Plan Toy Shape and Sort
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Plan ToysBrand: Plan Toys
Release Date: 2006-09-01
Model: 53520
Product features:
- Develops Your Child's HandEye Coordination Manipulation Skills And Color Recognition
- Matching The Shapes To The Correct Holes
- Perfect Size For Your Child's Little Hands
- To Make Playing Easier The Tray Needs Only Be Pushed Down For A Repeat Performance Of Filling The Holes With The Correct Block
- This Toy Is Made From All Natural Recycled Rubber Wood
Toys and Games Reviews of Plan Toy Shape and Sort
Customer Review: Great in some ways but has a major flaw
Summary: 3 Stars
I really like that this shape sorter is made out of all natural rubber wood and focuses on 3 key shapes about which all children must learn relatively early. The design of the quick-release floor (blue) to drop the shapes to the ground is clever and is easy for a baby/young toddler to master.
My nearly 1-year old took to the toy right away. In fact, he's been so diligent putting the shapes into the spaces that he figured out how to fit the triangle into the square opening! It doesn't require much effort. Just hold the triangle upright (vertically) and angle it. It doesn't just fit into the space partially. You can drop it right in there.
This design and/or production flaw is extremely disconcerting, as naturally, now that my son sees the triangle can go into the square space, he doesn't always put the triangle into the triangle opening. Sometimes he uses the square opening. I wrote to Plan Toys about this problem and received a prompt response from a customer service rep, but she said she had to forward my comments to a group in Thailand and that I might not receive an answer to my specific complaint for up to a month. She offered to send me another toy of equal or lesser value, which is very nice, but I don't like the other shape sorters the company makes as much as this one. UPDATE ON 01-22=10: Still no word from the Plan Toys development group about the flaw in the toy.
In addition to the triangle issue, the wood on top of our shape sorter (where the openings are for the shapes) has started to split in two places and I had to remove the toy from my child's play area so that he doesn't get a splinter. Admittedly, my son bangs on the wood with the shapes pretty hard, but shouldn't that be expected?
There is great potential for this product. It just needs to be redesigned a bit.
Description of Plan Toy Shape and Sort
A curved wooden box with 3 bright color shaped objects. Just push the tray down for repeat performance.Learning & Education Toys
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