{"product_id":"snap-n-learn-counting-cupcakes","title":"Snap-n-Learn Counting Cupcakes","description":"\u003ch2\u003eTwo-piece cupcakes with numbered candles to pop in - 18 months and up\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCupcakes that snap together in two pieces, with numbered candles for counting. Ages 18 months and up. $50.40.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSnapping is the hand strength exercise.\u003c\/strong\u003e A toddler pushing two halves together is doing exactly the work an occupational therapist would set, and doing it because they want the cupcake to be a cupcake. That is the whole design.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe candles are the counting.\u003c\/strong\u003e Numbered candles pop into the top, so the child matches a numeral to a quantity with their hands rather than on a worksheet. Counting one to five, matching colours, and putting the right candle in the right cake are three activities from one set.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhy cupcakes.\u003c\/strong\u003e Because a toddler will hand you a cupcake and expect you to eat it, and that pretend play is what keeps them at the table for another five minutes. Abstract counters do not get offered to anyone.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eHand strength, coordination, colour recognition, number recognition. Ages 18 months and up.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe supplier does not publish the piece count - ask us before you order if you need it.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"MTA Essentials","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793126318443,"sku":"EVLER6724","price":50.4,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/ler6724_snap-n-learn-counting-cupcakes_v1_1.webp?v=1788359993","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/snap-n-learn-counting-cupcakes","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}