Make an easy counting, sorting and addition game using shapes and homemade numeral cards for a playful, open-ended maths activity!
I set out a maths activity for both of the bigger girls using the gorgeous wooden shapes from our Spielgaben educational toys set (you can read our full review of this wonderful product here.) I simply selected 6 different sets of the coloured 2D shapes and drew one of each colour onto a little piece of card, then placed them into the sections in one of our dip dishes (available from the party section in the supermarket and great for sorting activities!) Then I wrote the numerals 1-9 onto little pieces of card and placed those in the middle.
Pop started off by simply choosing one numeral card and one shape card at random, then set about finding the correct number and colour of each shape to match.
She counted them out using 1:1 correspondence as she went (i.e. moving one object each time she counted to consolidate the learning.)
She moved on to adding together small sets of objects and finding the total amount.
Cakie started straight at this step, adding together small groups of the shapes after finding and counting out each corresponding set. She was quick to find the total amounts and selected the numeral card to represent this and placed it underneath the little scene.
She continued this was 3 or more groups of shapes, finding the overall total and placing the answer card underneath. We had a go at subtracting some shapes too, using the same cards and this will definitely be the next step in progression for C.
Whilst they were playing there was a good chance to talk about the properties of the shapes and how we could distinguish them from one another. Some of the triangles look similar at first glance, but with more attention they are quite different! Of course they couldn’t resist making shapes and patterns with them as always, and enjoying how they tesselate (it’s so satisfying!)
You can read the rest of our Playful Maths series here, to see lots of ideas for creative ways to learn in a hands-on way!
Would YOU like to win one of these GORGEOUS sets of quality, handmade, wooden educational toys? Well, Spielgaben have very kindly offered one set to a reader of The Imagination Tree!
Simply leave a comment below, making sure to use a valid email address as you do so, so that I can easily contact you! This giveaway open only to UK, USA and AUSTRALIA (I’m so sorry!) I would love to have this open world-wide but the postage costs of a set like this just make it impossible for the company.
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Christine M. says
Thank you for the great idea!
kevin harvey says
fabulous items for my wife’s toddler group she runs for the community.
Amber @ Mamas Blissful Bites says
I would LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE LOVE to have this set! There are so many educational activities I could do with it! This would absolutely be the star at Christmas!
Lynne says
Wow – we would love to have this set, it’s gorgeous.
Sarah Brook says
I love the spielgaben sets and find them fabulous to use in my school setting and with my nephews. So many open ended activities to see where children’s imagination and knowledge will take them.
Jo McQueen says
Let it be mme, Let it be me!! Thanks for all your hard work xx
Jo P says
Fab idea as always. Would be a dream come true to win a fab set of spielgaben toys xx
Emma @ P is for Preschooler says
I would love to win this set! It’s lovely! 🙂
Gillian Flore says
What can I say other than this would be amazing.
simone mcdonald says
love these ideas for making education fun
Kerry Hampson says
Love the look of the Spielgaben set and this is a great example of how it can be used. Thanks!
Ness says
Thanks so much for running this fabulous competition. Would love this set for my little boy.
Erin says
That set looks so amazing! We would love to have it!
Dani says
Fantastic set!!
Traci says
Wow! Great ideas!
Ashley says
This is such a great idea! I also would love to win the materials for my preschool!
Susan Blower says
This is excellent , it would be great for my daughters education 🙂
Melissa b. says
Perfect learning tool! Would be very grateful.:)
Cassie says
What a lovely set! A child could not help but learn with this!!
Holly says
I would love to win this set!
Amy says
I love maths and this would be an amazing resource to share with children and their inquiring minds.
Melissa Lemmons says
That is a great activity to do with counting and addition. I’d love to have a Spielgaben set. The possibilities are so exciting.
Hannah Root says
Fantastic idea! Thank you, as always, for sharing such brilliant ideas for us all to use.
Claire F says
I love the way you’ve combined the Spielgaben set with your own homemade cards and a supermarket-purchased tray. As always Anna, you’re very enterprising! I’d love a set so that I could do some of these great activities with my daughter too!
Just Another Modest Mom says
I would love to win. I have two girls that would love interacting with this! My email is mcwhovians@gmail.com
Chrissy says
I’ve seen these sets all over and would love to win one for our family! Thanks, Anna, for hosting this giveaway 🙂
Jessica I says
WOW, incredible set! We’ve been looking for a maths-related set for my toddler as he is nuts about problem-solving right now. We would love love looooove to win this! Thanks for the marvelous opportunity!
Jen says
Totally would live to win this set! 🙂
Becki says
Would love one of these lovely sets for my pre-schooler who loves to count!
Cassie @ 3Dinosaurs.com says
I would love to win this for my girls. I can see me using this a lot! This is a great learning activity.
Alison says
What a fantastic set!
Melissa says
Oh wow, these would be a dream come true for my four little ones! What a beautiful set. Thanks for the great idea and amazing opportunity!
Beth faulkner says
This would be fantastic, these set look amazing, I would love to win one for my boys!
Holly James says
Ooh, would love to win this for my kids to play with! So many possibilities!
Robyn Clarke says
My son(and I) would love this! Would fill up many hours with fun and discovering.
Teresa McNorton says
Great giveaway!
Aleacia says
This set would bee a wonderful addition to our homeschool room!
Sarah says
Wow! This set is coming up all over the place and you clever people have such great ideas for using it! We would love to win one of these for our house.
Karen Forbes says
Amazing hours of fun and learning! A must have!
Sarah says
These sets looks amazing – wish they’d been around when my 14 year old was younger, but would definitely be well used in this house with my younger daughter and any further children we have. I love this site full of interesting and educational activities to explore the world with our youngsters x
Paula bertham says
The children I care for would love this set, thank you for all your amazing idea’s we love you xx
Anna alderson says
Fab ideas. Would love to use this with my two amazing kids
Kate Garrard says
My children would love a set of this. Will keep the older two busy while I look after my new arrival.
Louise says
Wow, where to start with a set like this? I have so many ideas running around my head already. An amazing addition to anyone’s house. (let it be me!) 🙂
Kristan Price says
Oh my gosh, how I would love to win these for my kids! They look fantastic and I have read so many great reviews! This would be perfect for them!! Thank you for this opportunity!!
Ellie Denno says
How fab-what a brilliant set to teach little ones through all sorts of fun games!!
Kate says
My 4 yr old twins would love this, such a creative way to make learning fun and open ended!
Julie McGuire says
So cool! I am a former math teacher with a 3 1/2 year old who would love this!
Amy says
I would love to win this set and have a chance to use it to try out some of your brilliant ideas!!!
Cathy McGhee says
Get ideas for my pediatric occupational therapy
Tara K says
This would be the perfect addition to my daughter’s home education! I love your site and Spielgaben.
Jennie Garcia says
Wow!! I love this!! My 4 year old is obssesed with counting! She would love this!
TFS! Take Care!
Jennie
Joanne Denbow says
Lovely resources. Would love to win them!
Sarah says
Love this website! I even use ideas on here for my year 4 class (adapted of xourae!) as well as my little man! We would adore this set! Thanks for such a great give away!
Linh says
Thank you very much
Donna Underwood says
We would love love love to win this! My little girl would enjoy teaching and showing our twins how to do it! X
Sarah says
Love this website! I even use ideas on here for my year 4 class (adapted of course!) as well as my little man! We would adore this set! Thanks for such a great give away!
Rachael says
Thank you for your daily inspiration and imagination to help us develop play and learning x
Aisha Brown says
This looks AWESOME!! Would be great for my twins!!
Lindsey Donald says
I’m a teacher on maternity leave, I would love these for my little one 🙂 x x x
Moranda Matthews says
This set would provide the backbone for fun learning with my wonderful son. My husband and I are both Chartered Engineers and between us can think of lots of excellent ways to bring fun and creativity into technical learning. Would also be very useful material to have access to as a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering & Mathematics) Ambassador. Taking the positive messages about Enginnering and all things mathematical to boys and girls of school age. Brilliant set!
jaime johnson says
Love your site! How lovely!
Cari Herrera says
Wow! This is an absolutely gorgeous math set. Both my kids are very mathematical learners. They would get years of learning from this. Thank you!
dawn weaver says
Love your website and this set is amazing… my daughter loves shapes and counting she would have so much fun with this… i’m a childminder also so could have so much fun with this x
Natalie turner says
What a fantastic idea and the set looks wonderful too.
Christina says
Love to have this for my girls! The price is a bit high so it would be a wonderful gift.
Yoey says
I have been lusting after a Spielgaben set for home since I first saw your review earlier this year and I have been talking to my daughter’s nursery about investing in one. Anything which helps parents give their children the gift of endless freeform, imaginative play has to be worth its weight in gold and I’m talking about both the product and this website x
doris reichert says
I’m a Nana and would love to give to my grandson.my daughter is going to be a home schooler and this would be a great aide.thank you for all your good ideas and suggestions.
Julie says
What a beautiful set and great idea on how to use it. Clicked over to your review and am impressed with the quality of these toys and the possibilities in how to use them would love to win one for my little boy!
Lin Harding says
Would love this for the little ones I childmind. It looks brilliant.
Brigette says
Great giveaway, thank you! We would love this as we are about to start up tot school in January!
Jordan C says
I’d love to win this set! I see your girls play with it on IG and it looks fabulous.
Charlotte Whitby-Coles says
This looks like an amazing set!
Jules says
Please, please may I have one of these beautiful sets for my class! Love your ideas.
Ms. Jessi says
I’ve been drooling over this set since you first got it. It would make a lovely Christmas present for the classroom! 🙂
Jayne Green says
Hi, I love your website and the wonderful activities you share.
I’m totally sold on the Spielgaben sets and I would absolutely love to win one for my two little girls to enjoy. I’ll keep fingers and toes firmly crossed!
Thank you for the ideas and the competition,
Jayne
Amanda says
These look beautiful, we would love to win =)
Lisa Hook says
Lovely ideas !!!!
Karen says
Wow wee!! What an amazing giveaway from an amazing site!!!!
Jo says
Wow this would make our Christmas at our house – have been dreaming to being able to afford this set !
Mona says
Would LOVE to win a set of Spielgaben!!
Kate Thomas says
I would LOVE one of these! Had my eye on them since you first posted pics of your set, but just can’t afford it right now 🙁 Keeping my fingers crossed …
Laura says
I love this set. What an amazing educational resource.
natali says
Just love this set, the possibilities are endless! Just wonderful!
Jennifer Flores says
This set is incredible! I’d be lucky to win.
Jeanine Sandall says
What a wonderful set, with such diverse uses. I love your numbers game!
Sarah says
Think it’s time for a rebrand: you shall be known as The Giving Tree from now on! We would love a spielgaben set to play with x
Chris-Anne says
I’m pregnant with our first baby due end of Jamuary, this would be such an amazing prize to win.
Lacey says
These sets are beautiful!
