Beads Reviews

As a teacher and mom of three, I was very happy with this toy. The kids enjoy handling the chunky beads. It can easily be adapted for toddler through kindergarten. I love all the Melissa and Doug toys. They are easy to store away for a rainy day or something special to pull out when the babysitter arrives.

It is a little blue dragon with yellow stars on it. If you shout at it it will not forgot that you yelled at it and constenly iggnor you.

we're late 20's and have a set that comes out sometime during most dinner parties! A few glasses of wine and its amazing how rough the battle for the crown can get. BEWARE though the crown is flimsy- we broke ours and had to replace it with a rhinestone model from claire's

this is definitly the best game ever!! im 15 and me and my friends still totally love this game! and when i babysitt the kids play it all the time, the little girl and even the boys (who are 8 and 11) this is so much fun to play... everyone gets to put on the pretty jewlry and have fun! I THINK THIS IS THE BEST GAME FOR ANYONE AGES 4-120!!!

I bought this for my 4 year old daughter. She loves it. She's even gotten Daddy and Grandpa to dress-up :) Very cute game!!!

I was disappointed with the quality of this item. The dancing Madeline would not consistantly spin and play music, she needed a good hard tap to get her going. I returned her for this reason. I also thought the outside decoration was cheap--it just seemed to be glued on. I did think the interior was nice as was the pull out drawer. I might have kept it if it worked properly.

It has been 3 weeks since my daughter received this for her 4th birthday. The other toys are played with on different days, but this is the only gift that is, without fail wound, opened, and closed each nite without fail. Wonderful twist on the old balerina style, much more meaningful to a madeline fan. She carefully places her little rings, bracelets and necklaces in there designated spot each nite (never could get her to put them away before!) Really charming, any Madeline fan would be pleased.

From the moment my 3 1/2 year old opened this and the little figure began to twirl around to her beloved "Madeline" song she was enchanted. It has a little drawer on the bottom (that is used for various treasures) and a ring compartment and several other dividers on the top for jewelry or hair clips and such. Unfortunately, the beloved box was left on the floor and accidentally stepped upon by big brother which totally broke off the top of the box. Dad was actually able to glue it back together and it almost looks and works like new! Pretty enough to perch on a bookshelf for display and use!

As an early childhood educator I try to provide at home the same developmentally appropriate toys my classroom contained. Now as a stay at home Mom, I was thrilled to find the lacing beads at an affordable price.

My biggest complaint however it that the beads are made of wood and unfortunately were not sanded down very well on the inside. Therefore, when my sweet daughter tries to string the beads, the strings get "hung up" inside the bead. Sometimes, the wood is so rough inside the bead that I even have a hard time getting the string to go through at all!

I am very disappointed with the lack of attention to detail and poor quality from Melissa and Doug. This toy cannot be used for its intended purpose, which is letting my daughter use her fine motor skills. Instead, Mommy has to string them for her and she enjoys pulling them out. Not quite the activity I had in mind when I purchased this item and not what the toy is intended for.

I did not give this toy the absoute lowest rating because my daughter loves to wear the necklaces that I make for her with the string and beads. So in that regard it has not been a total loss. However this problem could be easily rememdied if the company would wax the string, or simply sand down the holes.

I would not buy this product knowing what I know now. I would look for another set of lacing beads.

My son who is 2 loves this toy. He has no problem with the concept of stringing the beads however, the holes on the beads are just rough enough to catch on the string. On the ovals, rectangles and even the squares they really have to push to get the string to pass through. The quality is excellent both visually and structurally. My son also likes to play "blocks" and stack the beads. I just wish they had sanded the inside of the holes better so the string didn't get caught.

This is one of those amazingly simple toys that does so much. The blocks are numbered and the shapes are thought out in order to develop early math skills. The threading/lacing helps develop fine motor coordination. They are building materials for stacking up towers. My kids play imaginative games with these toys, too. (which may also be a factor of them not watching more than 60 minutes of t.v. a day; they have well-developed imaginations). The blocks turn into trains, cars. They make homes for their tiny plastic animal toys, etc. I also like how just gorgeous this toy is. The wooden blocks with the little paintings please me esthetically. The one thing I don't like about the toy is that the plastic lid has cracked on mine. I don't know how the manufacturer could solve this problem, but I'm not looking forward to the day when the lid no longer works.
All around, an excellent toy.

My 6 1/2 month old daughter loves this toy. The music and animal noises and flashing lights are fun for her and Mommy doesn't find it annoying like some of the other toys are. ;^) It's educational too in an action/reaction sort of way - different actions the baby does make the toy do different things. My daughter figured out how to change the animal sounds from one to another (for ex: from a dog barking to a duck quacking) and I didn't know it could do that! Hah! I think it will last too, because she's rough on toys and it seems to be very sturdy. It's also very safe w/ no rough edges or anything. I don't know if she'll like it when she's 12 months or older, but for now at 6 1/2 months she's really enjoying it.

My son got this from his great grandma for his first christmas, he was 7 mo old and this was absolutely his favorite toy. Every toy he owns plays some kind of music which he just gets so excited. The music is not at all annoying, and he can play with it several times a day for at least 30 min or more. I don't find any of the music on his toys annoying, because if he is happy then mom is happy!

My 10 month old son loves this toy. He plays with it all the time. We have had no problems with it whatsoever. It seems to hold his attention and the sounds are very pleasant.

This toy is SMALLER than it looks.I'm not saying anything bad about it.I'm actually happy I got it.It's a great gift.You'll love it.It comes with a little,blue case(as shown in the picture)a silver bracelet,one silver backpack charm,one silver sun charm(with a different smile on each side),one silver heart charm,one silver princess charm,and one beautiful crystal charm.They are very pretty.I'm not lying on any of this information,UNLESS they change it in the future.

The classic "Charm Bracelet' makes a cute and stylish comeback with High Intencity's charms. With dozens of styles (more then on Amazon.com) you can personalize it for whoever you want, and keep it as an heirloom. I've seen everything from rhinestoned letters, to astrological signs, to cute little symbols ranging from a soccer ball to a fortune cookie to a diary.

A cool feature about the charms is that they are easily detachable and can be rearranged to your desire, in fact, I use one of mine on a necklace chain from time to time.

For a unique gift for your friend or child, definately try out one of these, altho the charms are hard to come by in stores.

I bought this Charm Bracelet for my daughters birthday and she just loves it. You can buy the extra charms on Imaginarium.com such as dance or music. I'm going to add the extra sets for Christmas and other special occasions. What a great idea!

The box is adorable but a bit small. My daughter loves the jewelry items it comes with.

When I ordered this item, I was ordering for my daughter. She loves Strawberry Shortcake. However, in the photo, I didn't realize that the jewelry box had the "vintage" version. The vintage version is from my childhood when Strawberry looked like Holly Hobbie. My daughter only knows the new stlye one. Now I don't know if I should give this item for Christmas or not.

I agree with the above review. When you open the large barrel you find a big empty box in the center with the beads packed around the outside so it looks nice and full.The beads are wooden and most are quite large. We made some nice key chains but otherwise my daughters are 7 and 10 and we didn't have alot of fun with these. The beads really aren't anything they would care to wear so a year later we are stinging them as garland just to use them up! Not worth the money.

I bought this for my niece and was disappointed to find that when you open the barrell there is an empty box inside taking up space. It says it contains thousands of beads, the picture and discription is very decieving. Not a good buy for $... plus shipping.