Grimm's Spiel & Holz Counting Blocks

Product Description

Counting Blocks by Grimm's Spiel & Holz are 48 brightly-colored wooden blocks that fit onto ten pegs. This is an excellent kids’ educational toy. Children can learn colors, how to count, add, and subtract by experimenting the many way to fill the pegs to the top. This unique toy can even be used to begin to introduce fractions -- a difficult concept made easier and fun to learn with real live demonstrations. When not on the pegs, the units can be used for building block play to unleash kids' imaginations.

WARNING: Not recommended for children under 3 due to small pieces.

Benefits

In addition to the educational benefits cited above, Counting Blocks by Grimm's help develop fine motor skills, which play an important role in preparing kids to be self-sufficient. Such skills are critical in children’s ability to use spoons to eat, to write legibly with a pencil, to turn pages in a book, to dress, or to brush their teeth. Stacking also helps stimulate reasoning skills, which are important in problem solving activities.

Also, block play has been linked to language development. A recent study reported in the October 2007 issue of Archives of Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine finds a strong association between playing with building blocks and a significant increase in language scores in young children. On average, kids who played with blocks scored 15 percent higher on their language assessment than those who did not. Researchers speculate that such a measurable increase is partly due to creative block play replacing other time spent in activities that do not encourage language development, such as watching television. They also maintain that child and parent playing together remains the strongest way of promoting children's development.

Made Of / Made In

Grimm's Counting Blocks are mainly made of alder, lime, maple or cherry wood. They are stained with water-based dyes and natural oils that allow the natural beauty of the wood grain to come through. Made in Germany under stringent safety and quality controls.

Manufacturer / Safety Compliance

A multi-award winning company, Grimm's is known of its high-quality wooden toys, especially for its finely-crafted, creative and beautifully-stained wooden puzzles. Few are more distinctive and creative. Grimm's is a German company with roots that date back nearly three decades, when it first began as Spiel und Holz Design. Many of Grimm's products have earned the Spiel Gut distinction -- a quality mark awarded by the German Design Association's Committee of Games and Toys. Such an award recognizes high quality children toys that are also ecologically sensible. The toys are made in Germany using mainly alder, lime, maple and cherry wood. All are expertly hand painted or oiled by hand. All dyes used are child-safe, water-based paints or natural oils. Grimm's meets or exceeds the effective norms of the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) and EN 71 (European Standards).

Grimm's Safety Compliance Certificate

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