Ages 2+. 9 geometric shapes in 4 bright colors. Helps teach shapes, color recognition, and fine motor skills; encourages creative and independent play. Extension Activities: Help the child to sort the blocks by color, identifying each out loud. Encourage beginning counting skills by helping the child to count how many blocks there are of each color. Sort by shape and count how many there are of each. Ask the child to build something using a single color. Then, challenge him or her to build a structure where no blocks of the same color touch each other. Place four blocks in front of the child and ask him or her to describe them to you. Have the child close his or her eyes and remove one of the blocks. Ask him or her to tell you which is missing. Increase the difficulty by starting with more blocks and by removing more than one. Challenge the child to build the tallest structure he or she can. To make it a game, game, divide the blocks evenly and see who can build the tallest, longest, widest, or most unusual structure. Build a structure with the child using as many of the blocks as possible. Ask the child to tell a story about it. For instance, if it looks like a house, who lives there? If it's more like a bridge or a road, where does it go and who is traveling on it? Maybe it's a wall-who lives on each side and why might they need it? With building blocks, there is no limit to what the imagination can create! Melissa & Doug products meet or exceed all US toy testing standards and pass our high quality requirements. We love feedback! Call us: 1.800.284.3948. MelissaAndDoug.com. Please retain for information. Made in China.