PlayTab Empty Board

by Fat Brain Toy Co

$24.95 /

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Choose your tiles, snap them onto a wooden tablet and rebuild the play whenever you like.

🧲 Build freely: six magnetic tiles attach to the wooden tablet in any order you choose
🎨 Mix and match: pick from 18 different tiles, from spinning gears to a ball maze, sold separately
👆 Stronger fingers: squeaky buttons and a clicking 1 to 10 dial need real pressing and turning
🎒 Travel ready: tiles detach for the nappy bag, pram or car seat, or stick to the fridge
🌱 Lasting quality: high-quality materials and construction, made without BPA
🏆 Proven pick: named the 2026 Infant/Toddler Toy of the Year by the Toy Association

The Educator's Note

The tiles swap in and out, so one tablet changes with the child. A fixed activity board runs out of surprises, but this one can be rebuilt as interest and ability grow.
Each tile asks for a different movement: pinching a gear, pressing a squeaky button, tilting a maze, turning a dial. That variety builds the finger strength and wrist control a child needs before holding a pencil.
It earned the Toy Association's 2026 Infant/Toddler Toy of the Year, and the squeaks and clicks keep it calm enough for solo play at home or on the go.

Play Specifications

🧒 12 months +

Recommended for ages 12 months +

🔬 Scientist

Curiosity & STEM

🧱 Builder

Construction & Engineering

🔉 Quiet

Low volume

🧳 Travel Friendly

Compact / Portable / Car-Friendly

👤 Independent Play

Solo / Self-Correcting

👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Involvement

Guided / Scaffolding Required

🤏 Fine Motor

Precision & Grip

🧠 Cognitive

Problem Solving & Logic

💡 Creativity

Innovation & Imagination

The Educator's Note

The tiles swap in and out, so one tablet changes with the child. A fixed activity board runs out of surprises, but this one can be rebuilt as interest and ability grow.
Each tile asks for a different movement: pinching a gear, pressing a squeaky button, tilting a maze, turning a dial. That variety builds the finger strength and wrist control a child needs before holding a pencil.
It earned the Toy Association's 2026 Infant/Toddler Toy of the Year, and the squeaks and clicks keep it calm enough for solo play at home or on the go.

Play Specifications

🧒 12 months +

🔬 Scientist

🧱 Builder

🔉 Quiet

🧳 Travel Friendly

👤 Independent Play

👨‍👩‍👧 Parent Involvement

🤏 Fine Motor

🧠 Cognitive

💡 Creativity

Press a squeaky button, spin a gear, tilt a maze until a coloured ball rolls home. Tiles click onto the wooden tablet magnetically, so your child sees what each change does straight away, with no batteries needed. The tablet is sold on its own, and you choose the tiles to go with it. Built for children from 12 months, it is easy to start with just a few tiles. By 2 to 3 years they are redesigning their own layouts, and the tiles travel well in the pram or nappy bag.

Also available in a great value bundle

PlayTab suits children who like to press, turn and rearrange, and parents who want one toy that adapts rather than a shelf of single-use boards.

Toddlers aged 12 to 18 months who are pulling, poking and pressing everything, and need safe things to press
Children aged 18 months to 3 years who enjoy rearranging and are starting to make choices about how things go together
Families who travel by car, pram or plane and want light, self-contained play for the seat or the cafe table
Anyone buying a first birthday or Christmas gift who wants something that can be added to over time with extra tiles or a set of three

A tablet that changes every time you pick it up

Most activity toys are fixed, so once a child has worked out every button, interest fades. PlayTab works differently. The wooden tablet holds six tiles, and you choose them from a range of 18, so the play can be reshuffled whenever interest dips. The tablet is sold on its own, and tiles are added individually or in sets of three. Our Fat Brain PlayTab Essential Set is a handy way to add tiles. There are gears that spin together, textured buttons that squeak, coloured balls that roll through a maze and a dial that clicks from one to ten. Each tile snaps on magnetically, so your toddler can pull one off, hand it over and press it back on in a new spot. That swap is the clever part: it turns a fixed activity board into something open-ended.

What small hands are actually practising

Turning the gears takes a pinch and a twist, which builds the finger and wrist control used later for holding a pencil. Pressing the squeaky buttons builds finger strength and teaches cause and effect: push here, hear that. The maze asks for slow, steady tilting to roll a ball home. The dial clicks through each number from one to ten, an early, hands-on introduction to counting and order. You will notice the repeats: a child who has just found the clicking dial will return to it again and again.

Grows from 12 months to preschool

At around 12 to 18 months, a board with two or three tiles is plenty, and the tiles themselves are great for pulling off and putting back. By 2 to 3 years, children start choosing where each tile goes, building layouts and comparing them with a sibling's. Because you add tiles as interests change, the same tablet keeps pace with your child. It is also a handy one for out and about. Tuck a few tiles in the nappy bag, take them along for the car seat or pram, or stick them to the fridge while you cook. The tiles squeak and click rather than play electronic music, and it works as quiet solo play or something to share on the floor. It is made from high-quality materials and without BPA.

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Why gift givers choose this

Mix-and-match tiles keep the board fresh long after a fixed activity board is forgotten
No batteries needed, with squeaks and clicks instead of electronic noise
Travel-friendly tiles detach for the nappy bag, pram or car seat
Real fine motor work from spinning gears, pressing buttons and turning a clicking dial
Toy of the Year pedigree as the Toy Association's 2026 Infant/Toddler pick