CAN BE USED ALL THROUGHOUT EARLY CHILDHOOD This versatile wooden lacing toy will support your child through years of PLAY-BASED LEARNING. Your little ones can first refine their FINE MOTOR SKILLS, and as they grow they will start to familiarize with letters and work on their muscle memory by tracing them. DEVELOPMENTAL and LEARNING TOY By threading the wooden discs using the lace cord, young kids can first support FINE MOTOR SKILLS and DEVELOPMENT and help build FOCUS and PATIENCE. As they get older they can practice sorting the letters, counting, stacking, patterning, categorizing, eventually building, and all open-ended play activities. SUPPORT TO MAKE SEEDS OF SPELLING MORE TANGIBLE & TACTILE Many children start to identify the letters by age 4. Putting letters together, learning how they sound, matching small letters with capitals can all be practiced with this toy, that can as well be used as blocks, a puzzle and a lacing toy to continue to develop their fine motor skills. SIMPLE YET INFINITE PLAY POSSIBILITIES Mixing this lacing toy up with other stem toys offers more imaginative possibilities to encourage organic learning. Beautifully crafted of responsibly sourced, smoothly sanded beech wood, children can use this 26-piece block set and 100% cotton lacing cord as an ABC toy, soothing fine motor activity, building set, and more. Designed in New York, lovingly handmade in China by moms and greatly appreciated by preschool and pre-K teachers. Recommended Age: 36m Materials: Well sanded, sustainably sourced beechwood disks and needle, 100% cotton cord. Finish: This toy is unburnished so its lovely, natural patina will show and change over time. The grain and different shades of beechwood will show through, bringing children into closer contact with nature. Apply a natural oil or beeswax from time to time if you desire a more standard finish.