Mentari: Early Bird Pop Up

The early bird gets the worm — push it down, watch it pop up.

The Wooden Early Bird Pop Up is one of those simple, perfectly designed toys that toddlers find completely irresistible. The board is illustrated with a sweet early bird character, and four rounded pegs designed to look like garden worms sit in the holes. Children push each peg down — then watch them all pop right back up, ready to be pushed down again. The satisfying surprise of the pop never gets old, and at 18 months it's exactly the right kind of cause-and-effect challenge.

Skills & development:

• Cause and effect - pushing down and watching the worm pop up is a foundational early reasoning milestone
• Fine motor skills - pressing each peg builds hand strength and finger control
• Cognitive development - predicting and anticipating the pop builds early reasoning
• Sensory play - the visual surprise of the pop and the tactile feedback are richly engaging