AMOSTING Matching Pegboard Learning Educational Reviews Summary

Age Appropriateness

Pros:

• "I recommend this toy for any child 3 or older....maybe even as young as 2."
• "Purchased for my 2 year old. 1 year later he still enjoys!"
• "Wow,this was a fantastic gift/ toy for our 2 1/2 year old grandson."

Cons:

• "The only downfall is she can easily fit the pieces in her mouth, so she's too young to play with this alone."
• "The description online says for '2 years and older' however on receiving the package the suggested age is '3 and older'."
• "Not as expected. My 3 year old played with it for 1 day."

Design & Quality

Pros:

• "The buttons are nicely colored, and the size of the buttons big enough for safe play."
• "The colors are vibrant and the product is big enough that little hands can easily work the pieces to hone fine motor skills."
• "The pictures are thick and durable."

Cons:

• "The quality is not there."
• "The shape and size of the buttons are also smaller than I imagined, especially since they are advertising a picture of a baby crawling around the product."
• "The pictures are a little flimsy."

Storage & Packaging

Pros:

• "Everything stores in one container so you don’t have buttons everywhere."
• "If all of the buttons are stores upside-down, you can easily put all of the templates in on top of them and the yellow lid on top for great storage!"
• "We keep everything in the original box and it all stores very easily."

Cons:

• "The reason I gave it 4 stars is because the packaging/ storage is terrible once you take it out of the box."
• "The only negative is that there is no where to store the pictures."
• "There is also not a way to store the cards in the unit, which would be a nice feature."

Educational Value

Pros:

• "It helps with colors, sensory, motor skills and so much more and it's fun."
• "This is a great toy for learning multiple tasks!!"
• "little ones can learn their colors while playing."

Cons:

• "I find it a little boring in terms of creative outlet."
• "It was not really well thought out and it’s weird and just frustrates my 2-yr old."
• "Can be very confusing to a child as the base is yellow, while the templates are a different color."

Safety

Pros:

• "The buttons are a nice size, big enough for little hands to handle easily and not so small that they seem like a possible choking hazard."
• "The buttons are pretty big so they should not be a choking hazard if used under supervision."
• "Pegs are good size to prevent choking hazard."

Cons:

• "They could easily be put in the mouth of a child."
• "The big round plastic push pegs may not be safe to let a baby run around with."
• "They are definitely small enough to fit through the cardboard tube inside a paper towel roll."