This excellent teaching tool is a great way for children to improve fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination by accurately lacing threads in different holes in the rubber board. The set contains 2 baseboards (19.6 cm x 14cm each), 8 laces in 4 colours, 1 string pen, activity guide and additional activities online. The boards can be connected together or used individually. The application has a great number of educational benefits. It will help children with colour recognition, manipulative skills, problem solving and allow them to understand the need and reward of accuracy in the task involved. The Junior String Art Set also helps with creative thinking, patterning and art skills. Endless creations can be created by students of all ages. The high quality baseboards are designed to withstand the rigours of classroom and home use.