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Block play offers a rich opportunity for early math and science learning and the development of social, emotional, language, motor and cognitive skills. Kaplan offers a variety of unit blocks, hollow blocks, foam blocks, and cardboard blocks.

On the Go Community Vehicles - Set of 4
Item: 301278P
Status: In Stock
$29.95 - $99.95
18 months and up. Transform little ones into community heroes with the On the Go Community Vehicles set! This action-packed collection lets kids clean up the city, transport classmates to school, and help build strong structures. Designed to spark imaginative play, these vehicles also promote the development of important skills like gross-motor coordination and hand-eye coordination. The set includes a dump truck, garbage truck, cement mixer, and school bus.
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Mini Construction Fleet
Item: 301229
Status: In Stock
$32.95
2 years & up. Empower young children to get the job done with the Mini Construction Fleet. Including a dump truck, a cement mixer, a road roller, a bulldozer, and 4 play figures, this set enables children to haul materials, move materials, and do many other things that real construction workers do. As children build and repair various structures, they will also strengthen gross-motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Each vehicle measures 5.5"L x 3.94"W x 4.13"H and each figure measures 2.4"L x 1.8"W x 3"H.
Wooden ABC and 123 Blocks - 100 Pieces
Item: 300796
Status: In Stock
$49.95
2 years & up. Given children a beautiful, fun way to learn their letters and numbers with these Wooden ABC and 123 Blocks! These one-inch wooden blocks help young children develop letter recognition, fine motor, sequencing, and sorting skills. Also, the hand-painted artwork on each block fuses beauty with learning and play for a comprehensively enriching experience. Includes a fabric bag for storage.
Branch Blocks - 36 Pieces
Item: 91332
Status: In Stock
$49.95
$39.95
3 years & up. Give block play a natural feel with our Branch Blocks. The intact textured bark on each building piece adds sensory exploration mirroring the organic benefits of outdoor play. These blocks empower children to construct all sorts of structures and develop key STEM skills such as sorting and stacking. The blocks' nature-inspired design will also deepen childrens' appreciation of nature and may even make them feel like they are constructing their own habitats. Includes 36 wood pieces.
To the Rescue Vehicles - Set of 3
Item: 301279P
Status: In Stock
$29.95 - $79.95
Ages 18 months and up. Empower young children to be heroes with this set of rescue vehicles. Including a patrol car, a fire engine, and an ambulance, this set gives children multiple ways to save the day and protect their classroom community. As they step into the shoes of first responders, children will also strengthen their gross-motor skills and enhance their hand-eye coordination.
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Waterway Block Set - 15 Pieces
Item: 301730
Status: In Stock
$34.95
3 years and up. An innovative take on the classic marble run, the Waterway Block set allows children to combine building activities with sensory exploration! While sending balls down the set's routed paths, children can begin early explorations in architectural design, physics, and other STEM concepts. The set's foam construction and water wheel make it perfect for both indoor and outdoor sensory play. Includes 15 pieces that enable multiple arrangements and building possibilities. Base measures 12"L x 12"W x .5"H.
Wooden Chicken Coop Playset
Item: 302004
Status: In Stock
$36.95
3 years & up. Bring farmyard fun to life with this charming Wooden Chicken Coop Playset! This delightful set includes a cozy wooden coop, a rooster, two hens, a little chick, freshly laid eggs, two nests, and a feeding trough. Perfect for imaginative play, children can create their own barnyard adventures while learning about farm life. Ideal for fostering creativity, storytelling, and fine motor skills. Made from durable wood for long-lasting play.
Mini Emergency Vehicles
Item: 301230
Status: In Stock
$34.95
2 years & up. Bring children into the world of first responders with this Mini Wheels set. Including a fire engine, a police car, ambulance, and fire rescue vehicle, this set invites children to jump into action! As they race to the scene like real-life heroes, children will also develop essential gross-motor skills and hand-eye coordination, all while having fun in the process.
