Abacus Wooden Counting Toy by Melissa & Doug is a classic toy abacus that will help to teach your children, basics of mathematics. Wooden abacus with colorful pieces will encourage your kids to learn patterns, colors, counting, and if your child is ready to move further, addition and subtraction. Children have great imagination, so the abacus wooden pieces can turn into animals that they have to count in the zoo, or building machines that they have to add to the construction site. This play abacus is made of hardwood and painted with nontoxic paint. Children Abacus Wooden Counting Toy from Educational Toys Planet is an excellent learning toy for home or classroom.