Guidecraft USA

66 Grand Avenue, Suite 207
Englewood, New Jersey 07631
United States
Telephone: 800-544-6526 or 201-894-5401.
Fax: 201-894-5405.
Web: http://www.guidecraft.com.
Email: sales@guidecraft.com.

Products manufactured by Guidecraft USA (listed alphabetically)

1. 1-2-3-4-5 RING COUNTER (MODEL G2011)

   The 1-2-3-4-5 Ring Counter, model G2011, is a math skills game for children with learning and physical disabilities. The toy consists of a plain hardwood block with five vertical posts of varying height and 15 colored wood rings. The numerals one through five are painted on the side of the block in five different colors corresponding to the ring colors. Children must place the rings, grouped by color to correspond to each numeral painted on the block, on the correct post. The game teaches simple counting principles. DIMENSIONS (HxWxL): 2.25 x 9.25 x 6.5 inches. WEIGHT: 1.5 pounds. COLOR: The base is natural wood and the posts and reings are red, yellow, blue, and green.

2. BALL BOPPER (MODEL G5069)

   The Ball Bopper, model G5069, is an eye hand coordination activity designed for use by young children with upper extremity, neurological, or fine or gross motor disabilities. Children pound large wooden balls through snug-fitting holes and the balls reappear below the play surface. Circular cutouts in the box have tough vinyl rings inside holes to hold balls in place. The toy has sturdy wooden construction with rounded corners and smooth edges and are finished with safe, non-toxic paints with a clear finish. The raised base accommodates floor or tabletop play. DIMENSIONS (HxWxL): 6.5 x 8.5 x 11 inches. WEIGHT: 3.5 pounds.

3. CIRCULAR SORTER (MODEL G526)

   The Circular Sorter, model G526, is a form board and large knobbed puzzle for children with learning disabilities. Designed to teach shape and color recognition, the puzzle consists of a round puzzle board and five colored circles that children can pull off and put back in the correct spot. Large knobs on each circle assist children with grasping and placement. DIMENSIONS (HxWxL): The puzzle is 2.75 x 12 x 12 inches. The circles range in diameter from 2 inches to 5 inches. The knobs are 2 inches high. COLOR: The puzzle base is natural wood and the circles are red, yellow, blue, orange, and green.

4. COLORED GEO FORM (MODEL G2004)

   Colored Geo Form, model G2004, is an educational aid and math skills game for children with physical and learning disabilities. The game consists of a peg board and geometrically shaped wooden pieces grouped in size progression. Children must place the brightly colored pegs in the correctly shaped holes, thereby strengthening fine motor control and visual recognition skills. DIMENSIONS: The pegboard base measures 9.75 x 9.75 inches. The puzzle is (HxWxL) 3.75 x 10.25 x 9 inches. WEIGHT: 3.5 pounds. COLOR: The base is natural wood and the pieces are res, blue, yellow, and green.

5. COUNT AND SORT (MODEL G5072)

   Count and Sort, model G5072, is a math skills game for children with learning and physical disabilities. The toy consists of a plain hardwood raised base with five plain vertical posts of varying height and 15 flat colored wood rings. The numerals one through five are painted on the base in five different colors corresponding to the ring colors. Children must place the rings, grouped by color to correspond to each numeral painted on the base, on the correct post. The raised base accommodates floor or tabletop play. The game teaches simple counting principles. DIMENSIONS (HxWxL): 5 x 11 x 4 inches. WEIGHT: 1.5 pounds. COLOR: The base is natural wood and the posts and reings are red, yellow, blue, and green.

6. DELUXE RAINBOW BLOCKS (MODEL G3011)

   Deluxe Rainbow Blocks, model G3011, are an educational toy designed for use by children with cognitive and perceptual disabilities. Each of the 42 hardwood blocks in the set features a transparent plexi-glass window in the center in the shape of a triangle, rectangle, square, or half circle. Play with these blocks encourages motor skill and eye-hand coordination development and color and shape recognition. COLOR: The windows in the blocks are red, yellow, blue, or green. The blocks are natural wood.

7. FEEL & FIND (MODEL 5060)

   Feel & Find, model 5060, is a tactile discrimination training activity designed for use by children with sensory or neurological disabilities. The set includes 20 printed tiles with 20 matching wooden shapes (10 geometric and 10 object shapes) and a cloth drawstring bag. The child is given or selects printed tiles and then reaches into the bag to find the corresponding shapes by touch. The difficulty of the activity may be increased or decreased by the number and type of shapes included. This activity may be played alone or in a group.

