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Sorting & Stacking

Help infants and toddlers build confidence through hands-on sorting and stacking play. Explore Kaplan's blocks, stackers, shape sorters, nesting toys, and early learning manipulatives that strengthen fine motor control, problem-solving, spatial awareness, color and shape recognition, and cognitive development in childcare and early learning classrooms.

Over the Rainbow - Bright Silicone Stacking Arches
Item: 301099
Status: Out of Stock
$30.95
9 months & up. The Over the Rainbow - Bright Silicone Stacking Arches is an ideal toy for open-ended play! Layer them, explore what shapes can be made standing up and on their side, nestle together, or balance on top. Each arch has a unique pattern relating to the garden. Press into playdough to reveal the shapes and create your own garden scene and story. Add to bath time, sensory play fun, or in the dirt. Made with super soft food-grade silicone, pieces are BPA-free, PVC-free, latex-free, and phthalate-free. Can be cleaned using a sterilizer, placed in the dishwasher, or warm soapy water.
Learn with Me Color Fun Fish Bowl
Item: 301200
Status: In Stock
$49.95
2 years & up. Kids will have lots of fun playing with the Learn With Me Color Fun Fish Bowl! The colorful fishbowl features 2 play modes for hands-on learning; Let's Learn Colors and Quiz Mode. Simply place the thick, durable plastic fish pieces in their container and learn about the wonderful world of colors. Includes fish bowl container and 10 colorful fish. All fish are stored neatly inside the unit. Requires 2 AA batteries, included.
Wooden Forest Stacker
Item: 300981
Status: In Stock
$44.95
12 months & up. Bring the forest to playtime with the Wooden Forest Stacker. Crafted with sustainably sourced wood from FSC®-certified forests, the Forest Stacker features two adorable woodland creatures (a rabbit and a fox) and a pine tree. Children can stack the rabbit and fox on the outer poles and the tree on the middle pole. In addition to providing visual and tactile stimulation, these stackers will help develop dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Stacker measures approximately 7.78"L x 2.57"W x 5.28"H. Wipe clean with a damp cloth and warm water.
Toddler Sorting Color Containers
Item: 70392
Status: In Stock
$81.95
12 months & up. Toddlers learn sorting and classifying skills as they sort the bright color plush objects into their correct color containers. Allow your child to strengthen their hand-eye coordination, fine motor, and problem-solving skills, as well as develop their vocabulary knowledge when they begin to identify and name the different colors and creatures. Each container has an attached lid and contains 4 sorting objects. 7"H.
Happy Sound Soft Blocks
Item: 303278P
Status: In Stock
$19.95 - $53.95
6 months & up. Delight little ones with this bundle designed to engage the senses and inspire early learning! The Happy Sound Soft Blocks and Rattle Block sets are soft, textured blocks great for varied sensory play. This set features single and double blocks, as well as special rattle blocks filled with colorful beads that produce gentle, cheerful sounds, sparking curiosity and exploration. Sized perfectly for small hands, these safe, squeezable pieces encourage grasping, shaking, and stacking while supporting fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and early cause-and-effect learning. It's the perfect combination of sensory fun and developmental play for growing minds.
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Happy Sound & Animal Soft Blocks
Item: 303279P
Status: In Stock
$25.95 - $59.95
6 months & up. Inspire early learning and sensory exploration with these engaging soft blocks. The Happy Sound & Animal Soft Blocks are designed for little hands! Combining bright, squeezable blocks with fun sound elements, these blocks encourage babies and toddlers to stack, connect, and create while building essential developmental skills. Children can mix and match pieces to form four adorable animals, a dog, cat, bear, and rabbit, complete with soft ears, while also enjoying rattle blocks filled with colorful beads that produce gentle, cheerful sounds with every shake. The variety of single and double blocks, along with textured, easy-to-grasp pieces, supports fine motor development, hand-eye coordination, and early problem-solving. Safe, soft, and full of imaginative possibilities, this bundle delivers hands-on fun while helping little learners explore creativity and cause-and-effect play.