Emma says
Wow, I would LOVE to win this, it looks amazing. xxx
jaime@FSPDT says
what an amazing product would love one for my boys.
Lyndsay Jay says
Wow – what an amazing resource. Would love to win a set!
Katherine Leaver says
What a wonderful resource, would love a chance to win 🙂
Sonya Rees says
This looks amazing! Would love to win!
Louise says
We would love to win one of these for our boys. They would be in heaven!
Avril says
Live this. I will show my daughter’s kindergarten teacher!
Lauren says
This set looks amazing! Would love to explore using it.
Michelle says
My boys love maths and counting and would make hours of use out of this lovely set 🙂
Laura says
Oh my goodness! We would love to have a set of these for our campground homeschool!
Rebecca C says
Brilliant numbers game – we love your ideas and creativity!
Tamara Lowndes says
Oh gosh, what a fantastic prize. I know 28 children who would love these to help with their numeracy. Fingers crossed x
Michelle says
Looks so fun. My daughters would love it 🙂
Fiona Lambert says
Love all the ideas on this site and trying to get my daughter into counting so this will be excellent. Love the set.
Stephanie says
This is a wonderful product! I wish I had something like this before for my preschool class. It would be an excellent choice for my own children as well. How fun it must be to design such amazing things for young growing minds! 🙂
Katherine Aldis says
I would love to win this set, it would be a great resource for my childminding business and my own children would love it too!
Megan Sullivan says
Gorgeous!! Would love to see more ideas using this set.
Kristi Thompson says
I’m soooooo excited about this giveaway!!! I LOVE this set, but can’t afford it right now. Thank you soo much for offering it and hope whoever the recipient is becomes so blessed by this wonderful gift.
Kelly says
Would love love love a Spielgaben set! Fingers crossed. Love your blog too. X
Nancy says
These manipulatives would provide years of imaginative learning and fun. Hope to win. Thanks for the opportunity.
Andrea Iriarte says
Love the ideas! Make math fun and not something scary!
Camille says
Wonderful and playful as always !
Thanks a lot !
Kelly says
Would love these to use in my new job as a childminder assistant 🙂 they look so fun!
Fiona says
Will certainly be trying this when my lo is a bit older, thank you.
Jane Burton says
My son would thrive on this with his mathematical mind! It’d be an amazing surprise!
Daniel says
So many possibilities
Paula Flanagan says
What a great activity, so simple but effective x
Trisha says
I love all of the potential with these sets! They are amazing.
Devon Hampton says
Thank you for the opportunity! This set would be perfect for our family. 🙂
Jenni says
Love your site & the opportunity to win this set is fab!
Amanda says
These would be wonderful for my preschool!!!
Veronica Vigloria says
What an amazing opportunity to be able to win one of these wonderful sets!
Roz Arnold says
This looks like an amazing set, lots of fun and creativity to be had.
Kristi says
I would love to win this for my kids!
Shaunna says
I am loving all of the activities I see with this set. It would be so awesome to have one of our own.
Laura Thomson says
I love reading your blog and all the great ideas. It inspires me to find different ways to engage with my girls and to see them grow their understanding of the world. And their enthusiasm.
Adele says
I absolutely love this toy collection and how versatile they are. The opportunities are so endless. We are currently saving for a set to expand on our childminding resources.
marcjanna says
This set is amazing! Lovely giveaway 🙂
linda Lewis says
I would love to win a set to use with my children they look fab.
Ruth says
What a fab set! I would love to win this.
Nadia says
Oooh I would LOVE one of these for my kids for Christmas! Thanks btw for all your fantastic ideas 🙂 x
Nicki Mattey says
I would love one of these sets for playgroup. We can make lots of use for lots of different activities.
Fingers crossed.
Veronica says
Would love to win one of these sets! Would be torn between using it for school or keeping it at home for my little ones xx
Amanda says
Oh wow! I have a 2 year old who is absolutely obsessed with numbers and counting and shapes… he would love this! What a fantastic set, I have never seen anything like it.
Heather Ruppel says
This would make a fantastic gift for my boys. Keeping my fingers crossed!
loretta says
How wonderful to offer such an amazing set of learning toys! This would be such a blessing to have for my 3 boys who are incredibly hands on when it comes to learning! Congrats to whoever wins this!
Marjon says
What a great product!
Sarah says
love Your learning Ideas. Can’t Wait To Try Some Of Them!
Ellimae Kalinoski says
Thank you for the opportunity to win something so wonderful!
Anne Seed says
Fantabulous, this gorgeous set is beautiful. The shapes look like sweets-good enough to eat!!!! I bet they are incredibly tactile.
Chelsey says
I have been in love with this after seeing all these fabulous blog posts showing all the neat activities you can do with it!!! Would just love it!!
Meghan Shaffer says
Thanks for the giveaway! Of course, would LOVE to win the Spielgaben set!
Alyssa says
OMG these are amazing! would love to win!
Farrah says
Oh Wow…endless hours of imagination and play…we would love to win this x
Farrah says
P.s where did you get the flower clear tray?..great for teaching x
Soumya Dunworth says
Amazing giveaway, would love to win.
Sarah says
These sets look amazing, would love to win one!
Amanda Manisty says
Would love to win! I think my 3 girls are almost exactly the same age as yours!
Ibby says
Looks amazing. Thank you for all of the ideas
Kathryn says
My son would be over the moon if we had this set at home.
Sarah Fletcher says
What an amazing set and a fantastic give away. Would love to win this as my 2 kids would so enjoy playing the games and activities you’ve shared. Thank you for your inspiration!
Michelle Thompson says
Such a great idea and such an inspiring product. Would love to win a set! Thanks for all your fab play ideas.
Laura @ Lalymom says
What a beautiful set, my kids would spend hours playing with these!
Asaka says
I love the idea of how you have introduced numbers using this beautiful set. Would love to win this for my children and friends!
Lyndsay says
My girls would love this set but it’s slightly beyond Santa’s budget this year!
Kirsty says
Would love to win. They would be a great benefit in teaching maths to my little ones.
Heather says
A fabulous looking bright coloured set that children will love using.
Janet says
What a wonderful product! I just started working in a preschool special education class. They could learn so much from this product 🙂
Wendy Marks says
This set is amazing! I love to use natural wooden materials in the classroom. This set would be perfect and help us enhance our classroom math center and add some new activities to small group time 🙂
Elle Feliz says
This set would be fantastic for our homeschool. I am sure the kids would love all the possibilities.
Shona Miles says
We would love to receive this set! We’ve been trying out lots of activities from the site and my daughter has enjoyed them all, as have I!
Jessie Field says
The set looks so amazing, the possibilities are never ending!! We love your ideas Anna, thank you .
Melissa Heuer says
This set looks fabulous! We would love it for our two boys.
lucy says
Would love to in this beautiful educational set so i’ll keep my fingers crossed!
Angie S. says
I homeschool and we public school. My husband and I did not attend college. We are striving for our kids to get the best education they could possibly receive. We both believe this starts at home and highly stress education since no adults in our lives did. These sets are beautiful and would highly benefit our family and it’s learning environment!! Great site!
Crystal says
This would make a great, surprise holiday gift!
Sarah E says
Would be great for the classroom and home!
Andrea stough says
I would love to win this set to use for homeschooling my children and for use in my in home daycare.
Becki says
Would absolutely love to win these to use with my year two class (and my 3yo daughter too)! Thanks for the inspiration! X
Jenny says
What a fantastic giveaway! I’d love to own this… Fingers crossed!
Lisette says
How awesome are these?!
Ginnie says
These look so tactile and inviting
Andrea Senior says
Our little squiggles in reception would love these! What an amazing idea
Claire says
What a beautiful set! Love your blog!!
Kate says
Thanks so much for sharing your imagination with us and for the opportunity to win!
sue a says
i can see a few happy faces with this set! mine included!
Marina says
I would love to get this set for my preschool
Helen says
We would love to have one of these sets, our daughter’s maths would really benefit from a set like this!
Anna says
Oh wow I would LOVE to win this so much. Fingers crossed!
Helen Cross says
Good luck everyone. I know my children would love this.
Nicole says
What a fantastic idea! I can’t wait to try this out with my boys and the materials I have at home. Would love that set!!
Dori says
That looks great, thanks!
Liz parry says
Lovely idea for encouragingnumber confidence. My little girl loved it. X
Rebecca says
I thinknj would wrap this up for myself for Christmas! I have been wanting one of these sets for my girls since I first saw it here : )
Rachel says
This looks fantastic.
Leanne says
My son is looking over my shoulder saying I would like that please mummy!
Christie Loving says
I would love to win this for my gorgeous and super smart nephew who I love from afar. It would mean a lot to be able to get him something so special. Thank you for the oportunity.
Celine says
What a beautiful selection of math manipulatives. I loved seeing how your girls used the shapes and numbers to work out various problems.
Gemma says
I would love this for my boys
Amanda says
Wow, what a great set! Would love to win!!
Paulette Cappell says
Awesome set, encouraging creativity, autonomy, exploration and investigation, active learning and critical thinking!
Bethany Winston says
I have my fingers crossed, because I would absolutely LOVE to win this. Thanks for such great math ideas to go with this set too.
Alexa says
Simple and beautiful. Fingers crossed!
deborah says
Wow how amazing to have a set like this! I tutor maths so it would have a double purpose.
Jenny Clearwater says
This is an amazing set!!!
Dawn says
We bought a set, but would love to win one for a Christmas gift for my best friend’s five kids who are home schooled.
Louise says
What a fantastic idea and one I will certainly be trying. Fabulous education set which any child would love!
Sarah henson says
Such a fantastic resource, thanks for all your ideas x
Kathy says
What a beautiful set! I love pattern blocks, and these just have so many more possibilities.
Clare says
Montessori would have loved this! And I would too!
Mel Langford says
Fantastic, the kids would love this!!!
Andrea Tully says
Would love to win this set , there are endless possibilities with it !
Debbie says
what a fantastic site, the set will provide endless activities for our children.
Devany says
These are just gorgeous! Thanks for the chance to win!
Michelle Cains says
Wow! Another fabulous idea – so simple, yet so effective, and allowing creativity and exploration of critical concepts.
Helen Stewart says
Love the spielgaben set. Sadly outside our price range so great to have the chance to win one
Carina says
Lovely idea as always 🙂
Rachel Cooper says
My son and I would enjoy this set so much. Thank you for the opportunity to enter.
Amy says
My Childminded children would benefit so much from these. They look amazing!
Claire says
Fantastic idea! Would love one of these brilliant sets!
Tze says
Awesome! A creative way to learn and practice.. Minus the boring math drills
Megan Noon says
I will definitely be using this during discovery time at school. Like so many of your ideas they are fantastic and so easy to make and the children love them! Thank you Imagination Tree for another fabulous idea!
Kirsty Little says
I would love this set to support play based learning in my P1 class.
