{"product_id":"busy-beehive-plush-hide-and-find","title":"Montessori Busy Beehive — Plush Hide \u0026 Find Set, Ages 1–4","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePut the bees in, get the bees out, do it again.\u003c\/strong\u003e A soft plush beehive with an arched opening at the front, a little hinged door beside it with a baby-safe mirror set into it, a carry loop on top, and five little bees that live inside. That loop — fill, empty, refill — is one of the most reliable things a one-year-old will repeat, and it is doing more work than it looks.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat it's actually building\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003ePosting and retrieving is how object permanence gets rehearsed: the bee is gone, then the bee is back, and the child controls both. \u003cstrong\u003eThen comes hide and find.\u003c\/strong\u003e Once a toddler works out that a bee can be somewhere they can't see it, the game changes from filling a container to searching for something — and that shift usually happens right around the second birthday.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mirror in the door is the quiet extra. Self-recognition is a real milestone somewhere between eighteen months and two years, and a mirror set at a baby's own height, on something they already want to hold, gets looked into far more often than one on a wall.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft plush \u003cstrong\u003ebeehive\u003c\/strong\u003e with an arched front opening and a carry loop on top\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ehinged fabric door\u003c\/strong\u003e with a pull tab and a \u003cstrong\u003ebaby-safe mirror\u003c\/strong\u003e set into it\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFive little plush bees\u003c\/strong\u003e that tuck inside\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAge guidance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e1 to 4.\u003c\/strong\u003e One is posting, emptying and the mirror. Two brings hiding a bee and finding it again, and working the little door. Three and four give the bees names and turn it into a story.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSoft fabric throughout with a shatterproof mirror panel and no hard parts. Supervise babies as always with plush toys.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many bees come with it?\u003c\/strong\u003e Five.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it come with tongs or tweezers?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — the bees are picked up by hand. It's a posting and hide-and-find toy rather than a tool game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCan it go in the pram?\u003c\/strong\u003e Yes — it has a loop on top and everything stores inside.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Cubs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47895135027377,"sku":"CJJT292240701AZ","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/8476\/6897\/files\/bee-01-hero-v2.webp?v=1789555692","url":"https:\/\/little-cubs.com\/products\/busy-beehive-plush-hide-and-find","provider":"Little Cubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}