Why this toy is different
Your child learns their numbers without you having to teach them.
Ten colorful carrots and the urge to play. While they're busy finding the right leaf for each carrot, they're laying down the math they'll use for the rest of their life.
The secret? Touching, trying, figuring it out. Children learn far faster with their hands than with their eyes alone.
And when you look up and they've been absorbed for thirty minutes while you finally got dinner started in peace you'll know it was the right call.
The Montessori method
In the Montessori tradition, "the hand is the instrument of the mind." Seeing five white dots and matching them to the leaf marked "5" builds a far stronger connection than rote memorization and doing it by hand is what moves it into long-term memory.
Specifications
- Made from quality materials, with small curious hands in mind:
- Material: soft high-density felt, durable and anti-pilling.
- What's included: 10 carrots with 10 detachable green leaves, each with an embroidered or printed number.
- Hands-on: an easy fastening system that keeps the stick-and-unstick smooth and satisfying.
- Design: bright colors that hold visual attention.