Grapat Rainbow Coloured Bowls & Balls

The set contains 18 pieces in total, made up of 12 bowls and 6 balls in six rainbow colours. The bowls measure about 6cm across and 3cm high. It also comes in a fabric bag for storage. Children use the bowls and balls to sort and match by colour and shape, and to fill and empty.

Children sort and match the pieces by colour and shape, fill the bowls with balls and tip them out again. A bowl can be turned over as a lid so a ball appears and disappears, like a game of peekaboo. This supports logical and mathematical thinking, while the colours and open ended shapes invite many other invented games.

The bowls and balls are made from wood in rainbow colours. Grapat is a small family workshop in Catalonia, Spain, that works mostly with beech and birch sourced locally from sustainable forests and uses water-based, non-toxic finishes. Because each piece is finished by hand, small differences in colour and grain are normal and expected.

Grapat recommends this set from 18 months and up. The rounded bowls and balls suit small hands learning to grasp, fill and pour. Younger toddlers enjoy filling, emptying and peekaboo games, while older children sort, count and build with the pieces. As with any small parts, supervise children who still put objects in their mouths.

A child places a ball on a surface, then covers it with an upturned bowl so it disappears from view. Lifting the bowl again makes the ball reappear, which delights younger children and teaches them that hidden things still exist. This simple hide and reveal play builds early thinking skills and keeps toddlers happily busy.

Yes. The bowls and balls combine well with other Grapat loose parts such as coins, rings, cups and Nins. Children can nest the bowls with other pieces, sort by colour across sets or bring the balls into rolling and small world play. Mixing sets gives children more colours and shapes for their own games.