- Matching and mosaic fun
- 120 brightly coloured, wooden geometric shapes to match 10 designs on five reversible boards
- Children will enjoy developing matching and fine motor skills
- Non-toxic paints and finishes
- High quality materials ensure durability and safety
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Product Specifications
Manufacturer's Suggested Maximum Weight30 kilograms
Model Number10029
Number of Puzzle Pieces125
Assembly RequiredNo
Material Type(s)Wood
Material CompositionWood
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Matching and mosaic fun. 120 brightly coloured, wooden geometric shapes to match ten designs on five reversible boards or design your own. Children will enjoy developing matching and fine motor skills.
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34 of 34 people found the following review helpful
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This is a lovely product on many counts. It comes in a sturdy wooden box which holds 5 double-sided pattern boards (so 10 pattern designs) and over 100 wooden shapes which are - hexagons, squares, diamonds (2), triangles and a trapezoid.
There are numerous ways to play:
1) Let your child construct their own patterns freestyle with the blocks for using their own imagination. This is often the most fun for little ones. My little girl likes to stack these up as well as place them side by side. She has them all on a tray so they don't slide off the table!
2) Help your child recognise different colours or shapes by using the blocks. Shame there are only 5 shapes but you can also make a rectangle, for example, by placing 2 squares together.
3) We use the boards and blocks to count with. I ask my daughter how many squares there are on a pattern board or how many green pieces. Or we do basic adding up and taking away with the larger shapes. In fact this is how my daughter started to understand basic maths using this exact method.
4) Older children can start to make the patterns using the blocks on the boards either with your help or unaided. There are 10 designs including a butterfly, dog, train, fish, bird, geometric, rabbit, flower, boat and snail.
5) Improving manual dexterity by getting your child to trace around the larger shapes with coloured pencils. Making up their own art designs. Older children could use the pattern boards as inspiration for drawing out patterns.
There are so many ways to play with this item. I'm not a big fan of electronic items/gadgets for very young children (especially pre-schoolers) as I feel that simple toys are far better for developing their own imagination, skills and sustaining interest.
1 minor let-down is the flimsy plastic cover which serves as a lid but I've put elastic over to keep it in place.
This toy has been a big hit and lasts for a good hour or more each play session. If there was another set with additional shapes, I'd buy it too.
There are numerous ways to play:
1) Let your child construct their own patterns freestyle with the blocks for using their own imagination. This is often the most fun for little ones. My little girl likes to stack these up as well as place them side by side. She has them all on a tray so they don't slide off the table!
2) Help your child recognise different colours or shapes by using the blocks. Shame there are only 5 shapes but you can also make a rectangle, for example, by placing 2 squares together.
3) We use the boards and blocks to count with. I ask my daughter how many squares there are on a pattern board or how many green pieces. Or we do basic adding up and taking away with the larger shapes. In fact this is how my daughter started to understand basic maths using this exact method.
4) Older children can start to make the patterns using the blocks on the boards either with your help or unaided. There are 10 designs including a butterfly, dog, train, fish, bird, geometric, rabbit, flower, boat and snail.
5) Improving manual dexterity by getting your child to trace around the larger shapes with coloured pencils. Making up their own art designs. Older children could use the pattern boards as inspiration for drawing out patterns.
There are so many ways to play with this item. I'm not a big fan of electronic items/gadgets for very young children (especially pre-schoolers) as I feel that simple toys are far better for developing their own imagination, skills and sustaining interest.
1 minor let-down is the flimsy plastic cover which serves as a lid but I've put elastic over to keep it in place.
This toy has been a big hit and lasts for a good hour or more each play session. If there was another set with additional shapes, I'd buy it too.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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I thought this looked really lovely on the website, as a childminder I am constantly looking for new toys and resources. At first glance i thought this was a little expensive for what it was but decided to get it anyway. Was really suprised to find that this has NO ATTACHABLE LID!!!!!!!!!!???????? just a small plastic thing that sits on top but would not stop the pieces falling out at all........not very well thought through. When I got this out the children I look after who normally pounce on new toys with the enthusiasm of a labrador puppy did not want to play with it. I keep getting this toy out periodically but as yet it has not been played with.
