Toys That Develop Early Literacy
Our Top 5 Picks
Pluffle® Sensory Exploration Set
The Educational Insights Pluffle® Black & White 2-Pack is the perfect sensory bin filler, engaging toddlers and preschoolers in hands-on learning while supporting fine motor skills and self-regulation. Its lightweight, fluffy texture is not only mesmerizing but also non-sticky, making cleanup a breeze—a blessing for busy parents and educators! This versatile base invites creativity as you can easily incorporate additional manipulatives for multipronged learning experiences in math and reading. 3+ years
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Pluffle® Sensory Exploration Set features a lightweight, fluffy texture that makes cleanup a breeze while inviting endless opportunities for imaginative, hands-on learning.
Crayola Art Supplies Bundle for Young Creators
The Crayola Young Kids Art Supplies Bundle is the perfect gateway for budding artists! Designed for children 36 months and older, this set not only sparks creativity but also fosters essential skills like fine motor development and color recognition. With 8 Tripod Grip Crayons and Markers, little hands can explore vibrant colors while mastering their grip and coordination. 36 months and up
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Crayola Art Supplies Bundle for Young Creators includes 8 Tripod Grip Crayons and Markers, making it perfect for enhancing grip and fostering artistic expression at an early age.
Baby Shark's Learning Adventure Tablet
The WowWee Baby Shark's Big Show! Kids Tablet transforms screen time into an engaging learning experience for toddlers. With five interactive activities focused on letters, numbers, and spelling, this delightful tablet helps build fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination while keeping kids entertained alongside their favorite undersea characters. 2-5 years
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Baby Shark's Learning Adventure Tablet features five interactive activities that turn learning into a splashy good time with beloved undersea characters. Watching our little ones sing and explore while building essential skills feels like a win-win. Plus, it’s nice to know that while they're having fun, they’re also getting a head start on letters and numbers—now that’s a clever catch!
Opposites Puzzle: Fun Learning Adventure!
Bendon TS Shure Opposites 30-Piece Matching Puzzle with Tin Storage Case is a delightful way for our little ones to explore the concept of opposites while having tons of fun! This colorful puzzle not only captivates their attention but also fosters essential skills like hand-eye coordination and cognitive recognition. As parents and educators, we appreciate how this compact tin case makes it perfect for travel, ensuring learning can happen anywhere. 3+ years
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Opposites Puzzle: Fun Learning Adventure! includes 30 colorful pieces that turn learning about opposites into a delightful game, making travel fun and educational together.
Goodnight Moon Soft Book for Learning Fun
KIDS PREFERRED Goodnight Moon Soft Book with On The Go Clip is the perfect companion for little ones embarking on their literary journey! This charming soft book introduces babies to the magic of storytelling with its gentle tale of a little bunny wishing everything 'goodnight. ' Packed with interactive features like crinkle textures, a teething corner, and peek-a-boo flaps, it not only keeps babies engaged but also supports sensory development and fine motor skills. 0-2 years
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Goodnight Moon Soft Book for Learning Fun features interactive textures and peek-a-boo flaps, turning storytelling into a delightful sensory adventure that engages little minds wherever they go!
Mini-Apple Farm Crinkle Book Adventure
The Mini-Apple Farm Soft Activity Crinkle Book is a delightful introduction to the world of fruits and vegetables for your little one. We love how each page encourages tactile exploration with soft, textured shapes that spark curiosity and promote sensory development. From the crinkling sounds of the tethered carrot to the colorful illustrations inviting little hands to grasp, this book not only entertains but also supports early learning about cause and effect. 0-24 months
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Mini-Apple Farm Crinkle Book Adventure features soft, textured shapes that invite little hands to explore, making reading a playful sensory journey that promotes early learning.
Fairytale Peek-a-Boo Soft Activity Crinkle Book
Fairytale Peek-a-Boo Soft Activity Crinkle Book is a delightful journey of sensory exploration for little hands and curious minds. This enchanting book not only captures your baby’s imagination with vibrant illustrations and soft textures, but it also supports essential developmental skills. As they engage with the tethered bunny squeaker and crinkly pages, infants and toddlers enhance their fine motor skills and sensory awareness. 0-3 years
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Fairytale Peek-a-Boo Soft Activity Crinkle Book features vibrant illustrations and crinkly pages that turn reading time into an interactive adventure, making every page a sensory surprise.
Mega Bloks Building Fun Bundle
MEGA BLOKS First Builders Big Building Bag + ABC Musical Train is the perfect duo for inspiring creativity and learning in your little ones! As parents, we love how this vibrant set not only encourages imaginative play but also develops fine motor skills and spatial awareness through building. The sturdy blocks are designed with little hands in mind, while the musical train adds an auditory element that keeps engagement high with fun sounds. 1+ years
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Mega Bloks Building Fun Bundle includes sturdy blocks and a musical train that turn building time into an exciting adventure while sneakily introducing letters and balance.
