‘Séguin Boards: Fruit’ wooden puzzle sorter

About the game

Juicy fruits are hidden amongst the bright patterns. Where is the apple, and how do you find the right match for the other fruits? You need to look closely not only at the shape, but also at the pattern!

‘Séguin Boards: Fruit’ is a wooden game for matching images and shapes. The child looks at photographs of fruit and the patterns on the boards, selects the corresponding tiles and finds the correct matches. Six types of fruit are represented by different designs, so each task requires attention to detail.

Familiar fruits become little puzzles in which the correct shape and design must match.

In the set

• wooden box, 20 × 16 × 6 cm
• 18 wooden tiles, 10 × 7.5 cm, featuring pictures of fruit and patterns
• 18 fruit inserts: 6 of each fruit in different designs

How to play

1. Lay out the boards and inserts.
2. The child looks for a piece of fruit that matches both the shape and the picture.
3. Place each piece of fruit onto its corresponding board.

Where to start

Start with 4–5 boards featuring different fruits.

Game variations

• ‘Find all the bananas’;
• ‘Which fruit is sour and which is sweet?’;
• Touch the fruit whilst keeping your eyes closed;
• Name the colour of the fruit.

What children can practise

• shapes and comparisons
• knowledge of fruit
• attention

Who it’s for

Children aged 3 and over; at home, at kindergarten, or during lessons with a teacher.

Material

Wood-based board (pressed wood), bright print.