Safari: Animals of Africa

This Super Discmo Set includes:

• Buffalo Discmo
• Cheetah Discmo
• Elephant Discmo
• Giraffe Discmo
• Hippo Discmo
• Hyena Discmo
• Jackal Discmo
• Leopard Discmo
• Lion Discmo
• Ostrich Discmo
• Rhino Discmo
• Warthog Discmo
• Wildebeest Discmo
• Zebra Discmo

For ages 2-99.

The Quick Overview

Discmos come in collectible sets or individually and encourage open-ended, kid-directed play that stimulates the imagination and facilitates learning and mastery of developmental skills. Kids delight in handling the high quality toy discs, and instinctively tap into their limitless uses for every age and skill level.

Available in various set sizes including:

• Mini Discmo Sets (6 discmos)
• Regular Discmo Sets (10 discmos)
• Super Discmo Sets (14 discmos)

Discmos are also available individually so kids can build their own collection of favorites over time.

All About Discmos

Open-ended, educational, creative...and much more!

Discmos are an exciting new addition to the developmental toy market, spurred by the growing body of research on the benefits of open-ended, child-directed play. Discmos combine classic educational toy characteristics with a free-form, versatile design that captivates children and offers them limitless possibilities for play, learning and fun.

But how exactly do they “work?”

Any way, and no specific way, in the spirit of truly open-ended toys that leave room for imagination, interpretation and personalization. Discmos are “tools” – fuel for imaginative, intrinsically-motivated play.

Hand a set to a kid (or adult!) and you will see:

• stacking
• sorting
• twirling
• rolling
• counting
• organizing
• memorizing
• trading
• collecting
• filling
• dumping
• and on, and on...

You might witness spontaneous games, elaborate trading, pretend play with Discmos as coins, game pieces, medals, or pirate treasures...you can even use them yourself to interact, educate or imagine along with your kids.

The textured, durable discs feature whimsical, full-color illustrations and names of animals, vehicles, household, play and neighborhood objects, fantasy characters and more – helping kids visualize, verbalize, sort, match and classify by various criteria (color, category, relationships). But the real value of Discmos – as is so often the case with things that fascinate children and stir their imaginations – lies in their simplicity, adaptability, sensory pleasure and creative fun that kids can make their own.

Discmos are the kind of toy that kids return to over and over, finding yet more uses each time, adapting them as they grow and acquire new skills. As they play, their imagination and creativity will flourish, along with opportunities to sharpen their abilities in various developmental areas:

• cognitive
  • sorting
  • grouping
  • matching
  • creating uses
• language
  • naming
  • memorizing
  • object recognition
• fine motor
  • stacking
  • spinning
  • tossing
  • rolling
• social
  • interacting
  • collecting/trading
  • discussing

A “well-rounded” toy:

Discmos are unique because there are no specific rules or pieces, and children can play with a hundred, ten or even just one. They are not specifically an educational toy, or a manipulative, nor are they purely an open-ended toy, or just a fun sensory toy. Discmos combine it all, giving children the chance to use them as they want, in combination with other toys or everyday objects, and get out of them what they need or want to “work on” at the moment.

The benefits: Discmos…

• Encourage open ended, child-led play
• Stimulate the senses and the imagination
• Sharpen developmental skills: language, cognitive, motor, and social
• Promote interaction between parents and kids and among peers
• Are safe, durable, easy to clean
• Are collectible and scalable
• Are made in the U.S.A.

Along with their developmental and creative uses, Discmos can be a great resource to parents, helping them find the “moderate zone of development” that Dr. Alan Greene, renowned pediatrician, author, speaker and expert on children’s health and development, has coined to describe the ideal level of challenge where children learn the best: not too easy, not too hard.

While toys with specific play functions or narrowly defined uses provide only a limited window for this zone, Discmos offer kids the unique opportunity to use them exactly how they wish at any given time. By observing their play, parents can determine what skills they’re working on, what they need help with and what they’ve accomplished – all the while understanding their kids better and further helping them grow and thrive.

Discmos can go anywhere – inside or out, in the house or on the go! Kids stash them in their pockets, store them in containers found around the house, and yes, scatter them all over the house (an unexpected benefit: stepping on the flat discs is far more comfortable than landing on say, angular blocks). Discmos’ compact size and varied utility makes them a natural choice for vacations or family outings, and their durable construction can withstand much of what children throw at them: water, sand, mud or snow, for hours of exploration and fun on the go.

And last but certainly not least – Discmos will provide constructive play and pure joy for children of all ages for years and years, even generations. Their varied themes, rich colors and illustrations by gifted artists stir kids’ innate desire to save and trade, providing ample opportunities to build collections and engage in the earliest negotiations with peers, and inspiring pride of ownership in the great tradition of longtime childhood treasures such as coins or baseball cards.

well-rounded kids toys

Ask for them by name at your favorite
local toy store, or get them online today!