While your kid is following Steve and the crew on the hunt with his puppy Blue, you’re probably on the hunt for Blue’s Clues & You!-inspired toys for them to play with. Here’s a clue on where to start your search: toy manufacturer Melissa & Doug.
Melissa & Doug offers a host of Blue’s Clues & You! toys and one of their most recent additions, the Blue’s Clues & You! Wooden Handle Stamps Activity Set, is perfect for any Blue fans or budding artists ages 3 and up.
The 14-piece set is complete with eight wooden-handled stamps; magenta and blue ink pads; and four triangular crayons in red, green, yellow, and blue. Each of the stamps features different characters from the show, including Blue, Magenta, Tickety Tock and Slippery Soap!
Kids can use these different coloring tools to decorate the included activity pad, which is designed for educational, artistic fun. The pages of the booklet are numbered 1-12 and each page focuses on its respective number. Each page has space at the bottom to practice writing the number, along with search activities in the top left corner. For example, on the third page, kids are prompted to search for three jars hidden on the page.
While the booklet is an awesome way to get kids acquainted with numbers, it also provides a lot of space for kids to express creativity. Similar to a coloring book, the activity pad features a range of different landscapes that kids can customize by independently deciding which characters they want to stamp and which colors they want to fill the page. The wooden stamps are easy to hold and — with a little bit of force — the ink stamps well.
The Blue’s Clues & You! Wooden Handle Stamps Activity Set comes packaged in a cute wooden box that the pieces can be stored in at the end of playtime. A plus for parents, the ink and crayons leave virtually no mess, so no need to worry about any lingering paw prints!
