My great grandson is 3 and I bought them for his sister my great grand daughter she is 1.Goes to show you depending on what you want to teach your child it makes it fun for them. Colors ,numbers,organization skills, animals and also animal sounds and all about that animal what they eat, what sound they make . Just make it fun! I know that they love the set and there is more of them to purchase. Also comes with finger puppets to tell them in a fun way about each one in particular. Such a cute and imaginative set.It is well worth the price and are washable.