 - Cubes in the color of the rainbow, with which to build, discover and play
- Arouses the curiosity
List Price: $24.00
Lowest Price: $21.99 
Product Description: These thoughtfully designed blocks offer curious children a variety of sensory activities. One block rattles, another has a child-friendly mirror, the next offers a kaleidoscope, another squeaks (but only when the red button is pushed,) and the last block has a bell that chimes gently with babies touch. Blocks are made of hard wood and finished with completely non-toxic, child-friendly paints and finishes. Ages 1 and up. Customer Reviews: Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-16
Great toy, multi-functional and will be able to be enjoyed for many years
There are so many things you can do with these blocks. Besides the favorite now - putting them in her mouth (she is 6 months old and teething), our daughter also enjoys knocking down our towers, shaking the blocks (some make noise), and looking at the colors/feeling the shapes. But as she grows, she will make use of some of the other features like being able to look through the kaleidescope block and tinted window block...building things...using them to learn colors, etc. Great, durable, good longevity. Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-15
Not much play value, and not very durable
When you receive this toy, the first thing you need to do is inspect them. In the set I ordered, the block with the little ball inside arrived damaged. The dowel which keeps the ball inside was loose, and the ball was able to fall out. This was a serious choking hazard. My daughter would take everything into her mouth, including this ball perfect for choking, had I not caught it. I contacted the store I bought them from, and in a couple of weeks, I received a new block. Just something to be aware of.
I love wooden toys, and try to buy wood instead of plastic whenever possible. Be aware though that wood is sometimes not as durable as plastic. I was washing a bunch of my daughters toys in the sink recently, and had this off to the side because I was only going to wipe it off, since it's wood. Unfortunately one fell in, and after only a few minutes in the sink I had to throw it out. The wood expanded and cracked.
When I bought this toy, I though my daughter would enjoy all the activities these blocks have to offer. Turns out that she didn't pay much attention to it at all. The only one she really paid attention to was the block with the bell. She mostly used these blocks for chewing on, and throwing them over if I stacked them.
I still love the little "discovery" things in each toy, and as she gets older she might play with them more (she's 12 months now). But for the play value this toy has provided up to now, it's a bit overpriced. Regular wood blocks would have served the purpose just as well. Rating: 
Date: 2008-06-10
Cute but not great
I received these blocks in the mail and there were less blocks than I expected for the price--only 6. They are super cute but my child never really played with them at all. I wouldn't recommend them. Rating:
Date: 2008-01-30
Love these blocks
These blocks are great! They are bright, small enough for little hands to hold and my daughter loves them. Each block has a different center and they make play fun! Rating:
Date: 2008-01-29
So simple, but so interesting
Every different block does a different apparatus; one, has a tinker bell, one a wooden dowel insert that makes a tapping sound, one a round wooden tapper, one a yellow filter, one a mirror and one a kaleidoscope. I believe they are designed to teach the connection between motion and related sound, as well as visual effects of manipulating light.
Having said that, our 7 month old just likes to knock down a stack of them and shake the one's that make noise. Then, of course, the blocks also go into the mouth. No worries. The color is harmless water based paint.
These are built to last for years, maybe generations! |
