Huey the Fine Motor Hippo

How do you teach your child to use their gross motor skills to turn handles and their hand-eye coordination to put things back in their proper places when tidying up?

You simply introduce your little one to the lovable Huey the Fine Motor Hippo and tell them that the little birds with their beautiful colours and numbers from 1-5 need help getting onto the hippo's back. When they're ready to fly off again, they need a little twist to click free.

Huey also helps your child learn to count from 1 to 5 and recognise colours and their names, all while chatting about the hippo and the birdies and their cute friendship. 

A great learning set for the littlest, full of wonderful opportunities for both play and development. 

This activity benefits essential skills which are great for your child's well-being and ability to learn:

• Develops hand-eye coordination, which is used for instance when we throw, kick, or catch the ball that comes flying at us in the playground, or when we cut an accurate line with a pair of scissors or want to pour a glass of water without spilling.
• Supports kids' proprioception, which you may also know as the body awareness sense or the kinesthetic sense.

Suitable for ages 18 mos. to 4 yrs.

If you miss having your keys, the whisk, your hair clips, the fridge magnets, and the remote controls in their proper place, then get your child a fidget toy set to twist, turn, and tinker with, like this one. Playing with a fidget set is a delightful activity for curious little fingers. Maybe fiddling and tinkering with the toy will give your little hands-on explorer the confidence in their own abilities that they need to explore new skills.

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