Panda Brothers Wooden Balancing Stones - Montessori Toys for 3 4 5 Year Old Kids and Toddlers Learning Sensory Toy, 20 Large Size Wooden Building Blocks Set of Stacking Stones for Kids Pine Wood Rocks

I love open-ended toys because of many the many ways they can be played with. I love that they promote creativity and learning!This wooden balancing stones are a perfect example. They are said to have learning benefits such as learning cause and effect, promoting hand-eye coordination, helping with size/weight discrimination and increasing focus among others. My son recently turned 4 years old and he has been playing with these in a number of ways, from stacking them as high as he could, to using them as math counters/manipulatives, to incorporating them with his other imaginative play. The possibilities are just endless!I also love that these blocks are well made, and I am sure these will last a long long time, therefore making them well worth the money.

Meine 22 Monate junge Tochter schien gelangweilt von ihren herkömmlichen Klötzen und generell konnte noch kein Spielzeug lange ihre Aufmerksamkeit halten.Bis jetzt: Sie stapelt mit solch einer Ausdauer diese Klötze und es macht mir Spaß mit zu machen.Ein wirklich hochwertiges, gut verarbeitetes Produkt (das sogar mit Karton und Beutel kommt) zu einem fairen Preis!

Bought as a present for my granddaughter (and her father!), in the first place because these are made of wood, not plastic.Both recipients have had a great deal of fun with the “stones”. They provide a great help in developing what I believe are called “fine motor skills” and are great for finding out about some very simple physics of balancing.

I bought these for my 3 year old and he loves them. They are great quality and sturdy! He has gotten better and better at balancing them and seeing how high he can stack them. They are great for his fine motor skills and he has been showing so much confidence when he is able to balance them on his own. If he’s not using them to balance, he uses them as rocks for his dump truck which is also great! My 11m old also plays with them and I’m glad that they are natural and nontoxic so I don’t have to worry about him mouthing them (as long as he is supervised!) Another great product from this company :)

There are some pluses and minuses:- Several pieces look a bit beaten up already (I had just unpacked them).- There are 5 types of stones but they are so similar.- some sides can not be used because they are not straight and the pyramid would fall apart.+ The wood is nicely polished.+ I like that the pieces are big, so my kid can't chock on them.+ A Cotton bag for storage in included.I bought the set for 18 euro and planning to keep it.