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The Mystery Box

4.6
38 Reviews
$49.99

The Mystery Box

4.6
38 Reviews
$49.99

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Age

3 yrs. - 6 yrs.

Grade

Preschool - 1st gr.
Description
What’s in The Mystery Box? Just reach in and find out! Our durable box has large hand openings at both ends covered by soft vinyl, so kids can feel, match and compare the objects inside by touch alone. And as children explore, they increase tactile awareness, vocabulary, memory and communication skills! 6" x 8" x 10 3/4" hardwood box has a spacious interior, so little hands can even work together. Objects sold separately as our Touch & Match Guessing Game.
Item # RJ27

Product Details
Material

Vinyl

Wood

Product Type

Learning Centers


Reviews (38)4.6

Customers Say

Customers love The Mystery Box for its versatility in developing language and sensory skills in children ages 2-5. The sturdy wooden box engages kids in fun guessing games and matching activities. Effective for various educational settings, including special education and speech therapy. Children love the guessing game aspect and enjoy taking turns with peers. Many users note that objects must be purchased separately.

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My little learners love this!

This is such a fun way to explore the senses. My prek and preschool children love to try and find the items--and explore using their hands. The items themselves have held up over many classes. They are well made. I highly recommend this product.

Celeste Ferguson

August 23, 2025

from Utah

Useful for sensory activities

Jessica Pirck

October 08, 2024


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Trusted for over 70 years, Lakeshore’s innovative furniture & hands-on materials are designed to meet the real-world needs of educators, students and families—providing purposeful solutions for schools, homes, child care centers, higher education programs, healthcare providers and more. Plus, we’re proud to have more than 700 teachers here at Lakeshore—with product developers who bring extensive classroom experience to every item we create.

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Touch & Match Guessing Game

Touch & Match Guessing Game

$29.99
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Perfect with The Mystery Box, this fun game features 30 objects to feel and explore. Students try to identify the objects as they touch each one, then match them to the 30 picture cards. Game comes with a timer and playing guide.
Item # PP214
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Item contains small parts and small ball. Not for children under 3 years.

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Ratings & Reviews

The Mystery Box

4.6
38 ratings
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100% would recommend

35out of 38 reviewers

Customers Say

Customers love The Mystery Box for its versatility in developing language and sensory skills in children ages 2-5. The sturdy wooden box engages kids in fun guessing games and matching activities. Effective for various educational settings, including special education and speech therapy. Children love the guessing game aspect and enjoy taking turns with peers. Many users note that objects must be purchased separately.

This summary was generated by AI based on customer reviews

My little learners love this!

This is such a fun way to explore the senses. My prek and preschool children love to try and find the items--and explore using their hands. The items themselves have held up over many classes. They are well made. I highly recommend this product.

Celeste Ferguson

August 23, 2025

from Utah
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Useful for sensory activities

Jessica Pirck

October 08, 2024

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

10 stars!!!

One of my most favorite and useful items ever purchased from Lakeshore! So many fun activities can come from this - highly recommend!

Karen Bond

July 20, 2024

from Prescott, AZ
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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1 of 1 people found this review helpful

Great way to add engagement

This box seems simple but is a great way to add engagement to a variety of lessons or games. You can throw toys, letter, numbers, a variety of objects in that students can pull out to match, examine or describe. Great product for any SPED classroom.

Dana

July 12, 2024

from Saint Paul, MN
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Great practice for details and descriptions

Love this for my 3 year old grandson. He loves to put Stuff in there and have me guess too!

Maura Jary

May 02, 2024

from Holland, MI
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Fun addition!

This game is such a fun addition to our language arts/table toy center. There are so many different ways the children can play with this game. We purchased for our 3yr old-school age classes and they all enjoy it.

Billie-Jo

March 19, 2024

from Punta Gorda, FL
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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5 Senses Theme

This mystery box was a FUN addition to my 5 senses unit. I love that the items are all different and multiple textures are involved!

Dana Howard

February 29, 2024

from JASPER, IN
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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This is a good language activity that can be accommodated for individual, small-group, and whole-class instruction. The visuals and objects allow it to be accommodated to a variety of communication levels and ages of development. I would recommend this and the accompanying items/picture cards.

Katherine Holmes

October 07, 2023

from Lakewood, WA
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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0 of 1 people found this review helpful

Promote Vocabulary

Excellent way to encourage the use of communication by using descriptive vocabulary and chsllenge students to use their senses. My classroom is a language based class for developmentaly delayed students. I use this all the time at circle to support the theme we are studying. The box is heavy for little hands. we have to work on not peaking and pulling the object out because there are openings on both sides.

Catherine Morgan

July 23, 2023

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Mystery Box

Very good quality wood very stable. The preschool absolutely love guessing whats in their hand

Rolanda Woods

June 26, 2023

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Nice Quality

The Mystery box is sturdy and appears to last a long timeI am using with 3-5 year olds. Not as easy as I thought. Its a fun, good challenge using the associated items we need to purchsse separately.

Jody Davis

June 12, 2023

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Mystery box

We love to use it on our daily routine

Jessica Pirck

June 03, 2023

from Mexico
Yes, I would recommend this product.
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