Vilac Inlay Puzzle Learning to Count Animals Sarah Betz

This beautifully illustrated educational game from Sarah Betz is the perfect first step into the world of numbers. Thanks to the cute wooden animals, which consist of 1 to 4 pieces, children naturally learn the basics of counting through playful stacking. Each piece has its place in the wooden base marked with numbers and simple outlines of animals, which help children with matching.

The game develops fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination, logical thinking and language skills. Inspired by the principles of Montessori pedagogy, it encourages independence, curiosity and the joy of discovery. Children learn to sort, match, count and at the same time develop their imagination when telling their own stories.

Main features:

• durable and high-quality wooden toy
• introduces numbers from 1 to 4 in a fun way
• develops fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination
• promotes concentration, patience and logical thinking
• teaches to recognise shapes, colours and animals
• great for independent and joint play with parents
• promotes imagination and language development
• Montessori inspired educational game for children from 18 months

Sarah Betz grew up in Germany, but now creates in France. She founded her own brand, "Little Cube" here. She never imagined that she could turn her passion for drawing and writing into a successful career. From a young age, she drew and scribbled everywhere, from school notebooks to the walls of her childhood room. Her parents supported her interest, and as a child, she enjoyed many imaginative games with them. She grew up near the forest, so her work has been inspired by nature since she was a child. On walks in the forest, she collected natural materials from which she then made jewellery, and she also incorporated them into her paintings and books. After studying graphic and communication design in Germany and Switzerland, she moved to France, where she learned the language and slowly started her career in design. She founded her own illustration studio "Little Cube" in 2013.

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For over 100 years, VILAC has been fulfilling children's dreams. The French brand VILAC, as the flagship of the French industry for the production of wooden toys, is located deep in the heart of the Jura Mountains, surrounded by mountains, lakes and forests. Since 1911, VILAC has been producing wooden toys hand in hand with traditional manufacturing, modern trends, adaptable economics and an emphasis on ecology. The toys are made from wood sourced from sustainably managed forests, respecting biodiversity and with a strong emphasis on environmentally friendly technologies. VILAC prefers short routes for wood delivery. It uses local wood and ensures that a new tree is planted for every tree felled. Because today we can no longer ignore the challenges of environmental problems, VILAC is committed to defending our planet. After all, a river consists of many small drops. Therefore, VILAC continues its environmentally friendly activities.

VILAC also follows in the footsteps of the old turning factories that once made the region famous: craftsmen lovingly turned, smoothed, sanded, lacquered and decorated wood in their workshop in the Jura mountains. Beech, hornbeam, alder or boxwood from the surrounding French forests are used; this wood guarantees the specificity and quality of production. There are so many stories about these craftsmen who love their craft and have managed to pass it on. In fact, not much has changed in the last 110 years, and that's quite reassuring. The gestures are almost the same, the noise of the machines, the sounds of carving and painting wood create the same melody. Above all, the workshop still smells of beech wood chips, which evoke old memories. If the company does not have the know-how for some toys in France, it manufactures them abroad, where it applies the same quality requirements. In production, it eliminates the use of all plastic parts except when necessary for the safety of children. And this also applies to product packaging. VILAC applies high quality and safety requirements to the production of toys both in France and in other foreign countries.

VILAC collaborates in the production of toys with talented illustrators, artists and designers who create wooden toys with original designs and often decorative elements that add a touch of authenticity and naturalness not only to the children's room. These artists adapt their visual world to traditional wooden toys: pop culture with Keith Haring, poetry with Michelle Carlsund, retro with Ingela P. Arrhenius, Suzy Ultman's eye for detail and others. Each generation can find something to marvel at in their creations. VILAC is constantly developing and establishing new collaborations, the most important of which is the collaboration with the Musée d'Orsay and the Réunion des Musées Nationaux (RMN), the Élysée Palace – the seat of the Presidents of the French Republic. It also collaborates with the Ladislav Sutnar Faculty of Design and Art from the Czech Republic. VILAC wooden toys are unique, timeless, always on-trend, and can enchant all generations. VILAC helps shape children's imaginations with its joyful illustrations and designs, and by reinterpreting classic toys that never get old. In 2011, VILAC was awarded the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) label: a unique government recognition of excellence 'in the French style' for its Made in France product line. VILAC has been connecting children with toys they love and cherish for 100 years. And why do children love them so much? That remains the secret of VILAC.'



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VILAC S.A.S.

MOIRANS-EN-MONTAGNE CEDEX

39261

France

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