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64 of 66 people found the following review helpful:
3.0 out of 5 stars
I wanted to love it, but . . ., August 14, 2000
Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars
My daughter received this toy as a gift when she was 8 months, and I thought it was terrific. It's bright and colorful; each shape makes a different sound (one is crinkly, one rattles, one squeaks, etc.); and the shape sorter is carefully organized by pattern as well as shape, so that the piece with diagonal lines fits in the hole on the side with a diagonal line pattern, and so on. Alas, it really doesn't work as a shape sorter. Because the shape sorting box is soft, it doesn't retain its form as awkward toddler fingers try to push shapes through the holes. You might say, it fails of its essential purpose. As a result, although my daughter (now 3) played with the shapes from time to time, especially the squeaky one, and sometimes still uses the box to hold other, unrelated objects, she never used it as a shape sorter and in fact, did not play with it often.
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33 of 34 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars
A Wonderfully "Forgiving" Shaper Sorter for Young Toddlers, September 4, 1999
By A Customer
Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
Unlike some of the hard, plastic shape sorters on the market, this soft fabric toy offers a lot of "cheating room" for the youngest toddler who is just beginning to grasp the concept of shape sorting. In fact, even before my son was old enough to use the fabric box, he enjoyed playing with and gnawing on the different soft shapes, since each one crinkles, rattles, squeaks, etc. Around ten months, he began filling the box and dumping out the contents through the large, velcro-latched trap door. Weeks later, he began smashing the different shapes (correctly and incorrectly) through the various holes. At this stage, he also would laugh uproariously if we reached in and grabbed his hand as he slipped it through one of the holes. Now, he manages to match up the shapes with the correct slots most of the time. As he gets older, I imagine that we will have to buy him a similar toy with less "forgiving" holes, but this Lamaze toy was a great way to introduce him to the whole idea of shape sorting. I also loved the fact that I could just toss the whole toy into the washing machine when it became grimy (I never dreamed how precious the words "machine washable" would be until I became a mother!).
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful:
4.0 out of 5 stars
Awesome! This is the only sorter my baby plays with., September 12, 1999
By A Customer
Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars
Finally a toy my daughter doesn't bonk her head on. Even with out the sorter cube the shapes are fun to play with because each one makes a different sound. The triange is my daughters favorite. It makes a krinkley sound. Bravo.
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