8. GEOMETRIC COUNTING CYLINDERS (MODEL G3080)

   The Geometric Counting Cylinders, model G3080, are a math skills game designed for use by children with cognitive, learning, or fine motor disabilities. This hardwood manipulative set develops geometric shape recognition, counting skills, and shape sorting. A hardwood storage box is included. DIMENSIONS (HxWxL): 3 x 5 x 7.5 inches. WEIGHT: 1.4 pounds.

9. GEOMETRIC PUZZLE BOARD (MODEL G527)

   The Geometric Puzzle Board, model G527, is a large knobbed, puzzle form board for children with learning and physical disabilities. The wooden board contains pull-off pieces shaped like a square, oval, oblong, triangle and circle painted in green, blue, red, yellow and orange. DIMENSIONS (HxWxL): The board is 3 x 9.25 x 9.5 inches. The knobs on each shape are 2 inches high. WEIGHT: 2 pounds.

10. MARBLE MAZE BALANCE BASES (MODEL G99003)

    The Marble Maze Balance Bases, model G990033, is a set of balance training devices designed for use by children with balance or neurological disabilities. Children stand with one foot on each end of the base and move the marble through the maze by tilting the base. A circular wooden disc on the reverse side allows the bases to tilt in any direction when the user shifts weight in the standing position. The marble is permently enclosed in the maze by a durable, clear acrylic panel. This set of three bases is made of solid wood and each base is equipped with handles for laptop play. DIMENSIONS (HxLxW): 3 x 11.5 x 18.5 inches. WEIGHT: Each base weighs 14 pounds.

11. MINI WOOD GROCERY PRODUCTS (MODEL G316)

    Mini Wood Grocery Products, model G316, is an independent living skills tutorial and educational toy for children and adults with cognitive disabilities. The Grocery Products depict items of personal care and food commonly found in a grocery store, including ketchup, soap, paper towels, cookies, bread, butter, toothpaste, apple juice, BandAids, cereal, milk and cheese. The play items provide opportunities to learn about personal care and nutrition, shopping and independent living needs, by playing the role of consumer or grocer. The pictures are hand-painted on hardwood. DIMENSIONS: The milk carton is 4.5 inches tall. WEIGHT: 7 pounds.

12. RAINBOW BLOCKS (MODELS G3010, G3015, & G3016)

    Rainbow Blocks are an educational toy designed for use by children with cognitive and perceptual disabilities. Each of the hardwood blocks in the set features a transparent plexi-glass window in the center in the shape of a triangle, rectangle, square, or half circle. Play with these blocks encourages motor skill and eye-hand coordination development and color and shape recognition. Model 3010 has 14 pieces, model 3015 has 10 pieces, and model 3016 has 30 pieces. COLOR: The windows in the blocks are red, yellow, blue, or green. The blocks are natural wood.

13. SEE SAW SORTER (MODEL G5067)

    The See Saw Sorter, model G5067, is a training system for sorting/matching/assembly designed for use by children with cognitive, upper extremity, or fine motor disabilities. Children stack the shapes on opposite ends of the see saw in the correspondingly shaped holes to create a balanced platform. Shapes are designed to fit snugly in routed holes. This wooden toy promotes color and shape recognition, balancing, color-matching and sequencing. The toy has rounded corners and smooth edges and is finished with non-toxic paints and a clear finish. DIMENSIONS (HxWxL): 2 x 13.5 x 5.5 inches. WEIGHT: 1 pound.

14. SPECIAL NEEDS CHILDREN (MODEL G100)

    Special Needs Children, model G100, is an educational toy designed for use by children with physical disabilities. This set of five free-standing wooden Wedgie figures are silk-screened with the images of a boy using a walker, a boy using a wheelchair and playing basketball, a girl using forearm crutches, a boy using a white cane and wearing dark glasses, and a girl using Sign Language. DIMENSIONS: Figures are 4.5 inches tall.

15. TEXTURE DOMINOES (MODEL G5011)

    Texture Dominoes, model G5011, are a tactile and math skills game designed for use by children with learning and visual disabilities. The dominoes can be used as both a game and to promote tactile discrimination. Each of the 28 pieces has two different surface textures. A wooden storage tray is included.

16. WOODEN GROCERY PRODUCTS (MODEL G313)

    Wooden Grocery Products, model G313, is an independent living skills tutorial and educational toy for children and adults with cognitive disabilities. The Grocery Products depict silk screened items of personal care and food commonly found in a grocery store, including ketchup, soap, paper towels, cookies, bread, butter, toothpaste, apple juice, bandaids, cereal, milk and cheese. The play items provide opportunities to learn about personal care and nutrition, shopping and independent living needs, by playing the role of consumer or grocer. The pictures are hand-painted on hardwood. DIMENSIONS: The milk carton is 7.5 inches tall. WEIGHT: 4 pounds.

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