What seems like a basic structure is more helpful to a child’s development than you might imagine. With the Freestanding Gear Panel with Posts children are learning that there is a cause and effect relationship between the different gears, and that when the central knob is turned the others follow suit. It encourages logical thinking as the perspex window allows kids to see how each cog moves the next one in turn so that all 11 gears turn in unison. It provides kids with a basic grasp on the world of mechanics and engineering, and this kind of thinking can then be applied to many other real world problems they encounter. Younger children and toddlers will simply appreciate the colorful gears and the fact they can interact with it thanks to the central knob. It is built with durable materials like hard plastic and powder-coated metal posts so will stay in top condition all year round through summer and winter.