Wudimals® Three Toed Sloth Wooden Figure
An adorable three toed sloth wudimal wooden figure perfect to add to small world play.
SLOTH-Tested for 3+ Recommended for 6+
Sloths are so named because of their very low metabolism and deliberate movements. They spend 15 to 20 hours per day sleeping. They are built for life in trees, where their long curved claws are used for gripping branches. All sloth species have long legs, rounded heads and small ears. They eat both plants and small animals. They learn what foods to eat by licking their mother’s lips - this teaches the baby to know what foods are safe to eat. Sloths are arboreal creatures, which means they live the vast majority of their lives up in the treetops. All species of sloths are found in rainforests of Central and South America. There are different species found in Honduras to Eastern Peru and from Guyana to north of the Amazon River in Brazil. Also on the Isla Escudo de Veraguas off the coast of Panama.
Creativity & Imagination – children will often play with figures in an unexpected way. Unsupervised, they have the freedom to explore. This “unstructured play time” is crucial to a child’s development of creative and problem solving skills.
Social Interactions – playing with animal figures encourages children to work together, leading to more communication and social interactions.
Collaboration & Life Skills – by acting out scenes and situations, children can practice and learn life skills. They can pretend to be imaginary characters and interact on different levels.
Language & Verbalisation Skills – are learned through role and pretend play, encouraging children to engage with speech and thereby practice their language skills.
Awareness of Nature & the Animal Kingdom – can be taught by using animals as a teaching aid and when playing, children can demonstrate their knowledge of different animals, their habitats and characters. Where does a lion live? What does a lion eat? How long does it live?
Sensory Awareness & Gross Motor Skills – are automatically encouraged through the material and shape of the wooden animals.
All weights and measurements are approximate, due to the hand-crafted nature of the product. Products may differ ever so slightly from pictures.
As all animals are hand carved and hand painted, they are each unique. This is part of the beauty and value of Wudimals®. There will always be very slight variations in fine details, so no one else in the world has exactly the same animal as you!
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Main Material: Wood
Age Suitability: 3 years +
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