Learn and Play with PAW Patrol Blocks
Melissa & Doug PAW Patrol Wooden ABC Block Truck is the perfect blend of fun and learning for our little ones! This interactive toy not only captivates preschoolers with their favorite PAW Patrol characters but also encourages early literacy and numeracy skills through colorful, themed blocks. As kids engage in imaginative play and teamwork scenarios with the three wooden figures, they develop essential social and emotional skills, all while having a blast! 3-5 years
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Learn and Play with PAW Patrol Blocks includes colorful, themed blocks that transform playtime into an engaging learning experience, helping kids build essential skills while having fun with their favorite characters.
Unlock Shapes with Blue's Clues!
Melissa & Doug Blue's Clues & You! Children's Book - Poke-A-Dot: Shapes with Blue is the perfect interactive adventure for little learners! Each page invites our preschoolers to press the pop buttons and solve delightful clues, fostering their problem-solving skills while introducing them to essential shapes. 3-5 years
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Unlock Shapes with Blue's Clues! features pop buttons that make learning shapes feel like a treasure hunt, ensuring every turn of the page sparks curiosity and fun.
Empower Learning with Nasitip Electric Tractor
Nasitip 12V Kids Battery Powered Electric Tractor with Trailer is more than just a ride-on toy; it's an adventure in learning! As kids engage with this exciting vehicle, they cultivate essential skills like hand-eye coordination and spatial awareness while navigating across various terrains. With built-in music, educational stories, and the ability to connect to their own devices, children 3-6 years old are not just having fun but also developing early literacy and listening skills. 3-6 years
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Empower Learning with Nasitip Electric Tractor features built-in music and educational stories that transform playtime into a rich learning experience while keeping adventure safe and fun.
Farm Fun Learning Toy Tractor
The Battat Farm Toys For Toddlers comes with a vibrant lights and sounds toy tractor that promises endless imaginative adventures for little ones aged 18 months and older. This engaging play set not only excites kids with its realistic sound effects and colorful farm animals, but also nurtures their fine motor skills and creativity as they engage in pretend play. It's a delightful way for parents and educators to introduce concepts of farming and animal sounds while fostering interactive play and learning. 18+ months
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Farm Fun Learning Toy Tractor features realistic sounds and vibrant lights that make learning about farming feel like an exciting adventure, sparking creativity and interactive play.
Rainbow Phonics Tiles for Fun Learning
The Junior Learning Rainbow Phonics Tiles with Built-in Magnetic Board is a vibrant resource that transforms phonics education into an engaging adventure! Perfect for children, this complete set includes 90 letter tiles and 16 phoneme frames, ensuring that all major phonemes, including digraphs, are expertly covered. The color-coded groups make teaching and sorting easy, while fostering essential reading and writing skills in a playful manner. 3-7 years
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Rainbow Phonics Tiles for Fun Learning includes 90 letter tiles that turn reading into a colorful adventure, making literacy as engaging as building with blocks.
Magnetic Learning Fun: ABC 123 Set
Quercetti ABC 123 Magnetic Multicolour MAGNETIC LETTERS & NUMBERS SET is a fantastic way for our kids to dive into the world of letters and numbers! With 48 vibrant letters and 48 numbers, plus 10 exciting symbols, this set allows our little ones to explore spelling and math in a playful, engaging manner. We love how this interactive toy encourages early literacy and numeracy skills through hands-on creativity. 4+ years
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Magnetic Learning Fun: ABC 123 Set includes 48 vibrant letters and 48 numbers, turning learning into an interactive experience that sparks creativity and curiosity in our little ones.
Suuuper Size Alphabet Puzzle Fun
The Banana Panda Suuuper Size Alphabet Match Floor Puzzle is an exciting learning adventure for preschoolers ages 3-5. By combining the joy of assembling a giant floor puzzle with the challenge of matching letters to animals, children develop crucial skills like manual dexterity, memory, and creativity, all while having a blast! It's a perfect way for parents to engage in meaningful play that supports early literacy and cognitive development. 3-5 years
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Suuuper Size Alphabet Puzzle Fun features a giant floor puzzle that makes learning letters feel like an exciting quest, turning playtime into a literacy adventure right at home.
Laugh & Learn Laptop for Kids
The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Let’s Connect Laptop is a delightful pretend computer designed for infants and toddlers aged 6 months and up. With over 55 songs and sounds, it transforms playtime into a jazzy learning experience, making it exciting to explore the alphabet, colors, and even some Spanish words! The interactive keyboard, light-up 'touchpad,' and fun screen slider stimulate sensory development while strengthening fine motor skills with every curious tap and press. 6-36 months
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Laugh & Learn Laptop for Kids features over 55 songs and sounds, turning every tap into a fun learning adventure that sparks early curiosity and imagination in little ones.