Friends Around the World - 20 Pieces
Item: 300572
Status: In Stock
$39.95
2 years & up. Promote dramatic play, storytelling, and exploration during block play using this beautiful set of wooden figures. The 20-piece Friends Around the World set features a culturally diverse array of children dressed in traditional attire. Combine this double-sided set of colorful, detailed blocks with lessons about diversity, inclusion, and the way people live around the world. Each chunky wooden block is sized to be used in conjunction with traditional unit blocks, enhancing block play in a unique way.
Road Construction Vehicles - Set of 3
Item: 89338
Status: In Stock
$35.95
3 years & up. Discover what it takes to build a road with these three wooden transportation vehicles that teach children their functions through play. This encourages imagination while they build their own city. Includes a front end loader, roller and an excavator. Front end loader measures 5.5"W x 2"H.
Acrylic Unit Block Panels - Set of 4
Item: 303362
Status: In Stock
$49.95
2 years & up. These fully transparent acrylic building boards are the first of their kind. Children can build tall, multi-level creations that come to life when light passes through the floors. Imaginative builders will use these unique pieces as roofs, lids, platforms and more. Durable acrylic can be used with wooden unit blocks and colorful acrylic blocks during play. Set includes 2 large and 2 small building boards.
LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Construction Vehicle - 10475
Item: 144904
Status: In Stock
$29.95
2 years & up. Rev up your little one's creativity with the LEGO® DUPLO® 3-In-1 Construction Vehicle. Playtime is filled with rebuilding fun as toddlers use their focus to create 6 different trucks. This construction set's 22 bricks make 3 pairs of trucks: a loader with a tipping bucket that fills the dump truck with bricks, a digger, and a tow truck with a rotating arm, or a scissor lift and a second tow truck with a smaller hook for lifting bricks. Encourage little builders to use their creativity, problem-solving, and fine motor skills to experiment with different solutions to make the innovative trucks. Two builder figures are included so children can use them to drive and operate the vehicles. Help toddlers make sense of the world as they build, explore, and role-play familiar scenes. 22 pieces.
LEGO® DUPLO® Fire Truck with Hose and Firefighter - 10473
Item: 144903
Status: In Stock
$35.95
2 years & up. Fuel fun rescue pretend play with the LEGO® DUPLO® Fire Truck with Hose and Firefighter. This emergency vehicle is packed with features, including a flexible hose, a tree, a firefighter figure, an axe, a wrench, a squirrel figure, a hinged ladder, and a transparent brick water tank. Budding firefighters can build empathy as they imagine what it is like being a brave firefighter working hard to help others. Toddlers can also develop fine motor skills, transforming the fire truck so that its trailer becomes articulated, making it easier to drive around corners. 28 pieces.
LEGO® Friends Animal Vet clinic - 42696
Item: 144917
Status: In Stock
$38.95
4 years & up. Encourage children to create their own stories with the LEGO® Friends Animal Vet Clinic playset. This detailed vet-themed set has everything preschoolers need to role-play caring for animals, including a horse stable, examination room, pet beds, food, veterinary equipment, and a pet playground. The set comes with Zac and Valeria minidolls, a horse, a dog, a bunny, and two cat figures. Vet accessories like a syringe, thermometer, and clipboard spark imaginative play, while horse accessories, including a saddle, hay, brush, carrot, water, helmet, and even horse poop, bring realistic details to the fun. Perfect for preschoolers who love animals, the 141-piece set features LEGO® 4+ quick-start elements with larger pieces to help kids begin building right away.
LEGO® DUPLO® Train Bridge and Tracks Expansion Set - 10426
Item: 144926
Status: In Stock
$47.95
2 years & up. Choo Choo! All aboard! The LEGO® DUPLO® Train Bridge and Tracks Expansion Set is ready to leave the station, taking little ones on an adventure of imagination. Boys and girls get to use their creativity to build and rebuild this extensive train set. This toy for toddlers includes 8 train track pieces along with a buildable, elevated bridge for kids to create using their imagination. Children can enjoy engaging in interactive play as they create pretend scenes and act out roles. This set's action brick makes the interactive trains from sets stop and play fun sounds as they approach. Add to the fun and connect to any LEGO®DUPLO® Town Interactive Adventure Train. This educational toy boosts toddlers' development, fine motor skills, spatial awareness, and more. Contains 42 pieces.
