Melissa and Doug Wooden Alphabet Beads - Color: None

Product Description:How many ways can your little jeweller spell ""beautiful"". Lots of wooden letter beads, gorgeous shapes and brightly coloured laces are packed in a handy wooden tray to create fabulous bracelets and necklaces. Extension Activities: More Ways to Play and Learn: Give the child one of each letter bead A through Z. Ask him/her to string the beads in alphabetical order from A to Z. Ask the child to sort the non-alphabet beads by shape. Ask him/her to count and identify each group of shapes: 12 flowers, 9 fish, 9 teddy bears, 8 hearts, 8 stars, 8 rectangles, 8 butterflies, 6 circles, 4 ovals. Ask the child to sort the non-alphabet beads by colour. Ask him/her to count and identify each group of colours: 13 pink, 12 green, 9 orange, 9 purple, 8 yellow, 9 rose, 7 turquoise, 6 blue. Ask the child to sort the letter beads alphabetically. Create a variety of different patterns using any combination of beads. Ask the child to replicate each pattern. Ask the child to count the number of laces in the set and to identify the colour of each. Ask the child to string the beads in a specific order. Describe each bead by its letter name or shape and colour. Dimensions: 1.9cm " x 24cm " x 28cm " Packaged Recommended Ages: 4+ years