Pit and Play Sensory Beanbags – Fuchsia

Bright, playful and wonderfully tactile, the Pit and Play Fuchsia Sensory Beanbag adds a vibrant splash of colour to children's sensory and imaginative play. Handmade in the Netherlands and filled with natural cherry pits, this beautifully simple beanbag encourages children to explore texture, weight, colour and movement while leaving the direction of play entirely up to them.

The natural cherry pit filling gives the beanbag a satisfying weight that children can feel as they pick it up, carry it and move it around. Its tactile fabric makes it interesting to explore with little hands, creating opportunities to squeeze, hold, stroke and investigate the different sensations it offers.

A burst of colour for creative play

Fuchsia is a wonderfully expressive colour that can bring energy and imagination to all kinds of play.  It can become part of a small-world adventure, a prop in storytelling or simply a favourite object to carry around during play.

It can also be incorporated into active games. Children can practise throwing and catching, roll the beanbag across the floor, balance it on their heads or use it as a colourful marker during movement activities. These simple games encourage coordination, concentration and an awareness of position and movement.

Exploring colour, texture and weight

The vibrant fuchsia shade offers plenty of opportunities for colour exploration. Children can identify and name the colour, compare it with other shades, or combine it with the Rainbow Collection to create colourful groups, patterns and sequences.

Alongside its visual appeal, the beanbag provides a tactile experience through its soft fabric and natural filling. Feeling its weight change as it is lifted or moved encourages children to explore how objects feel and behave, supporting hands-on sensory discovery.

Suitable from around six months, once children can grasp objects independently, the Fuchsia beanbag can grow alongside your child. Its purpose can naturally evolve from early sensory exploration into imaginative play, colour activities, movement games and small-world adventures.

Handmade in the Netherlands with care

Pit and Play creates versatile play materials with an emphasis on thoughtful design, responsible production and social inclusion. Each beanbag is handmade in the Netherlands, including through social workshops that provide meaningful opportunities for inclusive employment.

The Fuchsia beanbag is made using OEKO-TEX® certified fabric and contains a secure inner pocket holding the natural cherry pit filling. Pit and Play products are independently tested to meet EN71 toy safety standards and are CE marked, offering reassurance for everyday play.

Product Features

• Handmade in the Netherlands.
• Filled with natural cherry pits.
• Secure inner lining for added safety.
• EN71 toy safety tested and CE certified.
• Made using OEKO-TEX® certified fabrics.
• A variety of fabric textures for rich sensory exploration.
• Encourages open-ended, Montessori-inspired and Waldorf-inspired play.
• Supports fine motor skills, gross motor development and imaginative play.
• Hand washable.
• Approximate size: 14 × 14 cm.
• Approximately 130 grams of pure cherry stones
• Suitable from approximately 6 months, once babies can grasp independently.
  

About Pit and Play

Pit and Play is a Dutch brand creating beautifully simple, thoughtfully designed play materials that encourage children to explore through their senses, movement and imagination. Their philosophy is rooted in the idea that children do not need toys with a single purpose or prescribed way of playing. Instead, simple, tactile materials can provide the freedom to invent, experiment and discover their own possibilities.

Based in the Netherlands, Pit and Play combines thoughtful design with responsible, socially inclusive production. Their products are handmade with care, including through social workshops that create meaningful opportunities for people who may otherwise find it more difficult to access employment. This approach is an important part of the brand's ethos, ensuring that the story behind each product is just as thoughtful as the product itself.

Pit and Play places a strong emphasis on natural, carefully considered materials and responsible manufacturing. Their sensory beanbags are filled with natural cherry pits and made using OEKO-TEX® certified fabrics, while their products are independently tested to meet European toy safety standards. The result is a collection that brings together quality, safety, sustainability and beautiful, purposeful design.

At the heart of Pit and Play is open-ended play. Their simple designs can become part of countless different activities as children grow – from early sensory exploration and colour recognition to throwing, balancing, sorting, counting, imaginative play and small-world adventures. Rather than directing children towards one particular outcome, Pit and Play creates materials that leave room for children to decide what happens next.

This thoughtful combination of sensory discovery, open-ended play and socially responsible craftsmanship makes Pit and Play a wonderful example of how simple materials can offer rich and meaningful opportunities for play.