Wooden Family Playset
Item: 302290
Status: In Stock
$39.95
3 years & up. Bring play to life with a set of wooden play people and pets. Complete with figurines to represent a family of 4 and their pet dog, the Wooden Family Playset is the perfect addition to dollhouses and pretend play zones. Rounded edges and a natural wooden color provide a beautiful, subtle way for children to engage in play. Set includes two adult-sized figures, two child-sized figures and one dog.
LEGO® Classic Creative Suitcase - 10713
Item: 144893
Status: In Stock
$26.95
4 years & up. Unleash creativity on the go with the LEGO® Classic Creative Suitcase, a smart and convenient building set for kids. Packed with brightly colored bricks, eyes, wheels, and fun shapes, this set lets children build everything from houses and vehicles to imaginative creatures and unique creations. The yellow suitcase opens to reveal multiple compartments, making it easy to organize and store LEGO® pieces neatly. With simple, age-appropriate building instructions included, kids can explore their own creative skills while enjoying hours of hands-on play at home or on the move. Suitcase measures over 10"H x 11"W x 2"D.
Bark Block Alphabet Letters - 36 Pieces
Item: 301409
Status: In Stock
$34.95
18 months & up. Identify letters, make simple words, and build motor skills with the block-like shapes in the Bark Block Alphabet Letters set. Includes the 26 letters of the alphabet and 10 others commonly used in words. Made from Poly+, these letters are durable enough for both indoor and outdoor play and play with sand, dirt, water, and other messy substances. Includes 36 faux bark pieces. Each letter measures approximately 2"L x 2"W x .5"H.
Miniature Traffic Signs 7" High - 13 Pieces
Item: 95256
Status: In Stock
$27.95
3 years & up. It's never too late to teach your play cars the rules of the road! These miniature signs will decorate any road way. The signs also give caregivers a chance to educate children on signs they may see on their everyday drives. Familiar traffic signs crafted from select hardwoods. Great to use with transportation toys and imaginative block play. Includes 13 signs.
Wooden Block Balance Scale
Item: 63232
Status: In Stock
$34.95
This 17-piece Wooden Block Balance set provides a hands-on STEM experience featuring cubes, rectangles and notched squares to creatively stack on the curved balance board. Explore and experiment by arranging the blocks on each side of the board to evenly distribute weight to achieve a balanced result. Children will develop STEM-based skills such as spatial sense, estimation, reasoning, probability, and the concepts of none, more, less, most, smaller, smallest, bigger, biggest. Included: Balance Board, 8 Cube Blocks, 4 Rectangle Blocks, and 4 Notched Square Blocks.
North American Wildlife - Set of 13
Item: 81978
Status: In Stock
$49.95
3 years & up. These thirteen detailed vinyl animals are represented in authentic natural poses specific to the species. Animals such as the bald eagle, elk, buffalo, fox, and black bear are included to represent North American wildlife found in the mountains, woodlands, and lakes of the United States. The tallest animal is approximately 5" H and the longest one is approximately 5"L.
Rainbow Blocks®
Item: 89326P
Status: In Stock
$29.95 - $134.95
2 years & up. This set of smooth, hardwood blocks has red, blue, green and yellow plexiglass inserts that will make play time a more colorful experience. The shapes include squares, rectangles, triangles and half-circles that will be sure to compliment and add nice accents with any other wood block sets you may own.
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Jungle Animals - 8 Pieces
Item: 32270
Status: In Stock
$35.95
18 months & up. The wild animals in this set are detailed in texture, traits, and size. Children will enjoy learning about each of the animals through engaging, hands-on learning experiences. Each set comes with eight animals and an activity guide.
Discovery People - Natural - 16 Pieces
Item: 37901
Status: In Stock
$39.95
$29.95
2 years & up. Bring life to any block play community with the vibrant Discovery People - Natural. With a natural gradated color scheme, these simplified people shapes will enhance dramatic play opportunities during traditional block play and seamlessly complement the rest of the Discovery collection during light and sensory exploration. Each set includes 16 solid figures: 8 tall figures and 8 short figures in assorted colors. Taller figures measure 1.3"W x 2.8"H.