Develops Problem Solving and Motor Skills Incredible developmental value awaits your baby in this Shake and Match Shape Sorter. Watch your little one investigate the varied blocks inside and challenge him to get them out and then watch him put them back into the six-sided sorter. Enjoy their delight and wonder as they explore this simply designed yet challenging sorting toy from award winning Hape International. How many can I put in? View larger Age 12 months and up. View larger Color & Shape Matching Children can match the blocks to the holes by matching color or shape. To get the blocks out of the Shape Sorter, just pull aside the elastic band and shake them out. All block shapes are filled with beads to provide children with some rattling fun when they"re not busy developing their problem-solving, shape-sorting skills. Hape Makes Toys for Children Hape, (Hape pronounced hah-pay), founded by Peter Handstein, was established 26 years ago. In a short period of time it has become a household name known for a modern twist on classic wooden toys. Hape toys are designed first and foremost for children. Each product is developed to enhance a child"s developmental skills. Neither language, nor culture, nor gender impedes intuitive play patterns. What children see as fun, parents and educators recognize as age-appropriate learning basics; social, sensory, physical, and emotional skills. Using natural materials, water-based paints, and strict quality and safety standards make every Hape toy an investment kids will love and parents can trust. High Quality as Always from Hape Rest assured, Hape products are carefully made of natural materials including wood from sustainably managed forests. The safety of children is extremely important to Hape as a manufacturer whose range of toys is inspired by children. That is precisely why they place such high standards on the careful selection and processing of materials in the development of their toys. They source top-of-the-line materials from responsible suppliers around the world including birch plywood from Russia and solid maple wood and water stain from Germany. All Hape products conform to toy testing as required by the ASTM (American Society for Testing and Materials) for the US and Canada. In fact, all toys also pass the strictest international standards of Europe and Japan, too. What You Get 1 Shape Sorter - 6 different shaped and colored blocksBaltic Birch and Solid Maple constructionFinished in child-safe, water based paintSurfaces wipe clean