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Translucent Color Stacking Cups
Item: 302353
Status: In Stock
$20.95
12 months & up. Toddlers can stack the cups up high while exploring size, color, shape, and spatial relationships. Perfect for hands-on learning, these versatile cups support manipulative play, tactile exploration, and hand-eye coordination. The set includes 9 colorful translucent cups, each with an embossed shape on the bottom and holes for water play. Easy to clean and dishwasher safe.
Foxy Magnetic Wooden Stacker
Item: 302955
Status: In Stock
$24.95
18 months & up. Introduce little ones to early puzzle play with the Foxy Magnetic Wooden Stacker! This charming set includes eight magnetic wooden pieces featuring a friendly fox, a cheerful duck, and a three-piece stacking tree. Designed as a perfect first puzzle for toddlers, the magnetic connections make stacking easy and engaging while helping children develop matching skills, shape recognition, hand-eye coordination, and fine motor skills. Durable, colorful, and fun to explore, the Foxy Magnetic Wooden Stacker offers endless opportunities for creative, skill-building play.
Wooden Sorting Pots - Set of 5
Item: 302505
Status: In Stock
$89.95
2 years & up. Encourage endless hands-on exploration with this multifunctional set of 5 wooden pots. Designed to inspire open-ended play and learning, these sturdy pots are perfect for sorting, counting, collecting, and sensory activities. Each pot features a chalk-friendly surface on one side, ideal for labeling contents, adding numbers, or personalizing with doodles and learning prompts. Use them to organize loose parts, group items for number recognition activities, or practice early math skills like 1-5 counting and sequencing. When playtime is done, the pots neatly stack inside one another for convenient storage. Each pot is thoughtfully crafted from FSC® certified pine wood, ensuring durability while supporting sustainable forestry practices.
First Sorting Set
Item: 302639
Status: In Stock
$26.95
18 months & up. Make early math extra fun with this first sorting kit! Packed with 132 chunky, easy-to-hold pieces - including colorful bears, fish, and basic shapes. This set is perfect for little hands and big imaginations. There are no small parts, so it's safe for young children to explore colors, counting, classifying, and sorting with confidence. Plus, it all packs away neatly with the handy lid when playtime is done!
Rustic Textured Sorting Stones
Item: 302699
Status: In Stock
$59.95
2 years & up. Rustic Textured Sorting Stones is a beautifully crafted tactile resource designed to support early math and sorting skills through hands-on exploration. This 20 piece set includes four natural-toned bowls, each paired with four uniquely textured stones in matching colors. Children are invited to explore color, texture, and patterns as they sort, match, and organize each stone into its corresponding bowl. Perfect for encouraging foundational math concepts such as classification, one-to-one correspondence, and early pattern recognition, this set also supports sensory development through rich textures and earthy aesthetics. Ideal for open-ended play, Rustic Textured Sorting Stones is a calming, engaging tool that blends math learning with mindful exploration.
Rollin' Ramp with Car Lift
Item: 302628
Status: In Stock
$38.95
18 months & up. The Rollin' Ramp offers endless fun as kids watch toy cars race down bright, colorful ramps. It includes playful balls for extra interaction and features a manual lift that brings cars back to the top for continuous play. Perfect for encouraging hands-on, motor skill development, this ramp keeps little ones engaged and entertained.
Wooden Colorful Shape and Height Sorter
Item: 67638
Status: In Stock
$41.95
12 months & up. Promote fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, matching, and spatial relations with this wooden shape and height sorter in beautiful hues. Sixteen geometrical pegs can be sorted, counted, stacked, and arranged in numerous ways on the wooden base. Encourages children to solve challenging problems as they organize the blocks. These durable wooden blocks are sure to last for years.
My First Pegboard Set
Item: 63046
Status: In Stock
$24.95
18 months & up. My First Pegboard Set features chunky peg pieces in bright colors and shapes to build, topple, sort, and stack on the base. This engaging set is designed to introduce counting, patterns, colors, and shapes while developing motor skills, hand-eye coordination, and problem-solving skills. Colors may vary. Included: 24 Large Pegs and Pegboard. Pegboard measures 12.5" x 12.5" x 2.75" and pegs measure 1.5" x 1.75".
