Customer Reviews

Activity Table

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

 

 

As an early childhood educator, I must say this product has the most for the money. There are at least 4 different educational uses. My son began using it around 13 months and continued until about 20 months. He loved discovering that the wooden dowels fit into the holes of the blocks and the table -early lacing skills! As he got older, he enjoyed the activities of stacking the blocks and the shape sorter. These strengthened fine motor development and eye-hand coordination. Cognitive skills can be worked on by counting, and matching the colors and shapes. It was also great that he found other toys, like plastic rings that fit on the dowels too. More than one child or adult can play so this encourages social skills. Clean up time was simple when the center is used for storage. The only thing that disappointed me was that the cover for the center starage area did not fit. As for the 4 star rating on fun - I'm not big on electronic toys but if you have them, you will understand that this may not be the first toy your child runs to. It also does However, if you kneel on the floor next to him to encourage and provide positive feeback, he'll learn much more than what an electronic toy can teach. Thank you Small World Toys!

My twins absolutely loved this table. They started using it when they were under a year, pulling up on it. As they got older, they were able to use different parts of the table--first they put the cylinders in the slots, then they were able to use the shape sorter, then the stackable part, then finally the threads. And the quality is superb.

My one-year-old grandson loved this table right away, and his parents thought it was an ideal gift because his quick use of it proved their theory about his intellectual superiority. His 18-month-old playmate had to be repeatedly restrained from sitting on the table. But it really does offer a way to hone a variety of motor skills.