Six Rainbow Mates

Six wooden mates in rainbow colors to complement the other Grapat loose parts and sets.

Grapat’s collection of mates is intended as a complement to the sets, although they can also be used by themselves.

Based on the theory of the loose parts of Simon Nicholson in 1971, we propose a rich play object, not structured and open-ended. It allows the child t o combine, align, carry, transport, stack or classify in different ways.

The mates allow the children to redesign and reformulate. They can also be combined with objects found outside in nature to favour contact with our closest environment.

The mates can be used for multiple possibilities. There is not only one single specific way to use them and there is no right or wrong way to play with them.

Recommended age: +10 months