MSRP $25.95
A classic wooden sorting box with five distinct shapes to work through: a star, a half-circle, a cylinder, a cube, and a triangle, each with its own matching cutout in...
Sku: WM254
A classic wooden sorting box with five distinct shapes to work through: a star, a half-circle, a cylinder, a cube, and a triangle, each with its own matching cutout in the blue lid. Because the shapes vary enough in outline, a child has to look closely at edges and curves rather than relying on shape memory alone, especially telling the star's points from the triangle's or matching the cylinder's rounded end to its half-circle neighbor. The box lifts open to pour every piece back out once the lid is full, resetting the game in seconds and keeping the challenge going well past the first few rounds. Working out that a rounded piece needs a rounded hole while an angular one needs a matching corner is real early geometry, built entirely around trial, error, and the satisfying click of a correct fit. Sturdy wooden construction and a solid lid stand up to repeated opening and closing. A classic shape-sorting box for ages 2 and up.