Description
Load M&D's Stacking Train with bright, colourful shapes and get learning off to a rolling start!
Melissa; Doug Stacking Train includes 15 easy-to-grasp wooden blocks that slot onto rods on the flatcars, providing a great opportunity to practice fine motor skills. For even more play value: The blocks can also be used for stacking, building, and sorting, and the smooth-rolling train cars detach to shorten the train or let children play with the cars individually.
Stacking Train Features:
- Engine and two train cars stacked full of 15 colourful, wooden blocks
- Practice colour and shape recognition
- Great for hand-eye coordination and imaginative play
- Approx. product dimension: 5"H x 3.5"L x 18.2"W
- Age 2 years+
Discover Countless Ways To Play
- Have kids count the number of cars on the train. Ask them to point to the car that has only one shape of a "cargo" block. If the child is not familiar with the shape, explain that it is a rectangle.
- Have kids remove all the blocks from the train and sort them by colour. Count each colour group with them. Repeat the activity until they are able to count each group independently.
- Place all the blocks in a row and have the kids count them all. Repeat the activity until they are able to count all 15 blocks.
- Sort the blocks by colour and place them in four piles on the floor, making four "train stations." Have kids push the train around the floor, stopping at each "station" to load up the train with the blocks. Encourage kids to make fun train sounds and to call out, "All aboard!" as they stack the blocks!
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For over 30 years, Melissa; Doug has created beautifully designed imagination- and creativity-sparking products. Today, Melissa; Doug partners proudly with the American Academy of Pediatrics to foster early brain development and help children build essential life skills through play.