Customer Reviews

Lauri Toys Toddler Tote

5 star:		(20)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(3)
2 star:		(0)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I bought this Toddler Tote for my two year old daughter and she absolutely loves it. Now that she's gotten the hang of matching the shapes with the right hole, we have started organizing them by color and size. When my ten month old nephew comes to visit, he plays with the little foam pieces UNDER CLOSE SUPERVISION. I don't have to worry about him chewing on the pieces because I can just was them in hot water. My four year old son has played with it, but it didn't hold his interest for very long. I would recommend this toy for younger toddlers

This is one toy that both of my daughters have enjoyed. I just cleaned out all my closets, and this is one toy that definately did not go in the donation box! It was packaged differently when I received it as a gift 4 years ago, but I simple put it in another sturdy container to keep all the pieces together. Very easy to clean up because you don't have to work the little puzzles to put it away.

I purchased this as a gift so it hasn't been played with yet. Hopefully it will get the approval of our toddlers (Grandchildren), but the tote is cardboard and arrived slighty torn at the top edges where it opens. I can see it deteriorating quickly. I wish the description had noted the tote is cardboard as I truly thought it looked plastic in the photos, which would hold up better.

We bought this for an airplane ride with our 18 month old and even now at 2 1/2 we take it with us. It works to entertain him for a chunk of time. He particularly likes the little stacking things. The tote it comes in isn't that great but we didn't care because we repacked everything into his own little backpack (along with books, stickers, crayons, coloring pad, etc.).

My son received this toy for his second birthday, and admittedly, upon first glance I wasn't impressed. I thought, "What does this toy do? What can you make with it?" Boy, I sure was mistaken! My very active son sits for long periods of time playing with this toy, much to my surprise. The first time I saw him doing "imaginary play" was with this product. Something about the combination of shape sorting puzzles, foam pieces and the pegs can keep a kid occupied for quite a while. (I'd say "hours" but that really would be an exaggeration for a two-year-old... but maybe up to an hour?)

As noted from other reviews, the "tote" is cardboard and flimsy. It didn't last but a week or so (maybe less), but I just use a gallon-sized freezer bag which holds all the pieces well. I would have rated down for the durability of the tote if I didn't love the contents of this toy so much. The foam is textured on one size and flat on the other - I believe this adds to the appeal of the toy.

We now own other Laurie toys that are great, but this one is still played with often!

My advice give this to a child who is over the stage of putting everything in the mouth or bitting.

These are durable,thick,fun,colorful puzzle. My son loved it when he was two. My daughter wants to play with it (she is only 16 months) but I don't let her have it yet because she is teething and wants to put everything in the mouth. I don't want her to bite this. But I can tell that just like my son she like this puzzle too. It's perfect for age twos and up. My son is now four and he still likes it. The big shapes (puzzle) are thinner than the small puzzle shapes. I like the thick ones better.
Also some people gave only 4 stars because the tote is made of cardboard and plastic film. I know it can break easily if you do let your child play with it. Mine is still in great condition because onces I take the puzzle out, I put the tote on the shelf, away from the child. So they are focus on playing with this really interesting puzzle not the tote.
MUST HAVE FOR age 2-3.5

this puzzle is great for the airplane. kept son entertained for hours. the only bad thing is the travel case plastic has fallen off so now i have pieces all over and have lost some as well..

We bought this product to help our 13 month old son make it through a long plane trip. He really enjoyed this toy a lot, and it was a good value for the money. Note that there are lots of pieces that can get lost, but on the box it says the toy company will replace missing parts for free. I never asked for more parts, so I don't know if this is as easy as it sounds (or maybe they charge enough for shipping that you won't want to ask for many part).

Anyway, a nice travel kit of play toys for a toddler. My very minor complaint is the clear plastic on the box wasn't glued in that well, and our son tore it off pretty quickly. The kit looses a little appeal if the travel box won't hold all the pieces! But I just taped the clear plastic back in with some packing tape, and now it's better than new.

I bought this specifically for air travel and was pleased. My 34 month old enjoyed each part and I like that everything can be kept together and put back in the tote.

This keeps my 2/12 year old daughter busy and interested. She plays with it daily and has had it a few months. It is one of those toys they don't outgrow and figure it all out in just days or weeks at this age. She matches the pieces very well and there are other challenges ahead for her with this toy that she is figuring out. This is the age where they love puzzles, matching and sorting and a great time to learn shapes.