Encourage experimentation and curiosity with an authentically inspired set of Big Bones. Children ages 2 and up can take this easy-to-clean, weighted set outside for exploration with messy materials like dirt, mud, or water, or use inside during loose parts activities. A variety of lengths encourages the discovery of size relationships, counting, and patterning.
My two-year-old has been burying these in the sandbox for a week straight and they still wipe clean with one rinse. The size is just right for her small hands to grip, and I like that there's enough pieces for her and a friend to dig together.
The weighted feel is what sold me — my son drags the big femur through the sandbox like he's actually excavating something. They wipe clean in seconds, which matters when mud is the whole point.
My two-year-old carries one of these around all day like a little treasure. The weight feels substantial in the hand, and they wipe clean easily after a muddy afternoon outside.