12 months & up. Keep babies and toddlers busy with this set of different textures and fine motor activities to explore. These beads are easy to hold and string. Sized perfectly for small hands, these big beads are perfect for promoting fine motor skills, dexterity, sensory play, and hand-eye coordination. Each bead has a different pattern and texture to touch and explore. Encourage children to follow along with a pattern for color identification learning, or have them create their own unique patterns. Designed to develop hand and finger movements to manipulate and match. Excellent for developing perception and coordination skills and classifying and observing.