We bought this for our baby at 5 mos. He really liked the colors and now at 8 mos. he likes to take the lid off, dump out the shapes, chew on them, knock down towers that we build, etc. Lots of fun and once we get to words we can work on colors and shapes.

This is a great toy. Purchased it for two grandsons 9 mos and 1 yr old. They both love it and play with it daily.

I wish I had paid more attention to the reviewers who mentioned that the lid does not stay on. I have 14-month old twins and both enjoy taking the shapes out and occassionally putting them back in, but it is extremely difficult to get them to use the lid. It seems as if the lid almost just balances on top, there is no effort required to take it off. Sometimes, I can get them to try the sorter for one or two shapes, but then they immediately pull the lid off to take the shape(s) back out. I love watching them when they actually use the sorter, it is great to see their little hands trying to manipulate the shapes, but those moments are few and far between. They like to play with the shapes and box, but it doesn't serve its purpose in my opinion. If only they had made it with a lid that you could somehow fasten in place.

Originally I bought these as "first blocks" for our baby (6 mos old) but ended up returning them since they're not very fun and pretty pricey for how cheap they are. For younger babies who aren't sorting yet, I recommend getting "HABA First Blocks Set"First Blocks, a bit pricier, but very good quality (safe wood, NOT made in China). These are captivating blocks that are very imaginative. True, they don't have the sorting qualities like this toy might, but are visually stimulating and can be stacked and use to actually "build" things.

My 11 month old son loves this toy. He plays with it for HOURS and HOURS. He loves to dump them, put them back in the container, throw them, etc. It keeps him occupied for hours. Great toy!!!