Wooden Mosaic Pegboard — 200 Coloured Pieces

A wooden pegboard and 200 coloured wooden pieces that press into its holes. Your child builds letters, numbers, pictures or free patterns across the board — the holes hold everything in place, so a design survives being carried across a room.

How you play

1. Lay the board flat and decide what to make — a letter, a number, a picture.
2. Sort the pieces by colour so they are easy to find.
3. Press the pieces into the holes to form the shape.
4. Step back and look at the whole board rather than the part you are on.
5. Take the pieces out and start something different.

What it builds

• Fine motor strength from pressing each piece into place
• Planning a design across a whole surface
• Letter and number formation, built rather than written
• Free creation once the obvious shapes are exhausted

Three ways to play it

• Build the letters of your child's name
• Copy a design they made and let them check yours
• Use only two colours and see what is still possible

The details

• Ages: 1–3 years
• Pieces: 200
• Material: wood