Clare R says
Beautiful set! What a fab giveaway, thanks for the chance to win it 🙂
Alex says
Tha js for all the lovely ideas. My daughter has special needs so it’s good to get some inspiration for ways to help her learn and access the world. The set looks AMAZING and beautiful. Crossing my fingers x
Heather says
Oh, we would so LOVE this set, but can’t afford it. Thank you for a chance to win it!
Sairs says
The Spielgarben set looks fantastic with so many opportunities for open ended play and learning. I love the shape and number activity, I’ll certainly be using that one.
Fingers crossed!
Jennifer says
What a beautiful resource with infinite possibilities! I know my son would love it and get years of use from it.I’ve got my *fingers crossed* that we are selected!
Denise Candelaria says
This will be such a blessing for my kids to learn more. I’ll be praying for this miracle.
Lynn Medland says
What a wonderful box of delights. My mind is already racing about how I could use them in the classroom and at home.
Reinaldo R. Candelaria says
Love this for my children since my wife is homeschooling them.
Im Ali says
We would LOVE this set…crossing my fiingers and saying a prayer!
hayley says
This is the first I have ever heard/seen of this, it looks amazing. A great gift for a child to enjoy maths.
Clare Wood says
Ooh, yes please x
Areshea says
I just think of all the ways my 6 kids could use these wonderful toys. I love learn through play toys
Lynda says
Wow! What an amazing give-away! Endless possibilities for my 22 month grandson 🙂
Jo H says
What an fab giveaway…Yes Please 🙂
Jess Underhill says
What a lovely set and some great ideas of how to use it. Thanks 🙂
Lucy says
Ooh exciting had to be in it to try win it! Who ever gets this set is going to be very lucky.x
Cindy Hayden says
Wow. I will certainly be using this in my setting!
Hannah says
What a fantastic set – so many possibilities, so little time!
Amy says
Oh I looooove this set! Thanks for having such a wonderful giveaway!!
Mel says
I have seen these on several blogs besides yours and think they would sure be wonderful for my children! Thank you!
Suzanne Hagen says
Your blog has given me so many wonderful things to do with my twin preschoolers! We would love to have this beautiful set!
Polly says
This would make the BEST Christmas present!
Deb says
Great ideas x seeing what others do really keeps yourself going with new things
Maya says
What a fabulous toy! We would love to win 🙂
Helen says
Thanks for this post. Looks like a great idea to try, I’ll have to improvise on the shapes though 😉 I’m new to your blog but loving it so far. Thank you.
Chris lambert says
Thank you for all your ideas. This is a lovely gift
Jenny says
Wow what a lovely resource 🙂
Lindsey says
Thank you for such wonderful ideas! I’m a early years PGCE student & a mum to a little one. I love your site for inspiration at home & school! We made your molm sand for our small world as part of our space theme. would LOVE to win these!
Kat says
Lovely idea and the set looks incredible!! Would absolutely love it for my two. 🙂
Marie says
The first line says, “Make an easy counting, sorting and addition game using shoes and homemade numeral cards…” This intrigued me, which is why I clicked through to read the rest. But it turns out this activity does not use shoes. 🙁 Was that first line actually meant to say “shapes”?
Lindsey says
That was meant to say moon sand!
Chi says
We just love these Spielgaben sets, it would be awesome to have one for our daughter! Thank you for a great blog too!
caz says
i am lusting after this but they are so expensive
Shane Evans says
Our kids would love this. Great stuff. Let the winner be me!
Therie Smith says
I would love to have a Spielgaben set for my son! So many learning opportunities would await us with a set like this! Thank you for all of your wonderful ideas too!:)
Gemma O'Donoghue says
I would absolutely love,love,love this set!! For my daughters of course!! 😉
Henkela says
What a fantastic set – so many possibilities! … and a wonderful website too, Anna! Great job and thank you.
Natalie Kersnovske says
Fantastic idea, my preschoolers would love this.
Ellie says
Your site is always so inspiring, thank you for all your hard work putting it all together I regularly use loads of your ideas with my little ones. What am amazing giveaway too!
Sally says
What a fantastic idea. I am really loving your posts.
Rebecca says
What wonderful toys and activities as always!
Leanne Neale says
I am leaving teaching to homeschool my son and I would love one of these to kick start our homeschooling career! What an amazing resource and fabulous ideas, thank you 🙂
Helen says
I would love to win this! I have three little boys who would love them! Keeping my fingers tightly crossed!
Sarah says
The possibilities are endless with this resource. My little man would love to have the opportunity to own it.
Tracey says
Thank you.. Can use in class and at home with my own kids!! Simple, yet such a great learning tool!
Natalie says
I love your amazing but simple ideas on here. Thank you for sharing them all! The Spielgaben set looks like an incredible resource to have.
Victoria says
Brilliant clever idea! So many uses and learning opportunities 🙂
gemma says
Wow i would love to wi this
Melanie Hunter says
As a primary school teacher I love this activity but love the competition even more! Fingers crossed! Thanks always for your amazing ideas.
Lucy Perkins says
This set looks amazing. I would love to win it for me and my girls!
Kate says
I find your ideas a great source of inspiration for my own children and the EAL children at school. I have even used some of the ideas with an after school group that I help to run – Thank you so much.
Hannah says
This looks fabulous and my 3 girls would be thrilled to receive it. Thanks. Hannah
Jane feilden says
Looks great, would love to share with my little boy
Joanne Wilson says
What a great idea. This would be great for my setting
Jodie R says
What an incredible set. My boys would love it!
Risa says
Wow! I love the idea (and silly me, the tray display). Fun way to teach so much!!
Cathy says
A very inspiring set. I can think so so many ways this could be used and am sure the children would come up with many more. It would be a great addition to our family day care resource library.
SparklePetal says
What an amazing opportunity for the winner and their child(ren)! Who knows, it could even be me!!
Heather Percy says
These would be great for our Montessori homeschool room!
Maria bond says
Wow, how incredibly beautiful. This would be perfect for my three little boys x
Juliane H says
The Spielgaben set looks amazing! Btw, thank you for your inspirational website – my little preschool boy and I have so much fun stirring up new play dough (with tons of glitter) using your play dough recipe 🙂
Celia Sharman says
I would so love this set for my little ones, it’s just so versatile and beautiful in every way. Anna, such wonderful ideas for its use, thank you for sharing. Fingers crossed!
Becky Stothard says
Wow, this is amazing, we would love to have this to play with!
Becky Brown says
Such a simple but fun learning idea. Thank you for introducing me to a great range of educational toys. I have two little boys that would love to explore them!
karen says
My son with visual impairment would fid this v useful. Thanks
Rebecca says
What an amazing prize.
Sarah says
This set looks amazing, I’m a childminder and I’m sure it would be used daily by the children of all ages in my care. Please include me in the draw. Thank you.
Neeti says
What a fantastic idea! Thank you!
Kate Hobson says
Love love! Hope I can win! :))
Emily says
Such a beautiful set! I think I’d have even more fun than the kids playing with this!
Claire says
Thanks for the giveaway. I love Spielgaben!
Yasmin says
These look fab!
Katie says
Brilliant-thanks!
The Monko says
wow thats a lot of comments! It really is a fab educational toy though, i have been contemplating one for Goblin but can’t quite bring myself to spend the money.
Abi Hall says
Brilliant page with brilliant ideas. Would love to win this set, looks amazing, as do your activities x
katie skeoch says
looks fabulous!! We would have great fun with this and it’s educational too xx
Catherine says
This is such an appealingly colourful set. I would love to use it to teach my daughter maths 🙂
Anita says
I love the ideas for this game! I also love The Imagination Tree!
Thanks!
Lucy Clement-Evans says
A fantastic giveaway and wonderful resource that my 4 would love to play with!
Emma Bergmeier says
What a wonderful idea! Equally practical and beautiful!!
Sabelle says
I’ve been looking for gift ideas like this. Would love to win!
Jacqui Harrington says
fun & educational all in one.
Amy says
What a wonderful open-ended learning resource. I would absolutely love to win this beautiful set for my daughter!!!
Sam says
Wow!! An amazing open ended and infinitely inspiring set. We’d love one 🙂
Zoe Bickmore says
So simple but so much fun
Bec says
What a wonderful concept. We are about the begin the journey if school, and this is beginning to sound quite essential!
Sarah says
I would love to win this so much and try out some of your fab ideas with it!
Debbie says
Wow, I’ve looked at this set often and think it’s absolutely fantastic. Thanks so much for the chance to win such a great educational tool.
Olya Brigham says
Awesome idea!!! Love this concept. So helpful for a child to learn counting!
Marg kelvin says
This is a fantastic prize. The hours of fun, while learning me & my 5yr old would have!
Victoria says
Some brilliant, simple ideas here! I am busy telling everyone about how useful this blog is not to mention inspiring and full of easy ideas! Would love to win!
sam,hurley says
My class would absolutely love this. What a fabulous resource x
Laura Stewart says
Amazing resource!!!
Lorraine says
what a great way to learn and have fun at the same time.
Olivia says
So simple but so much learning involved..
Tess says
Love all your ideas, can always find something great to do for my little ones. And would love the set as there are so many possibilities for play and learning. Would love, love, love this.
Stephanie @ Twodaloo says
I don’t even know where I would begin with this amazing set! I would probably just stare at it for a few days, just considering all the possibilities. Thanks for the chance to win!
Rachel says
Would love to win! They look amazing. So many possibilities…. Thanks for the chance to win!
Heidi Sherman says
Fabulous set, so many options for learning and games
julesP says
Dear Father Christmas, please send me a wonderful Spielgaben set. I promise to be good for ever more!
Stacy W. says
I have been drooling over these sets since the first time I saw them. I would love to win!
Laura Cook says
Love this and get so many fab ideas from The Imagination Tree to use in my early years class. Fingers crossed 🙂
Isil says
I adore this set. Thank you so much for the chance.
Rebecca says
Spielgaben, spielgaben you’re wonderful stuff so bright and exciting I can’t get enough!
Amy says
This looks such a great resource. I have my fingers crossed!
Rowan Webley says
I would LOVE to win one of these. I’m a childminder with 3 children under 3, and could spend hours having fun with all these activities x
Linda threlfall says
What an amazing resource.
Katie W says
I absolutely love this Spielgaben set, it offers endless amounts of learning opportunities for children of all ages and really encourages children to think critically and creatively. Open ended resources like this bring out the best in children! I only wish I had one : )
TheBoyandMe says
This is an amazing competition, thank you.
Di Hancock says
School would be so grateful for a chance to win .. thank you. Thanks, also, for your amazing and informative site, I get so many ideas from you.
Margaret says
Fantastic resource to make learning fun.
Siona says
This set is beautiful. I love the ideas you share
Samantha Armstrong says
I would love to win this for my children so many possibilities and hours of fun
Ashley Frew says
Love this website. Have used a lot of your ideas and the above resource looks so exciting and amazing.
Charlotte rose says
I love this selection of shapes and colours and Iam sure my daugther and her friends with.
