I was searching for lacing beads online when I came across this beautiful product.I am in love with wooden toys and that is my small effort towards a greener earth.One look at the product and I knew what I wanted to do with these beautiful wooden cars.
My son is not a car freak but he loves cars and when the package arrived he was more than happy to see the beautiful colourful wooden cars.
These lacing vehicles are from Hape and I was so happy to find it in amazon.Priced at Rs599.00,its a set of 12 lacing vehicles which includes cars, ship, trees, cloud and stop sign.It came with a lacing red thread.
Review- Priced at Rs 599.00 I expected the cars to be little bigger in size but then as lacing beads the size is good.The lace is not good quality wise whereas the quality of wooden lacing vehicles is very good.
Its non toxic and a nice product for colour recognition,lacing,couting etc.I find it a very innovative lacing idea.
Rating-3/5
As you know when I review a toy I also mention the various ideas the toys can be used so that the kids doesn’t lose interest easily and quickly.So this time also we didn’t keep ourself limited to lacing but we had more fun activities with these lacing vehicles.
1.Lacing– Fine motor skill can be fun and at the same time challenging for the toddlers.This can keep them busy for a long time but with lots of motivation as inability to perform a particular task can make them anxious.
My son tried many times to lace the vehicles but the lacing thread has small hard ending to lace and and it doesn’t pass through the vehicles completely.For an 18 months old the lacing thread is not suitable but the product is ideally for 3 yrs and above.for older kids it is good and lacing can be done with little concentration.
2.Stacking– The most common and fun activity for a toddler is stacking and knocking the stack down.
Check the video at the end of the post to see how Nirvaan enjoyed stacking and knocking it down.
3.Counting– The cars can be used for counting in a fun way.While lacing the child can count till 12 and then you can remove two and ask how many are left and similarly addition.
4.Colour Sorting– This time to make the colour sorting fun I made a parking lot with different coloured parking slot. Nirvaan was not able to sort the cars by its colour but with prompt he was able to put few cars to the right slot.But he had fun parking and taking the cars out of the parking lot.
5.Free Play– I staged this free play for him.I cooked a story about a farm near the river with cow and horse in it and he had a fun time driving his car through the farm.
Check how Nirvaan enjoyed Playing in this short video
You can buy these Lacing vehicles online by clicking the pic below
Disclaimer- This is not a sponsored review.The product has been purchased by me and review is based on my experience with the product.
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