Abacus

We got this nice Melissa and Doug abacus for our daughter when she was young. Then it was a fun noise making toy, then it was a way to learn or reiterate learning of colours, and now it's a pattern maker! Our daughter was busy making various patterns with this when I snapped the photo. One day we might actually manage to teach her how to use it properly - a talent I cannot claim although I suspect my husband my mother-in-law can!