Year Two · Chapter 2: The Matcher

Year Two · Chapter 2 of 4Age 2 to 3, from their 2nd to their 3rd birthday · this chapter is for 24 to 36 months

$99 every 3 months · $109 once · GST and delivery included

The Matcher

Noticing what's the same and what's different, and learning how their own body works.

  • Matching
  • Body awareness
  • Turn taking

Chapter 2 of 4 in Year Two

About $33 a month. Bought separately, the toys inside are $131.78.

This chapter includes toys only. For a solid-wood table and chair at their height as well, yours to keep, with the next chair and table legs sent free as they grow, start a Chapters membership ($149 every 3 months, or $499 a year, including GST and delivery).

Sending this as a gift? One box, one payment. Nothing renews. You'll enter the child's address at checkout.

Your cart and checkout show $90.00 + GST, and GST is added at checkout to make $99.

After Chapter 4 the subscription ends; we'll ask before starting the next year. The first box is charged at checkout, then you are charged on the 1st of the month every 3 months. Pause, skip or cancel from your account, or email info@edu-fun.com.au.

Chapters are delivered on the 1st of the month. Order now and this chapter arrives on 1 November. To order by phone, call (03) 5918 2576.

  • 4 solid-wood toys from the factory we've run since 1991
  • A printed play guide: what each toy teaches and three ways to play
  • Subscribers get 15% off the whole shop
  • Delivery included anywhere in Australia, on the 1st of the month
  • No lock-in: pause, skip or cancel from your account, or email info@edu-fun.com.au

Inside This Chapter

4 toys chosen for 2-year-olds, and why each one is in the box.

Sorting Box Sorting Box

Our classic sorting box: shapes through the right holes, then open it and start again.

 Build Wooden Arch Build Wooden Arch

Copy the picture and build an arch that stands.

 Nut & Bolt Butterfly Nut & Bolt Butterfly

Twist nuts onto bolts. The wrist turn they'll use for jars, taps and pencils.

 Building Up Body Parts Puzzles Girl 3 layers Building Up Body Parts Puzzles Girl 3 layers

Skin, muscles and bones, one layer under the next. Something to point at when they ask what's inside.

The play guide The Play Guide

What each toy teaches, three ways to play with it, and what to watch for at this age.

What Comes Next

Subscribe and Chapter 3, The Grader, follows next. It is in production now and ships on the 1st of the month once it is ready.

  1.  Earlier Chapter 1 · The Builder Planning · Balance and structure · Tool use In stock
  2. This chapter Chapter 2 · The Matcher Matching · Body awareness · Turn taking In stock · available separately
  3. +3 months Chapter 3 · The Grader Ordering · Comparing · Early measurement In production
  4. +6 months Chapter 4 · The Fixer Wrist strength · Following a sequence · Persistence In production

For Parents

Why Each Toy

The guide says what each toy builds, in plain words, so you know what to look for.

Ahead or Behind?

Ages are a guide, not a rule. If they've raced ahead, email us and we'll start you at a later chapter or the next year.

After Chapter 4

The subscription ends automatically. We will email to ask whether you would like the next year, and nothing is charged unless you confirm.