{"product_id":"zart-wooden-rainbow-tray-40-x-20cm-solid-beechwood-8-grooves","title":"Zart Wooden Rainbow Tray 40 x 20cm Solid Beechwood 8 Grooves","description":"\u003ch2\u003eEight grooves that turn a pile of loose parts into a lesson\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e40cm wide, 20cm high, 20mm thick. Solid beechwood. Eight smooth grooves. Rainbow shape. $25.00.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe grooves do the teaching.\u003c\/strong\u003e Hand a child a pile of buttons and they play with it; hand them the same pile and eight defined spaces and they start sorting - by colour, by size, by material, by whatever rule they invent. The structure creates the thinking, and it happens without an adult setting the task.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThe rainbow shape is not decoration.\u003c\/strong\u003e Eight curved bands in sequence is a natural invitation to order things by shade, which is colour theory before a child has the words for it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e20mm of solid beechwood\u003c\/strong\u003e is a serious piece of timber. It does not warp, it does not chip, and it survives an early years room for years rather than a term.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt works as a display as well as a tool.\u003c\/strong\u003e Filled with natural materials or a child's collection, it is genuinely good-looking on a shelf, which is why it stays out and keeps getting used.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIt suits paint palettes and collage too\u003c\/strong\u003e - eight separate wells for mixed colours or sorted collage pieces.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eOne note on the environmental claim\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eZart describes the beechwood as \"sustainably sourced\".\u003c\/strong\u003e That is their wording and no certification scheme is named, so we are attributing it rather than repeating it as fact. \u003cstrong\u003eWe have asked what stands behind it.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zart","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":53793514455403,"sku":"EVWPZ101","price":25.0,"currency_code":"AUD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0963\/2795\/8891\/files\/WPZ101_OPT1.jpg?v=1788376642","url":"https:\/\/megaofficesupplies.com.au\/products\/zart-wooden-rainbow-tray-40-x-20cm-solid-beechwood-8-grooves","provider":"Mega Office Supplies","version":"1.0","type":"link"}