Description
Support little ones as they build real-world dressing skills with the Dressing Skills Bean Bags from Learning Resources. These soft, easy-to-hold bean bags feature illustrations of familiar clothing items on one side and their matching fastenings on the other.
Children can practise using zips, buttons, toggles, shoelaces, and more — helping them gain confidence when learning to dress and undress independently. Ideal for home or early years settings, the bean bags offer a fun, hands-on way to develop fine motor skills and coordination.
When playtime is over, everything packs neatly into the handy drawstring bag for easy storage.
Features:
– 8 illustrated bean bags with matching fastenings
– Supports dressing independence and fine motor development
– Includes drawstring storage bag
– Activity Guide and packaging in multiple languages
– Each bean bag measures 10cm x 10cm
Recommended by Dr Gummer’s Good Play Guide.
"The laces are tricky, that’s for big boys shoes." - Boy, aged 4
"My brother has this on his trousers." - Girl, aged 4.
The Dressing Skills Bean Bags sparked curiosity and hands-on learning. Our testers were excited to explore each bean bag, enthusiastically identifying the different fastenings and where they’d seen them before – from items of clothing to straps on high chairs. This real-world relevance captured their attention straight away and they were keen to try each one, with particular favourites including the purse popper, helmet clip and zip. While trickier fastenings like the shoelace were beyond the younger testers' ability, there were enough accessible options to keep them engaged and practising. And the images on the back of each bag helped the children to relate back to everyday dressing tasks.
A great resource for building practical life skills in a fun, tactile way, and ideal for helping children prepare for dressing themselves at nursery or school. The set supports the development of fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and hand strength, while also promoting patience, problem solving and perseverance.
- Strengthens fine motor skills.
- Develops hand-eye coordination.
- Promotes perseverance.
