
“Setting my mind on a musical instrument was like falling in love. All the world seemed bright and changed.”
W.C. Handy
For Elves two and under
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Egg shakers
Visit Rose & Rex toy boutique to get beautiful wooden egg shakers, double maracas made in Australia that are pleasing to all your kiddos senses. This lovely store gives 10% of all proceeds from the give-back toy collection to our charity partner.
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Floor Drum
This durable floor drum by Baby Noise has been lovingly crafted for small hands. From pretend rainstorms to the sound of galloping horses, this floor drum offers endless opportunities to combine music and make-believe.
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Pound and Tap Xylophone
Kids use the lightweight hammer to pound colorful balls through matching holes on the bench. When each ball falls through the hole, it rolls down a xylophone underneath—creating fun musical sounds as it goes! Children can even remove the xylophone from the bench and use the attached xylophone stick to tap out their own tunes!
For Elves 3 and older
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Loog Guitar
Check out this little guitar with some big sounds. It was created with little hands in mind and comes with all kinds of resources to help them learn the ins and outs of the instrument. And bonus—it sounds like an actual guitar and not like one of those squawking plastic ones with the maddening sound effects.
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Casio Piano
If you’d like your kiddos to try their hand at piano playing, do yourself a favor and skip the clunky so-called “kid pianos”. Instead, go right for this simple Casio keyboard—with 100 instrumental sounds, 50 rhythms, and 10 integrated songs.
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Wooden Kalimba
With a resonant box constructed of solid acacia wood, this kalimba produces lovely, loud sounds for this quiet instrument. Smooth and well-spaced, they make plucking notes comfortable and easy on your fingers.
Sensory toys
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Green Kids Crafts
These ready-made science and art boxes for kids ages 2 and up come with 4-6 activities that’ll keep your kids engaged all day long with fun experiments, creative engineering, and science activities. They also plant a tree for every online order!
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The Dough Project
This is our absolute favorite play-dough. It’s made with simple all-natural ingredients like beets, turmeric, spirulina, and purple carrots! YAAAS. You can buy jars or DIY mixes to make them at home.
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Clixo
Think magnetic tiles but flexible! Like magnetic origami basically. They can make figures, objects, and even wearables. The possibilities are infinite. It’s also the perfect toy to have in the car, on a plane, or at a restaurant. Lastly, they’re made out of recycled plastic and come in bamboo packaging!