Melissa & Doug Wooden Animal Nesting Blocks

August 12th, 2010 admin No comments

Product Features:

  • Set of eight animal blocks that stack and nest
  • Stack to almost three feet high
  • Makes learning fun
  • Enrich a child’s imagination
  • Exceptional quality and value

The Melissa and Doug Wooden Animal Nesting Blocks include 8 blocks decorated with brightly colored animals for educational, stacking fun! Stack these blocks on top of each other to create a tower that is nearly 3-feet high! When not in use, the blocks nest inside one another for convenient transport and storage.

Melissa & Doug Wooden Animal Nesting Blocks” Reviews:

Review by Mike
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Our daughter received these blocks when she was 16 mo. old and absolutely loves them! She stacks them, nests them, and builds sloping steps for her cars to run down. I was worried they would be too advanced for her (since the recommended age is 2 yrs) but I think that the 2 yr recommendation is to be able to sort the blocks by animal type, color etc. We gave this set as a gift to a 1 yr old and she loved it too. The blocks are made of lightweight wood, so they can be lifted easily, but are strong enough for climbing, sitting, and and being thrown as the tower gets knocked down. Melissa & Doug make such great products and this is no exception. Tons of fun and best of all, no batteries or electronic sounds required!

Review by Mom2Three
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We got these for our 18-month-old for Christmas. She loves them…but her 3-year-old sister and 5-year-old brother do to! Every child seems to be able to do something fun with these. Pretty wonderful for a toy that doesn’t need batteries, and takes up so little space when it’s time to put them away. We love these!

Review by laura
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The perfect stacking blocks, my 15 month old loves them. I love them because they’re durable and nest inside each other for easy cleanup and storage. With all the toys that light up and make crazy noises this simple toy is a ton of fun and his favorite.

Overall Rating: (out of 21 reviews)

Price: $ 7.99

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Large Construction Play Set with crane, elevator and 5 Vehicles

August 11th, 2010 admin No comments

Product Features:

  • Playset comes with vehicle ramps, working crane and everything else needed to get the job done
  • Includes five 3′ die-cast construction vehicles
  • Features construction, crane, car elevator, construction vehicles, building
  • For ages 3 and above
  • 3+

Haul heavy loads, operate the crane and more. There’s always work to do at the Action City Construction Site. Playset comes with vehicle ramps, working crane and everything else needed to get the job done. Includes five 3″ die-cast construction vehicles. Measures 11″ x 12.5″ x 10″.

Large Construction Play Set with crane, elevator and 5 Vehicles” Reviews:

Review by Marianne Walters
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I was looking for an inexpensive construction toy for my 3 year old son. This looked like a fun play set but it is a little lame. The crane falls apart when you spin it because it does not clear the back of the set. I thought the crane would move up and down but it has plastic ‘ropes’ that are fixed and do not move. The ramps detach when you move it. The wrecking ball knocks down the blue shed easily but too easily for my taste. Makes for a high mom/dad maintenance requirement to reset it over and over. The die cast trucks are what you would expect for the price. I expected the toy to be a little on the flimsy side since it was inexpensive I just wish the crane really worked and it held together better.

Review by S. Weising
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I bought this for my 2 & 1/2 year old. I ended up putting it away for when he’s older – like maybe 5. The site falls apart too easily and the roads don’t all fit together properly.

Review by Aubrey Denise Kanagy
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its ok. some of the smaller pieces are easy to break. but my 3 yr old likes to play with it. he’s more interested in the construction vehicles than the play set.

Overall Rating: (out of 3 reviews)

Price: $ 23.98

Playhut Magic Playground

August 10th, 2010 admin No comments

Product Features:

  • Awarded “2004 Dr toy 100 best children product”
  • Five separate structures that can be set-up in various configurations
  • Includes large cube with basketball hoop
  • 3-in-1 sport cube with basketball hoop, soccer ball and putting ramp
  • Small cube with game toss

The Magic Playground is a wonderful maze of adventures! It connects one large structure, two cubes, two tunnels, basketball hoops, a target toss, a soccer goal and putting ramp for tons of crawling, hiding, shooting, tossing and kicking play. It’s great for indoor or outdoor use.Parents will love the easy set-up with patented EZ Twist Technology. It includes five separate play structures. The Large Cube includes a basketball hoop and an open top for pop-up fun. Two tunnel ports provide crawl-through fun. The Sports Cube has a panel that converts to putting ramp and a soccer goal. Two tunnel ports provide crawl-through fun. With the Small Cube, you’ll aim for targets on top for high-scoring points. Two tunnel ports provide crawl-through fun.

