Skoolzy 46 Pcs Lacing Beads - Large Beads for Preschool Learning Activities, Sensory Toys for Toddlers 3-4, Autism Toys for Toddlers 3-4, Ideal for Cognitive and Motor Skills Development

I purchased 2 of the Jumbo Primary Stringing Bead Set by Skoolzy from Education Treasures. One was for my granddaughters (ages 4 & 2) and a great niece (age 3). All 3 love it! It's one of the first toys they go get to play with. I like seeing them play with other things besides electronics, as many kids do now. Seeing the dexterity and coordination the 2 year old developed so quickly was very impressive! Thanks for making such a great learning toy! I do reviews on things I buy & even though this is for a promotion, I would have done it anyway because I appreciate truthful reviews to help me in my purchases. I've included a picture of my 2 year old granddaughter & 3 year old great niece having fun with the beads!I wanted to edit my review. As I stated above I do reviews on things without being offered anything usually. This company, Education Treasures, sent me an email after I did my review with a message saying "Do you want another kids toy for free" in the subject box. I amended my review to go along with the message in the email of adding that the toy was purchased from Education Treasures and I sent them a copy of my review. I never received the toy so wrote to them. Long story short, it was many emails later with going back and forth them saying they don't give toys, but send thank you gifts (which was stickers or a blow up world globe). The email with the line of "Do You Want Another Kids Toy for Free" was very misleading. Their email to me stated "We apologize if the wording in the email was confusing as we are working to clarify our email to reflect the proper purpose of what we are referring to". I felt it only fair for me to edit my review to include this information for other buyers in case they get the same email that I received and think they will be getting a toy similar to what was purchased.That being said, the Skoolzy beads are wonderful and the girls still love playing with them. There wasn't an issue with the toy at all. Just as I was writing this edited review I received another email from Education Treasures and now they will send an actual toy out for all the confusion over the past few months of going back and forth.I was going to take off 1 star but it was not because there was anything wrong with the toy, it was of the issue with the company I bought the toy from. I decided not to take the star away because the toy is great and the review is really of the toy. The company, Education Treasures sent it out right away and really the only issue with them was their false message of offering a new toy if you followed their steps in your review to make sure to mention you got the toy from them. It took a long time to finally get the toy offered, but they did finally come through.

This is a great toy and a fun learning experience. I was looking for stringing beads and picked these as the description said the holes were larger...and they are which makes it easier for a toddler to learn how to thread the laces through the holes.The beads are made of hard plastic making them easy to clean. They are also smooth and just the right size for little hands to pick up, hold, and manipulate.This set of lacing beads also has plusses over other sets...their bright colors and the variety of bead shapes. Not only can we practice stringing; but we can also learn colors, shapes, and pattern making all while playing. And coming with a storage bag is another big plus. Other big name stringing bead products come in container without a top; making you have to find some type of container to store them in. Skoolzy you're #1 in my book for having a complete package.This picture is from the first time we were playing with the beads; and even though she's really concentrating here, there was much giggling and laughing as she was able to get the beads on the strings and then run around the room celebrating her happiness at what she was able to achieve. The next day, these stringing beads were one of the first things she wanted to play with again. I just know that we'll have many more days (months and years) playing with these Skoolzy Jumbo Primary Stringing Beads. Playtime just got more fun for both of us.

This is one of those toys where the quality is as good or better than similar name brand toys. Aged for preschoolers but my 16mo loves to string beads at his friend house who has a Lovevery subscription with wooden bead stringing toy.I dislike that it's just a shoe string compared to Loveverys string with a stopper at the bottom and a long skinny plastic part at the top that keeps it straight and stead for little fingers and makes it easier to string the bead by themselves. However I don't mind holding the string and helping my son out.This pack came with a bag to store everything and several string and more than enough beads so his friends can join him. They also offered some pipe cleaners as a different option for stringing the beads which I like also. This will definitely be a toy that lasts into preschool years!

2 year old really enjoys this but it could be better.There needs to be a little more plastic coating on the end of the shoe lace. There is about an inch of coating that makes the end stiff so it can be inserted into the beads. It should be at least 1-1/2 or 2 inches so you can hold on to it. By the time you put it through the bead you run out of the stiff part and have to try and grab it coming out of the bead.It would also be nice if there was some kind of 'stopper' to put on one end of the laces. I realize you're suppose to be able to tie the ends together to make a necklace but when first learning how to do this, little kids just want to put the beads on the lace, they get really frustrated when the beads just keep falling off the other end. I tied a bead on one end which totally pissed off my granddaughter because she couldn't pull it off. Tying a knot in the end doesn't work, the lace is too small and doesn't hold the bead on.