A unique combination of jewelry-making and teaching, the Wooden Stringing Beads by Melissa & Doug is a colorful and fun way to encourage your child’s creativity and learning. With over 200 wooden beads in a variety of bright colors, shapes and letters and a bevy of vibrant-colored laces to string, the pieces are packed into a wooden tray to keep your child busy making necklaces and bracelets for a while to come. Aside from the obvious purpose of making jewelry, the Melissa & Doug website lists a handful of suggestions for interesting ways to use the beads to teach children about colors, making patterns, identifying letters, counting and more.
Safe and non-toxic for children ages 4 and up. Available through [ Melissa & Doug ] for $17.

producer: melissa & doug
materials: wood