Le Toy Van, Ocean Life Stacking Animals

What it is: This sea life stacking set is made up of nine chunky wooden ocean animals, each piece is made from sustainable certified wood and painted in cheerful, colourful hues. Little ones can stack, balance and arrange their sea creatures in all sorts of ways, creating their own underwater world as they play.

Why we love it: A lovely first stacking toy for little hands from the age of 18 months. We love the chunky, easy-to-hold pieces and the bright sea life characters, which make practising balancing and stacking feel like play. It’s a great way to develop hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills and problem-solving, while encouraging little ones to explore and experiment at their own pace.

And once the stacking is done, the animals can become part of all sorts of imaginative games - from underwater adventures to learning the names of different sea creatures. A simple, open-ended toy that can grow with them, and one that looks lovely on a nursery shelf too.

Featuring a whale, dolphin, starfish, penguin, sea turtle, jellyfish and an array of fishy friends, perfectly sized for small hands to grasp. Comes complete with a handy cotton storage bag for stacking fun on the move.