Small Foot
Montessori Sorting Game | Sorting & Stacking Toy
Montessori Sorting Game | Sorting & Stacking Toy
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A small hand slides open the first drawer, peeks inside, and pulls out a coloured peg — then slides the drawer shut again, just to open it once more. That quiet, repeated discovery is exactly what the Montessori Sorting Game from Small Foot is designed for.
Built from FSC-certified wood with smooth, rounded edges, this drawer-and-peg sorting toy gives toddlers from 12 months a clear, calm structure to explore. Three colour-coded drawers each hold matching insertable pegs, inviting little ones to sort by colour, practise opening and closing, and begin to understand that things exist even when they're out of sight — the foundational idea behind object permanence. It's a shape sorter with a quieter, more purposeful feel than the typical drop-and-rattle variety, and the soft palette keeps things focused rather than overwhelming.
Along the way, children build fine motor skills — grasping, placing, releasing — as well as hand-eye coordination and early color recognition, all through play that feels genuinely satisfying rather than instructed.
At BeoVERDE, we love this as a first-birthday gift — a wooden educational toy that looks lovely on a shelf, travels well in a bag, and keeps earning its place long after the wrapping paper is gone.
►Details: Handcrafted from natural, sustainable wood — FSC certified — and painted with non-toxic, water-based stains. Colours and wood grains vary; Size: approx. 28.0 x 8.5 x 12.0 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
