Quercetti Filo Lacing Set
by Quercetti
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: QuercettiBrand: Quercetti
Release Date: 2006-07-04
Model: QA0570
Product features:
- Create Magic String Art Patterns
- A novel lacing tool affixes boldly colored laces to the pre-designed board.
- Once children have the hang of it, they can skip the templates and create their own freestyle designs.
- Includes a durable board, 4 laces, 4 lacing pens and 18 large designs.
- Age 4+
Toys and Games Reviews of Quercetti Filo Lacing Set
Customer Review: Finally, a lacing toy that's easy for kids to use!
Summary: 5 Stars
Some time ago, I purchased a Melissa and Doug princess bear lacing set. While it's very cute, it proved to be very frustrating for my daughter. Once she figured out how to lace through both sides, I thought all would go well, but the laces inevitably ended up getting hopelessly tangled. Even when she was able to manage getting one of the outfits laced onto the bear, she'd have to hand the toy over to me so I could unlace it for her. When I saw this one, I thought it might be worth a shot.
A couple of years ago, I purchased a Quercetti marble run for her, and it's a toy that's provided the entire family (yes, the adults love it too), a lot of fun, so I figured that I couldn't go wrong with another Quercetti product. I can sum this one up with these simple words: this is a fantastic toy.
One of the biggest selling points for me when it comes to Quercetti is the fact that their toys are made in Italy. I do my best to avoid buying toys (and many other items as well) that were made in China. It's sometimes daunting to search for toys made in other countries, so I'm glad that I've had such success with Quercetti products. I feel I now have a brand I can trust for quality.
What really makes this set is the unique lacing board. My daughter simply needs to slide a lace into the lacing pen, poke the pen into the board, pull it out, and she's done. There are no more tangled laces and no need for flipping the board over to sew from one side to the next. The board consists of a series of circles with Y-shaped incisions. These incisions grab the lace and hold onto it. Once my daughter is finished with her design, she simply needs to tug the laces out of the board and she's ready to start again. In fact, unlacing it is probably her favorite part.
My husband and I have used the toy as well and we both enjoy it. It comes with patterns, but it's also a toy with which my daughter enjoys experimenting. The patterns remind me a bit of doing counted cross-stitch as they do require some counting in order to follow, but I think this only enhances the value of the toy. On top of developing manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination, my daughter is also practicing counting and thinking about how to duplicate the pattern onto her board. I'm very, very pleased with this toy.
Description of Quercetti Filo Lacing Set
Super fun to draw brightly colored designs with laces, undo them quickly, and draw something new! - Special board holds the laces firmly in place with the push of the lace into the exclusive self-locking slots - Develops manual dexterity, hand eye coordination and encourages creative thinking - Includes 4 brightly colored laces, 4 special "lacing pens", 16 page design manual and 18 full-size examples. Ages 4+Arts & Crafts Toys
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