Grimm's Pastel Duo

The Pastel Duo provides building material in duplicate: two basic geometric shapes, two colour worlds, two types of wood and two blocks per pastel colour. The natural-coloured triangles and the pastel-coloured rectangles contrast and harmonise, giving a versatile mix of shapes and tones to build and sort with.

Children can sort by colour and shape, stack the blocks, and combine the two shapes into patterns and structures. The mix of triangles and rectangles invites many building and sorting activities, so play can stay simple for younger children or grow more complex as skills develop over time.

Grimm's gives a recommendation age of 1 and older and a toy safety age grade of 1 and older. This makes it suitable from toddlerhood, when children begin grasping, stacking and sorting simple wooden shapes with an adult nearby to guide and supervise their play.

The set uses two types of wood, which gives the natural triangles and pastel rectangles their different tones. Grimm's works with natural wood, so each block can show its own grain and small variations that are part of the material rather than a fault in the set.

Yes. The Pastel Duo complements the building materials of the wider Grimm's pastel series, so you can add it to other pastel blocks and shapes to expand a collection and open more ways to sort, stack and build across matching colours and forms.

Sorting by colour and shape and stacking the blocks helps young children build fine motor skills, hand eye coordination and early colour and shape recognition. The open-ended pieces let toddlers explore at their own pace while practising balance and simple problem solving through hands-on play with wood.