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| |  | Infant & Toddler Toys | Home » » Smart Snacks ABC Lacing Sweets | | | | | | WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
| | | Description: | | This colorful plastic bead set is sure to make learning the ABCs fun, easy and sweet. The 13 1/8" plastic beads include 10 vowels (all in red for easy recognition) and 21 consonants. Each bead features uppercase letters on one side, lowercase on the other. The two laces, which can be used to string together letter sequences or form words, reinforce hand-eye coordination. Includes scoop and jar with snap-on lid for storage. | | | Features: | |
• Set includes 10 red vowel beads, 21 consonant beads with both lower and uppercase letters, 2 laces, a scoop, and a jar with snap-on lid
• Kids form words and letter sequences as they lace letters
• Reinforces hand-eye coordination
• Plastic beads measure 1 3/8?
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 3.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 10.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 10.1 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.45 pounds | | Package Length:
| 10.2 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.0 inches | | Package Height:
| 3.4 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.35 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 10 reviews |
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7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
 Lacing Sweets that can't be lacedJan 05, 2007
By Barbara Wilson
I bought this product for my 4 year old daughter for Christmas. Each piece of candy has a capital letter on one side and the corresponding lower case letter on the other - a good thing. My daughter loves that they are candy shaped and she can scoop them out of the candy jar and play with them. I love the fact that everything fits into the "candy jar" and stores away very nicely. However, the main reason I bought this was so she could practice lacing and make words at the same time. It is very difficult to get the shoestring through the hole. As an adult I had a hard time. How is a 4 year old suppose to do this. If your goal is only to play with the letters, then this would be a fine gift, but if you actually want to lace them, rethink your purchase.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Poorly DesignedJan 31, 2007
By JMB
"janejanejane"
I took my time deciding on which bead lacing set to get for my son's 2nd birthday. I chose this one because of the bright colors, capital and lower case letters, and the fact that it stored nicely in it's own jar. I was very disappointed when we opened the package. The plastic coated ends of the laces are too wide to fit through the holes on the beads so the lacing purpose of this set is useless. Also, the end of the scoop is narrower than the beads, so my son has to pick up the bead, put it in the scoop and then turn the scoop over to dump it out. Basically, it doesn't really "scoop" the beads. I ended up going out and buying a couple of narrow shoe strings to make this toy work. My son can now lace the beads and still likes to dump out the beads on the floor and use the scoop to put them back in the jar, one at a time.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
 Smart Snacks ABC Lacing SweetsMar 19, 2006
By Shirley Sander
My children, 2 1/2 year-old twins, love playing with these beads! They are very colorful and fun for little hands to hold. I found them to be a great tool for teaching abc's as well as colors. Even though the age says 2 years and above, I was still a little concerned as a choking hazard because they are small enough to put in the mouth. If your child is still prone to putting things in their mouth, I would wait till they are a little older. My son who is 4 also loves to play with them.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Great concept - lousy execution.Mar 04, 2007
By a claire mccardell fan
Thank goodness I am not alone in my opinion of this toy! I was so frustrated as an adult with this that it prompted me to write a scathing letter to the manufacturer, who never replied.
True - the laces are too fat and the caps on the end of the laces that you poke through the beads were too flimsy so you really can't lace this. Also, the cap twists but it never threads off so a small child gets absolutely nowhere turning and turning with the cap never coming off. This toy made both me and my son MAD.
We now use this as something to spill on the floor while Mommy cooks dinner. Then I just put the empty jar in the corner and toss the beads back in from five feet away. I didn't plan on it being like a ring toss set but that's all it's good for.
Cute looking - really poorly designed. Scary chemical smell that doesn't go away with time. The box says it is for a certain age then the instructions inside state it is for a different aged child altogether. Which is it?
I am reluctant to buy another toy from this company. Oh well. Chalk it up to experience.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Not as sweet as I thoughtDec 26, 2006
By Jennifer J. Regan
My two and a half year old daughter got these lacing sweets as a Christmas present, and was very excited to open the box and play with the pretend candies. The only problem was that the laces did NOT fit through the holes. We tried many different candies, and none of them seemed to work. I finally pushed the lace through one of them, but my daughter was more than frustrated when she could not do it herself. Also, the laces are very, very short. I expected more for the money. My daughter does like to use the scoop that it comes with- she scoops the candies in and out of the cookie jar. Then she asks to have some "real candy. " Not a good toy.
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