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Children practise turning and rotating each piece, discovering subtle differences in shape and grain as they refine their motor skills and sense of spatial awareness. 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Crafted from sustainably sourced oak (2 cm thick, 50 cm long × 12 cm wide) and finished with a plant-based oil that highlights its beautiful grain, each board arrives wrapped in soft, natural wool felt—both protective and perfectly in tune with ou\u003cspan style=\"background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255);\"\u003er eco-conscious ethos.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"428\" data-end=\"892\"\u003eOne side features eight precision-machined exotic-wood shapes (each roughly 5 cm across, oval and polygon alike), each housed in its own pocket alongside a snug oak stylus. Flip it over and discover a fresh constellation of outlines to spark new tracing adventures. As children slot, trace, and rotate each piece, they’re building spatial reasoning, fine-motor control, hand-eye coordination and pre-writing strokes—core STEM skills wrapped up in open-ended fun.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"894\" data-end=\"1154\"\u003e\u003cimg\u003eBut Trace and Place is more than a puzzle. Every set includes our Wood Explorer booklet—inviting families into the Oak \u0026amp; Sprout “Wood Explorers Hub,” where short videos and free printables deepen curious minds’ knowledge of oak, padauk, purpleheart and more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1156\" data-end=\"1541\"\u003eDesigned for seated play from 12 months onward, its chunky weight and tactile surfaces also appeal to early positional and sensory schemas: balancing, sorting, stacking—and imagining whole worlds. 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