One of the best ways to start your child on the road to reading is to play with the alphabet. Letters can become a game for parent and child alike. Try to fill your home with an assortment of colorful ABC toys. Here are a few of our favorites.

TheseeeBoo Hardware Store Alphabet wall cards ($19.99) can be displayed loose or on a shelf or even framed. 8" x 10" cards come tied with a ribbon in a perfectly designed gift box.

These eco-friendly learning toys are incredible. From Etsy, the Stuffed Alphabet Letters and Numbers ($48) are made of felt produced from 100% post-consumer recycled plastic bottles. The letters are about 3" talls and come in assorted colors. 26 Letters, 10 Numbers, and three Signs: Plus, Minus and Equal.

Melissa & Doug rule the front of our fridge with this set of 52 brightly colored magnetic upper AND lowercase letters ($9.98). Store them in a handy divided wooden case. Just like the plastic ones we grew up with, but greener.

The classic...the wooden block. For constructing buildings and words. We like the embossed Uncle Goose setin the cloth bag ($35). Made in the USA, 27 blocks each sized 1 3/4".

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