This toy is a favorite in my house and we have had it for almost 13 years. Your child can place the five different colored wooden pegs into the crepe rubber base, then sort the 25 chunky crepe rubber shapes onto the pegs. The shapes can be sorted by color (match color of shape to color of peg) or by shape (put all stars on one peg, all squares on another, etc.) Children find this toy very appealing and will eagerly sort and place the shapes on their own. Little ones 18-24 months and up will be challenged simply to put all of the shapes onto the pegs, while older children will enjoy the sorting aspect of the toy. You can take the toy a step further by giving them specific directions such as “Put a red star on the yellow peg” or by telling them to sort by color, then by shape. You can really challenge a child by asking her to sort by shape with her eyes closed! This toy is a winner for young toddlers through about age 5 or 6.