Description
This cheery and sturdy wooden grocery cart is filled with fun skill-building activities! Very young kids can sort colourful chunky wooden food shapes through holes in the sides of the cart, and place them in two wooden puzzle boards that store in the cart. Spin the built-in roller drum for sensory stimulation and matching games, and enhance imitative pretend play with a realistic coffee cup with removable lid that fits in a cup holder in the cart! As kids grow, using the cart as a push toy helps build motor skills and inspire imaginative play. A great way to encourage kids 12 months and older to explore problem-solving and cause-and-effect.
– Explore shapes, colours, problem-solving, imaginative play, and more with this sturdy wooden grocery cart push toy with wooden shape-sorting and chunky puzzle pieces
– 16-piece set includes wooden cart with built-in matching game roller drum and cup holder, 2 wooden chunky puzzle boards, 12 wooden chunky shape-sorting/puzzle pieces, play coffee cup with lid
– Sort pieces through cart sides or fit into 2 puzzle boards that store in the cart; helps encourage fine and gross motor skills, problem-solving, colour and shape recognition, sorting and sequencing, counting, and more
What our testers said
“It was great watching her explore the shapes and where to put them and it was fun to watch her cruise around with it. We had fun playing together.” – Mother of Girl aged 18 months
He loved walking with the cart and spinning the roller the best – especially if I changed it up with a ‘where is it?’ game.” – Mother of Boy aged 14 months
What our experts think
The foundation for pretend play and pre-math skills are laid and blossomed when children 12-to-18 months old play with this set along with their family. Our testers and their families enjoyed playing repeatedly with the shape sorting grocery cart. This cute grocery cart and its components provide a playful way to learn about shapes, sorting, and colour recognition. The children enjoyed the sorting shape- slots, the colourful form boards, and roller bar. Furthermore, they delighted in walking with the cart, showing, imitating, and pretending with their family. The Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Grocery Cart provides an excellent platform for parents to foster pre-math skills, language, pretend play, and socialization.
Skills developed
– Promotes fine motor/perceptual skill development
– Encourages shape and colour recognition
– Fosters curiosity and language
