Pit and Play Sensory Beanbags – Rainbow Bue

Cool, calming and beautifully tactile, the Pit and Play Rainbow Blue Sensory Beanbag brings a gentle splash of colour to sensory and imaginative play. Handmade in the Netherlands and filled with natural cherry pits, this simple beanbag offers children a wonderful opportunity to explore weight, texture, movement and colour through their own play ideas.

The natural cherry pit filling gives Rainbow Blue a satisfying weight that can be felt as children pick it up, pass it between their hands or carry it around. Combined with the tactile outer fabric, this creates a sensory experience that encourages children to pause, investigate and discover how the beanbag feels and moves.

From sensory discovery to imaginative adventures

A simple beanbag can become almost anything in a child's imagination. Children can incorporate it into small-world scenes, pretend games and stories, giving the beanbag a new role each time they play.

It can also be used for more active play. Children can practise throwing and catching, balancing it on different parts of their bodies, rolling it across the floor or passing it between friends. These simple movements encourage coordination and body awareness while keeping play spontaneous and enjoyable.

Colour and sensory exploration

The blue colour offers plenty of opportunities for natural colour learning. Children can identify and name blue, compare it with lighter or darker shades, sort the Rainbow Collection into colour groups or arrange the beanbags into a rainbow sequence.

The combination of colour, fabric and cherry pit filling also makes Rainbow Blue an engaging sensory resource. Children can explore the difference between its soft outer surface and the small, natural pieces inside, developing awareness of texture, weight and movement through hands-on play.

Suitable from around six months, once children can grasp objects independently, the beanbag can continue to evolve alongside your child's play. What begins as a fascinating object to hold and investigate can later become part of games, creative activities, sorting and imaginative storytelling.

Handmade in the Netherlands with care

Pit and Play creates simple play materials with a focus 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.

Rainbow Blue is made with OEKO-TEX® certified fabric and contains a secure inner pocket to hold 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 families and educational settings.

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.