{"product_id":"montessori-tumbling-sticks-tower-game","title":"Montessori Tumbling Sticks — Wooden 3-in-1 Colour Game, Ages 3+","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePull the wrong stick and the balls come down.\u003c\/strong\u003e Coloured sticks are pushed through a drilled wooden tower with the balls resting on top of them. Take turns drawing sticks out — and try not to be the one who lets a ball drop.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhy it holds a child longer than it should\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe rule is learnable in ten seconds, which is the whole trick: a three-year-old can play it properly against an adult on the first go. What keeps them there is that \u003cstrong\u003eevery turn is a real decision\u003c\/strong\u003e — this stick or that one, the safe pull or the greedy one. That is genuine risk assessment, and children find it thrilling long before they could explain it.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt also builds a \u003cstrong\u003esteady, controlled pull\u003c\/strong\u003e. Yanking drops the balls, so the game teaches patience by making impatience expensive — and the slow careful withdrawal is exactly the finger control that later shows up in pencil grip.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eThree games in the box\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe tower.\u003c\/strong\u003e Thread the sticks through the drilled holes, drop the balls in the open top, then take turns pulling sticks out until the balls fall through to the base.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eThe ring.\u003c\/strong\u003e Stand the whole bundle of sticks upright in the chunky wooden ring and let go. The ring holds them steady — until enough have been drawn out that the bundle collapses, and whoever caused it loses.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eColour posting.\u003c\/strong\u003e A small wooden plate with four colour-ringed holes sits on top of the tower like a lid. Drop each stick through the hole that matches its colour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eWhat's in the set\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWooden tower on a reddish-brown base, with drilled side panels and an arched opening in each face\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bundle of \u003cstrong\u003ecoloured wooden sticks\u003c\/strong\u003e in red, yellow, green and blue\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eFour wooden balls\u003c\/strong\u003e that rest on the sticks inside the tower\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ewooden ring\u003c\/strong\u003e for the standing-bundle game\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ecolour-posting plate\u003c\/strong\u003e with four ringed holes, which doubles as the tower's lid\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA \u003cstrong\u003ewooden colour dice\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAge guidance\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3 and up.\u003c\/strong\u003e Three plays it as a physical challenge and doesn't much mind losing. Five starts to think a move ahead. Seven and eight play it properly, hunting for the stick that isn't carrying weight — which is when it stops being a lucky dip and becomes a real game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eMaterials\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cp\u003eSolid wood throughout — tower, sticks, balls, ring and plate. No plastic parts and no batteries. Contains small parts and loose balls; supervise under-threes.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch3\u003eFrequently asked questions\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eHow many can play?\u003c\/strong\u003e Two or more. It works as a two-player duel and as a family game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat does the little plate do?\u003c\/strong\u003e It has four colour-ringed holes and sits on top of the tower as a lid. Youngest children use it on its own as a colour-posting game.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDoes it need batteries?\u003c\/strong\u003e No. Nothing on this toy is electronic.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eIs it just pick-up sticks?\u003c\/strong\u003e No — that is only one of the three games. The tower is the main event, and it works the opposite way round: you are removing supports without collapsing what they hold up.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Little Cubs","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47912052326577,"sku":"CJYD239512005EV","price":34.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0528\/8476\/6897\/files\/stk-01-hero-v2.webp?v=1789460290","url":"https:\/\/little-cubs.com\/products\/montessori-tumbling-sticks-tower-game","provider":"Little Cubs","version":"1.0","type":"link"}