Small Foot
Montessori Marble Box | Motor Skills Toy
Montessori Marble Box | Motor Skills Toy
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A wooden ball drops into the slot, vanishes for a breath — and then rolls back out again. Watch a one-year-old's face the first time it reappears. That little pause, that widening of the eyes, is object permanence clicking into place.
The Montessori Marble Box by Small Foot is a classic early-learning material made from FSC-certified wood. Three smooth wooden balls sit ready for little hands to grasp, drop, and retrieve — over and over, with the quiet satisfaction of a game that always pays off. The gentle internal incline does the work, rolling each ball back out so your little one can begin again. It's open-ended play at its most focused: one action, one result, one very engaged baby. Alongside object permanence, each drop-and-retrieve builds hand-eye coordination and fine motor skills — the kind of careful, concentrated movement that lays real foundations for later learning.
At BeoVERDE, we love this as a first-birthday gift — tactile enough to feel special, simple enough to grow with the child well into the toddler years.
►Details: Handcrafted from natural, sustainable wood — FSC certified — and painted with non-toxic, water-based stains. Colours and wood grains vary; Size: approx. 15.0 x 14.0 x 15.0 cm
►Age: 1 year or older
►The Small Foot Story: Small Foot started in 1988 when two brothers in northern Germany began working with wood — and more than 35 years later, it's still what they do best. Every toy is developed in their German design studio with the thoroughness you'd expect: rigorously tested, thoughtfully engineered, and built to handle years of enthusiastic play. Their range leans heavily into Montessori-inspired, open-ended toys — the kind where a single piece invites stacking, sorting, building, and pretend play all at once. Many products carry FSC® certification, and the company runs on its own solar energy. We stock Small Foot because they consistently deliver that rare combination: genuine play value, honest materials, and a price that doesn't sting.
small foot GmbH & Co. KG, 27755 Delmenhorst (Germany, info@small-foot.de
