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Abacus Rattle

Name: Abacus Rattle
Brand: Tolo
SKU: 76001

A classically designed rattle with a small abacus built into its frame. The baby grips the handle and shakes it to hear the rattling beads, then learns to slide each abacus piece from side to side and spin it. Its simplicity is the point: one toy gives grasping, shaking, sliding and spinning, and gives adults an easy way to start counting aloud and talking. At home it plays in the living room; in a nursery it belongs in the baby room.

Item number 76001 · EAN 0019287760019

Key features

Moving abacus pieces

Pieces slide from side to side and spin on the frame.

Rattling beads

Shaking the rattle produces a clear rattling sound.

Easy to grip

Shaped for small hands to hold and shake independently.

Colourful pieces

Brightly coloured abacus pieces draw the baby's attention.

Learning & development

Fine motor skills

Gripping, shaking and pushing each abacus piece along exercise the fingers.

Sound & rhythm

The baby discovers that shaking makes the beads rattle.

Early numeracy

Adults count the abacus pieces aloud as the baby moves them.

Language development

Talking through counting and colours builds early sound recognition.

Playguide

How to play and learn

Written by Tolo for parents and early-years staff: what to do with the toy, and what the child is learning while doing it.

3 MONTHS +

1Encourage gripping and shaking. Let your baby try this independently before stepping in to help, if necessary.

2Show your baby how to move each abacus piece from side to side.

3Show your baby how to spin the abacus pieces.

4Encourage lots of free play and noise with this simple but effective toy.

5Encourage simple counting with the abacus pieces - even if your infant is too young to understand numbers, talking and communicating will help later sound recognition and language development.