Description
Enhance your early years environment with the Mixed Resource Treasure Basket, a natural, lidded basket filled with a thoughtfully curated collection of wooden, metal and colourful resources, designed to support heuristic play through open-ended, self-directed exploration. This inviting selection enables young children and EYFS children to explore freely and at their own pace, following their natural curiosity and interests.
The wide range of textures, weights, shapes and finishes encourages sustained engagement, curiosity and persistence. As children handle, rotate, stack and combine the objects, they refine their fine and gross motor skills while developing coordination and control. The varied materials offer rich sensory feedback, supporting sensory integration as children notice how each object feels, sounds and responds to movement.
The varied use of colour, contrasting with the natural wooden items and metal items supports early visual awareness, helping children notice similarities and differences. Young children naturally explore how objects look, feel, and respond to movement, developing an understanding of cause and effect through repeated, self-directed exploration. Returning to familiar resources builds confidence, concentration, and independence, while also creating opportunities for shared attention and interaction with others.
Adults can further enrich learning by modelling language, describing textures, colours and sounds. They can describe children’s actions and respond to gestures and vocalisations. This will support early language development, listening, and communication.
Explore our full range of Treasure Baskets, including the Colour Resource Treasure Basket, Metal Treasure Basket, Wooden Treasure Basket and Sensory Balls Treasure Basket for further exploration opportunities. Combine with Early Excellence 1-2 years resources to create a rich, engaging environment that supports sensory exploration, early communication, and growing independence within the EYFS.
Learning Opportunities
- Developing hand–eye coordination and two-handed manipulation
- Exploring textures, shapes, and sounds through sensory play
- Understanding cause-and-effect through experimenting with objects
- Building confidence and independence through self-directed exploration
This Mixed Resource Treasure Basket includes:
- Selection of colour treasure basket resources, including 3 chiffon scarves, 10 wooden gem blocks, 10 gem cubes, 2 coloured wooden eggs
- Selection of treasure basket resources including bottles, shells, silicone watering can, baby bowl and spoon
- Selection of metal treasure basket resources, including mirrors and a range of metal kitchenware
- Selection of wooden resources including wooden stars and shapes, rings, wooden brush, wooden easy-hold kaleidoscope, and easy-hold mirror
- 1 large natural basket with lid, approx. H22cm x D46cm at widest part, Inset W35cm
- Suitable from 12 months and over, under appropriate adult supervision
Safety Information
For use with children from 1-2yrs: resources must ONLY be used with effective, close adult supervision.
The competency and development of each child should be considered before introducing the resource into the environment. This must be regularly monitored and assessed as new children begin their learning journey within the environment.
For full safety information, please see Product Care & Safety Guidance Leaflet.
Variations
Many of our resources are produced in a variety of colours and styles and may vary slightly from those shown; however, we guarantee that you will always receive the same quality and value.
Secondary images are used for representation purposes only.
