{"product_id":"wooden-busy-board-latches-locks","title":"Wooden Busy Board — Latches \u0026 Locks","description":"\u003cdiv style='font-family: \"DM Sans\", system-ui, -apple-system, sans-serif; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.7; max-width: 760px;'\u003e\n\n      \u003cp style='margin: 0px 0px 10px; font-family: \"Space Grotesk\", \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-size: 12px; font-weight: 500; letter-spacing: 0.15em; text-transform: uppercase; color: rgb(160, 100, 60);'\u003eMontessori \u0026amp; fine motor · Ages 3+\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n      \u003ch2 style='margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-family: \"Bricolage Grotesque\", \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 30px; line-height: 1.2; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);'\u003eReal latches. Real bolts. Nothing pretend about it.\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\n      \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-size: 17px; line-height: 1.7; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eThis is the board for the child who keeps going for the cupboard door and the window latch. Every fastening on it is genuine hardware — hinges, a hasp, a sliding bolt, a barrel latch — mounted on a painted town scene, and each one opens a little door onto the picture behind it. They will work out all of them, and then do it again.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display: flex; flex-wrap: wrap; gap: 8px; margin: 0px 0px 32px;\"\u003e\n        \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: rgb(45, 45, 45); background: rgb(245, 237, 228); border-radius: 999px; padding: 7px 14px;\"\u003eAges 3 and up\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: rgb(45, 45, 45); background: rgb(245, 237, 228); border-radius: 999px; padding: 7px 14px;\"\u003eWooden board\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: rgb(45, 45, 45); background: rgb(245, 237, 228); border-radius: 999px; padding: 7px 14px;\"\u003eWorking metal latches\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: rgb(45, 45, 45); background: rgb(245, 237, 228); border-radius: 999px; padding: 7px 14px;\"\u003eDoors that open\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: rgb(45, 45, 45); background: rgb(245, 237, 228); border-radius: 999px; padding: 7px 14px;\"\u003eLacing tree\u003c\/span\u003e\n        \u003cspan style=\"display: inline-block; font-size: 13px; font-weight: 600; color: rgb(45, 45, 45); background: rgb(245, 237, 228); border-radius: 999px; padding: 7px 14px;\"\u003eNo batteries, no noise\u003c\/span\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \n        \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px 0px 34px;\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3 style='margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-family: \"Bricolage Grotesque\", \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);'\u003eWhat is on the board\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr)); gap: 16px 32px;\"\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 3px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eHinged doors\u003c\/p\u003e\n              \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003ePanels on real hinges over the plane, the boat and the buildings — undo the catch and swing it open.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 3px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eSeveral kinds of fastening\u003c\/p\u003e\n              \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eA hasp, a sliding bolt, a barrel latch, a hook. Each one works differently, so each is its own puzzle.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 3px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eLacing tree\u003c\/p\u003e\n              \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eA red cord threaded through eyelets on the tree — the same motion as doing up a shoe.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n              \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 3px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eA town to talk about\u003c\/p\u003e\n              \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eFire station, police station, hospital, roads and traffic lights, printed across the whole board.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \n\n      \u003ch3 style='margin: 0px 0px 18px; font-family: \"Bricolage Grotesque\", \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);'\u003eWhy it works so well\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv style=\"display: grid; grid-template-columns: repeat(auto-fit, minmax(300px, 1fr)); gap: 20px 32px; margin: 0px 0px 34px;\"\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n          \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eIt answers the urge to fiddle\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eToddlers want the latches they are told to leave alone. Giving them a board full of the real thing is easier than saying no all day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n          \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eSomething behind every door\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eUndoing a catch reveals a picture, so there is a payoff each time rather than just a mechanism to flick.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n          \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eGenuinely useful skills\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eTurning a hook, sliding a bolt and threading a lace are the same movements as buttons, zips and shoelaces later on.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003cdiv\u003e\n          \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eSilent and portable\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eOne flat board, nothing to charge, nothing that beeps. Good for a car boot, a waiting room or a long visit.