LALABOOM BEADS - This bucket contains 3 animals' beads and 9 beads with accessories to promote sensory discoveries and fine motor skill development for children from 10 months to 4 years old. Easy to carry and store. IMAGINATION BOOSTER: The animals beads stimulate story telling and develop your child's imagination. Each animal can be twisted, opened and combined with all LALABOOM beads and products. STEP BY STEP DEVELOPMENT TOY - AT 10 MONTHS, it's time for sensory discoveries thanks to the different textures and colors of the beads, your child also begins to assemble - 15 MONTHS, your child opens and closes the beads - 18 MONTHS, the child can mix the beads together - 24 MONTHS, it's time to build! Your child can create long links of beads and explore their creativity. - 36 MONTHS your child imagines stories involving the animals and beads and can also learn to lace, first step before writing, thanks to the flexible lacing tool. A BUNCH OF BENEFITS - MONTESSORI INSPIRED - Sensory discoveries; fine motor skills; visual acuity; dexterity; concentration; hand-eye coordination; logic; creativity, imagination, cause-effect, sorting, matching.