Magnetic Poetry Kids' Rhyme Maker

by Magnetic Poetry

Product Features

• Word magnets are 1 cm (3/8 in) high
• Roman type on a white background
• Plastic case keep magnets safe and organized

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 4.8 x 1.2 inches ; 14.1 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B0015GQWPU
• Item model number: 3022
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #37,232 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (1 customer review)

Product Description

Chosen by Instructor Magazine as one of the Best Products of 2008, this fun kit comes with over 300 magnets, containing sets of words that rhyme-like sun, fun, run and green, bean, queen. A great creativity builder and language learning tool. For ages 5 and up.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars short-lived appeal; not ideal for young kids, January 2, 2010

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Carol C. "ccjello" (Kansas City, MO USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Magnetic Poetry Kids' Rhyme Maker (Toy)

My daughter is six and is into writing lists of rhyming words on her dry-erase board (chalkboard, random scraps of paper, bedroom wall . . . ) so I thought that this would be a fun diversion for her. I've had a blast with magnetic poetry kits over the years and thought it would be a way to share the joy.

The result wasn't quite what I expected. The most time we spent with this was when we went through the tedious task of breaking the sheets of words into the individual magnets and sticking them on the front of the fridge. After a few minutes of organizing the words into rhyming sets, my daughter was ready to move on.

The magnetic words are tiny, prone to fall off the refrigerator and end up on the kitchen floor. I tried putting the magnets on a cookie sheet and that didn't work so well, either. The little magnets are small and difficult to manipulate.

The set includes some fun rhymes - tizzy, busy, fizzy, dizzy; funny, bunny, money, honey; snore,store, sore; -- as well some words without obvious rhymes -- monkey, princess, kangaroo, monster. There are plenty of words to work with.

Overall, this seems like it has the potential to be lots of fun but it just didn't turn out that way in our case. The little magnets may be better suited to older kids. I haven't given up yet, though -- After several months, the words are still up on the fridge and I'm hopeful that they will get some use before I pass them on.