When your builder gets tired of the usual chairs-and-blankets brigade, trot out Bildopolis. The new structure-making system includes large cardboard slats (in triangle, rectangle, and square shapes) and “dots” that connect everything.

Available at bildopolis.com, $80.

Flip handmade wooden coins to look for pairs with this ecofriendly spin on Memory. There are five themed sets to choose from, including camping, gardening, monsters, transportation, and animals. Overachievers can combine sets for a greater challenge.

Available at treehoppertoys.com, $20.

Movie night, anyone? Cartoon lovers can cop a squat on organic cotton beanbags embellished with an illustration by Swedish artist Ulrika Gustafsson. The down filling keeps them comfy, from opening credits to happily ever after.

Available at fermlivingshop.com, $180.

Collect as many eggs as you can in this game-night reviver. The hitch: A dice roll determines where you have to keep your gathered eggs — and it could be anywhere from under your chin to between your knees.

Available at marblesthebrainstore.com, $22.

A dog wants to chase his tail, and your budding engineer can help. Build a belt drive using a pegboard, wheels, axles, and other tools. With help from a sweetly illustrated book, she’ll get pup and his animal company whirling in no time.

Available at goldieblox.com, $30.

Bowl without fear of gutter balls with a mini wooden set that you can put in action anywhere (a handy carrying case helps). The soft crochet ball is safe for little leaguers mastering their wind-ups.

Available at littlesaplingtoys.com, $32.

Put the fairy tale The Princess and the Pea to the test with Haba’s balancing game. Roll the dice and take turns stacking pillows, blankets, and mattresses on top of a wee wooden pea. It’s suspenseful fun until the wobbly end.

Available at gingerandpickles.com, $36.

You don’t need scissors or glue for this mod take on origami. Fold colorful, sturdy paper into 3-D creations (snake, cat, birthday cake), add stickers, and say “hello” to your new playroom decoration.

Available at paperpunk.com, $19.

Breaking from rectangle routine, these dominoes are shaped like night-sky twinklers. Practice counting, line them up, or just sprinkle them around as colorful decorations.

Available at little-circus.com, $43.

They may not eat them, but they’ll love playing with them. The card game of Sardines lures children to think logically by remembering the order of fish in a can (each finned friend has a different outfit to set him apart).

Available at moolka.com, $14.

One large milk, s’il vous plaît. Pretend play goes gourmet with a walk-in French-style cafe made from cardboard. It even has a usable chalkboard for scribbles du jour.

Available at little-circus.com, $82.

Two antlers aren’t enough for Super Moose. Take turns piling on more, but be careful not to let the rack teeter. It takes balance and strategy to keep this wooden brainteaser from falling down.

Available at fatbraintoys.com, $45.

A cooperative game gets players working together, not competing against each other. Race your mouse to the house’s fromage-filled attic before a pesky cat gets there first.

Available at peaceablekingdom.com, $16.

Jeu l’Oie is a classic across the pond. This import of “game of the goose” includes a printed cloth, dice, and playing pegs, which you coax to the exciting, spiraled end. Surprises, setbacks, and rewards await.

Available at zoeborganic.com, $39.

Your Xs and Os are ready for prime time. An eye-catching wall decal lets you play the game in a major way. Its face is chalkboard so you compete, erase, and repeat.

Available at etsy.com, $25.

Monkey around with a fine-motor and math builder. Interlock swinging chimps while keeping balance between sides of the tree. One tumble and it’s game over — until your tiny competitors squeal to play again.

Available at fatbraintoys.com, $22.

Build memory and matching skills with Bingory, a wooden game that challenges little Einsteins to fill their bingo cards with pairs of colorful illustrations.

Available at amazon.com, $9.

Next time your tiny artist wants to make a mark, introduce her to Be Blocks. Builders can stack away and draw a masterpiece on the cubes’ smooth surfaces when inspiration strikes.

Available at psychobabyonline.com, $50.

Board game Quelf Junior has players inventing movements and creatively answering silly questions (ages 6 and up).

Available at barnesandnoble.com, $17.

Using simple felting, kids transform tufts of New Zealand Corriedale wool into tiny bunnies, hummingbirds, hedgehogs, and more.

Available at woolpets.com, $16-$20.

Kids can now get tips from The Very Hungry Caterpillar illustrator with a range of pads and sketchbooks. Each one includes drawing paper, artwork sheets, and stencils — so budding artists can create their own colorful characters.

Available at dickblick.com, $8-$12.

When they ask for one more story, you can’t say no, even when laundry needs folding. Buy yourself time with One More Story, an honest-to-goodness teaching tool for early readers on the interweb.

Available at onemorestory.com, $44 for a one-year subscription.

Get cute and crafty with SparrowKids felt kits for kids. Each setup includes cut-out felt shapes with prepunched holes, embroidery thread, and a plastic safety needle.

Available at reformschoolrules.com, $21-$29.

Want to teach your kid the alphabet without numbing your brain? Offer lively lessons with oversize A-Z Animal Flashcards illustrated by artist Mark Fisher.

Available at bobsyouruncle.com, $35.

Turn the page on a new chapter with Readeo, an online tool that connects two households through a website where they virtually read books to each other. Think of it as Skype meets story hour.

Available at readeo.com, $10 per month.

Put your brigade in the building business with Crazy Forts.With one kit, they can make a tunnel, house, rocket, igloo, and castle — or use their imaginations to muster an original creation.

Available at barnesandnoble.com, $50.

Give him his first real byte of technology with KneeBouncers.com. The site features nineteen toddler-friendly games (we’re using that term loosely) he can play while snuggling on your lap.

Available at kneebouncers.com.

What you get: a ten-pound box of assorted cast-offs from local industries (clean and safe, of course) to use as educational tools. Let kiddies (ages 4 and up) get busy sorting, patterning, and identifying objects by size, color, shape, and texture.

Available at trashforteaching.org, $30.