Woopie Montessori Eggs is an educational game where two egg halves join to make a whole egg. The halves have to match in shape and colour inside.

This Montessori egg puzzle builds motor skills, hand-eye coordination and logical thinking. The set has 12 white eggs in a carton, each with a coloured shape inside. Halves fit together only when both colour and shape match. The shapes are heart, diamond, plus sign, octagon, square, hexagon, flower, arrow, star, triangle, circle and trapezoid. The eggs are light and easy to hold. The game is designed for children aged 3 and up, girls and boys alike.

What your child develops

• Logical thinking. Your child works out which half goes with which.
• Memory. Children remember where each shape was.
• Shapes and colours. Twelve shapes make a great introduction to geometry.
• Motor skills. Joining the egg halves trains the fingers.
• Hand-eye coordination. Halves have to line up precisely to click together.

How to play

Take all the eggs apart and mix up the halves. Your child finds the pairs and puts the eggs back in the carton. Name each shape and colour they find.

For older children, play a memory game: lay the halves face down and take turns turning over two. If the shapes match, the player keeps the pair.

A great gift

The Montessori egg puzzle is a good gift for children aged 3 and up – for Easter, a birthday or to bring when visiting.

What's in the box

• 12 white eggs with coloured shapes inside
• Egg carton

Find more games like this in our puzzles for kids collection, or more ideas for this age in toys for 3–5 year olds.