Review on Learning Resources Super Sorting Pie: 68-Piece Fine Motor Toy for Counting, Color Recognition, Pretend Play, and Educational Fun. Ideal for Toddlers (Ages 3+) by Jay Buford

We started homeschooling our boys and were looking for good math manipulators for my 2 and 4 year olds to use and enjoy. It certainly hit the nail on the head. We discussed several similar options, including the Bear Count, before settling on this one based on price and functionality. We love the large, lifelike pieces of fruit for the "cake" and the fact that there are 60 pieces. My youngest child usually knows not to put anything in his mouth, but the large fruit gives him that extra reassurance that he won't put anything in his mouth without my knowledge (thankfully he hasn't tried that yet!). My boys love to play. together and also individually when I am working on something alone with another child. The included activity cards have different levels of difficulty (3 double-sided cards), so I can, for example, use a two-year-old color card to sort by color and a four-year-old score card to sort by numbers. I see this being used in our house for a while as the fruit itself can be used for mathematical manipulations aside from sorting cakes. We also appreciate this because it trains fine motor skills by using the fruit-picking tweezers. Both of my kids struggled when they first started sorting cakes with tweezers but have since mastered it. It's also great for tutoring my youngest son before writing. If math and motor skills aren't enough, this cake will also stimulate my boy's imagination. They love to bake cakes for Mom and Dad! Although all the pieces, including the tweezers, fit inside the cake itself, the cake doesn't close securely, which is probably the only "cheat" I can think of. If you have a level shelf to put it on, no problem. We keep it in the box it came in to keep it upright as it was more convenient for us. The box is strong enough, so there were no problems with that.