Aren't these wooden animals, lovingly created by Sarah Betz-Cubeely, adorable? The Vilac early development wooden game provides an ideal support for the gentle discovery of figures and numbers. The animals consist of 1, 2, 3 or 4 pieces that fit on the wooden base. Discover our first wooden counting game - as charming as it is educational. Strengths: Durable wooden toy. Educational toy inspired by Montessori pedagogy. Matching the shape of an animal with the corresponding place. Development of fine motor skills. Development of hand-eye coordination. Observation, analysis, understanding, experimentation. Sorting, classifying, identifying and correct placement. Introduction to counting from 1 to 4. Development of imagination - the child creates his own stories. Enrichment of vocabulary - the child learns the names of animals. Contents: 1 wooden base. 10 matching wooden pieces to reconstruct 4 animals. A wooden sorting game to take the first steps in the world of numbers Children from 18 months and up will have a great time with this first educational game. The animals, with different shapes and colors, invite little ones to test associations and play with the idea of ​​stacking, thus discovering the first notions related to numbers and the order of sizes. All the pieces are placed on a wooden base. To make it easier to assemble the game, the support is cut according to the shape of each animal, and under each slot our designers have added the number corresponding to the number of pieces, along with a visual clue. This early development game offers a dynamic and fun learning space, where children happily explore the world of numbers (and animals). Numerous acquisitions through play When your child plays with this developmental game, he uses many skills: concentration, fine motor skills, patience and hand-eye coordination. The fact that he can build, destroy and rebuild endlessly allows him to develop harmoniously through play. This game helps him develop his visual and manual coordination, to observe, to learn to count from 1 to 4, to sort by colors and by animals – all of which are notions that he will naturally assimilate. Together with his parents, the child discovers all the riches that this wooden game offers. Designed so that it can be explored on its own, the game is also perfectly adapted to Montessori pedagogy. A delicate universe This early development game is beautifully illustrated by the artist Sarah Betz. She joined the Vilac universe in 2023 and proposes a tender and poetic world. A talented illustrator, Sarah has never lost her childish soul close to nature, which continues to inspire her today. In 2013, she founded her Cubeely illustration studio in the picturesque Montmartre district of Paris. Recommended age: 18 months + Box dimensions: 30 x 4 x 10 cm Material: wood Brand: VILAC Warning: Laboratory tested toy, guaranteeing compliance with directive 2009/48/EC, suitable for children over 18 months old.