The Grapat 12 Rainbow Bowls are beautifully handcrafted wooden bowls designed to inspire open-ended play, creative exploration, and hands-on discovery. Featuring twelve bowls in a harmonious spectrum of rainbow colours, this larger set offers even more opportunities for children to sort, stack, nest, fill, empty, and arrange the pieces in their own unique ways. The carefully graduated colours encourage an appreciation of beauty while naturally supporting colour recognition, early mathematical thinking, and imaginative play. For younger children, the bowls provide endless opportunities to explore simple concepts such as full and empty, inside and outside, hiding and revealing, or filling and pouring. Covering one bowl with another creates delightful games of surprise and discovery, helping children develop an understanding of object permanence while encouraging curiosity and experimentation. As children grow, the twelve bowls become wonderfully versatile loose parts. They can be stacked into colourful towers, nested together, arranged into patterns and mandalas, or incorporated into imaginative small world play. They make perfect homes for tiny treasures, containers for loose parts, market stalls in pretend play, or magical hiding places for Grapat Nins, Rings, Coins and Balls. Their open-ended nature allows every child to discover new possibilities through self-directed play. Crafted from sustainably sourced wood and finished with beautiful water-based colour stains, each bowl retains the warmth and natural character of the timber, creating a rich tactile experience that invites children to touch, explore and create. Their smooth, organic shape sits comfortably in little hands, encouraging repeated sensory exploration and careful manipulation. Designed to grow alongside your child, the Grapat 12 Rainbow Bowls encourage creativity, concentration, problem-solving and imaginative thinking through slow, purposeful play. Timeless, versatile and endlessly engaging, they are a beautiful addition to any collection of open-ended play materials, inviting children to return to them again and again as their ideas and abilities continue to develop. Learn more about the principles of open-ended play and the thoughtfully crafted philosophy behind these pieces on our Grapat overview page. Each bowl measures approximately 6 cm in diameter and 3 cm in height. Recommended age +18 months. Article 16-138 About Grapat Since 2015, Grapat has produced simple, thoughtful wooden toys from Catalonia, Spain. Using sustainably sourced European wood, hand-applied non-toxic dyes, and traditional craftsmanship, each piece invites open-ended play and creative exploration. Designed to support children’s natural curiosity, problem-solving, and storytelling, Grapat toys reflect a slow, intentional approach that honours childhood, imagination, and a connection to nature. Certifications Water-based, non-toxic dyes are used. Wood is sourced from sustainably managed forests and is PEFC certified. Meet or exceed EN71 1–2-3,and ISO 8124 toy safety standards. 100% plastic-free packaging