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Throw the dice and position your acrobats strategically to create the tallest possible tower. The first person to knock down the tower loses! Acrobat is a game of skill to encourage fine motor skills, logical thinking and concentration. When you roll the dice you need to place your acrobats on the corresponding coloured spots of the disc. Then the next player lays a disc and rolls the dice. Take it in turns adding a level until someone wobbles and the tower falls! A game for 2-8 players. The set includes 20 cardboard discs, 57 wooden acrobat blocks and 3 wooden dice. Recommended from 5 yrs+.

It's easy to get in a flap with the Janod wooden Balancing Flamingo! Super cool, painted with water colours and crafted from FSC certified wood, this educational game will test your fine motor skills and patience while teaching basic physics. Take turns and gently place your sleepy bird on the flamingo's outstretched wings. Keep stacking them to see how many you can pile on before she topples over. You can also use the birds separately as a stacking game or counting as you go! Size: 26 W x 14 D x 19 cm H Recommended from 3 yrs+

Building fun with 100 dominoes and additional elements is guaranteed with this huge set of Cocoon Dominoes from Janod. Line up the blocks and penguins in the longest track possible. Strategically place a cog, bridge, bell or ball. Once you have finished setting up, gently tap the first block to watch them tumble in progression and see the flag flip up at the end. Dominoes encourage patience and dexterity as well as fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.  Recommended from 3 yrs+

This 60 piece block set from Janod will challenge concentration and fine motor skills. A perfect STEM starter for kids aged 4 and up. It allows for lots of creativity and open ended play, creating the craziest buildings their imaginations can come up with. Towers, houses, animals and more. The 4 double sided template cards offer a starting point, but once they get going, there is no limit to their engineering inventiveness. Ideal for developing ingenuity, creativity and spatial awareness, these FSC certified wooden blocks are painted with water-based paint and are all interconnecting. Presented in a tower box, making it convenient and easy for storage. Recommended from 4 yrs+

The Janod Counting Caterpillars playfully teach how to make up and compare numbers. This hands on educational game will make the number concept easier to understand by physically displaying and manipulating numbers. The wooden base, 33 cards, 20 green and blue beads and 2 caterpillar heads, assist children to reproduce the numbers indicated on the game cards. The numbers may be shown as digits, fingers on a hand or polygonal dots (like on a dice). By stacking and counting the beads onto the wooden stand, a child will get a better understanding of how many beads to add or remove from the caterpillar's body to obtain a given quantity. Once this first step has been mastered, the concepts of "greater than" and "less than" can be tackled. The instruction leaflet will help you make the most of this educational resource. The game is part of a range developed in collaboration with a school teacher, in order to best replicate the learning process and ensure progress is made at each level. Made from FSC wood and cardboard. Recommended from 3 yrs+

Meet Janod's Dinosaur Ride on, the Brachiosaurus aka Portosaurus. This ride-on toy features two directional front wheels to facilitate easy turning and steering. The wheels are also equipped with silicon grippers to enable smooth riding no matter what the surface. The shape of the seat (21 cm high) has been designed for children to climb on easily and sit comfortably. The natural wooden handles - protruding from the head - will help little ones stabilise themselves. The dinosaur's removable tail is made of plush (hand washable at 30 degrees C), adding a touch of softness and fun. Ride on toys assist in the development of motor skills and balance.  Specifications: Size: approx. 46cm x 20cm x 34cm Recommended from 12 mths+ Removable plush tail Directional front wheels with silicon grippers

Janod's Gioia Bells are a beautiful introduction to music for children as young as 18 months. The 5 colourful metal bells are attached to a sturdy wooden handle making it easy for small hands to grasp. Each bell produces a different sound when struck with the supplied wooden mallet, allowing children to discover the nuances of sound and develop an ear for music.  A fun introduction to the world of music whilst developing hand-eye coordination. Made with FSC certified wood. Size: 16.3 cm x 5 cm x 11 cm Recommended from 18 months+

Drum roll please! Janod's Gioia Wooden Drum playfully develops children's sense of rhythm and hand-eye coordination. Beautifully illustrated, the drum is easy to carry and makes peaceful sounds when the child taps the top with the included drumstick. Its wave-shaped pattern allows different tones to resonate, ideal for introducing children to the concept of musical beats as well as cause and effect. Size: 14.5 cm x 14.5 cm x 8 cm An early-learning toy for children from 18 months+. Made from FSC wood.

Janod's Learn The Time includes a wooden clock, 6 transparent sheets that slide inside the clock to show half and quarter hours, plus day and night time in a visual way. There are also 14 double-sided cards, one side is for writing a digital time with the dry erase pens, blue for the minute hand and red for the hour. Then turn the card over and use the hands on the analogue clock to set the matching time. The clock itself has minute intervals printed around the edge and features a convenient carry handle that doubles as a stand. Size: 25 cm x 3 cm x 23.8 cm Recommended from 5 yrs+

The Memory Touch Game includes 21 wooden pieces, 5 game cards and a cotton bag for storage. Put your hand inside the bag and try to be the first to find the 4 pieces pictured on your game card using only your sense of touch! But beware of the trick piece! The player who picks the bone must return any pieces already won to the bag and start again. For younger children the variant of the game is that they each pull a piece from the bag to match the images on their card. If not, it is returned for another player to try. An ideal game for developing sensory processing and fine motor skills. For 2 - 5 players. Dimensions: 27.8 cm x 3.5 cm x 20.3 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+

The Janod Sorting Birds practice the concepts of shapes, sizes and colours. Children playfully learn to differentiate sizes, shapes and colours using the different birds in this fun game. Included are 72 wooden birds: square, circular, big, small, green, blue, etc. Rolling the dice will determine the colour, shape and size of the bird. The game can be started with only one of the dice for either colour or shape and then stepped up to include both dice. The game can be used for independent play or for two children together using 1 base each.  In addition to learning shapes and colours, this game is also ideal for developing hand-eye coordination. Made from FSC wood. It is part of an educational range developed in collaboration with a school teacher, in order to best match the learning and progress at each level. Recommended from 2 yrs+

A brilliant take on the magnetic maze! Use the magnetic stick to help the bees move the coloured beads through the labyrinth to finish in the hive. Kids will love moving the beads around the board from the garden to the hive and back again matching the colours with their starting points. This will also encourage fine motor skills and aptitude. Made from environmentally friendly FSC wood, the Janod Hive Magnetic Maze will have them buzzing! Size: 19.5 cm x 3 cm x 30 cm Recommended from 2 yrs+ All Janod toys are designed in France and manufactured to strict quality and safety standards, meeting both European and Australian requirements. Janod are dedicated to developing environmentally friendly and sustainable toys.

Weights and Balance are fundamental learning skills. The game allows the comparison of different weights and how that affects balance with simple maths concepts to promote logical thinking and problem solving. The 16 magnetic blocks are all water-painted and made from beech wood while the magnets in the balancing base create stability and ease of use for little hands. The set includes 5 double sided challenge cards. Children can start by following the instructions and as their understanding develops, they can create their own combinations. The Janod Essentials range has been co-developed with a pre-school specialist following the trend of STEM learning, to introduce educational concepts in a simple and fun way, making them a great resource not only at home, but for kindergartens, child care centres and schools as well.  Size: 23 cm x 8 cm x 5.5 cm Recommended from 3 yrs+