Samantha Hayward says
We love your work Anna. Fab competition. My 3 little ones would love a Spielgaben set
Beth Riley says
Maths so often gets left behind literacy in the home environment! What a wonderful way to explore number and shape together!! I love the look of these sets 🙂
Chelsea says
My boys would LOVE these. I’ve always wanted to get them some open ended toys like this, but they are so expensive!
Nicole says
This looks amazing. Perfect to use with my little ones 🙂
Belinda Sullivan says
Absolutely love this product!!!! Fabulous idea…..
Tammy S says
What a wonderful set! I was delighted to see that the set can be sent to Australia, what a pleasure it would be to have one in our home! So many possibilities for fun and education!
Christine Riches says
We would love this!
Kathryn Sterling says
Would be a fantastic resource to have
Asia Citro says
We’d love to win a set! 🙂
Michele says
I would love to win these! Thanks for the wonderful ideas and fabulous blog!
Tara says
Wow, this is so sweet but so effective. Thanks for sharing…eeeek, hope I win 🙂 xxxx
Jenna Spurgeon says
Love your site and love the look of this resource!!
OneOffOrdinary says
Wow! I can see so many uses for these both for my three year old but also these could be great for my 5 year old who has cerebral palsy and often struggles with items that may be slippy plastic.
Lizzie says
We’d really live this fab set. Great ideas on how to use it too. Thanks.
Beccy Lee says
Your site has been such an inspiration to myself, our staff team and friends of the Pre-school. Thank you for the wonderfully creative ideas. We look forward to carrying out lots more of the activities and sharing them with the children’s families.
Crys says
This would be such a blessing! I’ve been wanting it since I first read about it awhile ago.
Allegra Glynn says
You really have the best ideas, I can’t wait to try this one out! The shape set looks amazing, I know my son would love it!
Becky Wise says
Wow, an amazing set, with lots of potential uses that will last ages. We would love to win one.
Nicky says
Love these 😀
Michael says
This would be a great addition to our home based preschool.
Cola Whitworth says
As a fellow EYFS teacher and now full time mummy, this is the stuff of dreams. I am desperate for this set and to get back to my Montessori roots!
Natalie Wallace says
I am home educating my daughters and the Imagination Tree is a great source of inspiration for us. Thank you!
Melissa Kuvelker says
What an amazing prize got fingers and toes crossed
Andrea Reid-Kelly says
What a fabulous, multi-faceted resource. I’d love to let my daughters and my class (special needs children) get hold of it!
Naomi Sharp says
I would just love to have one of the Spielgaben sets for not only to use @ home with my four year old but also to use with the children in my junior kindergarten classroom.
Shona Byron says
Love your site soooo much!
My daughter and I were threading pipe cleaners into colanders and putting tissue paper shapes on our home made light box today.
Thank you for sharing your great ideas.
Kate McKnight says
A devoted fan from Australia. I really want this set for my grandchildren. Will inspire them for years. I love imagination tree. Hope I get lucky.
Anna Ranson says
Hi Kate. You DID get lucky!! YOU are the winner! I will be looking up your email address shortly and sending it to Spielgaben. Happy Christmas!! XO
S Byron says
would love to win this amazing resource!
Kate McKnight says
A devoted fan from Australia. I would love this set for my grand children. I love imagination tree and seeing Cakie, Poppi and bean growing up. Hope I get lucky.
Danielle Williams says
What a beautiful idea, I know our class would love these! They are simple but extremely useful!
Rachel Hentschke says
What a fabulous competition! Would love a set to use at home with my 17 month old and at school with the 3-5year olds I teach at our Early Learning Centre. Such a diverse tool.
Adriana says
This homeschooling mumma of 4 from Australia would totally loooove and appreciate this prize. Thanks so much for the chance of winning it, and for sharing your amazing ideas. Have a great day!!
Hannah says
What a great resource! Me and my girls would love love love this! Thanks for this great giveaway opportunity, Anna! Bless you Hannah xx
Karen O'Reilly says
Fantastic ideas that you share.
Faye Eyton-Jones says
I would love this for my Foundation Stage Class!
Jennifer Francis says
My entire family would benefit from this! Thanks for the chance to win!
colin says
great site and great prize!
Anna Ashley says
What an amazing looking set – would love one of these!
Ellie F says
Lovely ideas thank you
Mary Beth Galloway says
I am in love with this set! Can’t tell you how excited it makes me. Will out it to great use with all my boys if I win. Thanks!!
Crystal @ Crystal's Tiny Treasures says
Oh the fun I’d have with these pieces, never mind the children! Good luck to everyone!
Sarah says
What a great idea
Rachael says
We have 3 girls too, and love your ideas on the Imagination Tree. This set looks briliiant
Carrie @ Crafty Moms Share says
Oh, that set looks amazing!!
Ashleigh Dickinson says
Love these sets and would love one of my own!!!
Harriet Kaye says
My gosh, I would be so excited if I won this for my setting (I’m a Childminder), I might have to close for the day so I can play with it before the children get their hands on it! I’ve seen so many wonderful ways to play with this set by looking at yours and others’ blogs. Fingers crossed!
Karyn says
This looks SO wonderful! What a great giveaway. My kids would really enjoy this!
Louise says
Great competition, we would love to win this set!
Jenny O says
Absolutely love this set, my daughter and boys absolutely love maths (as do I). This would be a great resource for them. Thanks for the opportunity to win one!
Jo says
Inspiring as always! Would LOVE, LOVE, LOVE one of these sets! Fantastic giveaway good luck all 🙂
Merilyn Plunket says
Hi! I am a Family Day Care Educator I would love to win this set as the children have so many diverse ways of learning with it. I love your blog I get so many interesting ideas from you.
Tim says
That looks cool, thanks
Corinne C says
So much fun to be had!!
Katie Harrod says
What a wonderful playset. Child led learning. Great 🙂
Janelle Gray says
The set looks amazing. Very much enjoy reading your posts and online articles. Thanks.
Kim Lewis says
Absolutely fantastic & inspiring.
Tracey says
Would love this for my SEN maths group . Fantastic giveaway, fingers crossed x
Joanne Tringham says
Great idea and very interactive.
AdeleJK @ Circus Queen says
Amazing! I’m just imagining the fun we’d have with this!
Jennifer says
That is an incredibly generous giveaway! My little ones would be over the moon!
Katy says
You KNOW I’d love some of these, Anna! 😀
Kim Kral says
Imagination at its best, what a great way to play & have fun at the same time xx
Tracy Curley says
I love this idea and can think of so many ways to use it for my Kindys. Unfortunately our budget is quite small so Id have to use foam shapes. However, winning the wooden set would be great but after scrolling through so many comments I think my luck would have to improve dramatically
Jessica says
Love this easy and educational idea. I also love the Spielgaben set it looks like a great addition for anyone.
Annette says
So awesome! I’ve been really enjoying your blog. 🙂
laura says
Love to win this!
Rachel says
Great giveaway!
Denise Margetic says
Please let it be me. I need all the help I can get
Hazel says
Thanks for all your fab ideas and this great opportunity.
Caroline says
Oh my…this prize would be fantastic. My 2 children and I would love and cherish it! Find your posts inspiring.
Rachael :: Nothing if Not Intentional says
Please pick me! 🙂 What a great set!
tarnyia ash says
These are sooooooo fab, my boys would love these. As would I lol xxxx
jaime zellhuber says
Me, me, I hope! I have two girls who would love this!!
Etta says
This is a great idea I used the concept in my assessment I’m training to be a teacher and would absolutely love to have it !!
Claire says
Wow, what a gorgeous set! Keeping my fingers crossed for it!! xx
Dorothy Brown says
This is a great idea & fun way to tach the children without them realising it! Would love a set. X
Andrea Fitzgerald says
What a great resource particularly for children with special needs and children who learn best when using kinesthetic materials. As a teacher studying special education and being a parent with child special needs would be such a blessing!
Jo H says
Wow! What a fabulous giveaway! I’ve had my eye on Spielgaben for a while, but sadly it is outside our budget. Would love to win one! 🙂
Erica says
LOVE The Imagination Tree & LOVE Spielgaben! This would be an absolute dream prize for my little ones!
Everything crossed that it magically appears under our Christmas tree this year! 🙂 x
Steph clay says
I love your ideas, they fill me with inspiration for work (Childcare) and at home with my own children. I love the sets! And have lots of ideas for play and learning!
Nic says
We would love a set, I can see it being played with for many years to come.
Rosa says
Would loved this set for some of my students that struggling to learn how to count. this will provide a fun and invited way to gain such important skill. thank you so much for all that your web site is doing to make learning fun and interesting.
Lorna Cooke says
My little boy would love this. He loves numbers and shapes. It’s also the tried and tested method of distraction when he gets upset.
Melissa Mulvihill says
I love your website and I love this set!
Rhonda Bland says
I know just the perfect little person that would LOVE this! What a neat and fun way to learn!
Jade says
These looks amazing!
ChristyT says
That’s just beautiful!
Katie says
I LOVE Spielbagen!! What a great giveaway :).
Sarah says
Wow! Amazing set and would love to be able to use something like this at home with my little guy. Lots of ways to explore and create! Amazing! Thank you for sharing!
Crystal says
I am teaching my son at home and this would be perfect!
Shannon S says
I would LOVE this set! I love and appreciate all your posts. Thank you
Tom says
What an amazing set.
Susan says
I would love to win this set please!
Rachel Brown says
Love this Anna. Fingers crossed I win!! I’d love this for homeschooling 🙂 Thank you for the opportunity!
Beatriz Gómez says
This set will be amazing for my daughter. . I would love to win this set..
Anastasia Lamb says
What beautiful materials. My little learner will just love this!!
Caroline says
My daughter would love this!
Jane says
My son would LOVE this!
Julie says
WOW! This set is FANTASTIC!!!
Susie says
Beautiful set!
Rachel LW says
We would be so excited to use this set as part of our homeschool preschool for our daughter, niece and nephew! The tactile learning and connecting is invaluable. My girl was pretending to be a triangle today! 😉
Amanda says
Brilliant idea!!
kristi says
Such a lovely set! It would be such a treasure to own!
Jennefer says
I’ve always tried to provide open ended toys for my little boy – these look amazing 🙂
Matthew says
My son would love these – mathematically interesting and colourful too.
Anita says
You always have such inspiring posts – we’d be THRILLED to win the set!!!
Marti says
Wow! Love this set and all of it’s possibilities!
Jennifer Woodard says
I’ve seen this learning play set on many blogs and I love it! Just don’t have that much extra money lying around to get one. Would love to win it as I know everyone else does!
Naomi says
Oh, oh, oh! Me, me, me! Please, please, please!
Or do I have to put a really sensible-but-flattering-comment here? lol and kidding! (I do really want the prize though. For my kids. Honestly! And I’m in Australia!)
Jennifer Crawford says
That is an amazing set and very generous offer from the company. I’m a kindergarten teacher in a poor district so any help at all is a major coup for me! 🙂 Thank you for all of your amazing tips and ideas; I look forward to trying them in my own classroom. And I also look forward to doing it using THIS comprehensive set! 🙂
Alison Mackey says
Wow, Why haven’t I heard of the Spielgaben brand before? Awesome idea!
