Child-centred design

Your child's needs are at the heart of the elephlay product design process

Our Montessori-inspired tools are thoughtfully designed to encourage your child's independence, foster curiosity and nurture focus.

Our child-centred approach begins with seeing the world through a child's eyes to develop and test designs that specifically meet their needs.

All elephlay products incorporate the following design elements:

Set of three Montessori spun bamboo trays

Child placing flower inside a child sized basket while outdoors

toddler holding Montessori spun bamboo tray and curiously looking inside

Child-sized

The length and width of each tray and basket will comfortably fit between your child’s arms as they carry their chosen activity to their work station.

Child-sized products give your child a sense of belonging inside the home, and a sense of adventure outside the home.

Intuitive handles

Safely carrying a tray or basket from A-to-B will feel second-nature to your child with our intuitive handles that are minimalist yet sturdy.

toddler pulling out Montessori basket from shelf using intuitive handle

Visible contents

Encourage your child’s autonomy by enabling them to easily see what’s inside each tray or basket.

Our tray lip height is low enough to enable your child to see inside the tray but high enough to contain the materials inside.

Our baskets are see-through with a large bottom surface area to enable your child to find what they are looking for, without tipping out the entire contents.