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POP-UP TOY
Crafted in hardwood, this
toy is an excellent aid to hand-eye coordination and color awareness.
The child learns to grasp the wooden cylinders and place them in the corresponding
holes. Later he will learn to match the colors.
The little "people" cylinders can be pushed down, and they pop back up because of the action of concealed springs. The main box is 6.5" long and 3" high. The colored (green, red, yellow, blue) cylinder people are 3" tall.
BT14 $19.00
This is the first "disappearing" object toy used in the infant community. Along with excellent eye-hand control, teaches the child object permanence, or the concept that something can disappear and still exists; it is permanent. The inside of the box contains a slide so that no matter where the ball lands in the box, it immediately comes out on to the tray for the child to see, and to use again, and again, and again. The box is constructed of heavy plywood so that is sits soundly on the surface for use with the child who is just learning to sit and use her hands. It is natural hardwood, 9.5" long, 6" tall, 5.25" wide. The ball is 1.5" in diameter.
CT100 $49.00
Other Products include:
MANY MANIPULATIVE TOYS EACH TEACHING A DIFFERENT SKILL:
BOX WITH DISCS
MINNY SORTING BOXES
SHAPE SORTING BOX WITH FIVE LIDS
ROLLING BALL TURTLE
PEGBOARDS
PEOPLE MOVER
STACKING TRAY
NESTING BOXES
SINGLE POST AND TRAY
FIRST SORTING TRAY
FIRST ABACUS
NUTS AND BOLTS
THREADING CATERPILLAR AND COLOR GAME
BEAD THREADING
BOX OF BRICKS
SEW'N'SEW
LOCKS BOX
FIRST TRAIN
PRAM WAGON - DOLL CARRIAGE
Products from: "THE
JOYFUL CHILD" Michael Olaf's Essential Montessori for Birth to Three,
ISBN: 1-879264-12-9
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(all products, birth - 12+)