The Chunky Puzzle – Shapes in Natural offers hands-on learning fun and imaginative play. The puzzle includes chunky-sized pieces in inviting natural colors that are designed for small hands to easily manipulate and enjoy. Children explore shapes, sizes, and more as they sort shapes onto the tray. The pieces are self-correcting for independent play.

• ENCOURAGES EXPLORATION: Children learn through playing. Kids can practice taking the puzzle pieces out of the tray and putting them back in as they explore 7 basic shapes. They can also use the shapes to trace on paper or stack on a flat surface.
• TACTILE LEARNING FUN: Kids can practice developing their fine-motor skills and hand-eye coordination while having fun fitting the chunky puzzle shapes into their appropriate spaces on the tray.
• EARLY MATH/STEM CONCEPTS: Children learn about basic shapes, sizes, counting, patterns, and spatial relationships. The puzzle includes 7 shapes: circle, triangle, square, oval, rectangle, diamond, and pentagon.
• NATURAL COLORS/STURDY DESIGN: This durable 7-piece puzzle set with tray in a soft, natural color palette measures 8-1/2 x 11-3/4 inches. The toys are painted using only quality non-toxic finishes. Recommended for ages 18 months and up.
• PROMOTES INTERACTION: This chunky puzzle is perfect for playing or learning together with your child, or for kids to learn together in a child-care or preschool setting. This hands-on puzzle is so much fun to explore!

The Environments® earlySTEM™ Rocking Block Balance encourages children to find the correct combination of blocks and place them on either side of the scale to keep them balanced. Kids will also have fun making and copying patterns like tall block, short block, tall block, short block.

• FUN EXPLORATION: Children explore balance and leverage while positioning and repositioning the blocks on both sides of the balance while watching the see-saw motion it creates. Kids also explore counting, sizes, sorting, pattern making, and simple fractions.
• PROMOTES EARLY STEM CONCEPTS: Children investigate basic math and science STEM concepts such as using simple tools, problem solving, comparing and contrasting, weight, cause and effect, scientific observations, and critical-thinking skills.
• NATURAL WOOD, STURDY DESIGN: Finished to reveal the beauty of natural wood, the set includes a durable wooden balance and 12 chunky wooden blocks. The balance measures 14 inches long. Activity cards are also included. For ages 2 years and up.
• BUILDS TACTILE SKILLS: The blocks are easy for small hands to grasp and stack. Kids develop their fine-motor skills and hand-eye coordination while having fun positioning the blocks in the wells of the balance, and then stacking more blocks on top.
• ENCOURAGES INTERACTION: The rocking block balance is ideal for playing and learning together with your child, or for kids to learn together in a child-care or preschool setting.

NIFTY stands for Natural Investigations for Toddler Years. Although it was created to be used successfully by the youngest toddler, NIFTYsystem has so many open-ended investigative and manipulative possibilities that it is intriguing to all ages. There are no rules, no right way to interact with these safe, large-scale manipulatives.

• OPEN-ENDED EXPLORATORY PLAY: So many concepts to investigate - fitting, sorting, patterning, comparing, and more!
• FINE MOTOR & HAND-EYE COORDINATION: Large, chunky beads are easy for little hands to grasp, hold, and thread on to the thick, plastic stringer; developing crucial skills through play.
• DEVELOPMENTAL BENEFITS: This string-together bead set helps young children develop an understanding of the physical world and spatial concepts - skills important to early literacy.
• CREATIVE THINKING & PROBLEM SOLVING: Experimenting with open-ended raw materials and interchangeable parts provides opportunities for making choices. Experiencing materials that encourage development of motor, perceptual, language, social, and conceptual skills.
• INCLUDES: 5 natural beads, 4 small rings, 2 large rings, 2 square plaques, 2 end pieces and 1 stringer.

These wooden wildflower tiles offer a wonderful sensory experience as children can touch, feel, and match patterns and shapes found in the natural world. Ideal for creating imprints and rubbings, language development, nature walks, as well as being an appealing resource for treasure baskets and loose parts play. Each set contains 12 tiles of six different flower pairs: bluebell, buttercup, daisy, poppy, snowdrop, and violet. Made from sustainably-sourced FSC beech wood, each tile measures 2-1/2".

• PROMOTE INVESTIGATION: Explore pattern and shape in the natural world.
• UNLIMITED FUN & LEARNING: Perfect for matching games, developing language, creating rubbings, taking imprints, as well as being an appealing resource for treasure baskets.
• HANDS ON LEARNING: Create fun molds by stamping the leaves onto clay and see all the details leaves have.
• A PERFECT ADDITION: They are an ideal addition to any nature fan and promote learning, matching, and discovery.
• SET INCLUDES: Six different flower pairs (bluebell, buttercup, daisy, poppy, snowdrop, and violet), for a total of 12 tiles.

This set of 12 specially processed, barkless blocks is perfect for very young children! With smooth edges, these hefty blocks are great for stacking, building, and imaginative play!

• Tree Blocks have the smooth feel of river washed stones
• The bark is removed with high-pressure water, exposing the beautiful figure and hues of the wood beneath
• Fun, sturdy, and eco-friendly blocks made of real branches!
• Largest piece measures 5-1/2"L