The Meijer Next Great Toymaker Contest chooses the best undiscovered American-made toys for your children. Watch this page if you're interested in entering your toy next year.

Here is a mini-playground for the hands and mind - shapes, stacking, sorting, free-form building and everything in between. Based on a toy the creator received for his birthday in 1942, the all-wood Wagon of Blocks is varnished in 100% canola oil and breaks down into 40 different pieces. CircaToys is family-owned and operated in Franklin, NC. The Wagon of Blocks is approved for children aged 6 months and up and is a Tillywig Brain Child Award Winner.

Meet the Creator

"Wagon of Blocks was inspired by a gift I received as a child and has been in our family for three generations. I hope our toy will bring fun and creativity to generation after generation of Meijer customers' families the way it did for mine."

-- Gary Murphy
Founder of CircaToys, LLC and creator of
The Wagon of Blocks

American-made, eco-friendly, safety-tested, and all green, Stack & Stick® blocks are uniquely designed to hold each block snugly in place, ensuring greater stability. Stack & Stick® blocks are made from all-natural hard maple left over from the manufacture of furniture.

Meet the Creator

"Winning the Meijer Next Great Toymaker Contest will allow us to bring a toy we're proud of to a whole new audience. Our toys are made by three generations of skilled woodworkers in the Peters family and we're excited to partner with a family-owned business like Meijer."

-- Andrew Peters
President of Peters Group and creator of
Stack & Stick®

Meet the Winners of the 2012 Next Great Toymaker Contest
Meijer is proud to announce the winners of the 2012 Next Great Toymaker Contest. We were delighted by the number and quality of the entries and look forward to the 2013 contest. Do you have a toy to sell? You could be the Next Great Toymaker to delight Meijer customers and their children by winning exclusive distribution of your toy on Meijer.com in 2013. Meijer will be looking for two more toys to sell next year. The toys can be intended for boys or girls or both. Santa just might be putting your toy under the tree next Christmas