26 inclusive and multicultural toys to add to your child’s toy box

Foster an appreciation for the diverse range of powerful women who have changed the world with this memory matching game. Kids will see the faces of women like Malala Yousafzai, Rosa Parks and Frida Kahlo, among others, as they work their brains to find matches.

Your little explorer will love learning about the world and different cultures with Little Passports boxes. The World Edition  boxes (ages 6-10) take them to various places around the globe to discover new cultures through projects, activities, and stories as they collect a new stamp each month. Are they more of a budding foodie? Check out the Kitchen Adventures box which takes them on a culinary journey through countries and cultures all over the wold.

Foster a love for STEM by subscribing to the Black Girl MATHgic monthly math box. Your child will have fun with math and honor her Black girl magic at the same time.

MaxiAids makes classic kids games like UNO, Go Fish, and Old Maid accessible for visually impaired children by adding braille to them. With a game like this, everyone can play–and that’s how it should be!

Support brain development and creativity with STEM-related toys like this solar-powered car. Or, sign up for a subscription so your child can experience even more. Teni & Tayo has all the options!

The world is beautifully diverse and our children should learn about the many races, ethnicities and cultures it has to offer. Foster an appreciation for diversity and encourage your kids’ passion for international travel with this fun and engaging floor puzzle.

Perfect for travel or playing on-the-go, this magnetic play set lets little ones get creative as they mix and match a variety of hairstyles, from braids and twists to knots and afros. The tidy tin also contains two double-sided cards with fun illustrated backgrounds and a collection of accessories so the combinations are almost infinite!

With 24 different shades, Crayola’s Colors of the World Colored Pencils represent a wide range of skin tones from all over the world.

A fun and engaging way to explore all the occupations women can have from astronauts and computer scientists to military officers and firefighters.

Introduce little ones to 24 different cultures around the world with this gorgeously illustrated memory game. Turn the box over to learn about each child’s homeland, geography and religion.

Families come in all kinds of configurations! These diverse blocks allow kids to build a wide range of families with different skin tones, hair colors and genders. They’re chunky enough for little hands and easy to put together and take apart as well.

Introduce the littlest learners to Mandarin Chinese through song. The Bao Bao Learns Chinese book features six classic children’s songs sweetly sung by a real mama. As they get older, they can follow along as each song is written in English, Mandarin and PinYin (the phonetic pronunciation of characters). There are also two additional volumes to expand the collection!

Habbi Habbi’s Reading Wand & Bilingual Books help even the youngest children begin learning a second language. The innovative and engaging play-based tool brings language to life through a tech-enabled wand and “tappable” books that give kids instant feedback, from vocabulary and phrases to musical tunes. And while learning the alphabet, colors, and shapes is great, we love that they also work to include topics like emotions, female role models and diversity. The starter set includes the wand and five books offering a mix of Word, Phrase and Sentence books from their collection. Choose from Spanish, French, Chinese, Korean or Hindi.

The plush dolls from Ish Dolls connect little ones with the rich stories and colorful imagery of Hinduism.

Little kids love to dote on their babies, push them in strollers, pretend to change their diapers and parent them just like they see their own parents doing. This adorable basket of diverse baby dolls will foster an acceptance of different ethnicities and skin tones from an early age.

The American Girl Doll store has made it their mission to provide diversity and inclusivity among their dolls, and the Truly Me Collection does just that. Kids can search for dolls without hair, dolls with crutches, and dolls who use wheelchairs, among other choices, to find a doll who truly looks just like them.

From the wig to the impossibly stylish outfits and accessories, the Createable World Deluxe Character Kit can become whoever your kid wants it to be. Mix it up to create new characters time and time again!

If we’ve learned anything from Barbie it’s that a doll can change the world. (But apparently not be nominated for an Oscar, but don’t get us started.) That said, Barbie gets it—representation matters. From dolls with vitiligo and prosthetic limbs to the gorgeous President Barbie that envisions something blissfully new and different, the every kid can see themselves in her (tiny, not quite functional) shoes.

This babydoll with Down Syndrome might just the toy a child needs to truly feel seen and validated for the beautiful person they are. We also love that Miniland offers a host of under-represented groups like little ones with cochlear implants or even babies in glasses.

With her floral-accessorized hijab, the snuggly Amirah Doll from the UK-based Bibinee Dolls helps foster cultural awareness while also becoming a well-loved pal.

The award-winning multicultural dolls from Orjin Bees honor and celebrate the wide variety of skin tones and curl patterns of Black and Brown children of all backgrounds.

Lovevery offers play kits for all ages, but do they more than that. This company also provides comprehensive disability support services that include one-on-one conversations with specialists who will help you, the parent, identify learning goals and choose the best toys and activities for your own child’s needs.

Everything is awesome when all kids are accepted, and LEGO knows it. We want our kids to know they are awesome just as they are, which is why this rainbow LEGO set that celebrates LGBTQ kids and families is so important.

Celebrate all types of families with this magnetic block set by My Family Builders which allows kids to build their own family, a family down the street, maybe a friend’s family or even their classmates at school, all the while celebrating everyone’s differences.

Each of these stunning basswood blocks feature a Mandarin Chinese character which represents the word for an animal with the English translation on the other side. There’s so much to be learned from one tall tower! (They’re also available in Hebrew, Korean and Japanese.)

Got a tiny foodie on your hands? Foster that fire with a mini sushi set. Little ones will love the velcro seaweed and chopsticks as they learn to make their own maki rolls.

Challah anyone? This 7-piece play set teaches little ones about the Jewish custom of Shabbat, from the meaning behind it to the delicious foods families typically enjoy on the day of rest.

This 30-piece block set represents a wide range of cultures and traditions that spark conversation and imaginative play.