My family has been ordering educational products through Timberdoodle for decades. So when Timberdoodle approached me about reviewing a new set of Junior Rainbow Pebbles, I agreed without hesitation.
The set comes in a sturdy cardboard box that is easy to open and close, but durable enough to withstand lots of repeated play.
It includes a bag of 18 synthetic “stones” in six subdued, sort of “earthy” shades. Made from eco-friendly rice stems and hulls, the pebbles come in a variety of standardized shapes.
The set also includes eight, double-sided pattern cards (that’s 16 designs total). Each card features two to nine blank spaces for kids to cover with rainbow pebbles.
The cards function a little like a puzzle, but don’t require quite as many fine-motor skills to successfully complete. For that reason, Junior Rainbow Pebbles can be enjoyed by children as young a 18-months old.
I’m always on the lookout for educational toys and games to engage my grandkids, who visit several times a week. They served as guinea pigs when it came time to take this set for a test drive.
The little ones loved it, just as I suspected. But I was surprised by how quickly the older kids and grandkids congregated to get in on the action.
Fortunately, there were plenty of supplies for almost everybody to work at the same time.
And with very satisfactory results. Don’t these look cute?
Even the adults had to take a turn at completing a few cards. What a calm and relaxing activity!
The set includes a variety of designs, some more detailed than others.
If you have little ones — and especially if you have limited space — I recommend giving Junior Rainbow Pebbles a try.
This compact set takes up far less storage space than an equivalent number of standard wooden puzzles. And, unlike standard puzzles, your Junior Rainbow Pebble designs can still be completed, even if your kids lose a pebble or two.
More Timberdoodle Reviews
Looking for more creative, screen free activities for all the kids in your life — of any age? Then spend some time browsing Timberdoodle’s website. Or read through some of these other Timberdoodle reviews I’ve written in the past:
- Junior Rainbow Pebbles (Timberdoodle Review)
- Fun with Fischertechnik Mechanic & Static Set
- Wile E. Coyote Physical Science Genius
- Timberdoodle: My End-of-Year Post
- Circuit Maze: Such a Bright Idea for a Logic Game
- Little Red Riding Hood: Another Smart Game for Little Ones
- Our Little Bitties Love Three Little Piggies
- Djeco Sweet Nature Felt Art Set
- Coloring with Clay (Timberdoodle Review)
- Timberdoodle Review: Q-Bitz
- Timberdoodle 3rd Grade Curriculum: Math
- Training Your Child’s Emotional Intelligence
- Timberdoodle 3rd Grade Curriculum: Unboxing
- Exploring the Bible: Training Kids to Dig Deeper
- Everyone a Child Should Know (Book Review)
- Beginner’s Gospel Story Bible (Timberdoodle Review)
- Indescribable: 100 Devotions about God and Science
- Say & Pray Devotions for Young Children
- Knot So Fast: Another Fun Thinking Game from Timberdoodle
- God’s Very Good Idea (Timberdoodle Review)
- Biggest Story ABC (Timberdoodle Review)
- Found: A New Look at an Old Favorite
- Anti-Virus Mutation (Timberdoodle Review)
- Rhetoric Companion: Timberdoodle Review & Giveaway
- Building Vocabulary with Word Roots
- James Madison Critical Thinking Course
- Easy Grammar Ultimate (Timberdoodle Review)
- Bestiary of Adorable Fallacies (Review & Giveaway)
- America the Beautiful (Timberdoodle Review)
- Doodle Your Day (Timberdoodle Review)
- Extreme Dot-to-Dot (Timberdoodle Review)
- Building Thinking Skills (Timberdoodle Review)
- Developing the Early Learner (Timberdoodle Review)
- Timberdoodle Review: Physics 101 is Family Friendly
- Mathematical Reasoning (Timberdoodle Review)
- Create Your Own Watercolor Masterpieces (Timberdoodle Review)
- Tiggly Words (Timberdoodle Review)
- Beginning Geography (Timberdoodle Review)
- Famous Figures of History (Timberdoodle Review)
- Economics for Everybody (Review & Giveaway)
- Timberdoodle Review: Tiggly Math
- Not Your Parents’ Paint-by-Number
- Draw Patterns (Timberdoodle Review)
- Timberdoodle Review & GIVEAWAY: Wordsmithy
- How to Draw Almost Everything (Timberdoodle Review)
- Creative & Critical Thinking (Timberdoodle Review)
- Marie’s Words: A Fast, Fun Way to Build Vocabulary
- It’s a Small World! (Timberdoodle Review)
- We Think TENZI’s Tons of Funzi (Timberdoodle Review)
- Timberdoodle Review: Pajaggle
- Making Physics Fun (a Timberdoodle Review)
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