Heidi Hosking says
I’m also already planning the fun games and activities I could use the set for…
Sarah Synnott says
Oh wow!! the diffidult choice will be to keep it at home for my children or take it into the classroom!! Awesome giveaway!
Laura says
What a great idea! I love the never ending opportunities with this activity. The Spielgaben materials look unbelievably inviting. Thank you for sharing!
Katie Straub says
Love Imagination Tree and this set is beautiful. Thank you for offering it up!
Shannon says
Spielgaben is such an amazing tool for early learning! The possibilities for discovery are limitless!! I’m a retired preschool teacher, a mama of six, a playgroup leader, and a group fitness instructor for mothers and children together. This beautiful set would get a lot of use!!
Quinta says
I will use this set to teach my 3 & 4 year old toddlers basic math concepts and get them over the initial hump in understanding addition and subtraction.
Sarah Cavallaro says
What a generous giveaway! Thanks Anna and Spielgaben. X
Kelly Hacker says
I would love to have this set in my classroom!
Sierra says
I’ve been wanting one of these sets! My kids would love it 🙂
Jeanne Larson says
I have been admiring this set ever since the first time I saw it. I would love to be able to use it with my daycare children!
Julia says
I would love to win this set! Thank you for all the wonderful ideas you post through your blog!
Catherine says
Hello,
I love your website and have found it so inspirational for the Family Day Care program that I have recently set up. The icing on the cake would be to own one of these beautiful Spielgaben sets and incorporate it into the children’s play activities – whoever said learning isn’t fun was wrong, wrong, wrong!!
Sara says
What a great way to make math fun! I would love one of these sets for my Kindergartener.
Cherie Clark-Moore says
My twin girls would love one of these sets!
Sally Garson says
This is the best give away I have ever seen – wonderful. We love wooden toys and equipment in our home.
Thank you.
Miriam miller says
What an outstanding addition to my pre k classroom!
Laughing Kids Learn says
How wonderful! Children can learn so much from these sets. Thank you for the opportunity to win one.
Kim says
Love your site. Would love to win this!
Denise Wiktor says
Great ideas to use in the classroom as well as my own kids! Thanks for sharing!
Beth Sola says
The learning opportunities are endless!! Thank you or all your wonderful ideas that make teaching and learning fresh and fun!!
Jemma says
Long time reader, first time poster! Other than being excited about this competition and thinking these sets are amazing, I must say that I use the content on your blog to entertain my nieces, toddler and her friends all the time! Today we used your recipe for easy homemade paint which was a great success. Thanks for sharing all the great creative play ideas 🙂
Sarah says
My kids would love this set n
Jen Koclanis says
I have wanted this set and am a preschool teacher! Thank you for this awesome give away!! What a blessing this would be to a preschool classroom. So many possibilities!
Teresa says
What an amazing giveaway! I’d love to have this set for my daughter!
Denise says
Ohhhh how I would love to have this set! Thank you for the chance!
Sugar Aunts says
I would LOVE to win this set! I can think of so many fun ways to play and learn!
Esther says
I love following all your activities and TRYING to replicate them. I’d love to try out this game if only I had a set of Spielgaben!
Kate says
Love the idea to use this set to help with math skills!
Farrah Guice says
This set is soo wonderful! I have always admired it and would love share this w/my daughter, her cousin and friends when they come over to play. Many pieces to it all where they can all be playing together on their own.
Peg Bateman says
You may wish to correct the display. I see 4 blue shapes instead of 2.
I do like your website.
Veronica says
This would be amazing! My 5 year old son loves learning games like this one and the set would be a perfect Christmas gift 🙂
jacquelyn williams says
Hello. My preschoolers would love a set of Spielgaben for hours of playtime and discovery. This is the best quality, handmade, wooden educational toy that have hours and hours of discoveries. This reply is the lucky number. Thank you for all the fun and exciting activities you bring to teachers, parents and families. I love it!!!
jack_e1214@yahoo.com
Vanessa says
Beautiful materials!! Very Montessori-esque.
Amy says
I would love these materials for my preschool classroom!!! 🙂
QbeAR.tt&minidoodoo says
Thanks for great offering. I can see my bears playing with this lots of years.
Marissa Obrien says
I would love this set to work on math and other fun projects with my 3 year old! Thank you
Rachel says
These look lovely! My daughter has just started showing interest in counting and this would help heaps!
Lourdes says
Great idea.. definitely something that is essential in beginning math concepts. Thanks for the chance to get one through your giveaway 🙂
Joanne says
This would be absolutely amazing for our playgroup and work with families!
Rebecca says
So inviting to discover addition and subtraction with natural curiosity!
Almut says
What an aesthetically pleasing and versatile set! It would get alot of mileage in our house- not only for my daughter to play with it home, but also for me to take to work for the children at our Preschool!
Theresa says
WOuld love to win…the set is gorgeous!!!
Nicole Gold says
This set is amazing!I know it will provide so many wonderful learning activities for my son.I wanted to purchase it but haven’t been able to because of my budget.I would be unbelievably grateful if my comment was selected and I could give this to my babe for his birthday.
Melissa V. says
Wow! What a wonderful set and a wonderful giveaway! My daughter would love it!
Melissa Cool says
Wow !! Great giveaway
Taylor says
This looks so great! all four of my kids would love it!
Sarah says
I can’t believe how many brill ideas you’ve been able to get out of a set, it looks like a great product.
Kim Lewis says
I would love to win this to use in my centre.
Kate says
How wonderful. My daughter would get so much out of a set like this, there are so many possibilities for play and learning.
Melinda Auld says
What a fabulous set. My daughter would spend hours playing with this! (And so would I…)
Hannah says
Thank you for sharing these great ideas. This resource looks amazing. Your website is fantastic!
Kate says
When I first saw this set I couldn’t believe the endless
possibilities it gives when children are exploring through
play. I loved it so much that I put it on my wish list for Christmas!
Meech says
We’ve been eyeing off this set for a while but it’s out of our price range unfortunately… we would LOVE to win it!
Rebecca D says
Star light, star bright,
The first star I see tonight,
Wish I may, wish I might,
Grant the wish I wish tonight!!!
…. My two children and I are crossing fingers, toes (and even our eyes!) as we make a wish for a gorgeous Spielgaben set to play and learn with together.
Thanks so much for this opportunity – and the endless inspiration on your site.
Elizabeth Rowland says
This set looks so amazing….. Thank you for the money off code- will be sure to use it!!!!
Chris Bond says
Love love love our work
Julie Ross says
My son would love to play with this
Cazza says
No surprise that this is a very popular giveaway. I’ve worked in primary schools for ten years, mostly in reception classes and can see the real possibilities with this set. I’d love to have one, not for school, but for my toddler who would adore it!
Jessie Weiler says
What a generous gift! Thank you for the opportunity and your constant inspiration!
Katy says
These are awesome! I would love to have them for my little bean.
Lorelei S says
Wow, would love this set. Am homeschooling the kiddos and this would be a great addition to our curriculum!
Rae Forrest says
Lovely maths idea, thankyou x
Allison says
Would love to have this for my boys!
Ana Vicente says
We definitely need this! 😀 What a great product!
Lucia Lopez says
As an Early Years teacher and mum of a 2 and a half years old boy I would definitively would love to try this wonderful resource with them! Thanks for sharing it!
Lupe says
Would love for my students to explore math with these fun manipulatives!
Katie says
Gorgeous set – I can’t get over how beautiful it is! Would love to have this for my kids.
Sally Beets says
Wow, can’t believe how many people have commented!! This would be perfect for my reception class – would help so much with things that they are struggling with. Xx
Pauline says
Woh Anna! Fantastic giveaway…would love to win!
jenny hood says
such a good idea, I would love to win this set for my preschool children they could do so much with it.
Emma says
Fabulous set, another great post. Started saving for this when I saw a previous post using Spielgaben, so I’d be silly not to enter!
Susanna Berry says
Wow. Adding my name to the long list of people who would like to win !
kimberly says
We are big fans of the open-ended approach to learning at our Nursery. So we have saved all our pennies and got some help from parents to purchase one set. But ALAS! We have two settings! A second set would enable all of our children to benefit from the amazing learning opportunities this set offers. Please pick us! x
Kristie says
I have recently found your site and am excited to try some of the maths ideas with my children. Thanks for the chance to win a set of those gorgeous toys!
Lauren's Family Day Care says
Great Aussie product (ah I’m a bit biased!) This would be a great learning tool for family day care, with children’s ages from 0-13, the children all do activities together and it would be great for the littlies to learn from and with the school aged kids. Many more learning applications with the set as well I would say 🙂
leanne Devaney says
love this and would love to win the set
Sherrie ( beauty in the mirror ) says
WOW! An amazing giveaway, I remember when you first posted you had these and remember thinking WOW, never mind the little ones I think I could spend all day sorting!
Vanessa L says
I love how you extended this set for even more learning.
Carri Lustig says
I love this idea (and all of your others). Thank you!
Melissa Thompson says
What a beautiful set, which opens the doors to so much learning and play. We would love to win!!
Ailsa says
Fingers crossed! Thanks for the giveaway!
Gia says
Fantastic and fun educational set ! Lovely idea
Fiona says
Another great idea on a lovely website. Thanks for all your hard work. Would love to win it!
Josephine Hsieh says
How wonderful if it would be me! My boy would love it!
Khan says
Brilliant idea, will be using with my Year 1 kids soon. Thanks
Wendy says
Would love to win this – that is all 🙂
Charlotte Ward says
Thank you so much for doing the giveaway. This set has so many wonderful uses and would provide hours of learning fun. My children would relish the chance to engage with all these shapes and colours. Thank you Imagination Tree once again for so many brilliant ideas of activities to share with our kids you do a great job. keep up the good work!
Jo says
How generous..Good luck everyone!
Sal says
What a great giveaway! With a toddler, new baby on the way and a Year 1 class to teach, I know I would get lots of use out of this set. Thanks for all the great ideas, I love your blog.
Emma N says
Fantastic set and such an inspiring blog, thank you 🙂
Hollie says
Yes please!! This blog is brilliant.
Amy says
I would love this set for my son!! Fingers crossed
Michelle says
I would Love to cull all of our other toys an only have this wonderful, educational set!
anna says
Wow – we would love one of these amazing sets! Thanks for the chance.
Janna says
Looks great!
Justine Fuller says
Love, love, love imagination tree have and will continue to recommend to my friends here in Australia
Jodie Reid says
Would love this set for my kids 🙂
Veronica S says
Another excellent idea! Thankyou for the constant inspiration.
Kathryn says
I would love to have this to use with my grandchildren. We love doing the activities on your website.
Kirsty says
What a superb giveaway. I’m sure you’ll have so many entries the chances will be close to that of winning the lottery 🙂
Emma C says
It looks like such a gorgeous set and learning tool – what a generous giveaway, thank you to Spielgaben for the chance to win one!
