{"product_id":"pastel-rainbow-stacker","title":"Pastel Rainbow Stacker","description":"\u003cp\u003eBring colour, creativity and tactile exploration to play with these soft felt stacking stones in a beautiful range of pastel rainbow shades. Available in a variety of sizes, these versatile felt pebbles encourage children to stack, sort, balance, build and create through hands-on, open-ended play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eChildren can experiment with building towers, exploring balance and stability, or arranging the pebbles into colourful patterns and designs. They can also create flat pictures, imaginative structures or small-world landscapes, transforming the stones into magical castles, mountains, gardens and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThrough trial and error, children develop fine motor skills, concentration, spatial awareness and early mathematical thinking. The soft felt texture and gentle pastel colours also provide opportunities for sensory exploration, while collaborative activities encourage communication, storytelling and shared problem-solving. Measures approximately 6–18cm. Made from felt\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEducational Benefits\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFine Motor Skills: Strengthens hand and finger coordination through stacking, balancing, sorting and arranging the felt stones.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSensory Exploration: Encourages tactile discovery through the soft felt texture and pastel colours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eEarly Numeracy: Introduces counting, sorting, matching, sequencing, size comparison and repeating patterns.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eProblem-Solving \u0026amp; Critical Thinking: Supports experimentation as children explore balance, stability and different construction techniques.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSpatial Awareness: Encourages children to consider positioning, height, shape and relationships between objects.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eCreativity \u0026amp; Imagination: Inspires children to create structures, pictures, patterns and imaginative stories.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eConcentration \u0026amp; Persistence: Develops focus and resilience as children experiment and refine their designs.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSocial Interaction: Encourages teamwork, communication and collaborative construction during group play.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eEYLF Connections\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutcome 3 – Children have a strong sense of wellbeing\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  - 3.2 Children become strong in their physical learning and wellbeing.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutcome 4 – Children are confident and involved learners\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  - 4.1 Children develop dispositions for learning such as curiosity, cooperation, confidence, creativity and imagination.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  - 4.2 Children develop a range of skills and processes such as problem-solving, inquiry, experimentation and investigating.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  - 4.3 Children transfer and adapt what they have learned from one context to another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  - 4.4 Children resource their own learning through connecting with people, place, technologies, natural and processed materials.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eOutcome 5 – Children are effective communicators\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  - 5.1 Children interact verbally and non-verbally with others for a range of purposes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  - 5.3 Children express ideas and make meaning using a range of media.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e  - 5.4 Children begin to understand how symbols and pattern systems work.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Awe \u0026 Wonder","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50957550911746,"sku":"247_021_66","price":74.9,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0602\/2948\/4802\/files\/247_021_66_00.jpg?v=1793745699","url":"https:\/\/educationall.com.au\/products\/pastel-rainbow-stacker","provider":" EducationAll Australia","version":"1.0","type":"link"}