Melissa & Doug 52 Wooden Alphabet Magnets in a Box - Uppercase and Lowercase Letters ABC Learning Toys, Chunky Magnetic Letters For Toddlers And Kids Ages 3+ - FSC Certified

Seems strong and safe for little hands - the whole back is a magnet rather than just a small one stuck on so seem safer for kids. Lovely quality. Well printed with bright colours.

Excellent quality and good value for money. My 20 month old daughter loves playing with these magnets. We have them on the bottom of the fridge/freezer and they keep her well entertained whilst I cook. They are a good size for to play with. They are quite aesthetically pleasing as far as children’s toys go.

Brilliant. My granddaughter loves them.

I like the artwork on these as it is friendly without being too cartoony when teaching kids about animals and their names. There are a nice selection of wild and domesticated animals from various parts of the world. There are no separate magnets to break off and get lost or choked on, just a magnetic layer across the whole of each shape. The magnet is just strong enough to give good placement on a fridge without being difficult for little hands to pick off and move around. Good for toddler play but not really up to being used to hold papers and such. Negatives: The box has no lid that will actually hold the magnets in if it is tipped. It just comes with a thin bit of plastic that lies on top. This is a real pity as the box could be an attractive feature. Also, the magnets themselves are just stickers/wood/magnetic layers glued together with no overall protective coating. They probably won't survive getting wet or rough handling so that's something to be aware of. Both of these are obviously cost-cutting measures but I'd happily pay 50% more for a set with these features.

I bought these for my (then) 15 Month old daughter to entertain her in the kitchen on the fridges. Its one of those simple toys that I guess makes you think back to your old childhood - no microchips, noises or charging required. They were exactly what I was looking for - basic well drawn animals ranging in size from (approx) 10cm x 10 cm for the elephant, through to the smaller animals at 2cm x 3 cm (Duck) They have provided many hours (more like days) of fun for her - from learning what animals are called an identifying them, through to animal noises. Kids do like magnets (the joy of sticking things onto the bare white fridge) and she was often content just moving them around. So they have certainly educated her as I hoped they would. For value for money, I was very pleased with this pack. It contains a good mix of animals, domestic (cats, dog, rabbit) farm (cows, sheep, pigs) through to zoo (Giraffe, lion) A few months on and all are still as good as new. I'm even considering a second pack for her to play "snap" with them. So I would recommend these highly as a durable and fun educational tool.

Fridge magnets keep toddler entertained in the kitchen while learning to identify farm and wild animals

Once my son began to walk, simple household tasks sometimes felt more like a episode of the crystal maze! He would always find something he shouldn't be doing/touching whilst I raced against the clock to get what I needed done. These magnets have been a god send as they keep him entertained and are teaching him new animals and sounds. They come in a lovely wooden presentation box and the 20 animals are; Turtle Horse Pig Lion Tiger Sheep Cat Elephant Cow Panda Duck Dog Zebra Monkey Frog Goat Giraffe Cockerel Rabbit Fish The animals vary in sizes are are brightly illustrated and importantly well made. I have several Melissa & Doug products and it's a brand I trust. As advertised, each animal is magnetic so can be placed on any magnetic service. My son loves to transfer them from the fridge to the washing machine and back. I highly recommend and have purchased additional boxes are gifts. I hope this review was helpul

I decided to buy two sets of letters and two sets of numbers and the abacus too but for some reason I could only buy one set of numbers and letters. I get the whole rationing thing with food but with letters and numbers!? Strange but with no school at the moment wouldn't we want to teach our children more and get them to eat less. What a world we live in. Anyway, I'm sure its a stocking issue but it still seems odd to me. Anyway, on to the products. We bought a set of letters previously and thought we would get a couple of sets of each numbers and letters, an abacus and a magnetic whiteboard to "teach" our 3 year old at "school" as she doesn't go currently due to the pandemic. It worked, was fun and as she already had a small table and chair we set up a classroom and we got her to interact with the whiteboard. This is now a daily thing and she loves "school!!" We like Melissa and Doug's toys but my one frustration is "Made in China" why!! You have a UK brand, children, learning and fun. I'd rather pay more and buy British so I was a bit disappointed as there are cheaper out there obviously from the Far East. If we keep making this about money we won't have any industry left in the UK, this is nothing against China but we are being swamped and are in real danger of being run from afar. We need to be less obsessed with cost and care more about where we buy our goods from otherwise there are countries that will have all our money and we will be looking for landfill abroad too.