Suzanne Munday says
Ohhh this is a fabulous gift, and fabulous tool. Thank you, we would love to win this 🙂
Carla Dymond says
this is a lovely idea and I would love to win the set
Rachael holland says
Wow! So many ides buzzing right now. Would love this set to create some fun for my kids 🙂 I love your site & use it at school and at home with my own kids. Thank you for sharing all of your wonderful ideas.
Julia Newton says
Wow thats an amazing collection – id love to own it!
Francesca says
What an inspirational set!! I really love all that you share here.
Bekah says
So cool! What a beautiful set!
sherri roth says
I get up every morning hoping that you have posted another wonderful page on your web site. I can’t wait to get to school to show my little ones and their reactions. You make teaching a joy! Thank you!
Andrea Warner-Lee says
I love this website! The ideas are outstanding and simple to achieve. I am a reception class teacher and the children love the ideas that I take from here and put into their classroom. They would adore the Spielgaben Set!
Julie (thegirlwhopaintedtrees) says
This set looks amazing. What a great opportunity. Thank you.
Candice says
This site has made play time with my daughter and son much more enjoyable for all involved! I look forward to every post and am excited to see that Spielgaben are being so generous!
Sarah says
What a lovely set to use for many years to come! The possibilities are endless with my kindergarten students and small children:)
Claudia says
This set looks so great, I’ve swooned over it since you first showed it.
Shauna says
Fantastic idea!!
Louisa says
Great idea, I love all your playful maths posts, maths is not one of my strengths but I really want to help my daughter (5) enjoy it from early on. Would love to win!
Marie says
What a fab set 🙂
Mirela says
Love this idea and the fabulous set….Sooooo many possibilities!!! 🙂
sharon says
A colourful and thought provoking way to keep a childs interest in learning aspects of maths through numbers, shape space and measure.
Claire says
Lovely, lovely idea, as usual, for learning through play.
We home educate our kids (youngest is 4) and I really enjoy your posts on ‘fun’ learning – it makes all the difference!
Please keep up the inspirational work!
Best wishes,
Clarie
Caroline says
This is amazing and would be so helpful with the work we do with foster children in our care! 🙂
Conny says
Wow, my two boys would love this set. What a great idea.
Mellie says
Oh…this would be perfect for my little girl, who just turned one yesterday. I’ve been giving her broad beans and peas from the garden to sort, but this set would be just amazing.
Lisa says
This set would be amazing for both my 1-year old and my 11-year old!
Jessica @ Play Trains! says
These sets are so beautiful…I would love to have one for my son to create and learn with!
Heather says
I would love to win the Spielgaben set for my son. Thanks for this opportunity!
Elizabeth says
This set is beautiful. The pieces just sit there asking to be picked up!
Heidi says
This is a pretty amazing product. I would love this either for my girls, or for our preschool.
Chris says
Lovely set, my son would love it!
Nelly says
Love your ideas and this looks like another great one,
Nelly x
Janice Wong says
Drooool, love this beautiful set for our girls and me! Great numeracy idea too. X
Danielle Sidmore says
This looks great, my 5 1/2 year old has no interest in me teaching her “plain” math concepts and I need to get creative with her, this would be great!
Sarah says
I would love to have this amazing resource and tuse it with my reception class. I have followed your blog with increasing excitement and anticipation to see what lovely ideas you come up with next. Congratulations on your lovely blog!
Rachel Lalley says
A lovely blog and very inspiring! thanks for sharing all your ideas!
Gail says
Your blog is nothing short of inspiring! Lovely ideas and beautifully presented. This Spielgaben set looks fantastic. Lucky person who wins it!!
Kelly says
Oh I have been dreaming of having one of these since you first wrote about it. I think I would love it as much as the children.
Shauna says
Throw my name in the hat! Looks like an amazing set with so many possibilities. Thanks for all the wonderful ideas! Really enjoy your blog.
Jen says
Please enter us into the draw! Such a fabulous resource – would be great to own one. Thank you for the chance!
Sharon says
This maths set is absolutely fantastic. It is so open ended and you can do so much with it. I would recommend sets of these for every school, nursery, playgroup and home!
Rebecca Rhodes says
Thanks Anna for all your inspiration. I struggled with maths at school, it doesn’t come naturally to me. Hopefully lots of early number games and exploration will give my son a more natural grasp of the subject.
Jessica Fairbairn says
Thank you for the awesome ideas! I’d love to win a set like this for my 3 boys!
Kate says
Fingers crossed! I’d LOVE to win a set!
Faye Seward says
My little boy is due to start school next September & will only just be 4 years old. This activity will be fantastic preparation for him, but fun & engaging at the same time.
Kate says
I would love to win this fab set for my little girls! Thanks for your inspirational blog.
Christine says
What a fantastic learning tool! The preschool children would love this. They use our large blocks to count while they build. This would give them a chance to expand their learning and creativity.
Fiona says
We’d love one of these dropped down our chimney this year, Father Christmas. My favourite children’s blog, thank you and keep up the good work.
Kelly says
What a fantastic idea – would love to win one for my treasures at home 🙂
Rachel says
What a fantastic opportunity to win an amazing set. Thank you.
Elizabeth says
Amazing set with a plethora of activities you could do. Would keep my girls entertained for hours. Keep up the good work as your ideas give such inspiration.
Vicky Smith says
I would love this set for my little ones 🙂
Claire @ Great British Family says
Such a great item to giveaway. Love your site for inspiring activities.
Natalie says
Love your website! you’re fab!
Donna Rayner says
Another brill maths idea and such a lovely set thank you for your continued inspiration 🙂
Zoe says
What an amazing giveaway! Would love this for my 3 yr old daughter (and bump)!
Michelle Dunbar says
What a fabulous gift would love to win this set
Laura says
Thank you for sharing such inspiring ideas. My little people would love a set like this.
Lindsay O'Neil says
Hi Anna! What a clever use for the set! We would be thrilled to have one of our own… Fingers crossed!!
Thank you for offering such a great giveaway!
Angie Paz says
Awesome give Away!
Maria de la Cruz says
My grandson would love this
Shanon Byrne says
Thank you for sharing your ideas. I just recently found your website and felt like I won a prize already! This set is truly beautiful!
Ashkan Baghaee says
My wife and son would get great use of this. Hopefully I can win it for them
Stephanie says
Amazing set and as always brilliant ideas too. My sons and I love your site, thank you.
Cesar lopez says
This would be great! Love the website
Janet Galantay says
This would be so awesome for our preschoolers!
michele says
I would love to win this for my daughter! Thanks!!
Breana Mieszanek says
What a great educational toy. Thank you for the giveaway.
Melanie says
I use your website for planning activities for preschool. I am sure I am not the only one!! Hope I get lucky enough to take these to preschool!!
Michelle says
I would love to win this for my granddaughters.
Kate says
Fingers crossed it’s us!
Nikki says
Beautiful toy, like a nursery in a box. Fingers and toes crossed and trying to ignore the million comments above mine.
Being optimistic
Siobhan says
Would love to pass the winter days with this!
Margaret says
This looks like so much fun!
Fiona says
This is an amazing giveaway!
Belinda McIntosh says
Awesome ideas! Love it!!! ❤️
kez says
such a simple clever idea that my daughter would find really fun. Thanks
Francesca says
My family would love that set! So many ways to use it!
Joan says
What a simple brilliant idea, this would be so useful for me as a childminder. Thank you!
Gina says
I would love to have this set – its way out of my price range but would but such a fun learning tool to have!
Rachel (",) says
Wow, I could make so much use of this set in my class! Would love a chance to win! (“,)
Cali says
Yes, please! 😉
Faye Hall says
Wow what fantastic educational toys. Just looking at the pictures gives me great inspiration for lots of activities with the children in my setting. It would be fantastic to win a set.
Tam says
This would be so amazing!
Jenn A says
Such a gorgeous open-ended set of toys! Thanks for the opportunity to win!
Laura R says
This looks like a fantastic set. Would love to win it.
Sarah Donald says
These sets are great. As a mum to two boys and an Early Years teacher myself I can think of a thousand ways to use them. Many thanks for all your great posts and ideas.
Tina Summerlee says
We have used many of your great ideas at work with our children and this maths set would be great for so many of our children 2 help them learn
Becky Palmer says
Lovely set of resources. Would love to win this. Great activity.
Nikki says
My eyes lit up when I saw the opportunity to win this lovely set of resources! Wonderful website Anna, very inspiring. Thank you.
Anna Taylor says
Lovely ideas, thank you!
claire says
FABULOUS!
Ibet Allan says
What makes Spielgaben magical is that the child takes the lead – open ended – to allow a child’s powerful brain to explore and create using a well designed product with endless possibilities. My children tend to play best with loose parts and I love watching the stories unfold….
Thanks for another great idea.
We’ll be holding thumbs!
Louise R says
Gorgeous resources and a wonderful idea of how to use them! 🙂 I have a set on order (been saving up – definitely worth the investment as I can’t think of any other item my little boy would get use out of until he’s 12!) but would be absolutely incredible to give this as a gift to my two wonderful nephews for them to use, too! Will be adapting this for my year 4 class, when my spielgaben resource arrives 🙂 x
Vicky Dunkley says
What a fantastic resource, full of opportunities to help your child play and learn. I would LOVE one of these.
Jen says
Wow, that looks like such a fun set!
Louanne says
These are so wonderful and look like they have so many options for learning and fun!
Joanne Lewis says
What a fabulous open ended resource that can be used in so many ways, numeracy, literacy, discussion, creativity. I could go on for ages. I would so love one of these sets for my children.
Leah Kelly says
This set looks fantastic. The possibilities for play and learning would be endless and I imagine my son would get years of use out of this.
Suzanna says
This looks amazing! We’d love to have a set.
Donna says
My girls and I would love this set. So with everything crossed we wait with hopeful antispation.
Susan says
What an unbelievably creative kit! The possibilities are endless of what to do with it!!! How cool!
Alex says
Ooh yes please. Let it be me! These sets look amazing, I’d love to win this for my kids. Fingers crossed.
Melissa says
I have 78 little children who would absolutely love this set, the possibilities are endless. Please let it be us.
Kirsty says
As a mum of two and a relatively new childminder I constantly refer to your site for inspiration, ideas and confirmation that i am playing in the right direction! This would be an amazing addition to my home.
Donna Redgewell says
Your website has really opened up new ways of approaching learning and creativity for my little girl and I. Thank you.
Samantha says
This would be a beautiful addition to our learning and play resources to educate my son. Thanks for your inspiration 🙂
Freya says
Would love to win this – so many great things to do with it!
Angela Munn says
I am so thrilled that I stumbled across your website. It’s provided me with loads of great ideas. I’ve already shared it with friends. Thank you.
