Wooden Sorting Fruit & Vegetable Crates – 28 Piece Set

A vibrant and engaging wooden sorting set designed to inspire imaginative, hands-on learning through play. This beautifully painted collection includes five stackable coloured crates filled with a wide variety of fruits and vegetables, all made from smooth, durable hemu wood. Each piece features hand-painted details and realistic shapes that encourage sorting, threading, and role play.

Perfect for exploring healthy eating concepts, colour recognition, fine motor development, and creative play, this open-ended resource invites children to sort, match, stack, and thread using the included wooden laces.

Set Includes:

21 wooden fruit and vegetable pieces
5 stackable coloured crates
2 laces with wooden threaders and stops
Dimensions: Crate 100 × 150 × 74mm; Thread 900mm
Recommended Age: 3+ years

EYLF Learning Connections

Outcome 1 – Children have a strong sense of identity:
Encourages confidence and collaboration through pretend play and role-modelling experiences.
Outcome 3 – Children have a strong sense of wellbeing:
Promotes healthy lifestyle awareness and hand–eye coordination through interactive sorting and threading.
Outcome 4 – Children are confident and involved learners:
Fosters curiosity, concentration, and early problem-solving as children classify, match, and balance pieces.
Outcome 5 – Children are effective communicators:
Supports expressive and descriptive language as children name fruits, discuss colours, and share imaginative play ideas.