So many teaching opportunities for this toys-- teach the language concepts of 'in' and 'out', teach color concepts, encourage fine motor skills, teach naming of the animals and colors, concepts of 'open' and 'close'.  So much more!

This is a great toy for busy toddlers.  If your toddler is active, he/she will need you to sit with them and work with them to maintain the attention to open and unlock the doors.  The shape sorter part is not easy and it requires the child to work to find just the right spot.  This toy is excellent!

A small cottage with rooms and doors for 5 fun animal characters and 5 shapes, which can be inserted into the coresponding slots. Child can either find the correct key to open the door, or lift the roof off and remove all of the contents in an instant. Animal Cottage helps children develop their hand & eye cordination and logical association skills.

Children can develop their ability to recognize colors and shapes by matching the geometrically shaped, colored blocks to the correct doors and windows.

Then they can use the colored keys to open the doors and discover the animals hidden inside. This toy will improve your child's coordination, logical associative and visual skills.