Lovevery Hand To Hand Disc Wooden Toy Montessori

Brand

lovevery

Age Level

0-6 months

The Interlocking Discs from are a beautifully complex material. From the outside it looks like two simple discs but they are made just the right size and weight for a young baby's hands to manipulate and explore. 1 The angle of their connection is such that they will also be able to pass them from one hand to the other building their bilateral coordination while crossing the midline of the brain when they do so. Being able to coordinate movements in this way shows that both sides of the brain are communicating with each other and sharing information which will ultimately lead to being able to complete skills like walking, using scissors, playing an instrument or stirring food. 2 At age 3 months, when your baby is starting to explore what he can do with his hands, is the best time to offer graspers/grasping materials. The interlocking discs is one of the best materials to use as graspers because of its shape and size that is perfect for your baby's little hands. Later on, your baby can also use this material to practice hand-to-hand transfer. 3 When your baby is starting to move on his own by rolling over, scooting and crawling at around 6 or 7 months, the interlocking discs also makes a great floor material. the discs will incentivize movement as they can easily roll and stop when touched gently, and the baby begins to “chase” the discs, practicing more purposeful and intentional movements - one of our first steps towards greater