Wooden Spoon | Natural Loose Part for Open-Ended Play

Wooden Spoon | Natural Loose Part for Open-Ended Play

A beautifully simple loose part for stirring, scooping, mixing, and imaginative food play.

This Wooden Spoon (18.5") invites tamariki to explore pretend cooking, sensory play, potion-making, and hands-on discovery. With its smooth natural finish and open-ended design, children can decide how — and where — it’s used each time they play.

Perfect for play kitchens, mud kitchens, sensory trays, potion stations, loose parts baskets, and nature play invitations.

• Encourages pretend play, creativity & role-play

• Supports fine motor development & hand–eye coordination

• 18.5-inch length — ideal for big mixing and deep pots

• Beautiful natural wood — safe, simple, open-ended

• A gentle addition to any Freeplay or loose parts collection

Play Learning Benefits

Motor skills: stirring, scooping, mixing, transferring
Sensory exploration: using with sand, water, mud, seeds, rice
Imagination & storytelling: cooking, potion-making, café play, baking scenes
Spatial understanding: filling, emptying, transferring, reaching into containers
Creative thinking: endless roles — chef’s spoon, potion stirrer, builder’s tool, and more

A versatile loose part for early learning environments, outdoor play spaces, mud kitchens, and homes — a Freeplay essential.