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Janod Nutty Balance

Janod Nutty Balance
Brain Child
Tillywig Award Winner 2017

Alex Brands
$24.99
18 mo.+

This enormously fun wooden toy produces a high frequency of smiles and laughter while teaching youngsters something about balance, dexterity, cause and effect and even simple problem-solving. Play starts by placing the wide-eyed squirrel atop a round-bottomed base, where he sits, teetering slightly from the get-go. The goal is to stack as many of the set's 20 colorful wooden acorns as possible on the squirrel's back without causing anything to fall. The shape of the acorns is such that they nestle with varying degrees of secureness depending on how they are oriented. Young players soon begin assessing the best place/position for the next acorn with impressive mental acuity. As the time approaches when adding another acorn will almost surely cause a fall, the fun factor heightens dramatically, making this an exciting and rewarding game for children as young as 18 months. All pieces are made of wood and are painted with water based paints.