Our hedgehog has lost his quills and only your little ones can help him get them back!

New from Learning Resources, Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog helps children build hand muscles and fine motor skills by replacing the peg-shaped "quills" in the holes dotting the smiling hedgehog's back.

The learning doesn't stop there — Spike's colorful quills also lend themselves well to lessons in counting, sorting and color identification. Children can arrange the quills with warm or cool colors, work on sequences and patterns by alternating colors, or count the quills using numbers printed on the hedgehog's back.

Once playtime is over, Spike the Fine Motor Hedgehog is easy to clean and put away — every piece is plastic that can be easily wiped down, and the quills store neatly inside the hedgehog's body,

Children build fine motor skills by restoring the large peg-shaped "quills" on the back of this friendly hedgehog

The hedgehog's colorful quills also help children build color recognition, sorting and counting skills

• Easy to use — the grip quills are just the right size for small hands to hold
• When playtime is over, the quills store inside the hedgehog for easy cleanup and storage

Recommended age: 2 to 4 years