Waste of money for me im afraid, although I can see the educational side if you are using it as an aid for shape, pattern recognition etc. Still I have made a lotto game and pairs game to do that ....these my children will play with.
Waste of money for me im afraid, although I can see the educational side if you are using it as an aid for shape, pattern recognition etc. Still I have made a lotto game and pairs game to do that ....these my children will play with.
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Pros:
1. Light but strong wooden blocks and boards . Very durable.
2. Visually very appealing - Bright & attractive colours, interesting & varied patterns
3. Unusual (at least to me!) for a preschooler. Welcome respite from Peppa Pig and plasticky toys.
Cons:
1. Design flaw: Blocks do not "stick" on the underlying pattern board. It should have been either magnetic or there should have been ridges on the board to keep the blocks in place. The board is absolutely flat and smooth and the blocks slide about as my preschooler attempts to put the pattern together. As a result, very frustrating to play with and she loses interest in minutes. I've resorted to sticking pieces of blutack on the pattern board!
2. No lid! Surely it's not so difficult to design a sliding lid for the wooden box. I wouldn't have minded paying a quid more for a box with lid. I really don't understand why so many of the Melissa and Doug toys don't have a lid (I have the Abby & Emma dressup set too)
1. Light but strong wooden blocks and boards . Very durable.
2. Visually very appealing - Bright & attractive colours, interesting & varied patterns
3. Unusual (at least to me!) for a preschooler. Welcome respite from Peppa Pig and plasticky toys.
Cons:
1. Design flaw: Blocks do not "stick" on the underlying pattern board. It should have been either magnetic or there should have been ridges on the board to keep the blocks in place. The board is absolutely flat and smooth and the blocks slide about as my preschooler attempts to put the pattern together. As a result, very frustrating to play with and she loses interest in minutes. I've resorted to sticking pieces of blutack on the pattern board!
2. No lid! Surely it's not so difficult to design a sliding lid for the wooden box. I wouldn't have minded paying a quid more for a box with lid. I really don't understand why so many of the Melissa and Doug toys don't have a lid (I have the Abby & Emma dressup set too)
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my review on pattern blocks and boards
A brightly coloured, solid toy. Ideal for mums who need some stimulation as well as children.
There's one draw back though. Read more
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Published 14 days ago by smelta
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Published 19 days ago by Mrs W
Great for concentration
My little girl loves this toy. The colours are bright and the pictures are easily recognisable. My only issue is the box has no lid so storing it without spilling all the contents... Read more
Published 2 months ago by Monkeygirl
Good Maths Support
A durable, well-made game which encourages discussion about the shapes. Easy to store. The parts are easy for young fingers to manipulate. Well priced.
Published 4 months ago by NY
No lid - wood of bad quality
I bought this toy because I appreciated another wooden toy by the same manufacturer Melissa & Doug See & Spell.
I see some educational value in the toy. Read more
I see some educational value in the toy. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Andreas Stalidis
great product, shame about there being no secure lid!
Bought as a 3rd birthday present for my twin girls - and they love it (and so does my 6 yr old son!). Read more
Published 10 months ago by Mrs. C. L. Smith
Excellent
I bought this for my 4 year nephew as a birthday present and he loves it. He uses the pictures but also uses his imagination in making other pictures. Highly recommend it.
Published 18 months ago by EmSaUl
Colourful and educational!
I purchased this for my daughter after using one whilst working in a pre-school. It has lots of educational value and is durable. Read more
Published 20 months ago by E. L. Nicholls
Design flaw...
The main problem with this toy is that the boards showing the pictures are flat ie the pieces just sit on top and so slide off all the which put off my two little ones. Read more
Published 20 months ago by Janet Mills
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