Customer Reviews

First Act DiscOvery FA222 Junior Maracas

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My son was playing with these and within a hour it had cracked and there were lots of tiny metal balls all over the room. The other one broke within a couple of days!!

I loved this product, until my 2yr old son unscrewed the maraca. I was worried he had swallowed some, because he is the type of child to put things in his mouth. The balls are made of steel. I called the company to ask them. I had a difficult time cleaning up the metal balls. There are about 30 of them in each maraca and are about a mm in size. I didn't even see them at first. I actually took the second maraca and busted it open (it took one good hit on the floor for me to open it) to see what I was looking for.
Though the steel balls are not toxic, poisin control said that I should take my son to the Dr & get him an Xray.. The doctor said if the Xray came back positive they would do a led test on him in two weeks, to make sure the balls didn't have led in them. We would also have to monitor him to make sure they passed....
I would not recomend this product for any child...

These maracas are well made, have fun colors and good sound.
I'm so glad to have discovered First Act Discovery products! Their products are terrific for their intended age group (ages 4-10). They offer a great choice of reasonably priced instruments that are 'real' instruments, not plastic toddler toys. Great way to introduce music to young children.

My son loved these maracas. They are attractive looking, and they are fun to use. However, one day we began to notice that there were little metal pellets lying around the house. We couldn't figure out where it was coming from, until one day, we caught him unscrewing the maraca and dumping some shiny metal pellets out. The company is using metal pellets to make the sound. This concerns me, because it was very easy for him to unscrew; he simply had to hold the base with one hand and turn the head of it with the other. We had to throw them away. I really wish the company would make the maracas with more solid construction.

I got this along with the bongos for my 2 year old daughter, Baenoo, and she cracked the maracas in 2 minutes, spewing little metal balls everywhere! She then put them in her mouth and suffacated to death! Now I take the blame upon myself, i bought her this horrible toy and now she is dead!