Apricot & Ivy

This old-fashioned blackboard and easel is truly one-of-a-kind. It is handcrafted of solid beech wood and is as functional as it is attractive. Children can practice their ABCs on the blackboard and their 123s on the colorful abacus. The blackboard can be detached and used separately from the easel.

Material: Solid beech wood; non-toxic finish. Made in Romania by Moulin Roty toys of France.

Dimensions: H120 x L60 cm

This colorful abacus will inspire toddlers to learn and practice their counting skills. It comes with a handle for easy transport.

Material: Hardwood; non-toxic finish. Made in Thailand by Vilac toys of France.

Age: 3 years

Size: 26x25 cm

Price: $32.00

Preschoolers will get a head start on learning their numbers and counting. This attractive set includes 56 magnetic pieces that children can use on any magnetic surface.

Material: Hardwood, magnets; non-toxic finish. Made in China by Vilac toys of France.

Size: 15x15x6 cm

Age: 3 years

Price: $14.95

This adorable stacker will enhance hand-eye coordination and help reinforce animal identification. Little ones will also enjoy pushing the flowers and bugs along the metal track.

Material: Hardwood; metal track; leather ears; non-toxic finish. Made in Thailand by Vilac toys of France.

Size: 26 cm

Age: 18 months

Price: $45.00

Preschoolers can practice their word and sentence formations anywhere with this travel tablet. The tablet is both magnetic and safe for dry-erase markers. Children can draw pictures and spell out the corresponding words. It makes a great role-play toy for little school teachers.

Material: Hardwood, magnets; non-toxic finish. Made in Thailand by Vilac toys of France.

Size: 31x31 cm

Age: 5 years

Children will have fun learning to count on this modern-styled abacus.

Material: Solid, chemical-free, preservative-free rubberwood. Made in Thailand by Plan Toys.

Dimensions: 27x3x30 cm

Age: 3 years

Price: $22.00

This clock makes learning to tell time fun. It includes activity cards that children use to match a time of day with specific activities. It encourages children to develop their language skills, social relationships and awareness of their environment.

Material: Solid, chemical-free, preservative-free rubberwood. Made in Thailand by Plan Toys.

Dimensions: 20.7x9x24.5 cm

Age: 4 years

These blocks will help children to understand the numeric system and spatial dimensions, and to practice counting and arithmetics up to 100. The set contains 100 dice, 10 dice with numbers printed (10-100) and counting strips of 10. It contains 120 pieces.

Material: solid, natural, untreated beech wood. Made in Germany by Haba toys.

Age: 8 years

Price: $35.99