Meredith @ Homegrown Friends says
I would LOVE to win this set! And I know my kids would love it too 🙂
gillian sandall says
This looks like the best was to tackle the world of maths! Would love to have a set like this to assist the boys in their journey into the formal learning years. Love the site too.
Rebecca says
This would be the best prize to win in the whole world!! My little boys would be sooo excited!!
Lucy Reynolds says
Love your site – so many amazing ideas! And this set looks incredible too.
Tel says
Ooh! This set looks like so much fun and open ended learning. I would love to win it for the children I look after.
Lindsey says
This would be a great Christmas present for my boys! If I don’t win I will at least encourage the grandparents to help fund this set. Thanks for all your fabulous ideas! I use them daily.
Carol says
Hours of educational fun. Looks fantastic!!
Mary Dean says
I remember a teacher having something like this and we all loved playing with it for so many different activities. This would be incredible to have and use with my students! I can also see the application on many activities with elderly clients.
Cody says
I would love to win this! It looks like so much fun!
Clare Cook says
Keeping all my fingers and toes crossed! Would love to win 🙂 Keep up your wonderful work x
jane says
wow – beautiful 🙂
Natalie says
Love this blog! My boy is not quite old enough for most of the activities, but I’ve been archiving them all, so that I can easily search through them when we’re ready. Thanks so much for coming up with great ways to entertain our kids that don’t involve electronics!
Tracy says
I love this! It would be great for my students!
Christine says
Such a great idea to help children learn and with so little resources! Love it!
Bee says
Fabulous. I’m a mature NQT of a reception class. I think I would have as much, if not more fun, than the children with this. The only limitation I can see, is my imagination. How wonderful! X
Cindy says
would love to win this fantastic giveaway!
Pattie says
I just discovered your website & I am SO excited!! Your site is amazing & this set looks incredible!
Kathy Lorenz says
I am SO excited to have a chance to win a Spielgaben set. I want this so much but simply don’t have the money to get it right now. I would love to use this in my preschool class and I love the activities you posted. Thanks for having this giveaway!
lacey mcnary says
it looks awesome!!
Amy Krohn says
I’d love to get this great set!
Kylie says
This set looks great. Thank you for sharing so many creative ideas on your inspiring website.
Karen Joyce says
What a fabulous way to teach my 2 and 4 yr. olds. Of course, I will be playing too……………!!! We have our fingers crossed!!
Elizabeth says
I’ve been longing for one of these sets for my children ever since first seeing them blogged about. Thank you for hosting this giveaway!
allie says
I’ve seen this company pop up more and more in my blog hoppings and I’m officially convinced that we will need to purchase these should we pursue homecoming for our three daughters. All the reviews here and elsewhere on the web make it seem like it is fun and nearly “accidental” learning. Thanks for sharing your thoughts on them!
Bel says
We had our 1st parents’ evening at our daughter’s preschool tonight & went to a workshop about early maths. It was fascinating! It feels like kismet to discover this offer (while browsing & feeding my new baby). Please let this lovely shapes set be ours 🙂 x
Cameron says
This is an amazing set. After your last beautiful post on it, I shared it with my husband and have put it on my dream list for our little boy. Not sure we’ll ever be able to get it so this is quite an incredible opportunity. Thank you for making someone very happy!
Sofia says
My daughter will fall in love with this. Thank you Anna for the opportunity!
melissa says
Thank you. I love your site. Maths is not a strength in our house, so i often refer to your maths and counting ideas. I also love your creative ideas, and try to implement as many as possible.
Thank you again for all the great ideas.
Priscilla says
Wow what an amazing give away! Thank you for the chance to win. 🙂
Elsa says
I would love to win this!
Lys says
What a lovely idea for fun maths learning! I’d love the chance to win a set like this 🙂
Emily says
Lovely!
Kelli says
I am a first year teacher so any resources will help. My class would love this!
Simone says
A beautiful set of resources. Natural materials & open ended exploration. What more could we ask for?
Mandy says
Wow..my 2 little girls (& I!) would love this! A truly fantastic resource! Fingers crossed!!
Abi says
Count me in, it’s worth a shot!
Elspeth says
What a great giveaway! Fingers crossed for me, but I know whoever wins will love it 🙂
Malisa says
Love yourcreative ideas! Beautiful looking product!
Lois says
wow – looks incredible!
Rachel Honeywood says
We would love to win this – it looks great!
Jopher says
This looks fantastic, would be a really handy learning tool for the kids I teach!
daniel tomlinson says
this is a fantastic prize! I would love my 2 year old son to have this! I have my fingers crossed 🙂
Cath Rymell says
Wow! Absolutely love this but a bit out of our price range so would be made up if we won. When I asked my little boy what he would make with this he said a triangle volcano and some circles of smoke (he is 4). So much scope here for open ended imaginative and educational play.
Liz Elgar says
Fantastic prize – endless amounts of fun… a bit like this website! 😀 x
Alaina says
Wow, what a lot of comments! This is, as usual, a great activity, and one I know my son would enjoy. The Spielgaben equipment would be a great investment, if we could afford it right now. Thank you for all your lovely ideas. 🙂
Karen inker says
Wow amazing prize, would love to win it for my little ones!
Toni Warren says
I love your blog! I know I can always find great ideas!
Amy M. says
Since I first heard about this set I have been longing for one! Love all the options for open-ended play and learning!!!
Chui King Li says
Would so love this beautiful, timeless set. I can imagine it providing endless playtime fun for several generations!
Sarah says
Wow!! Such an amazing prize! I love love love this set and would love to win, both me and my toddler would be over the moon!
lorna says
Awesome set, maybe I would have enjoyed maths if i’d ever had the chance to learn about it this way. I’d love the opportunity to explore all its possibility with my son and his friends.
Great website too. We often take inspiration from your facebook posts.
thank you
lorna says
btw mistyped the email address should read ….@wildlifebcn.org
doh!
Esther Koppel says
I love Spielgaben, and I love your website. Please keep posting!
Holly Hill says
This set looks fantastic! So many learning opportunities available. I am a nursery teacher and would love to share this quality set with my little people! Thank you for posting such lovely ideas…love your page! 🙂
Abi Howell says
OOOOOOoooooooooooooooooooohhhhhhhh! Here’s hoping! The winner will be over the moon with this prize! xXx
Chris says
This looks wonderful! I would love one for my baby daughter as she grows up.
Bethany Sloan says
Love your simple and educational ideas! Would love to do this with my daughter. Gorgeous set! Could totally see using this set in my sign language classes as well, especially at our natural parenting boutique. Fun fun!
Alison says
So many ways to play. Fingers crossed!!!
Victoria Pratt says
Oh my goodness, I would love this. I might even let my kids play with it too!!!
Teresita Dominoski says
I absolutely love the idea. It makes math fun.
Hsin says
I would love to win this set. Fingers crossed!
Christina says
great idea, and a great set to do a lot of different things with, thanks!
Cherine says
Wow, what a fabulous idea! I am a new mum, and a early childhood educator. Can’t wait to use this idea with my little man one day, and my students when I head back to work!
Iwona says
Fantastic tool! It would be amazing to share it with my little one 🙂
Michelle says
What a great giveaway! I would be estatic to share it with my daughter.
Pearl says
Thank you for this giveaway! I enjoy the Imagination Tree blog & emails.
Lois Mikeal says
I would love to use these sets with my four-year old preschoolers.I enjoy The Imagination Tree so much.
Felicity says
Love this. Love all your ideas.
Lauren says
Wow what a giveaway! Mr 2.5 spends all day counting, recognising numbers and letters and sorting at the moment (all of which excites me as a teacher! 🙂 ) so this set would be much loved! Thankyou!
Andrea says
My daughter would love this! Thanks for the giveaway!
maria says
Nice ideas!!! To create and try
Thanks
Caitlyn says
Wow, what an amazing give-a-way! Someone is going to be EXTREMELY lucky to win this.
Good luck to everyone else entering!
Heidi Williams says
I first saw this set on your blog and have been coveting it ever since would so love to win it!
thanks
I Alvez says
I enjoy receiving e-mails with creative ideas to teach my children to explore and learn while they are having fun. Thank you so much for sharing your ideas with us.
Laura says
An amazing set! I would love to win it for my daughter’s nursery school.
Kate Florentine says
These have been on my ‘wish’ list for quite some time! I would love to win them to be used at my family day care!
Sarah says
My girls and I would absolutely LOVE winning this set ~ thank you for a fantastic opportunity!!
Lisa D says
Would love this to use at work for my preschoolers!
Annesley says
We would love to win this set for our family day care scheme in Australia.
Rebecca says
Wow! What a great set. Fingers crossed
Kate - An Everyday Story says
Oh we love this set so much! I’ve got my fingers crossed 🙂 Thanks Anna 🙂
Rachel says
Amazing idea and such fun. The set looks fab too.
Jane says
I would love this set for my child, and for when I go back to teaching! Thanks.
Amanda says
Thank you Anna for the opportunity to win a Spielgaben set. This is on my wishlist to share with the children in my family day care setting in Australia.
Sarah says
Currently a trainee teacher for EYFS/KS1, this would be a perfect set!
Racquel says
What a beautiful set we would love for our kindergarten
danilo says
teaches kids to also put things back where they belong…..double the fun. would love to win one
Jessica Wong says
I’ve been dreaming of owning a set for my preschooler & toddler ever since reading all the great reviews about it 🙂
Elizabeth Scott says
This is such a beautiful gift and a very generous give away. We adore wooden toys and I know a certain 4 year old and little 2 year old in our home would have hours of fun exploring and investigating all the many different shapes, colours and textures in this set. We adore your web site, your fantastic posts and amazing ideas you come up with for learning for our kids. Keep up the good work x
Emma Scott says
I saw this previously on your site and thought how fab it looked. Like everyone else I think this would be such a wonderful addition to our home and the possibilities are endless!
Thank you.
Erika Boutin says
I love these sets. The possibilities are endless.
Kara says
Oh my word!! I would ADORE one of these sets! They’re so gorgeous, but out of our price range. What an exciting giveaway!!
Sarah Poile says
This set looks brilliant!
Michelle says
My kids would looove these sets!
sita says
Awesome set to use with our homeschool group. Have looked at them and thought of them before.
Kellan says
I would LOVE to have a set! What a great educational tool!
Justine says
Cool set and an awesome blog!
Cathy says
Just found your website via a friend and am amazed. My baby is only four weeks old but I am bookmarking your site in advance and getting loads of ideas for learning through play! Thank you so much!
Sophie says
My children and the children I child mind would have such endless learning and play opportunities with these. They look incredible! How I would love to own these. I’ve been overhauling all my resources to more natural items. These would be perfect! What an amazing site you have.x
Nicole says
This is amazing! Thanks for your great blog and ideas.
Sarah Stevens says
Wow what a fantastic idea 🙂
Count me in for the draw….fingers crossed!
xx
Antonia says
These sets look absolutely fabulous! I really enjoying reading your blog, so many great ideas – thanks and keep up the good work 🙂
Fionnagh says
I always find your ideas inspirational – and my nursery class love the activities.
