Ages: 3+ award-winning toy that provides an outstanding outlet for play-based learning. Substantial skills, such as classification, logical thinking, shape and color recognition, grouping, counting, and more are impacted  through fun play with the Coaster!  The pieces are made with a center-hole design that fits onto the base like an abacus. The set includes 50 pieces with 5 different shapes and colors and 18 pattern cards that encourage following directions and stimulate play with different ideas for games.