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73 of 74 found the following review helpful:
 Your kids will be busy for awhile with this toy!Feb 15, 2002
By K Byrnside
Mommies and daddies need some time every day to take showers or make dinner and this toy allows you that opportunity without sticking the kids in front of the TV. The lacing blocks and beads teach your child hand/eye coordination, reasoning and sequencing, while promoting self-confidence. The colors are vibrant and the wooden blocks are durable. I think this toy will be around our house for awhile. In addition, I noticed that this toy is for children 3+, but my two year old twins enjoy this toy a lot and because the pieces are larger than they might appear on the screen, it is my opinion, they do not pose a real chocking hazard.
34 of 34 found the following review helpful:
 Lots of fun - multiple usesMar 30, 2003
By Stephanie A. Barnes
My 2 1/2 year olds received these beads for Christmas and love them. It has taken a little while to figure out the mechanics of pushing the string through the holes but great eye-hand coordination development. They also love to stack the beads and can build a very tall tower. We have also done some sorting by shape and color. Very fun toy.
31 of 31 found the following review helpful:
Excellent toy for the moneyNov 06, 2003
By C. Asher
My two year old received this for her birthday, and it was an instant hit with her and her five year old sister. Even though the age range says 3 on the package, the only chocking hazard I can see would be the plastic guides on the ends on the laces, and supervising the child should protect against swallowing those. The blocks are chunky and brightly colored, with numbers or shaped to count. This is a wonderful educational, no-batteries toy that won't stretch your budget.
26 of 27 found the following review helpful:
 Great developmental toy, made poorlyJul 19, 2004
As an early childhood educator I try to provide at home the same developmentally appropriate toys my classroom contained. Now as a stay at home Mom, I was thrilled to find the lacing beads at an affordable price. My biggest complaint however it that the beads are made of wood and unfortunately were not sanded down very well on the inside. Therefore, when my sweet daughter tries to string the beads, the strings get "hung up" inside the bead. Sometimes, the wood is so rough inside the bead that I even have a hard time getting the string to go through at all! I am very disappointed with the lack of attention to detail and poor quality from Melissa and Doug. This toy cannot be used for its intended purpose, which is letting my daughter use her fine motor skills. Instead, Mommy has to string them for her and she enjoys pulling them out. Not quite the activity I had in mind when I purchased this item and not what the toy is intended for. I did not give this toy the absoute lowest rating because my daughter loves to wear the necklaces that I make for her with the string and beads. So in that regard it has not been a total loss. However this problem could be easily rememdied if the company would wax the string, or simply sand down the holes. I would not buy this product knowing what I know now. I would look for another set of lacing beads.
19 of 19 found the following review helpful:
Bad Beads!Sep 22, 2004
By A. Horn
"neat freak"
I read the reviews and thought I'd buy it for my two-year old. Well, a week after I bought them, one of the wooden beads cracked so it's useless. The worst problem was trying to thread the lace through. It kept getting caught inside the bead because the company didn't sand the inside of the beads well enough. The lace kept catching on the wood. What a waste of money!
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