Ages 2+. 8 colorful, non-removable pegs and mallet. Deluxe Pounding Bench helps teach hand-eye coordination, fine motor-skills, and color recognition. Extension Activities: Review all the peg colors with the child. Repeat the activity until the child is familiar with the colors. Ask the child to pound one peg at a time as you identify them by color. Count pegs with the child. Repeat the activity until the child has mastered counting to eight. Ask the child to pound down a certain number of pegs as you count those pegs aloud. Demonstrate how a peg goes up when the opposite peg goes down. Allow the child to experiment with this, then ask him or her to predict which peg will go up when another goes down. As the child's understanding of this process grows, ask him or her which peg to pound in order to raise a specific peg. Melissa & Doug products meet or exceed US testing standards and pass our high quality requirements. We care about your comments. Please call us! 1-800-284-3948. www.MellisaAndDoug.com. Made in China.