Melissa & Doug Lace and Trace Activity Set: 5 Wooden Panels and 5 Matching Laces - Farm

Bought this for grandchildren who were coming for a visit at Thanksgiving. Three little girls 5 yrs and two 3 yr olds. The cards are made out of cardboard. If taken care of they are fine. The girls took right to “sewing” and enjoyed lacing the cards. Many cute animals to pick from. Sent the cards and laces home with one family and then reordered and sent to the third granddaughter. I like that the laces are different colors. The child can pick the card they like and the color lace they want to “sew” with. Over all happy with my purchase. Good price.

My 6 and 3 year old love this toy. My 3 year old wanted something similar to my 6 year old’s sewing kit. She thought this was perfect! My 6 year old even sometimes prefers it! I find it relaxing myself. Helps with fine motor skills and keeps them occupied for an hour, plus! Love that the string colors match up to the animal! Perfect size for little hands.

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I bought the M&D Lace & Trace Pets AND the Lace & Trace Farm for my almost-4-year-old. As I type, she's having a ball with the pets set. I can see hours of enjoyment coming, and I can certainly see that it's going to be a challenge for her hand-eye coordination skills -- something all kids need to develop.Speaking as an adult, I am absolutely tickled pink to have found sets of cut-outs that are made of something that's not going to bend or tear, like the ones I had when I was a kid. These cut-outs are sturdy, 1/8" thick wood. It's going to take a lot more than general wear and tear to ruin these puppies! In fact, I can even see getting them out for my grandchild(ren) to play with one day. They're that well-made. On that score, I give them a full five stars and would give more if possible.The laces, though, are rather another story. After less than an hour's play time, they're already showing signs of wear. They're made of some sort of braided nylon-type material that snags a little too easily on just about anything (including the pre-drilled holes in the wooden cut-outs), so I'm already reminding my preschooler not to let the cat play with them. Though they're color-coordinated with the edges of the cut-outs, my daughter hasn't noticed and probably wouldn't care if she did; I'm sure I'll be able to replace the laces pretty easily if they get too snagged and ratty. Still, it would have made more sense to make them out of something less "snaggable."One last thing would have made this a fully five-star item in my book: Some sort of lid on the box, or perhaps a soft-sided carrying tote. These sets come in a flat wooden box with two compartments -- one for the cut-outs, one for the laces. While the laces and cut-outs do fit back into the box with little trouble, there's nothing to KEEP them in the box -- no lid, no straps, nothing. If it had come with some sort of lid, problem solved, but I think I'm going to have to buy some sort of tote that zips or snaps shut, so my daughter can keep everything in one place easily.Still, as I said before, this is one heck of a durable set of cut-outs. I am very happy with the purchase and, more the point, so is my daughter!

Our 3 year old loves these! They are fun and colorful so he enjoyed mixing and matching!! Great purchase and addition to his easter basket this year.

This is a sturdy product. I used a simpler one with larger holes to start, then used this one to advance their fine motor skills another step. Very nice fine motor skill manipulative.

I bought this when my daughter was 18 months & she definitely struggled with it, but enjoyed the attempt. She mainly unlaced rather than laced. She's a little over 2 now & can lace on her own, but not sequentially or rythmically yet so we have a few more years left where it will continue to challenge her.I liked the colors for each animal are different along with the string which provides opportunity to teach on color too. Great toy!

as anticipated. high quality