Woopie Green Balancing Animals is a wooden toy for building balanced towers from animals, stones and clouds. 29 pieces and 3 difficulty levels for toddlers from 18 months.

These wooden balancing animals let children build small and large structures that hold their balance. The set has 12 charming wooden animals and 16 balancing pieces: a rainbow, a cloud, stones and platforms. A booklet shows building ideas, but children can also create their own. Three difficulty levels let the toy grow with your child from one and a half to preschool age. It is made of FSC-labelled wood in soft colours, with no electronics or noise, and suits girls and boys alike.

What your child develops

• Hand-eye coordination. Each animal has to go exactly where it will stay put.
• Concentration and patience. A steady tower needs calm, thoughtful moves.
• Precise movements. Every piece trains balance and hand control.
• Spatial awareness. Your child learns to predict how one piece will affect the whole tower.
• Teamwork. Building together teaches children to talk, share and cooperate.

How to play

With the youngest, start with a platform and a few stones: place one animal together, then another. Name the animals and their colours. Older children can follow the booklet or race to build the tallest tower before it topples.

As a family, take turns adding one piece each, and whoever makes the tower fall starts the next round. The animals also make great scenes and stories, such as animals climbing onto a cloud.

Why a wooden toy

Wooden pieces have a natural weight and texture, so balancing them feels different from light plastic figures. They last a long time and can be passed on to younger siblings.

A great gift

Balancing Animals is a good gift for children from one and a half years – for a birthday, for Christmas or as a game the whole family can play.

What's in the box

• 12 wooden animals
• 16 balancing pieces (rainbow, cloud, stones, platforms)
• Booklet with building ideas

There are 29 pieces in total.

Find more games like this in our skill and arcade games collection, or more ideas for this age in toys for 1–2 year olds.