Janod - Translucent Sensory Blocks - 12 Pieces

Explore a world of colour with these 12 translucent sensory blocks. Stack them, sort them and build with them - and watch what happens when one colour overlaps another. Made from FSC certified wood with coloured translucent panels, for children aged 12 months and up.

The optical effect is the hook

Hold a pink block over a blue one and something new appears. Children discover colour mixing physically, by moving objects, long before anyone explains the theory. Held up to a window or placed on a light table, the blocks project colour onto the floor, and that discovery keeps children experimenting far longer than solid blocks manage.

What is in the set

• 12 translucent sensory blocks in pink, blue, green and more
• 6 small printed blocks for creating animal shapes
• 6 template cards to inspire builds before free play begins
• Made from FSC certified wood
• Suitable for children aged 12 months and up

Works for a toddler and a five-year-old

Very young children stack, knock down and hold blocks up to the light - that is enough. Older children use the animal blocks and template cards to build specific shapes, then design their own. The same set carries a child from first stacking through to genuine construction and problem solving.

Sensory without being overwhelming

These are quiet, visual, tactile blocks. There is no sound, no flashing and no battery - just weight, colour and light. For children who find noisy toys difficult, this kind of calm sensory input is often far more absorbing.

What it develops

Stacking builds fine motor control, balance judgement and spatial reasoning. Sorting by colour is early categorisation. Working from a template card develops visual matching, and abandoning the card to build something original is exactly the creative step you want to see next.

A beautiful, sustainably made set that looks good left out on a shelf - which is just as well, because it will be.