Janod - 4 Seasons Magnetic Book - 115 Magnets

The Janod 4 Seasons Magnetic Book turns the changing year into a hands-on game your child can play anywhere. Four interchangeable scenes - summer, autumn, winter and spring - clip onto the magnetic board inside the flip-up lid, and 115 magnets of clothing, weather and everyday objects are waiting to fill them. Designed for children aged 3 years and over.

Learn the seasons through play, not worksheets

Ask a three-year-old to explain autumn and you will get a shrug. Hand them a scene, a pile of magnets and the question "what would you wear today?" and the answer arrives on its own. Children sort raincoats from sun hats, match falling leaves to bare branches and work out why the beach umbrella does not belong in the snow.

There is no single correct arrangement, which is the point. Once the four illustrated scenes have been copied, most children go straight to inventing their own weather - snow at the beach, sunshine in the middle of a storm - and narrating the story as they build it.

What is in the box

• 115 magnetic pieces covering clothing, accessories, weather and seasonal objects
• 4 double-sided illustrated scene cards for summer, autumn, winter and spring
• Magnetic backing board built into the hinged lid
• Sturdy FSC certified cardboard case that stores every piece inside
• Suitable for children aged 3 years and up

A travel toy that actually packs itself away

Everything lives inside the case, and the case closes like a hardback book. It sits upright on a shelf between the picture books rather than sprawling across the floor, and it slides into a bag for flights, long drives, waiting rooms and cafe meals without anything escaping. Because the pieces are magnetic rather than loose card, they stay put on a tray table instead of disappearing under the seat.

Quietly building real skills

Placing and repositioning small magnets refines the pincer grip and hand control that later feed into pencil work. Matching an outfit to a scene builds vocabulary, sequencing and early reasoning. And because there are no batteries, lights or sounds, the entertainment comes from your child's own imagination.

Made from FSC certified cardboard and printed with child-safe inks, this is one of many titles in the Janod magnetic book range - collect the dinosaur, unicorn, sports and dress-up editions to build a full travel library.