20 cards ranked
Best credit card to use at Melissa & Doug.
Online ShoppingDepartment Store
Melissa & Doug is known for wooden toys, puzzles, and craft kits sold online and through retail partners. Direct orders on its site generally code as online shopping, and there is no dedicated toy bonus category on most cards. A flat-rate card or one with an online-shopping multiplier is the practical choice for gifts and restocks.
Picks without a tag earn at Melissa & Doug both in-store and online. Watch for theOnline onlytag — those bonuses only apply on melissaanddoug.com.
- #1US Bank Cash+ Visa Signatureif you select itU.S. Bank5% on department stores if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,000/quarter, then 1%)Choose 2 categories each quarter, up to $2,000 combined5%
- #2Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #3Bank of America3% on online shopping if you select it as a bonus category (up to $2,500/quarter, then 1%)3% in choice category (gas, online shopping, dining, travel, drugstores, home improvement); cap is combined with groceries/wholesale-club row3%
- #4Blue Cash EverydayOnline onlyAmerican Express3% on online shopping (up to $6,000/year, then 1%)U.S. online retail purchases3%
- #53%
- #6Hilton Honors American Express SurpassOnline onlyAmerican Express4x points on online shoppingEligible U.S. online retail purchases2.0%4x points
- #72%
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- #92%
- #10First Electronic Bank2% flat-rate cashbackTiers of 2%, 2.5%, 3%, or 4% based on assets held on Coinbase; tiers above 2% are capped at $10,000 in eligible purchases per month, then 2%. Requires Coinbase One membership.2%
- #11Elan Financial Services2% flat-rate cashbackWhen deposited into an eligible Fidelity account2%
- #12American Express2% flat-rate cashbackUnlimited 2% cash back on eligible purchases2%
- #132%
- #142%
- #15Navy Federal2% flat-rate cashbackIssued on the cashRewards application when approved for a credit limit of $5,000 or more; lower limits receive cashRewards at 1.5%2%
- #16PenFed Credit Union2% flat-rate cashback2% with PenFed Honors Advantage (current or former military, or a PenFed Access America checking account); 1.5% otherwise2%
- #172%
- #182%
- #19TD Bank2% flat-rate cashbackEarns 2 points per dollar; 1 point is worth 1 cent, with a 2,500 point minimum to redeem as a statement credit or a deposit to a TD checking or savings account2%
- #202%
Last updated August 10, 2026