\u003c\/p\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \u003cdiv style=\"background: rgb(245, 237, 228); border-radius: 16px; padding: 28px 32px; margin: 0px 0px 34px;\"\u003e\n        \u003ch3 style='margin: 0px 0px 14px; font-family: \"Bricolage Grotesque\", \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);'\u003eIn the box\u003c\/h3\u003e\n        \u003cul style=\"margin: 0px; padding: 0px 0px 0px 20px; list-style: none;\"\u003e\n          \u003cli style=\"margin: 0px 0px 8px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); position: relative;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"position: absolute; left: -20px; top: 9px; width: 7px; height: 7px; background: rgb(160, 100, 60); border-radius: 2px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eWooden busy board with fitted latches, hinges and opening doors\u003c\/li\u003e\n          \u003cli style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 16px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); position: relative;\"\u003e\n\u003cspan style=\"position: absolute; left: -20px; top: 9px; width: 7px; height: 7px; background: rgb(160, 100, 60); border-radius: 2px;\"\u003e\u003c\/span\u003eLacing cord, attached to the board\u003c\/li\u003e\n        \u003c\/ul\u003e\n      \u003c\/div\u003e\n\n      \n        \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px 0px 34px;\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3 style='margin: 0px 0px 14px; font-family: \"Bricolage Grotesque\", \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);'\u003eDetails\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003ctable style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; font-size: 15px;\"\u003e\n            \u003ctbody\u003e\n              \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); width: 38%; vertical-align: top;\"\u003eRecommended age\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-weight: 600;\"\u003e3 years and up, with an adult nearby\u003c\/td\u003e\n              \u003c\/tr\u003e\n              \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top;\"\u003eMaterial\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-weight: 600;\"\u003eWood board with metal hardware, printed in colour\u003c\/td\u003e\n              \u003c\/tr\u003e\n              \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top;\"\u003eActivities\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-weight: 600;\"\u003eLatches, bolts, hooks, hinged doors and lacing\u003c\/td\u003e\n              \u003c\/tr\u003e\n              \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top;\"\u003eSkills\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-weight: 600;\"\u003eFine motor control, problem solving, hand strength, dressing skills\u003c\/td\u003e\n              \u003c\/tr\u003e\n              \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top;\"\u003ePower\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; border-bottom: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-weight: 600;\"\u003eNone — everything works by hand\u003c\/td\u003e\n              \u003c\/tr\u003e\n              \u003ctr\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; color: rgb(85, 85, 85); vertical-align: top;\"\u003eGood for\u003c\/td\u003e\n                \u003ctd style=\"padding: 11px 0px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-weight: 600;\"\u003eQuiet play, travel, home learning, gifting\u003c\/td\u003e\n              \u003c\/tr\u003e\n            \u003c\/tbody\u003e\n          \u003c\/table\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \n\n      \n        \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px 0px 34px;\"\u003e\n          \u003ch3 style='margin: 0px 0px 16px; font-family: \"Bricolage Grotesque\", \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 20px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);'\u003eQuestions about this board\u003c\/h3\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\"\u003e\n            \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eIs metal hardware safe for a toddler?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eThe fittings are screwed to the board rather than loose, and they are the point of the toy. Check them over before each session, keep the lacing cord to supervised play, and put it away when you are not in the room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\"\u003e\n            \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eWill a three-year-old work them out?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eSome straight away, some after being shown. That gap is what keeps them coming back — the hard ones stay interesting for months.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv style=\"margin: 0px 0px 16px;\"\u003e\n            \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eDoes it hang on a wall?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eIt is made to be used flat on the floor or a table. Play with it on a lap or a low table rather than trying to mount it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n          \u003cdiv\u003e\n            \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px 0px 4px; font-weight: 600; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(45, 45, 45);\"\u003eDo the screws work loose?\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; font-size: 15px; line-height: 1.65; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003eWith daily use they can, as with any hardware. Tighten anything that moves, and stop using the board if a fitting cannot be secured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n          \u003c\/div\u003e\n        \u003c\/div\u003e\n      \n\n      \u003cp style='margin: 0px 0px 24px; font-family: \"Bricolage Grotesque\", \"DM Sans\", sans-serif; font-weight: 700; font-size: 19px; line-height: 1.45; color: rgb(45, 45, 45); border-left: 3px solid rgb(160, 100, 60); padding-left: 16px;'\u003eHand it over and time how long the room stays quiet. That is the review.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n      \u003cp style=\"margin: 0px; padding-top: 20px; border-top: 1px solid rgb(242, 242, 242); font-size: 13px; line-height: 1.6; color: rgb(85, 85, 85);\"\u003e\u003cstrong style=\"color: rgb(45, 45, 45); font-weight: 600;\"\u003eSafety:\u003c\/strong\u003e contains small metal parts and a cord — choking and strangulation hazard. Not suitable for children under 3 years. Adult supervision required at all times. Inspect the fittings before each use and stop using the board if any part is loose, sharp or damaged.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n    \u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"ASH Homes","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44275653345414,"sku":null,"price":2599.0,"currency_code":"PKR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0574\/3152\/3462\/files\/FactoryPrice-WoodenLockAndLatchesBusyBoardForKids.webp?v=1787318307","url":"https:\/\/ashhomes.pk\/products\/wooden-busy-board-latches-locks","provider":"ASH Homes","version":"1.0","type":"link"}