Customer Reviews

ABCs Uppercase Write & Wipe Flash Cards (Kumon Flash Cards)

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4 star:		(3)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
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My almost-4 year old immediately loved these, and practiced writing each letter with great enthusiasm. The directions are wonderfully age-appropriate about how to encourage the child to practice writing in a gentle way and keep it fun.

BUT we didn't realize right away that only the colored side of the card is coated, so unfortunately he wrote on the (white) backs of several of the letter cards and we can't erase it. To complicate things even further, the small-letters practice cards are white on the coated side and colored on the (not coated) reverse. confusing. And it would have been so easy for them to coat both sides! or at least mention in the directions that they are not.

My 3 year old son LOVES these! He practices writting his letters 3x's a week and really has fun with them. He even likes to use the eraser.

Just don't leave them alone with the pen. LOL

I was excited about purchasing these cards for my four-year-old, because she likes the other "wipe-off" books I purchased (in the Roger Priddy series). While the idea is a good one, we soon discovered a serious design flaw: only one side of the cards is coated. The other side does not wipe off, much to my child's dismay (and mine!). Also, I think the drawings on the back could be a little more colorful; they're all the same shades of green.

My 4 yr old twins love these! THey love writing the letters and then "erasing" them with the cool marker eraser. They ask for them if there is a letter they are having trouble writing on their own.

The cards are nice, but the pen is too small for a small hand. Younger kids need bigger pens to be able to able to hold it correctly. I bet a kid aged 5 or 6 would do great with it.

These are nice little cards, I like them very much. That said I am a bit turned off by Kumon's age recommendation for these. The package says 2 and up. Now if you were planning on useing them as flash cards for your 2,3, and even 4 year old, great but the actual ability to write letters and numbers is beyond most 2&3 year olds so I just have to preface that my 3 year olds already know their letters and numbers but are still unable to clearly write with a pen (a more advanced motor skill). That said, these would be great for your child 4+ for writing practice, and as flash cards for children younger than that. Also, if your child writes on the opposite side it won't come off very easily.

My four year old granddaughter liked this set very much. The biggest problem is the pen is permanent if the child writes on his/her clothes. I could not get the black marker out of her pants.

It was a ton of fun to do the letters together. We didn't have the problem with the other side not being coated. It is pretty noticeable that it isn't coated on the other side. I don't know why someone would think that putting the dry eraser on that side would wipe off. The pen is a nice size for their hands and there is a small eraser on the top of the pen that the kids love to use, which leads to them wanting to write the letter so they can erase it! Also the marker is non toxic and doesn't have that yucky smell that most dry erase markers have.

I love the Kumon flash cards! My son likes using them since they are colorful and can be wiped clean and used again and again. I purchased my own wipe-off markers so we had a color variety. The black marker provided was boring and didn't seem to "completely" erase if not wiped off immediately. Seems to keep my son interested longer and makes it more fun. We also learn about colors at the same time this way. Overall I highly recommend this product (and any of the Kumon learning products).

These seemed like a great idea, but it turns out they aren't. Only ONE side of the card (the side with the letter) is dry-erase...and what kid isn't going to turn the card over at some point and write on the other side (the side with the picture)? So they quickly get ruined. Not worth the money.