Grapat Coloured Spools 36 Pieces

The set includes 36 wooden spools in rainbow colours, made in three different shapes. This gives children plenty of pieces to stack, sort and combine, and the mix of forms adds variety to their games. As open ended loose parts, the spools can be added to a wider collection and used in many different ways over time.

The spools can be stacked into towers, rolled across the floor, threaded onto string, or set spinning like tops. Children can also classify, group and match them by colour and shape. This variety makes the set a flexible part of loose parts play and supports creative, imaginative thinking as well as fine motor control.

Grapat recommends the spools from 12 months and up. Younger toddlers enjoy stacking, rolling and posting the pieces, while older children use them for threading, sorting and building more complex patterns. Because the play is open ended, the same set stays useful across several years as children find new ways to use it.

Handling the spools supports logical, mathematical and motor skills. Threading and stacking build fine motor control and hand eye coordination, while sorting and matching by colour and shape develop early logic and pattern recognition. As children invent their own games the spools also encourage imagination, planning and problem solving in a relaxed, self led way.

Yes. The spools come with a cloth bag, which makes tidying up simple and keeps the pieces together between play sessions. The bag is easy for children to help pack away themselves, and it makes the set convenient to carry to a friend or grandparent's house or to keep neatly on a shelf at home.

Yes. Like other Grapat pieces, the spools work well with rings, coins, nins and other loose parts for building, sorting and storytelling. You can browse the wider Grapat loose parts range to expand a collection. Mixing sets gives children more colours and shapes and widens the play possibilities.

Keep the spools in a dry place away from direct heat, and use the included cloth bag to store them. Clean them by wiping with a damp cloth and drying straight away, and avoid soaking them in water. With this simple care the wood and colours stay in good condition through years of everyday play.