Toys for Colour & Shape Recognition

Discover all the fun on the farm with this brightly coloured wooden Farm House Sorter. Little ones will enjoy matching each animal to its uniquely shaped slot on the wall of the farm house. When all the animals are safely inside, the roof can be removed and the animals lifted or poured out, ready for another game! The wooden carry handle makes this a great travel toy. And while having fun, they also develop dexterity and language-building skills. Made from high quality, responsibly sourced materials. Consists of 11 play pieces. Height: 165 mm, Width: 260 mm, Depth: 140 mm. Recommended from 12 mths+

A fun and educational magnetic board puzzle from Djeco. Use the wooden magnetic pieces on the wooden board to replicate the animals on the cards. Great for building shape recognition and spatial awareness as well as fine motor skills. Size: 31 cm x 23 cm Recommended from 2 yrs+

The Djeco Geoform Set comes with 42 colourful magnetic pieces that can be used to create all sorts of different imaginative designs. Play on any magnetic surface or within the magnetic carry case. Comes complete with 24 cards to start you off with some ideas and a wooden magnetic storage case. Size: 30 x 30 x 4.5 cm Recommended from 4 yrs+

The Djeco Sequencing Game is an excellent skill-building game for preschoolers and early school age children. Pick up the round symbols with the wooden tweezers and place them in the right sequence. A set of cards with a range of different sequencing problems is also included. Using the wooden tweezers will build fine motor skills, while the sequencing will assist with learning and recognising numbers as well as logical thinking. Box dimensions: 22.8 cm x 22.7 cm x 3.4 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

Djeco's Shape Recognition Game Tactilo is a playful way to learn about geometric shapes and their characteristics. When only able to feel, we practice our sense of touch as well as our memory. This is a playful sensory game which also introduces the theme of geometric shapes.  1. Spin the wheel 2. Look at the shape and try to remember it. 3. Put your hand in the bag without looking and try to find the corresponding shape. Recommended from 3 yrs+

A great starting point for the popular tangram puzzles. This version is great for younger kids as the pictures provide guidance and are less abstract than with traditional tangrams. Recreate the picture scenes with the different coloured wooden shapes. The set comes with 6 different illustrations to finish and 12 wooden pieces. A good resource for building fine motor skills, shape recognition and colour recognition.  Size: 22 cm x 22 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

What better way to introduce mathematical concepts than through play. Younger children can use their problem-solving skills to complete this fractions puzzle. Once they are ready and are showing interest in the concepts of fractions, you can talk together about how many pieces make up a whole, half and quarters, for example. Fractions are much easier to understand when they can be seen and touched. A great resource that can be used as a simple puzzle in the early years and reintroduced when children are ready to learn about mathematical concepts. This set contains fractions from 1 whole to 1/10. Early STEM Resource (science, technology, engineering, mathematics) 56 piece set. Approximately 18 cm in diameter and 4cm high. Made with FSC certified beech wood. Suitable for children aged 2 years and over. Contains fractions from 1 whole to 1/10.

Can you match the two animal pieces to the correct shadow? Use your imagination and problem solving skills to solve this fun shadow puzzle. The set includes 4 wooden boards with 16 animal shadows and 32 coloured animal pieces to match. Size: Box 20 cm x 20 cm x 5 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

Use your observation skills and replicate the 8 patterns with the wooden tiles included in this set. Or let your imagination guide you and create your own masterpiece. Size: Wooden Box 33 cm x 22 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+ We also stock the Build a Picture set from Viga Toys.

The Fun Factory Touch and Match Sensory Board is a brilliant sensory resource to learn about textures through touch and feel. It can also be used to teach colours and build descriptive vocabulary by talking about how the textures feel. The board consists of 10 wooden discs with different textures and a wooden board with corresponding textures. Size: 27  x 11  x 4 cm Recommended from 2 yrs+

The goki Colour Assorting Board promotes the recognition of colours and shapes as well as hand-eye coordination and logical thinking. The flowers, squares, circles and stars need to be moved into the correct position according to one of the 18 included pattern cards. This is by far not as easy as it sounds. Some of the shapes need to be "parked away" in a different position before they can take their correct spot. Consists of a wooden board with wooden shapes and 18 wooden pattern cards. Size: 22 x 19.5 x 4.2 cm Recommended from 4 yrs+

Use your imagination to create fantastic images and patterns. The Geo Shapes Puzzle consists of 250 wooden pieces in six different shapes and colours in a convenient cardboard bucket with handle. A great open ended resource that will challenge and encourage creativity and perseverance. Size: square 2.5 x 2.5 x 1 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

Can you position the 4 cubes in the same way as the picture on the example? This game promotes the cognition of forms and colours as well as problem solving skills. Size: 4 x 4 x 4 cm (per cube) Recommended from 4 yrs+

A wooden shape sorter is one of the classics, and rightly so. It can teach so many different skills with a simple wooden box and some different wooden shapes. As simple as it might look, the concept of making something fit into a hole in a specific way is a difficult task to master and requires lots of thinking and problem solving. The shape sorting is at the top only, with example shape decorations attached to it's sides. Size: 16 x 16 x 10 cm Recommended from 12 mths+

Build it up, build it up, build it high, build it up up up into the sky! Can you stack the elements of the tower in the right way? This tower is a little bit tricky with it's shaped pieces but an ideal tool to learn to recognise and allocate shapes. Size: 7.5 × 7.2 × 27.5 cm Recommended from 12 mths+

The Goki Nature Shape Sorting Box impresses without the need for colours. The dark brown tone is achieved by a special thermal treatment of the wood. Robust, practical and child-friendly. The shape sorting is at the top only, with example shape decorations attached to it's sides. Size: 16 x 16 x 10 cm Recommended from 12 mths+

These Grapat Wooden Bowls come in twelve beautiful rainbow colours. Open ended resources allow children to use their imagination to discover and explore. The bowls can be included in activities such as, stacking ,sorting, covering, hiding and so much more. This set will have great longevity and it’s uses will grow and change with the child. Size: Each bowl measures approx. 6 x 3 cm Recommended from 18 mths+

The Grapat 12 rainbow coloured mates is a beautiful open ended set and a tactile tool to discover, experience and explore the world, through non specific play. Fill and empty, move, store, collect, sort and stack.  Simple exploratory games that help to develop hand eye coordination, imagination, math skills and so much more. These beautifully crafted little containers are perfect for loose parts play. They can be colour sorted, counted or used in imaginary and home corner play. Combines perfectly with Grapat's 12 Nins. Contains 12 mates in rainbow colour. Recommended from 10 mths+