Customer Reviews

50-Piece Wooden Alphabet Block Set

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Alphabet blocks are a wonderful thing. But these aren't as good as either the MYKIDS set or the Melissa&Doug set, for one reason: those have different letters on opposite sides of a block, so the A block is also an N block. These have the same letter on three sides of one block, so with a set of 50 there are a lot of letters that appear on only one block. When a child wants to spell a word, odds are you won't be able to do it with this set. GIGGLE? Nope, only one G. BIG? Yes, but not without taking apart DOG. DIENCEPHALON? Ok, I'm being silly. But you get the idea.

After looking at these Imaginarium blocks up close, we passed on these and bought the (albeit more expensive) blocks from Uncle Goose. The type face is Courier, and the odd letter distribution makes constructing words hard. The colors were very nice, but these also had a lightweight feel to them. The Uncle Goose blocks, however, are made of hardwood, have a classic design, animal pictures and names, and chew proof paint! We've been very pleased, and notice that friends who've bought these Imaginarium blocks always ask us about our Uncle Goose blocks.

My 1 1/2 year old loves these blocks. She builds, learns her letters, learns what things start with those letters. The letters on the blocks I have DO coordinate with the pictures on the block (ex. Y block has a yo-yo and ball of yarn). Great set for the price. No complaints so far.