Leaping Lily Pads The Ultimate Stepping Stones Active Play Set (3+ Years)

It suits children roughly aged 3 to 7, since the challenge cards mix number recognition, sequencing and balance at a level young children can manage. There are 6 numbered lily pads, so the core game stays simple, while the story-led challenge cards keep introducing new pond characters and new ways to move. If you want one active, screen-free set that works both indoors and outdoors, this covers that age range in one box.

The lily pads are wooden, not plastic or inflatable, which is why they lie flat and stay put whether you set them up on a living room floor or on grass in the garden. SOURCE does not list a specific wood type or finish. Each pad is numbered, which is used for the sequencing and number recognition challenges. There are 6 pads in total, plus a pack of challenge cards.

Children hop, jump and balance across the 6 numbered lily pads following prompts from a set of story-led challenge cards. Each card introduces a new pond character and a new way to move, so the challenges change rather than repeating the same jump every time. Some cards focus on sequencing the pads in number order, others on balance or movement, so it can be played solo or with others taking turns.

Yes, it is designed for both. The pads are portable and can be set up in seconds, so it works as a rainy day energy burner indoors or as a garden activity outdoors. This makes it useful year round rather than only in good weather, since you are not limited to outdoor play once you own it.

The set comes with 6 wooden lily pads, each numbered, and a pack of story-led challenge cards. Each card introduces a different pond character along with its own movement, balance or sequencing challenge. That is everything needed to start playing, with nothing further to buy before setup.

It works either way. Children can follow the challenge cards independently, working through the numbered sequence and movement prompts on their own, or take turns with friends and family in a group. The story-led cards keep changing the character and the type of movement asked for, so solo play does not get repetitive as quickly as a fixed jumping pattern would.

Yes. Alongside jumping, hopping and balancing, which build core strength and coordination, the numbered pads and sequencing challenges support early number recognition and maths skills. Colour recognition is also built into the challenge cards. So the physical activity is paired with a learning element on every card rather than being pure exercise.

The difference is the pack of story-led challenge cards, which is what Leaping Lily Pads is actually built around. Each card brings a new pond character and a new way to move, jump or balance, rather than one fixed jumping pattern. The 6 numbered wooden pads are also portable and set up in seconds, so the same set travels between indoor and outdoor play.