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Your cart is empty.This set includes 100 wooden tiles, 100 tacks, 1 mini hammer, 1 corkboard and instructions. Arrange the shapes on the board, tack them in place and tap them down. When it's time for a new picture, gently lift the shapes until the release from the board. This open-ended activity develops reasoning, imagination and fine motor skills as children tap new designs. With 100 wooden tiles and 4 colors, children can create limitless patterns, images and scenes. The tacks feature large tops, which make it easy for children to tap them down. The shapes feature smooth wood, and the lightweight hammer prevents accidental pinching or smashing. The large corkboard provides extra space to create. Size of small circle: 0.6" dia. Size of large trapezoid: 2.1"L x 1.4"W. Size of corkboard: 11.75"L x 8.25"W. For ages 4+.
Customer
Reviewed in the United States on March 6, 2024
Kids were super excited! The hammer is very light so it feels safe. I paired it with a construction book by Gail Gibbons that I got on Amazon too!
Shushan Vardanyan
Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2024
This game is a good open-ended activity for young kids. I used this for my kindergarten classroom when I was in Dubai years ago. Now when I ordered it, I did not like the quality of the boards. They are easily breakable. I ordered 6 boxes for the class, since you will need one box for each child. I used them for one station (6 kids at the table). I think it would have been better if included two boards (strong ones) in each box, so that two children could share the wooden shapes. That's my professional feedback as a former kindergarten teacher, and a professor.
Maria
Reviewed in the United States on March 31, 2023
I wouldn’t give this to REALLY little kids - I wasn’t expecting the tacks to actually be sharp. So I had to hide this away until my son was 4 and even then only used with supervision, but I will say that my son clearly loves playing with this. He doesn’t create images or anything, but he gets a lot of joy out of just hammering shapes onto the board.
chris
Reviewed in the United States on August 11, 2022
This tactile toy is perfect for little hands. The pieces can easily be hammered into the cork or removed. There are lots of little pieces and it is worth pointing out that he tacks are sharp. Handling the materials gently and on a solid flat surface is advised. My child has fun creating backgrounds and characters for stories, and this toy allowed her to express that creativity.
NewAdventures1981
Reviewed in the United States on June 19, 2022
The pieces were smaller than I expected and the tacks were sharper than expected…. However, my 5 yr old son still loves using this! I pull this out about once a week and he will sit for at least 30 min creating different images.Since the pieces are small this wouldn’t be appropriate for preschoolers who are very delayed with fine motor skills. My son at age 3 and 4 would have found this far too challenging (he has developmental delays).Overall, we find that it’s a great activity to pull out once a week and would purchase this as a gift for nieces and nephews :)
J
Reviewed in the United States on March 28, 2022
My son is 3 and didn’t realize before I ordered it that it was supposed to be for 4+ which was my mistake. BUT even with this, my 3 year old absolutely loved it and I got to teach him how to be cautious when working with tools because some are sharp and some might hurt our skin and fingers. I recommend this project to parents who want less screen time for their kids and want to help them with a focused activity they can enjoy together :)
Jeffrey Van Wagoner
Reviewed in the United States on March 18, 2022
This activity is a creative way for kids to use their imagination. I like how it can help improve their pincer grasp by grabbing the tacks and then using hand coordination to hammer them into the wood pieces onto the corkboard.Unfortunately, the tacks are very sharp, and I would not recommend this activity to be used for very young children, as the box says it is for ages four and up, but I still think four is too young in my opinion. It requires some adult supervision, so children will not hurt themselves with the tacks, as they are sharper than I anticipated. They are so sharp that the hammer isn’t even necessary as you can push them straight into the corkboard. It’s a fun concept for kids; however, I wish it was safer. Four stars.
Christine
Reviewed in the United States on April 12, 2022
I love this activity! I used to work in pediatric occupational therapy and this was one of my absolute favorite go-to activities. And the kids loved it. It is so easy to grade this task up or down to focus on fine motor skills, visual motor skills, visual perceptual skills, problem solving skills, multiple step directions - the learning possibilities are endless with this task. I LOATHE that people give this any less than a 5 star review based on the sharp tacks. First, it's for ages 4 and older. A normally developing 4 year old is capable of understanding and being mindful of sharp objects. Second, it LITERALLY states on the side of the box that there are sharp tacks included in this, so you can't penalize it when the sharp objects are indeed included. If your child is still small enough to pop things in her/his mouth or if your child does not have the skills to work on this task alone, then common sense says you should supervise your child. The activity is not at fault that it might require supervision for some children. With that said, the only thing I wish this activity included is a "chart" with multiple patterns to replicate. An older version of this activity that I have used in the past had a chart that I laminated with many patterns for the kids to replicate. I love that this can be a creative task for children to make objects with the tiles, but I think the visual perceptual aspect of REPLICATING a pattern is missed without providing examples with the activity. As a parent, you could make patterns yourself and photograph them for the child to replicate, but that is kind of a lot of work for a busy parent. Also, I would like to address the "complaint" someone had that you can just push the tacks in with your fingers and you don't need the hammer. That is a skill for little ones, sure! Pincer grasp and pressure gradation to push in the tacks. However, the older kids are also learning how to modulate their pressure and the visual motor component of using the hammer is another skill. This activity is supposed to be graded different to challenge the different ages and skill levels of the children using it.
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