Crinkle Leaves - 30 Piece Sensory Learning Set
Item: 301319
Status: In Stock
$44.95
18 months and up. Connect young children to the world around them with these nature-inspired Crinkle Leaves. The colors, textures, and sounds in this collection will encourage young children to discover all the sensory experiences the leaves have to offer, such as shiny surfaces and stimulating patterns. Set includes 30 leaves. Largest leaf measures 5" x 3". Smallest leaf measures 3.75" x 3.75".
My First Shape & Stack Set
Item: 301774
Status: In Stock
$29.95
12 months and up. Introduce important skill building to playtime with the My First Shape & Stack Set. This set includes 3 delightful toys that will both engage and educate children. The Shape Sorter Tray and the My First Shape Sorter will give little learners accessible ways to connect pieces with matching holes, and the Stacking Learning Cups will provide a colorful way for children to create an eye-catching structure.
Wooden Flower Twist Sorter
Item: 67640
Status: In Stock
$43.95
12 months & up. With two shapes and nine colors, the Toddler Flower Twist Sorter allows endless possibilities for stacking and sorting. These colorful sorting pieces promote fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, dexterity, color recognition, and shape recognition. Sized perfectly for small hands, these pieces can help children gain confidence in their counting and sorting skills. Children can sort by color, shape, or size with the 7 flowers and 7 gear shapes.
Shape Sort & Lace
Item: 63478
Status: In Stock
$26.95
18 months & up. This Shape Sort and Lace features an array of colorful tactile beads that easily thread through the lace. This unique toy helps to build confidence while supporting the development of fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. The texture of the pieces also provides sensory development. Encourage children to identify the colors of the pieces and create their own patterns. Included: 12 Jumbo Beads and Lacing String.
Barnyard Activity Boxes
Item: 30766
Status: In Stock
$49.95
2 years & up. Who lives in each barn? Colors and visual clues will help the animals find their way home. The 28-piece set includes wooden barns numbered from one to six and color-coordinated animals to match both the number and color on the barn. Great for working on counting, sequencing, shape-sorting and color matching skills!
Toddler Wooden One to Four Counter
Item: 67637
Status: In Stock
$39.95
12 months & up. With this colorful wooden counter, children will identify shapes, colors and begin working on math skills. This activity involves counting and matching the number of holes within the shape and matching it to its respective dowels. The number of shapes matches the number of dowels it represents. Children will develop fine motor and problem-solving skills. Use this in a fun math lesson and practice basic counting or addition. The Toddler Wooden One to Four Counter is an excellent way to promote learning with play.
Toddler Gear Stacker
Item: 67641
Status: In Stock
$34.95
12 months & up. This wooden gear stacker will entice children to match up shapes, stack, move gears, and discuss colors as they find a way to fit the pieces together and make them turn. Encourages children to solve challenging situations as they learn to match the shapes to the gears, improving their cognitive development. Introduces cause and effect to toddlers.
Sound and Sort Stackers - 18 Pieces
Item: 63687
Status: In Stock
$34.95
18 months & up. Children will delight in all the fun and engaging learning opportunities available with the Sound and Sort Stackers. Multiple senses are engaged while children listen, look, sort, and stack these 18 captivating pieces. Encourage color recognition and fine motor development. A set of activity card(s) is included listing all of the benefits and many hands-on activities.
Nature-Inspired Loose Parts - 54 Pieces
Item: 301759
Status: In Stock
$79.95
2 years and up. Journey through the natural world with this set of Nature-Inspired Loose Parts. The stones in this collection focus on three distinct natural environments: the sea, the forest, and the winter landscape. This variety gives children tremendous freedom to engage with whichever environment they choose. They can also mix the stones to create a snowy sea or a wintry forest. The choice is theirs!
Toddler Circle Tower Stacker
Item: 67646
Status: In Stock
$33.95
12 months & up. If we have 1 blue, 1 green, and 1 orange stacker, how many stackers do we have? Introduce children to hues of red, green, and blue while they count, stack, sort, or mix and match the colors. These wooden stackers are durable and are sure to stand the test of time while the child continues to develop their cognitive and motor skills.