I am a primary school teacher and a grandmother. I bought this game for my 2 1/2 year old grand child. The moment he saw the packet his eyes lit up and he could not wait to open it. All the elements were brightly coloured and easy for little hands to use. We found we could use the pictures for all kinds of sorting - by colour, name, types of (animals, vehicles, food, makes sounds etc). We even used the outlines left as stencils. Great value for money and hours of fun.