So happy with this product! I love the grid board that solves the problem of the pieces sliding all over the place. I really appreciate that there are rounded pieces, instead of the usual polygons like you find in the similar Melissa and Doug set, which we do also have. This set seems to be the next step up in regards to copying a pattern, since you have to look at the booklet and then place the pieces, rather than put a matching one directly over the corresponding mark on the M&D board. Allows for much for creativity and variety in a compact set. We haven't tried using the counting sticks yet, but I am excited to have that supply for the day that we do. I like having the math manipulative wooden numbers, but there aren't really enough to be able to do much with multiplication or division (but the set includes a wooden symbol for them). Overall, really happy. I do wish the red and orange color were not so similar in shade. Happy to have colors that aren't the standard rainbow ones though. But the best part still, hands down, is the grid board so the pieces can stay in place, be carried, or be set like an easel.
