I wanted this for my nearly 2 year old son, who insists on trying to open anything with a mechanical latch.

Remote fine motor and memory skills with this intriguing board containing the locks and latches of all shapes and sizes.And if you want to see for yourself, here’s a short clip of Clara opening her latch board on Christmas morning. My son still loves this puzzle even though he's already figured out how to unlatch all of the doors.

Just like when you give them a fake phone or keys and they still insist on playing with the real thing. She loves opening and closing the doors, and she is learning animal sounds, so it's fun to watch her recognize animals and make their noises.Some of the latches were a little hard for him but with my help he enjoyed opening and closing the doors and seeing the surprise inside. I taped off the edges with painter’s tape and then used some leftover Dark Mahogany stain to give some color to the top (I also beat up the top a bit beforehand to make it look a little weathered). He is learning colors and to count, so the colored doors and surprise animals behind them is perfectly engaging. It is important not to leave the board face up on the floor so no one accidentally steps on it with bare feet. Foundation Phase: Language, literacy and communication skills, physical development and mathematical development, personal and social development 2.

She feels so proud and accomplished when she unlocks each door, and is already working on learning to luck them back up. My daughter is still a little too young for this toy, but she still LOVES it because it looks and sounds so interesting to her. My son loves opening and closing the latches and this is such a cute gift- great for girls and boys! My 13 month old is fascinated by all of the doors and latches, he hasn't learned to latch on his own, but is able to open almost every door independently, the colors and numbers reinforce other things that he is being taught and he doesn't seem bored easily with this toy.

They can seek out a specific picture, race to open and close the doors, or tell a story inspired by what they find.