Healthy Toddler Play Cube

Description

The Healthy Toddler Play Cube is an all-in-one educational activity center designed to captivate young minds while teaching valuable life skills. With its interactive design and vibrant colors, this play cube offers toddlers and preschoolers five exciting activities that combine fun with fundamental lessons on health, nature, and community.

Size: 22"W x 20"H x 19"D Weight: 60 lbs.

Features That Inspire Healthy Choices and Cooperative Play

• Community Garden Panel: Growing Together The community garden on one side of the cube brings the joy of gardening to little hands. Children can explore the importance of fresh, healthy foods by “growing” fruits, vegetables, and flowers together. This panel encourages cooperative play, as kids can work side-by-side to plant and “harvest” various colorful produce, fostering a sense of teamwork and responsibility.
  • Each food item is vividly depicted to make identifying and discussing different vegetables and fruits easy, promoting early learning about nutritious food choices.
• Food Play Maze: Learning to Choose Wisely The food play maze introduces children to a range of healthy food choices, guiding them along paths that highlight nutritious options. Toddlers will enjoy maneuvering food shapes through winding trails, an activity that not only keeps them busy but also sharpens hand-eye coordination and problem-solving skills.
  • Through play, children learn about healthy eating habits in a fun and memorable way, sparking conversations around food and health.
• Interactive Mirror Panel: Self-Discovery On another side of the cube, the mirror panel offers a playful opportunity for self-discovery. Mirrors are more than just reflective surfaces for children; they help them explore their expressions, build self-awareness, and engage in imaginative play. This feature promotes confidence as children observe and learn about their own faces, movements, and emotions.
• Exam Room Wheel: Pediatric Exam Education Healthcare settings often bring curiosity, and sometimes apprehension, for young children. The exam room wheel offers a gentle introduction to what happens during a pediatric visit. By turning the wheel, children can view illustrations of typical activities they might experience in an exam room, such as having their height measured, listening to their heartbeat, or checking their vision.
  • This familiarity with basic medical activities can ease children's anxiety about doctor visits, making the play cube an excellent choice for waiting rooms in pediatric offices.
• Rainforest Puzzle Path: Tropical Adventure with Healthy Food Friends Crowning the play cube is a rainforest-inspired puzzle path that immerses children in a vibrant, lush setting. Here, they can guide pieces shaped like a banana, apple, and broccoli along tracks, offering both a tactile and visual learning experience.
  • This activity reinforces healthy eating by featuring food shapes that children recognize, helping them develop positive associations with nutritious options. The rainforest theme also introduces a love for nature, sparking interest in different environments and animals.

This play cube is more than just a toy, it’s an educational tool designed to meet the needs of active, curious minds. Each panel is crafted with durability and safety in mind, ensuring that it can withstand frequent use in busy settings such as classrooms, therapy rooms, and waiting areas. .

• Encourages Healthy Habits Early: Through relatable play, children learn the value of making healthy food choices, understand basic self-care practices, and recognize the importance of nature and community.
• Promotes Cooperative Play and Social Skills: Many of the cube’s activities encourage children to play together, helping them develop essential social skills such as sharing, taking turns, and working as a team.
• Enhances Motor Skills and Cognitive Development: Each activity is thoughtfully designed to build hand-eye coordination, fine motor skills, and problem-solving abilities, providing a well-rounded play experience that supports child development.
• A Soothing Presence in Healthcare Environments: For pediatricians, dentists, and therapists, the Healthy Toddler Play Cube is a fantastic addition to waiting rooms and play areas. The exam room wheel, in particular, helps prepare children for doctor visits, making the play cube a gentle tool for easing any nervousness.
• Educational and Engaging Design: The rainforest puzzle path and food maze are not only entertaining but also educational, reinforcing healthy habits in a colorful and captivating way.

Ideal for Various Settings

The Healthy Toddler Play Cube is a versatile addition to any setting where children need engaging, enriching activities. It’s perfect for:

• Pediatric and healthcare waiting rooms, where it provides a fun distraction and helps introduce the exam experience in a non-intimidating way.
• Classrooms and early childhood education centers, as an interactive station for cooperative play and health education.
• Libraries, community centers, and daycare facilities looking to offer educational, high-quality play equipment.

Some Assembly Required

Item 15-HTD-001

Made in the U.S.A by Playscapes/Gressco Ltd

Hardware and assembly/mounting instructions are included

• Designed and manufactured for use in healthcare facilities where issues of infection control are most stringent. Made with commercial-grade materials and should be included in the same cleaning protocols as furniture and other high-contact surfaces.
• Frequent cleaning with most commercial disinfectant solutions will not damage or diminish any of our product finishes; but the use of ammonia on acrylic may cause cloudiness.

Playscapes products are warranted against defects in material and workmanship for two years from the date of shipment.