Woopie Green lacing animals are an educational wooden set: your child threads laces through holes in colourful animals to "sew" on details and train hand dexterity.

These wooden lacing animals are a great introduction to working with small objects and preparing to write. The set has five wooden animals – a teddy bear, lion, crocodile, pig and fox – five pieces to sew on and five colourful laces. Your child chooses colours and combines the pieces freely. It is made of quality wood painted with non-toxic paints and varnishes, and there are 20 pieces in total. Designed for children aged 3 and up, girls and boys alike.

What your child develops

• Motor skills. Lacing strengthens the small muscles of hands and fingers ready for writing.
• Dexterity. Precise threading builds hand-eye coordination.
• Creativity. Your child freely chooses colours and combinations.
• Colours and animals. Play helps learn names and grow vocabulary.

How to play

Start with one animal: show how to thread the lace through the first hole and let your child carry on. Once confident, add a piece to sew on.

Later, invent a story for each animal and "dress" them in laces of different colours.

A great gift

The lacing animals are a good gift for children aged 3 and up – something to bring when visiting, a birthday or Christmas present.

What's in the box

• 5 wooden animals: teddy bear, lion, crocodile, pig, fox
• 5 pieces to sew on
• 5 colourful laces

There are 20 pieces in total.

Find more toys like this in our fine motor skills toys collection, or more ideas for this age in toys for 3–5 year olds.