Just before Munchkin was born a friend made her some gender neutral tactile toys using velvet crinkly material & geometric patterns by way of a 3 inch multi-panel ball , a 3 inch cube & a four inch tall pyramid nothing was repeated on any of the panels .
Munchkin played with them till she was five or six then we put them aside in her treasure chest for her kids in 2030 or so .
The beauty of the objects is that they are supposed to enhance brain patterns , coordination of hand & eye , rational spatial thinking .
It certainly appears to have been successful for Holly is now recognised as a gifted child at her senior School .
I used to sit for hours watching her try and roll the items to display her favourite surfaces then roll them about & then put them back in a different order but with the same faces showing .
The Early Learning Center has similar toys .