Playhut Magic Playground” Reviews:

Review by S. Batista
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I purchased this for my 15 month old son a month ago, after finding him playing in his clothes hamper several times. (The hamper is made by the same materials and mode as this playland).

It was a lot larger than i expected, it took up half my dining room since it wouldn’t fit in the kids bedroom.

Set up took about 15 minutes, but that’s only because I couldn’t keep the kids to stop crawling through the tunnels while I velcrowed everything together. As soon as the first tent was out of the box and popped open the kids were crawling though and playing with the basket ball and other balls. They loved it.

Since then my older son has gotten over the initial trill and doesn’t play in the tents anymore, but my toddler still loves to crawl in there and hide to play with other toys, I think his imagination is expanding and this is the perfect hidding place.

Now we are moving houses and I am taking the tent down… i lost the instructions and I cant figure it out, the e-z twist & fold technology is not very user friendly, I’m sure once it will be set up new home for good I dont want to ever fold this again.

Review by Nancy E. Unger
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I had bought this for my 2 year old nephew but his 6 year old brother loves it as well. It is great for rainy days and they have fun moving the rooms around. They camp, play and take naps in it. If they haven’t destroyed it by now, it must be pretty durable!

Review by Mom of Two
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I bought this product for my four nieces and nephews and it could not of been a better buy. It is longer than I expected and the kids have lot of space to play. It does have a carrying bag for the smaller pieces and the tunnels are easy to put up or take down.

Overall Rating: (out of 31 reviews)

Price: $ 53.58

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Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Numbers

August 9th, 2010 admin No comments

Product Features:

  • Newly redesigned, number-themed set includes plenty of colorful, generously-sized wooden magnets
  • Includes numbers 0 to 20
  • Includes 5 math signs
  • Makes learning fun
  • Exceptional quality and value

Teach kids numbers or even help them solve basic mathematical problems with the help of these wooden numbers. Includes number zero through 20, plus five math signs. 26 pieces in all. Handy wooden storage box measures 8″ x 1.5″ x 5.5″.

Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Numbers” Reviews:

Review by happy kiddo’s mom
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Numbers 10 through 20 are not single pieces – which is different from what’s described above. There are actually 32 individual digits (plus the 5 math signs):

3 pieces of number 0

12 of number 1

3 of number 2

2 of numbers 3-9.

The odd digits are either green or yellow, and even digits are red or blue (Except “1″ pieces which also come in red and blue, apparently to be used for the even teen numbers).

My set seems to have a green 1 that should be yellow to make for a nice color pattern (red, green, blue, yellow) from 0-20. Instead the number 19 has a green 1 and yellow 9.

But it seems somebody thought the color scheme through, so maybe I just got an off set.

Review by Denise Fanning
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We bought these and the wooden letters for our son for xmas at 20 months. He loves them and now knew all his numbers and letters before age two…they continue to hold his interest and he plays with them on the fridge while I cook in the kitchen. Only downfall is he still likes to chew on them now and again and the paper coating is certainly not meant to be sucked on! (our fault, not the company’s!)

Review by Arlen W. Ayojiak
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It would have been nice to have been informed that these pieces are only a few inches long. I assumed by looking at the photos that these were about twice the size, so I was disappointed. My children only played with them once for a little bit and haven’t touched them ever since.

Arlen

Overall Rating: (out of 14 reviews)

Price: $ 3.75

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Melissa & Doug Educational Toy MultiColor Construction Paper

August 8th, 2010 admin No comments

Product Features:

  • Construction Paper Pad: 9in W x 12in L
  • Includes 50 Sheets of Acid-Free, Heavy-Weight Construction Paper
  • Includes 5 Sheets in Each of the 10 Colors
  • Fun to Fold, Cut, Paint, and Color!

The Melissa and Doug Multi-Color Construction Paper Pad is perfect for coloring, painting, cutting, folding and more! Each pad includes 50 sheets of acid-free, heavy-weight construction paper. Youll receive 5 sheets in each of the 10 colors. The Multi-Colored Construction Paper Pad is perfect for many coloring, painting, and paper craft projects.

Price: $ 0.89