Skola Coloured Beetles Review
Identification of colours is a big milestone for children. Babies can distinguish between different colours by the age of five months. Later on , they start understanding that the colour is a distinct property that a colour possesses. I discussed about Learning Journeys through play in my previous post and I would be throwing more light upon journey though colours in this one. We received Coloured Beetles from Skola toys and this is the first step in this journey of colours. I love the concept of learning through play introduced by this brand.
Coloured Beetles
The toy contains a set of 6 pairs of wooden painted semi circle pieces arranged on a wooden tray all packed in an elegant Skola Doodle Box. This toy can be used for following activities :
Inserting
Show the child how to insert the beetles in the doodle box and remove them.
Pairing
Show the child how to take out one half from each pair and place on one side and eventually pair the two parts.
Colours Identification
This toy consists of beetles made go three primary and three secondary colours. This toy would be ideal to introduce the names of these colours and identify the same.
Abstract Pairing
The shapes of the beetles can be traced and coloured in the similar way and child can be asked to pair the beetles with the paper drawings.
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Memory Game
One half of the beetles can be placed in a specific order and the child can be asked to memorise the colour and the location and can be asked to place the other half in the similar pattern.
Price
These Coloured Beetles are priced at Rs 495 and can be bought from the website of Skola toys.
Skills Developed
Colours : All the beetles are similar in all aspects except their colours. So it makes children narrow down their attention to colours of the beetles.
Palmar grasp : is enhanced when children remove and insert the beetle pieces with their hands.
Colour memory : Playing memory games with colours helps in improving the memory skills and also leads to higher cognitive ability.
Journey Through Colours – Awareness
This toy is the first stage towards the Learning Journeys through play. In this stage the child notices that the objects can be paired that their colours are a distinguishing property. In short becomes aware of different colours. I introduced this to Ayu a a few weeks ago. Right now he can successfully remove one half on the beetle and is learning how to put it back in the slot. The toy is made of wood and is very light in weight. The colours are distinct and I am impressed that the primary and secondary colours have been used. We keep mentioning the colours while Ayu is playing with the beetles. He already identifies the blue colour because the largest ring from his stacker is also blue in colour. I would love to use this toy for other activities in the future.
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That’s an interesting exercise. I love the way it challenges various faculties of a child to encourage him or her to learn while playing.
This is a wonderful toy to begin the journey with colours. Nicely worded. Thanks for sharing. 🙂
That’s really an interesting way to introduce colours to kids. And the beetles look super cute!
Good one for younger kids to introduce colours.
That’s a cute toy! I wonder if there were such toys in the market when we were growing up. You are right, a child can get many skills playing with those colorful beetles.
Oh those beetles are so cute. Kids would love the colours. I know I do :-).
An educational toy serves a dual purpose. Children learn by playing and learning becomes fun.
That’s a cute toy. I love these kind of toys which the kids can play with at the same time helps as a learning tool too. What fun! 😀
Such a lovely way to teach kids! I love the colorful beetles. Good review
That’s not just interesting but also very cute! Loved the way it has been built for kids to learn about colours.
I am learning so many things here from all you super moms….Thanks
what a pretty toy for kids to learn colors and to learn how to like insects!
Looks very interesting. N is very interested in colours these days. He does a lot of colour matching and sorting. I think I should get this toy for him.
Like the way you’ve linked the features with benefits for the child. These do look aesthetic and useful.
N is really interested in colours these days so I am thinking of buying this toy for him. I love Skola toys because they are so simple, yet there is so much to learn for the child.
Lovely integration of skills in one toy..shapes, colours, sorting…very well planned toy. Thanks for the review.
This one of Skols’s collection of educative toys looks most appropriate for my younger one. A good way to understand patterns, colors and improve motor skills
Color their world and let them dream. This toy seems to be doing just that, Good that it is made of wood.
That’s such an attractive and useful toy. Love the entire collection by Skola. Each toy is so well designed keeping so many learning factors in mind.
These look very fascinating. I will check them out.
This is a very cute toy. Anything which is fun and educational is great for kids. Great review.
That’s a good price for such a stimulating and useful toy!!
This is brilliant. So many skills learnt all from one toy. I really love educational toys for kids.
Wow…this is so cool. The joy of learning should start early & what better way to introduce it with play. I am definitely checking this out for my little one 🌸🌸
Toys do have great recreational plus educational value. I will check out the collection to find something for my nephew 🙂