I would love a set to use with them.
Catrin says
Think the set looks wonderful – it would be a great resource! Loads of brilliant ideas on the blog – gives me inspiration! many thanks
Julia says
Refreshing to see a non-screen based, simple, allowing imagination, & educational “game”. Learning is natural when it is play based.
Carly says
I’d absolutely adore to have these. Thanks for all the inspirational ideas!
Martyn says
I often look at your site when my wife is at work for inspiration on what to do with my boys, this set looks amazing and would love to win.
Lucy says
Amazing toys, and I love your clever ideas for what to do with them too. Thanks! Would love to win a set!
Rachel Johnson says
Wow what a great prize. I love this set
Ros Scott-Mackenzie says
So glad I found your website – so many creative fun ideas. This set looks AMAZING!! What a great giveaway.
Laura says
We would love to win a set! What a great Christmas surprise it would be.
Angelina says
Really want to have the set but it’s just not within our budget. Would be awesome to win!
Naomi says
Love your blog – so many wonderful ideas! Thanks for sharing them x
Maria Raaff says
Hi there, What a fabulous giveaway! I have coveted these ever since I saw them on your site but they are so not within our budget. My daughter and mindees would love these for many years to come.
Jo Gwaspari says
Love this idea. Will be adding it to maths provision planning at school! Thank you!
Susan says
I would love this set to use with my kids – it is beautiful. Thanks for your site and the ideas it gives me 🙂
Louisa says
My teenage daughter is tutoring a boy who is having trouble with the theoretical processes of maths – this set would help us to give him concrete practice – & have some fun games too!
Elisa says
What an amazing giveaway! As always, wonderful ideas!
Samantha Savva says
I would LOVE this for my miss 5 and miss 1. What an amazing opportunity!!!
Deanna says
Such a simple, clever idea. I love that set of manipulatives…my fingers are itching to play with them!
sally says
Every time I see this set the more I can see how amazing it is as a learning aid.
Courtney says
I would love this so much for my preschool class!
patti m says
I am going to be checking out your info further. I am very excited about your ideas.
Rachelle Lee says
Hi Anna, you’re such an inspiration! My kids would love to have this set for christmas. Thank you for sharing all your wonderful ideas.
Marie Woolman says
Wow, this set looks amazing, I know this would get my son engaged in early maths activities, he is almost 4.
Melissa says
I would be absolutely elated to be the winner of the Spielgaben set. Such an amazing addition to a child’s learning environment. Even if I don’t win the set though, I just want to say thanks for the amazing work you do on this site, Anna. It’s been such an inspiration to me and my life with my now 5 year old. So… Thanks!:-D
Terri says
These are wonderful! We could do so much with them!
Kim says
Thank you for your wonderful site! My little girl would love this set 🙂
Sofia says
I’ve not come across this set before. It looks amazing!
Christina Spencer says
What a fantastic toy! Would love this for my daughter and an addition to our homeschool! 🙂
ELENI VENARDOU says
I am currently studying about Froebel!!! I am so amazed by the toys this man introduced so many years ago!
I would love to have these toys in my collection and share it with my children in the nursery where I work. 🙂
M Rahman says
Always enjoy coming on here to find new ideas to use in my classroom (one of which was the adding machine which i’ve got out for next week!) This idea would’ve been great too. Would love to add this to my collection! X
Jes K says
What an awesome giveaway!
Sherah says
What a fabulous set with endless possibilities! Thank you for the giveaway! 🙂
Olwyn Menzies says
Wow. These look so beautifully made. What fun. Thank you.
Jo says
That set looks amazing.
Melody says
I have been coveting one of these sets since I read your review eariler this year, so wonderful!
Abbie Matthews says
What a beautiful resource to educate our children with. 🙂
Hannah Atkinson says
I’d love to receive this for my son and I to play with and for him to learn math along the way is an added bonus! Thank you
Jo Winstanley says
Love this! Maths was never my strong point so I’m planning on making Maths fun for my little boy instead of being a struggle or him. Would love to win a spielgaben set!
Jessica Hoover says
This would be a great way to continue education in our home with our daughter! What a great, hands on and play based way to learn !
Karen Ray says
This gorgeous set of learning materials makes the little girl voice in me scream, “I want to PLAY!!” So creative and very colorful. Lots of imaginative play here! I would love to set my hands free into these textures, colors and shapes and see what happens!! 🙂
Thank you for the opportunity to win this, in advance.
Liesel says
Wow what an amazing set and I love your idea for the activity. I can imagine using this idea even if I don’t win the set.
Alison says
My two and four year old would love this gorgeous activity set. Thank you
Jenn says
Oh, this is such a great giveaway. We are struggling with math right now, and I think these manipulatives would help my first grader a ton.
Jessica says
Thank u both for an awesome giveaway!
Tom says
Looks amazing! Engineers in development.
despina says
Love your ideas, always truly inspiring!!! We would love to have the set, although we live in Greece. How about us paying for the shipping cost, in case we are the very lucky ones? thank you so much
Naomi says
What a fantastic resource. I can think of so many ways to use this with my little one, but also with my 9 year old.
Beth Babenko says
Thank you for all your fab ideas and hosting this competition. Here’s hoping! Beth
Kathryn McLean says
Love these sets-so beautiful! Would love to win one!!!
Mardi says
I love this set would love to win it for our Home Education buddies group that we are trying to start
Barb Miller says
My daughter had told me about wanting to have this set for my grandkids. I think it looks like such a versatile and quality set.
Amanda says
I have been eyeing this set for a while. I would love to have a set!
Daniel S says
My kids would love this set…almost as much as my wife!
Jo Kenway says
“Cool”, “faberoonies” & “awesome” were just a few of the excited replies I heard when I showed my class a picture of this amazing set!! I get the feeling they want to win it as much as I do! Thanks 4 all the great ideas:)!
Jennie says
Looks amazing! My littles ones would love this.
Amy treasure says
What an amazing giveaway, we would love the chance to win and thank you for the fantastic opportunity. Love your blog 🙂
Mayla M says
Such an amazing learning tool! The possibilities are endless!
Esther Blake says
Love your blog and all your amazing ideas. Would love to win x
Lucinda Chapman says
Great learning toy!
Angela Vile says
Thanks for the opportunity to win this fabulous prize. My little boy would benefit SO much from these resources.
Kerri Connolly says
A fantastic set with so many possibilities. My boys would love it. Thanks for the opportunity. X
Becca says
Wow, what a beautiful set! Thank you for the opportunity 🙂 we are renovating and I’m so excited to soon have a dedicated space for my boys to learn and play.
Suzy says
These are just wonderful!
Joanna Morgan says
Just found your site, inspiring on many levels, we would have a lovely play and share it with our outstanding village nursery school x
Claire Hudson says
We would love to have a set of these fantastically tactile toys at our Playgroup. Thank you.
Becky Jones says
Crosses fingers very very tightly! 🙂
Catherine says
Love the blog, especially the ideas for open ended maths play. Would LOVE to win the set – fingers crossed!!!
Jonalyn says
This set is on my “dream list” of must-haves!
Ashleigh says
I have never won anything, this would be a fantastic christmas present!
Kym says
I love the concept of Spielgaben, and really enjoy your posts about it. Would love to own a set! Thank you : )
Anne says
My grandchildren would love this 🙂
Leanne says
My kids and I would love using this; toddler, pre-schooler and beyond. I love hands on activities that foster an interest in Maths.
Alan says
Would love these for my girls, thanks!
Emily says
This gift would be treasured and cherished in our house. Oh all the wonderful possibilities!
Rebecca says
What a beautiful resource with endless possibilities! Your website has really fuelled my creativity and helped so much with my teaching course. Thanks.
Anne says
Such a wonderful set of colours and shapes. It would be wonderful to use for creative play with my young grandchildren.
Tanya Dodsworth says
Simply love this – what a gorgeous way to make maths fun!!!
Esther says
wow! this is such a cool set 🙂 such a creative way for kids to actually explore and understand their learning – should be in all classrooms and homes!!
Thanks for all your hard work Anna – we love all the creative ideas you post! xx
AJ says
The ring and rod sets offer so many fun possibilities!
Paul says
Wow! What a fantastic giveaway!
Sally says
Wow!! What a great set. Thanks for sharing!
April Kies says
I love the ideas and the wooden education set is an awsome piece to use with children. There are so many ideas that are easy and inexpensive that you can do at home with your children or in a child care setting even. I am always on the look out for new ideas and I have found some here. Really enjoyed the site will be back again.
Louise says
Wow! Going to join the long list of people keeping their fingers crossed to win this set!
Love your site Anna, thank you
Verity Kingston says
This has given me some great ideas to take out on my next teaching practice! Thank you!
Maria Mehmet says
Thank you for a great web site. I would love to win this set for my nursery.
Jules says
Just found your website last night and have spent a few hours reading it! This set looks gorgeous!
Meg says
Thank you for sharing your wonderful ideas in such a fun and inspiring way. This set is beautiful and we would love to own it.
Christina says
Love this web-site!
Amy says
What a beautiful, well- made gift!
Nicole Rule says
What a lovely giveaway. My children would LOVE this! Thanks.
stacey russell says
we would be over the moon THRILLED to win a set! At the perfect age to begin lessons at home!
Thanks so much for offering this giveaway!
Marcie Inzer says
Oh my goodness!! What an amazing giveaway!! This is on my daughter’s Christmas list and I would love love love to put this under the tree for her. Thanks so much! xo
Al says
My daughter would love this!
Shanneen Brady says
I would love to win this beautiful set for my beautiful son! 🙂
Ben says
Awesome educational play set, I’d love to win it!
Veena Rabadia says
What an amazing giveaway would be really useful for the play groups in run, hope I get to win it x
Janine says
This is wonderful…my daughter is struggling at the moment with her maths and I would love this for her..thank you
Michaela says
Hi,
I have read your review of the Spielgaben set and want to get one.I am in uk and a fan of your on facebook.I have filled in the form on their website as per the message on your website:”Spielgaben are also offering a code, just for readers of The Imagination Tree! If you wish to receive the code, follow this link to the contact page, add your details asking for the code and mentioning my site and they will send it directly to you to use!
The discount code is available to anyone in Australia, UK, Europe, Canada, USA and Singapore (Canada, Singapore and Europe outside of UK will have to add a small shipping fee.) This will bring the cost down from $405 AUS to $360 AUS, $385 US to $342 US and £241 to £214.” and also send them a message on their facebook page.
I had no discount code or communication from them as how to purchase the set to arrive in uk in spite of all my messages to them.
I have serious doubts now this is a serious company and actually has the stock.Being an expensive set one can not just send the money and wait for months….what if they disappear?
I always trusted your recommendations so we need your help.
are they going to give the uk customers this discount code or not? or was just free publicity for them?Do they really have stock to satisfy orders before Christmas or even after?
would you be able to find this out for your uk followers?or get them to clarify this for us?
much appreciated,thanks,Michaela