Stepping Stones

Regular price R 1,800.00 ZAR

Design

Some toys get used once and forgotten. These are not those toys. Rainbow stepping stones earn their place in a home, classroom or therapy room and stay there. They are simple in design, endlessly versatile and strong enough for the whole family. They grow with your child, from toddler wobbles to full obstacle courses and everything in between.

Children step across them, stack them into towers, sit on them, line them up as a path across the “lava” floor, or take them into the garden and paddling pool. Made from EVA foam, they are lightweight enough for little hands to carry and rearrange, yet sturdy enough to hold their shape through years of play. EVA is non-toxic and BPA-free, and it is widely used in children’s play equipment.

The stones are also the base for a whole play system. Add our wooden bridges, balance board or ball swirl lids as your child’s play grows, and the same set keeps offering something new.

What’s Included

  • Bright Stepping Stones (6pc): 1 x purple, 1 x red, 1 x orange, 1 x yellow, 1 x green, 1 x blue
  • Macaroon Stepping Stones (6pc): 6 stepping stones in the Macaroon colourway
  • Stepping Stones (5pc): 5 stepping stones
  • Each stone measures 12 x 27.5 x 27.5 cm
  • Total: 6 pieces (or 5, depending on the set chosen)
  • Recommended age: 1 year and up, with adult supervision

What the OT Says

Stepping stones are one of the first tools I reach for in therapy, and one of the first things I recommend parents bring into their home play space. When a child steps from stone to stone, their body is constantly adjusting. Each step asks them to shift their weight, briefly balance on one leg and land with control. This builds proprioceptive awareness, meaning knowing where your body is in space. It also builds vestibular processing, our sense of balance and movement. Both are foundations for sitting still, focusing and learning.

The stones also give children plenty to plan. Before each step, a child has to look ahead, judge the distance and decide where their foot will land. That is motor planning and visual-perceptual skill at work. Spacing the stones further apart, stacking them for height or adding a timer raises the challenge for older children. Younger children can build confidence on a short, close path. Being able to adjust the difficulty this easily is exactly what I look for in therapy equipment.

What I love most is that children don’t need to be taught how to use them. They invent their own paths, games and stories, and that self-directed problem-solving is where real development happens. Group games add something more: calling out a colour, taking turns on the path, or building an obstacle course together brings in listening, turn-taking and early executive function skills.

I recommend these for home play spaces, classrooms and therapy rooms. They are genuinely useful from the first year well into primary school.

Other ways to play and cleaning tips: carry over the existing “Other ways to play” and “Cleaning tips” sections as they are. Remove the bridge and lid cleaning lines; those move to the new listings.