I love Melissa and Doug toys, they're fabulous in terms of educational value and very friendly and innovative, not to mention the high quality and durability put into the toy. My little one loves counting to ten, so I thought it would be a fun way to introduce her to 'understanding counting', additions, substractions, and simply 1 bead in 1, 2 beads in 2, etc. She got frustrated handling the magnetic wand and moving the beads around, even more so, she got frustrated with me trying to explain putting only one bead in one, that was way over her ability (at 2, it's no wonder), so it's not suitable for a young toddler. I've put the toy away for now and will re-introduce it when she's older but still think it will be an absolutely brilliant toy to introduce arithmetics.