I love grapat loose parts and they really appeal to my "collectionist" nature. It took my toddler some time to get used to them and realise how to play"; I left them out in the playroom and truthfully it took a few months. Then one day we turn around to find she had got all her loose parts out, and was happily transferring from boxes. It quickly expanded to become food for her animals, eggs for her chickens, shade sorting, counting and her own little pattern making. I'm really pleased I bought them and they have made a great start to our simpler, open-ended play collection!