Crawl with Me Puppy: Learning & Fun!
Fisher-Price 123 Crawl with Me Puppy is an adorable electronic dog designed to get your little one moving and learning! With soft ears and a wagging tail, this playful pup motivates babies to crawl and chase after him, fostering those crucial gross motor skills. As children engage with three interactive Smart Stages learning levels, they'll explore the alphabet, numbers, counting, and colors through 55+ songs, sounds, and educational phrases—making learning an exciting adventure! 6 months - 3 years
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Crawl with Me Puppy features 55+ songs and sounds that turn every chase into a learning adventure, helping little ones develop their skills while having a tail-wagging good time!
Creative Learning with Dot Markers!
Arteza Kids Dot Markers with Activity Book inspire our little ones to unleash their creativity while developing essential skills. These non-toxic, washable markers are perfect for tiny hands to grasp, making learning fun and mess-free. With 50 engaging activity pages featuring letters, numbers, and vibrant shapes, children will not only master color recognition but also enhance their hand-eye coordination. 3-5 years
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Creative Learning with Dot Markers! includes 50 engaging activity pages that turn learning into a colorful, mess-free adventure, making every scribble a step toward genius.
Moose Games: Match and Spell Fun
ORCHARD TOYS Moose Games Match and Spell Game is a delightful entry into the world of reading and spelling for our youngest learners. With two engaging ways to play, kids aged 4 and up can develop critical language and literacy skills while having a blast with friends or family. This game not only enhances vocabulary but also fosters collaborative play, making it a perfect choice for small groups or one-on-one learning moments. 4+ years
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Moose Games: Match and Spell Fun features two engaging ways to play, making learning to read and spell a delightful adventure for kids that encourages teamwork and boosts confidence.
Creative Fun with My Work Station Set
The Mud Pie Children's My Work Station Set is a fantastic blend of creativity and education, designed for budding young artists and thinkers aged 3 and up. This engaging wooden set features a reversible chalkboard and whiteboard, encouraging children to express their thoughts and ideas while honing their writing and drawing skills. With 42 magnetic letters, numbers, and symbols, kids can explore early literacy and numeracy in a hands-on way, fostering their cognitive development. 3+ years
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Creative Fun with My Work Station Set features a reversible chalkboard and whiteboard, making it the perfect canvas for little imaginations to thrive while learning their letters and numbers.
Mess-Free Alphabet Adventures
Crayola Color Wonder Alpha Pets is the perfect tool for introducing toddlers to the world of letters and creativity! With its magical, mess-free markers and hidden images, children can explore the alphabet while developing essential fine motor skills and artistic expression. This engaging activity is not only fun but also an excellent way for young artists to learn letter recognition and improve their focus—all without the worry of stains or mess. 3+ years
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Mess-Free Alphabet Adventures features magical, mess-free markers that turn learning the alphabet into a colorful, stress-free art party—no cleanup required!
Magnetic Fishing Game for Learning Fun
Battat Education – Magnetic Fishing Game for Toddlers with Alphabet Letters is an exciting way to reel in knowledge! With 26 colorful wooden fish and matching alphabet cards, this interactive game makes learning colors and letters feel like an adventure. As we cast our lines with the two magnetic fishing rods, our little ones develop fine motor skills and practice spelling without even realizing it. 2+ years
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Magnetic Fishing Game for Learning Fun features 26 colorful wooden fish and matching alphabet cards, turning fishing into a playful way to spell and learn!
Engaging Alphabet Learning Mat for Kids
Alphabet Learning Mat is an exciting way for our kids to dive into the world of letters and numbers! With these durable, write-on/wipe-off mats, our little learners can spell, practice math, and even explore geography—all while having a blast. The interactive design allows them to trace letters and color pictures, reinforcing important skills with every use. 4+ years
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Engaging Alphabet Learning Mat for Kids features durable, write-on/wipe-off surfaces that encourage endless learning fun, making every meal or car ride an opportunity for education on-the-go.
Vibrant Magnetic Letters for Learning Fun
The Colorful Classic 2" Magnetic Letters bring a world of learning right to your fingertips! Imagine transforming any metal surface into an interactive playground for letters and words. These versatile magnets not only brighten up your whiteboard but also inspire early literacy skills, letter recognition, and creativity as children explore language in a visually engaging way. 3+ years
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Vibrant Magnetic Letters for Learning Fun turn any metal surface into a colorful canvas for exploring letters, making language practice feel like an exciting adventure in creativity.