The Backyardigans adventure set encourages imaginative play with river and canyon exploration themes. Players guide Austin the Pirate by jumping on lettered logs to reach the marked destination. The set includes shape and pattern recognition activities for canyon crossings, as well as number matching challenges where players identify tumbleweeds to help Pablo and Tyrone cross the desert. This educational toy develops letter recognition, phonics, matching skills, pattern identification, and counting up to 100.