of entries to be included in the final drawing.
• The winner is picked using random.org and will be chosen within 48 hours after the drawing deadline. The random number generated will be matched to that same comment number to determine the winner. Winner’s entry, date, and time will be posted here on our blog. Additionally, the winner will be contacted directly through email.

*Each entry needs it’s own comment. Unfortunately, we can not accept combined entries as more than one entry. For example,  sending in one entry that says you blogged and tweeted about this post and that you’d love to have the cupcakes set will only count as 1 entry.

Make sure you receive all your entries by doing the following:
-Comment once for each entry point. That means you will comment 5 times for 5 entries when you blog about this post AND comment 1 time for the tweet AND comment 1 time for the item you’d love to have.

Comments will not post immediately. They are moderated before they are posted. This can take a few minutes to 24 hours depending on the volume of comments.

ENTER Thru June 14, 2010.

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There are now over 25 Toys in our Special Offers Section and
EVERY one of them is marked down at least 35%!

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Quantities are Limited!

Whatever the season or weather, this wooden play center can perform double duty! You can decide whether to run a store or sell lemonade today! Featuring portable plastic bins for pretend shopping or storage, removable chalkboard signs, a spacious countertop and reversible fabric awning.

Now you can sell lemonade from your very own store! There’s nothing like feeling grown-up, and with this realistic play center you’ll feel like you’ve  started your very own business!

Be the youngest entrepreneur on your block! With easy adult assembly you can start in no time at all!

Recommended Ages: 3+ years

$129.99

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Make & Serve Apple Pie
Presenting Apple Pie as easy as 1-2-3-4! With four easy steps, your little chef will be proud to assemble and present this All-American dessert sensation! Place the bottom crust in the pie plate, fill with the apple slices, then put the top crust into place…”bake” and serve…easy as pie! The set comes with all the ingredients, an oven mitt, wooden knife, pie server and the pie plate.
$19.99

Extended Activities:

• Ask the child to make one extra-stuffed piece of apple pie by stacking the apple slices on top of each other. Count each apple slice as it is put into place. Place a top crust piece on the apple slices and serve to someone special.
• Ask the child to cut the apple into slices with the wooden knife while counting to the number four. Now ask the child to place an apple slice on each of the pie slices, and count to four once again.
• Count the pie slices with the child while guiding them through subtraction problems.  For example, you might say, “If you take one pie slice away from these four pie slices, how many are left? Four take away one is three! What if we take away two pie slices?” Encourage addition skills by adding pie slices. This can also be repeated to introduce fractions.
• Ask the child to place an apple slice inside one of the four pie slices, and then cover all four with the top crust pieces. Shuffle the pie slices with the child watching. Ask the child to  guess which slice has the apple contained inside it.
• Ask the child to tell a story about the use of the apple pie she/he is making. Is there a special party, holiday or event where it will be served?

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What other fun ways do you think you could play with this toy? Please leave your comments. We’d love to hear from you!

These loveable and beautiful dolls, in “just-right” 12” and 14” sizes will be warmly welcomed into young doll lovers’ arms and hearts! Dressed in charming removable outfits, with a sweet, fresh scent, all of these dolls have eyes that open and close for realistic mother and child pretend play. The “big girl” dolls also have rooted hair for stylin’ fun.

JUST $19.99 and up!

Shop Mine to Love Dolls and Accessories

Fold & Go Barn     Fold & Go Mini Dollhouse    

Fold & Go Stable     Fold & Go Castle    Fold & Go Princess Castle

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We are offering one lucky reader a Sunny Patch Gift Pack valued at $50! Sunny Patch items will be chosen at our discretion from our entire collection of Sunny Patch items.

ENTER Thru May 2, 2010 at 11:59 pm EST

How to Enter: Just head on over to MelissaAndDoug.com and come back and tell us (with a comment) one other product your little one would love to have.

How to leave a comment: Click here > Add Your Comment according to our entry instructions (above) > then Click “Submit.”

That’s all you have to do to enter. We’ll make it even easier…copy and paste the beginning of your comment from right here: ONE OTHER TOY I’D LOVE TO HAVE IS

Extra Entries:

• Tweet this contest. You can do this 1 time a day for 1 daily entry through 05.02.2010
• Join the Melissa & Doug Newsletter for 5 entries (leave 5 comments that say Joined Newsletter #1, Joined Newsletter #2 and so on until you submit 5 entries.)
• Blog about this giveaway with a link back here for 5 entries. Send us the link in 5 separate comments.
• Subscribe to our Blog for 1 entry.
• Follow Melissa & Doug on Twitter: @MelissaAndDoug for 1 entry.
• Bookmark this post on Delicious for 1 entry.
• Favor Melissa & Doug on Technorati for 1 entry.
• Digg this Post for 1 entry.
• Make a Purchase at www.MelissaAndDoug.com for 5 entries. Send us the order number in 5 separate comments.

Rules:

• Entries for this giveaway will only be accepted thru 05.02.2010 at 11:59 pm EST.
• Comments that are not properly submitted (ie., You don’t include an item you’d love to have in your entry) will be deleted and not included in the final drawing.
• If you do not enter the proper amount of comments (ie., You join the newsletter but only submit 1 entry) it will not be corrected. It is up to the entrant to submit the correct number of entries to be included in the final drawing.
• The winner is picked using random.org and will be chosen within 48 hours after the drawing deadline. The random number generated will be matched to that same comment number to determine the winner. Winner’s entry, date, and time will be posted here on our blog. Additionally, the winner will be contacted directly through email.

*Each entry needs it’s own comment. Unfortunately, we can not accept combined entries as more than one entry. For example,  sending in one entry that says you blogged and tweeted about this post and that you’d love to have the cupcakes set will only count as 1 entry.

Make sure you receive all your entries by doing the following:
-Comment once for each entry point. That means you will comment 5 times for 5 entries when you blog about this post AND comment 1 time for the tweet AND comment 1 time for the item you’d love to have.

Comments will not post immediately. They are moderated before they are posted. This can take a few minutes to 24 hours depending on the volume of comments.

ENTER Thru May 2, 2010.

Good Luck!

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