TTS Tonal Wooden Magnetic Shapes 12pk

Overview

• These tactile wooden shapes feature integrated magnets that enable children to build, connect and explore balance in new ways. Finished in soft, tonal colours, they encourage calm, focused play while supporting early maths concepts like shape, size and spatial awareness. Ideal for open-ended construction and small world environments.

• The Tonal Wooden Magnetic Shapes have been designed to offer a more considered, calming approach to early construction and mathematical play. Each shape has been carefully crafted from wood and finished in muted, earthy tones to create an inviting and aesthetically calm resource. The integrated magnetic elements allow children to connect shapes securely, supporting more complex structures and extending possibilities beyond traditional stacking. As children build, balance and reconfigure the shapes, they begin to explore key mathematical concepts such as form, symmetry, proportion and spatial relationships. The variety of shapes and sizes encourages comparison and problem solving.

• Open-ended construction and investigation give children opportunities to test how connections, stability and orientation affect a structure. Practitioners can support this exploration by offering magnetic building shapes. The muted colour palette keeps attention on building and re-configuring, while the tactile wooden resource supports sustained investigation in calm spaces and continuous provision.

• The magnetic feature introduces an additional layer of investigation, allowing children to test connections, stability and orientation in a hands-on way. The neutral colour palette reduces visual over-stimulation, helping children to focus on the process of building rather than the distraction of bright colours. This makes the set particularly effective in calm spaces, continuous provision and environments where intentional, sustained play is prioritised.

• For EYFS Mathematics, children can freely stack and combine the twelve shapes, comparing size and form as they develop spatial awareness. This supports the aim of encouraging children to play freely with a wide range of objects, including stacking and combining.

• For EYFS Understanding the World, children can investigate texture and material through open-ended use of the wooden shapes. The integrated magnets provide a clear way to explore how objects connect, supporting the aim of providing materials for exploration.