This beautifully-made Beads Grasper by Grimm"s Spiel & Holz is a tactile delight! The colorful wooden balls are joined together by an elasticized heavy duty string. The fun, large rainbow balls on this grasping toy engage and entertain the littlest of babies. Your child will enjoy feeling the smooth texture and exploring the contours of each colorful ball. Babies love rolling the balls around, and shaking them too. Rolling the balls over each other is a soothing, calming experience -- an ideal tactile de-stresser. It will be enjoyed by both children and adults alike. A perfect toy to take in the baby bag! Each Beads Grasper comes packaged in a small gift box with minimal packaging.Age: 3 months + Size: 13cm (about 5 inches). Each ball is approximately an inch in diameter.Wood is an ideal material for a baby"s first sensory impressions, as it has many different sense experiences. Bacteria cannot breed on wood. This is especially true for non-varnished wood.Made sustainably in Germany by Grimm"s Spiel und Holz Design, a small company who have been making natural wooden toys since 1978. All Grimm"s toys are made from sustainable alder, lime, maple and cherry timbers, hand finished with non-toxic and water based stains (unvarnished), and treated with pure food-grade vegetable oil. Grimm"s Spiel & Holz uses green electricity sources and minimal packaging.