Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Alphabet
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Toys and Games Reviews of Melissa & Doug Magnetic Wooden Alphabet
Customer Review: Wow! These are awesome!
Summary: 5 Stars
This is one of the greatest toys I've ever seen. The letters are made of wood and the front is painted with a smooth, bright, shiny enamel. The best part is that the entire back of the letter is magnetic, not just a little piece like those cheap plastic magnetic letters. These will not fall off and they are plenty strong enough to hold artwork up on the fridge. The come in a durable wooden box with a clear plastic top that slides on and off. They are much bigger than the plastic alphabet magnets so they are easier for little kids to handle without choking. There are both upper and lowercase so there are plenty of letters to make words. My daughter loves playing with them on the fridge and dishwasher. We even gave a set to her 1 year old cousin as a birthday present. I would recommend them to anyone. Believe me, they are well worth the price and your kids will be able to hand them down to their children.Customer Review: Can't spell mama
Summary: 2 Stars
The first thing my daughter wanted to do when we got these was spell "mama" and papa" on the fridge. Can't do it...there seems to be only one upper case A and one lower case a, and mixing the two in a word is definitely confusing. I would have assumed most of the extra letters would be vowels. I also dislike the "font", if you will, because the letters don't always seem clear to me or fully representational (like ones you'd print block style if a child asked you to). I think next time I would go with an upper case only set...when she asks me, "What's this letter?" it's a bummer that I don't know whether to tell her it's an L or an I. I'm going to get a new set, maybe with smaller letters for actually making lots of words...she's almost three and I'm not concerned about the choking hazard issue. Honestly...if choking is an issue, your child is too young for the alphabet anyway.Customer Review: Well Made and Lots of Fun!
Summary: 5 Stars
I love these because they aren't plastic, and they are larger than the classic plastic alphabet magnets. The color is well coated on the wood, they are thick enough that my young toddler (she got these at 13 months and is now 17 months) can pull them off and place them back on metal. The colors are bright, the shapes are rounded so no hard edges. The box has one A-Z in upper case, and one in lower case. My daughter has been playing with them for four months - she sticks them on the dishwasher, the bottom of the fridge, plays with them with her blocks, etc. No issues with chipping, fading, disentigrating, peeling, etc. She has put them in her mouth, but hasn't bit or chewed them so I can't say what would happen if one did that. I think they are great quality, really cute, and have considered buying another pack once she is spelling so we can make more words!Customer Review: Not enough letters to spell any words...and quality is so poor!
Summary: 1 Stars
There is 1 of every letter in upper and lower case included. This is barely enough to spell any words, and of course, very few with correct capitalization. So unless you want to invest in many kits to get enough vowels and repetitive consonants to spell a four letter word (and this set will make you want to)...don't buy this.
The quality is horrible. Pressed wood that reeks of formaldehyde with a white paper layer on top and thin color paper (no paint on these).
The magnet layer is thin and is not cut well, leaving many black pieces out of the box to fall all over the place.
The best thing about this is the storage box it comes with, but that isn't worth the price or mess of dealing with the useless letters. Even the plastic letters are of higher quality (and seemingly safer) than these.
Customer Review: Wonderful learning toy
Summary: 4 Stars
Like the other reviewers, I am thoroughly impressed with this toy's magnetic backing, which covers the whole letter, and the durable wooden construction. It has bright colors, and unlike most sets, actually comes with lower-case letters. My toddler is totally in love with these letters, being at that age that just now identifies every letter with ease. The only reason I did not give 5 stars is because my son, like quite a few his age, likes to chew on things, and although I don't find these large letters to be a choking hazard, I did notice that the colored "enamel" on the front of the letters is just a glazed paper that begins to peel after a few good chomps from a 3-year old. This certainly won't keep me from buying a second set, but it's a good thing to keep in mind for those parents with a "mouthy" child.