Wooden Sorting Tray

Add simplicity and beauty to your learning environment with the QToys Wooden Sorting Tray - a stunning, natural timber resource designed to spark curiosity and encourage hands-on exploration. Made from solid Acacia wood, this three-section tray blends practicality with open-ended potential, offering a perfect base for sorting, displaying, or organising small items.

Whether used on a table top with counters, sensory materials, or loose parts, this versatile tray provides the perfect invitation to explore colour, shape, size, texture and pattern. With no set rules, children are free to manipulate and engage with materials in meaningful ways-building essential cognitive and creative skills through play. Beautiful enough to serve as classroom decor, yet functional enough to anchor rich learning experiences, this tray fits seamlessly into any early years or primary setting focused on intentional, child-led learning.

Educational Benefits:

• Enhances early maths skills through sorting, classifying and comparing objects
• Encourages fine motor development and precision with hands-on interaction
• Promotes symbolic play, storytelling and creative thinking using open-ended materials
• Supports exploration of scientific and artistic concepts like weight, texture and pattern

Classroom & Play Activity Ideas:

• Fill with natural items (leaves, seeds, stones) for sorting by size or type
• Use as a base for transient art or mandala-making using colourful loose parts
• Combine with number cards to support early numeracy and quantity recognition
• Include in a dramatic play space as a food or treasure sorting station

Product Details

• Dimensions: 31.5(W) x 14.5(L) cm
• Age Recommendation: 3+ years
• Made from solid Acacia timber
• Finished with child-safe oil
• Features 3 distinct compartments for easy sorting and presentation

The QToys Wooden Sorting Tray is more than a storage solution - it's a foundation for open-ended exploration, learning and creativity, where children can connect with natural materials and express themselves freely.