Calming construction toy that appeal to both boys and girls.  Includes step-by-step instructions for building a zebra, a giraffe, a snake and a cheetah.  Kids can also create hybrids by combining one or more creatures together.  Nurtures fine motors and shape recognition skills while stretching the imagination. Big thumbs-up from parents for resistant high-density foam pieces that are also safe, easy to manipulate ans washable.  Pieces are attractively colored to stimulate play and can interlink, stack and rotate at any angle to create virtually endless variation of creatures you can build.  Ages 4-9. 350 pieces, $29.99, Manufactured in North America.

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