Silicone Dinosaur Stacking Toy

Silicone Dinosaur Stacking Toy — six soft pieces that make one dinosaur

Six soft silicone pieces that fit together in one arrangement to make a dinosaur, 13 x 12 x 4cm when built. Food-grade platinum silicone, free from BPA, PVC, latex and phthalates, dishwasher safe. In dusty pink, dusty blue or pale grey. Suitable from birth. Of our six silicone stackers this is the hardest to put back together, and the one that works most like a first picture puzzle.

🦕 A first picture puzzle

Most stackers ask one question: which is bigger? The dinosaur asks a harder one: what does it look like when it is right? Each piece has its own place, and only one arrangement makes the dinosaur. A child has to hold the finished picture in mind and fit the parts to it, which is exactly the skill a jigsaw needs later.

That makes it the stacker to grow into. In the first year the pieces are for holding, chewing and dropping. In the second, they get fitted together by trial and error. Somewhere around two, a toddler starts to rebuild it on purpose — and there is a particular look on a face when the dinosaur suddenly appears.

👶 From birth, in stages

Rated from birth, and honest about it. In the early months it is something to look at, and from around three or four months a single piece is easy to grip. From six months everything is chewed, and soft silicone with no hard edges is what you want there. Rebuilding the dinosaur comes last, and it is meant to.

🎨 Three soft colours

Dusty pink, dusty blue and pale grey — calm, muted colours that sit well in a nursery and do not shout from the toy box. Choose the one you like best; it is the same dinosaur in each.

🔬 What we have had tested

This toy has been tested by an independent laboratory as a finished toy, not just as material, along with every one of our silicone stackers — for small parts that could come away on a toy meant for a child under three, for sharp edges and points, for flammability, and for lead, other heavy metals and phthalates. It passed on every count.

Separately, the solid silicone itself was tested by CTI, an accredited laboratory, with nothing detected in migration of 19 elements under EN 71-3, phthalates, 553 PFAS, 15 PAHs, or any of the 247 REACH substances of very high concern. The toy report is published on our silicone information page, and all six of our silicone stackers, this one included, are named in it — so you can check for yourself rather than take our word for it.

⚠️ Worth knowing before you buy

• Silicone picks up fluff. It is slightly grippy, which is what makes it easy for small hands to hold, and the same property means it collects lint, pet hair and crumbs when dropped on a rug. A rinse under the tap sorts it. It is true of every silicone toy, ours included.
• It chews well but it is not a teether. Soft and fine to mouth, but not shaped to reach back gums. Our teethers are the right tool for real teething trouble.
• It is the hardest of the six. For a young toddler who wants quick success, start with the rainbow, which has no wrong answer. The dinosaur is the one to move on to.

What we like about it

• A first picture puzzle — only one arrangement makes the dinosaur
• Six pieces, each with its own place
• Grows with a child, from chewing to deliberate building
• Food-grade platinum silicone, free from BPA, PVC, latex and phthalates
• Soft enough to chew and squash
• Dusty pink, dusty blue or pale grey
• Dishwasher safe
• Tested as a finished toy, and named in the published report
• Suitable from birth

Specification

• Suitable from: birth, with adult supervision
• Size: 13 x 12 x 4cm when built
• Contents: 6 silicone pieces that fit together to make a dinosaur
• Materials: food-grade platinum silicone, free from BPA, PVC, latex and phthalates
• Colours: dusty pink, dusty blue or pale grey
• Care: dishwasher safe, or warm soapy water
• Safety: tested as a finished toy for small parts, edges, points and flammability — named in the report on our silicone information page

❓ Frequently asked questions

Will it pick up fluff and hair?
Yes — all silicone does. The slight grip that makes it easy for a baby to hold also catches lint. A quick rinse clears it.

How old do they need to be to build it?
Taking it apart and fitting pieces together by trial and error comes in the second year. Rebuilding the dinosaur on purpose is more often around two. Before that it is a soft, chewable set of shapes, which is a perfectly good toy in its own right.

Can it go in the dishwasher?
Yes, or warm soapy water. Silicone is non-porous, so nothing soaks in.

Is it a jigsaw or a stacker?
A bit of both. The pieces fit together in one arrangement like a puzzle, and they stack and balance like a stacker. That is why it sits at the hard end of our silicone stackers.

Does it make a good gift?
A lovely one for a dinosaur fan, and a toy that is still being worked out long after the wrapping paper has gone.

🧩 Which silicone stacker?

Six, all from birth, all the same soft silicone. This one first, then the other five easiest to hardest by what your child has to work out to put them back together:

• Dinosaur — this one. 6 pieces, 13 x 12 x 4cm. Only one arrangement makes the dinosaur. The hardest.
• Rainbow — 7 arches, 14 x 7.5cm. No wrong answer. The earliest and most open-ended.
• Stacking Cups — 7 cups, 8cm nested and 23.5cm as a tower, with holes in the bases for the bath.
• Flower — 6 graduated sections, 12.5cm tall. Only sits properly widest-to-narrowest, so it corrects itself.
• Flying Saucer — 8.6 x 7.6cm, with a pop-it layer to press. The smallest of the six.
• Car — 8 x 5.2 x 6.2cm. Layers that stack back into a car, for a child who likes vehicles.

If you would rather wood, our Stacking Kitten and Monkey Family Stacker start at 12 months. Our guide to the best stacking toys by age covers wooden and silicone side by side.

Safety information

For supervised play. Check the pieces before each use and stop using the toy if the silicone splits or tears. Keep away from sharp objects and naked flame.

❤️ From our family to yours

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