Elite Montessori Object Permanence Box with Tray and Ball

I bought this toy for my grand daughter when she was just under 7 months. It was interesting to observe that she showed no understanding of putting the all in the hole at first, but loved to watch me do it. As her brain developed further in just a few months I watched her suddenly know how to put the ball in the hole and look in to see where it went. It always delights her when it comes out in the tray, and she loves to repeat the process over and over. The toy is well made, sturdy, and attractive. Well worth the money, especially compared to all the toys for 6-12 months that requires very little in the way of brain development such as those thousands of toys that make noise and require little participation from the child.

Great quality, especially for the low price. Very well made and is a toy that will last years. Great purchase.

My baby never liked it, the edges of the product are kind of sharp, baby wasn’t injured, but my toe has been. I wanted to return, but too late, I’ll just donate it or give it to some other kid since i am still keeping the original box.

This item is so well made !

The object permanence box is a traditional Montessori material that is designed to foster the concept of object permanence, things still exist even when you can’t see them. It also indirectly helps them develop focus and concentration and gives them practice developing fine motor skills through the whole-hand grasp. The box was designed exactly as the Montessori!

We are trying to follow montessori principles at home with our daughter, so we first purchased this box to help teach her object permanence. While simple, this has been her absolute favorite toy since she was 6 months old. At first she loved watching us model it, then loved trying to do it herself, and now loves seeing if larger and smaller objects will fit in. This box keeps her entertained for very long periods of time and also helps give her exercise as she loves crawling after the balls when they dont quite make it in the hole. She has also been very curious about how the box works and looks at the box from all angles to explore. Also, the quality if very good on this. We also purchased the next level, which is the cylinder shape with a door and hole and she has not taken to that one (yet). One thing is that the ball that comes with it is very poor quality and its slippery plastic features made the ball pop right our of her hand each time, so instead we use a ball that came with the Hape Geometric Rattle set, which has a little rubber grip to it and it is perfect for it!

All children LOVE this silly toy!

This is the second object permanence box Ive purchased. This box has a ramp and the ball rolls out of the box, unlike my other one. It is well constructed and made of quality materials and includes a wooden ball. As an aside, at ten months it seems like my baby has mastered this skill and is no longer interested, even if I rotate it in and out of his collection.

Wonderful product and very well made

Actual box is well made with nicely sanded corners but the red paint was chipped and flaking off. Too bad they just didn’t leave it all unpainted. For the price I expected better quality, going to return it and look elsewhere.