Discovery Toys has a creative and simple toy set called Playful Patterns. For some reason we have gotten a great amount of use out of and it seems to be constantly rediscovered as a toy. It consists of geometric foam pieces that match the designs on the pattern cards. Cards have simple images like a rocket ship, boat, fish, fox, clown, etc. The various shapes fit into the cards which create a clever method of helping a child to understand that images are made up of shapes. That square can be a fish, the rectangles are arms and legs on the clown, squares and triangles can create a rocket ship to the moon. My son loves this toy, and he just wants to continue to play all the various cards all the time. Our set includes over 100 shapes of various bright colors and 20 cards with 34 designs.
Some of the skills helped are language development, identifying colors, shapes, creating images. Problem solving skills, child must figure out what goes where to complete card. Great hand eye coordination and help with fine motor skills to place pieces on correct shapes, visual scanning for locating the correct pieces. I also have expanded play with creating our own scenarios from the shapes. One drawback is that for little fingers sometimes putting the pieces on the shapes can be difficult and a bit frustrating. My son has mastered asking for help, so I see the positive side. This set also has allowed for some great one on one focused activity to sit and simply play with your child to fill the cards. Time well spent!
This product is not in stock at Amazon but you can probably search for a version on Ebay or from the creator, Discovery Toys.
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