Melissa & Doug Abacus | Developmental Toy | Motor Skills | Age 3+ | Gift for boy or girl

Count on this classic wooden "calculator" for years of play and learning! The base and frame are made of solid wood and support 10 thick coated wires with 10 colorful wooden beads on each – 100 beads in total. Slide the beads to get a visual and hands-on way to learn numbers and math concepts and to explore patterns and colors. Fun activity ideas included! There are several ways for children and adults to enjoy this wooden abacus. Move any number of beads to one side of the frame and ask the children to match your "movement" on the wire below theirs. Move a certain number of beads to one side and ask the children to count how many beads you moved and how many remain on the other side. Ask the children to count from one to 100 while moving the beads on all 10 wires.