Description

Bajo Wooden Balancing Scale Game

The Bajo Balance Scale is a wooden balancing game that introduces children to weight, balance, and cause and effect through hands-on play. With a rounded rocking base and a straight balancing beam on top, children place the colourful wooden cylinders into the slots on each side and watch how the scale responds, just like a see-saw in the park.

The set includes ten smooth wooden cylinder blocks in bright colours, designed to be easy for small hands to grasp and position. As children add cylinders to each side, the scale tips and rocks until the weight is evenly balanced and the beam rests level again. This clear, visual feedback makes abstract concepts like balance and gravity easy to understand through play.

Balancing toys like this support early scientific thinking as children explore weight, gravity, and equilibrium. Placing and adjusting the cylinders helps develop hand-eye coordination, fine motor control, and dexterity, while trial and error encourages problem-solving, focus, and patience. Suitable from 12 months, the open-ended design allows children to explore freely at their own pace, with new learning emerging as they grow.

Recognised for its thoughtful design, the Bajo Balance Scale won the Best Design Award at the International Toy Fair in Nuremberg, celebrating its ability to combine simplicity, beauty, and meaningful play. It is a striking example of how well-designed wooden toys can support learning without screens or instructions.

As the official UK distributor of Bajo wooden toys, Babipur is proud to stock this award-winning design. Bajo toys are known for their heirloom quality, durable construction, and educational value, making them toys that are returned to again and again and passed on over time.

Suitable from 12 months+

Size: 37 × 15 × 8cm

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