Skoolzy Peg Board Set - Montessori Toys for 2 Year Old - 33 Pc Peg Board for Kids - Occupational Therapy Toys with Pegs, Dice, Lacing String & Storage Bag - Montessori Toys for 2+ Year Old

We bought this for our granddaughter's 2nd birthday, and she absolutely loves it! We weren't able to get any really good pictures of her playing with the Peg Board Set which is unfortunate. When we were getting ready to leave and come back home from her birthday weekend, she was in the living room stacking the pegs on top of one another to see how tall of a tower she could build. She had one tower eight pegs high, and another ten pegs high. She wanted to take it to church with her, but her Mommy was able to explain that she couldn't take it to church, but that they would play with it when they got home, and she was very happy with that response. I believe our granddaughter will enjoy the Peg Board Set for many years to come, and we are so glad we purchased it for her. Also, we were very pleased with the bag that the Peg Board Set came in. The cloth bag appears to be heavy duty and our granddaughter is able to put the peg board and pegs in it with no frustration at all. We were also happy that it came with the storage bag so the peg board and pegs won't be laying all over our son and daughter-in-law's house. Our granddaughter puts each toy away once she has finished playing with it, and she really enjoys closing the bag up once she has put everything away. We think this is a great gift for any child, and it teaches them colors, as well as using their motor skills. Skoolzy, you did a great job when you designed and created this toy!

I first heard about this peg board set from my sister-in-law who is using it for her two-year-old son and really liked it so I ordered it for my three-year-old twins. My kids got this for Christmas and it has been one of their favorite toys so far! Here is what is included in the set: 1- 8 1/4" x 8 1/4" x 1/4" foam peg board. The description says the boards are assorted colors and we received an orange one. It has a total of 25 evenly-spaced holes where you can insert the pegs. 30 pegs in 6 different colors (5 each of red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple). They are each about 2" tall and about 1 1/2" in diameter with a hole in the top so you can insert a peg. The pegs are made of a hard plastic material. 1 drawstring bag for storing and carrying around the board and pegs. It is made of a nice cloth material that would be easy to wash if it gets dirty. When we first opened the set, the holes were a bit tight but all it took was keeping the pegs in the board overnight and the holes had loosened up enough so my kids could easily put the pegs in the holes themselves. You can use this on carpet and hard, flat surfaces and it will work well. There are so many fun possibilities for this set which will help with fine motor skills! Kids can practice counting, naming colors, stacking (we've been able to stack about 10-12 pegs before the tower falls over), and grasping small objects and placing them in the holes, just to name a few. I can already tell that my kids' fine motor skills are improving even within the short amount of time we've been using this and I definitely see us using this for many years to come. This peg board set is a wonderful idea for anyone whose child needs some more work with fine motor skills or just to use as a fun, educational toy. Even I enjoy using it with my kids so it would probably be enjoyable for people of all ages. I feel it is priced fairly reasonably and I really like the great quality that we received with this set. My kids and I are very happy with this toy and I would highly recommend it to anyone with young children!

I ordered this peg board set for my daughters second birthday and she LOVES it. My daughter likes sorting the colors of the various pegs and building towers with them. The colorful pegs are easy to insert into the soft peg board (after the parent initially sticks the pegs in to stretch out the holes...this is no big deal and not even necessary for a kiddo with better fine motor skills). I love that this toy came with a handy carrying satchel; especially because it has turned into our go to reateraunt toy. It is compact enough to carry and entertains my child while we wait for our meal. When she is older the peg board comes with assorted e-patterns that she can create. The only negative comment I have about this toy is I wish it came with more pegs. It easily has enough pegs to fill the board plus four or five but my daughter likes to stack them as high as she can and fill the board. All in all this keeps my two year olds attention for long periods of time (while cooking dinner or stacking the dishwasher) during repeated uses. I love hearing her proudly shout "I did it" when she completes a peg stack.

Overall this is a good toy, with caveats. It is attractive and has clear educational value. However, it doesn't come ready to use "out of the box." You have to proof the pegs and condition the foam board before giving it to a child. Critiques: 1. There is a minor safety hazard related to fabrication. Most of the plastic pegs have barbs ranging from small to quite prominent (see photo). They are sharp and can hurt when grasping the pegs. In my opinion, the barbs need to be filed down or shaved off to prevent scratching and poking. Of the 30 pegs I received, 22 needed to be proofed for safety. 2. Another consideration if you plan to give this as a gift: The foam board has to be conditioned, which means you have to keep the pegs in the holes overnight. Otherwise, the holes are too small for the child to place in pegs. 3. It is hard to distinguish the purple from the blue pegs because they are so dark. I wish one or both were lighter in shade so that they were more distinguishable. Positive notes: 1. The carry bag is convenient and fun. My child really likes playing with it: he puts the pieces in and takes them out. He enjoys wearing the carry bag like a backpack for an easy take-along. 2. The downloadable peg board activity guide helps the parent and child get more out of the toy. It includes good learning activities. You receive it via email as a PDF file after purchase. 3. The pegs stack well and seem to be a good size for little hands. Hope this was helpful!

This educational toy came just as described. The pegs were all there, plus one extra yellow. The foam board was in perfect condition and, despite being foam, was very sturdy feeling. There are 6 colors of pegs: red, orange, yellow, green, blue, and purple, and their are 5 of each color. The board has 25 holes in a 5x5 pattern, so you cannot technically have all the pegs in the holes at the same time. I've noticed this actually forces my daughter to become more creative and deliberate in her placing of the pegs in order to stack them, or choose carefully which ones would be left out. After allowing it to sit overnight with the pegs in the board, it was easy for my two kids to play with. My 3yo enjoyed poking the pegs out from behind, and she really liked the challenge of the pattern cards, which were her first experience with patterns. My 15mo daughter was able to play with it as well. She was able to both put the pegs in the board, and stack them. I was impressed with the pegs, and ink usually not impressed with plastic toys (we choose natural materials usually). They stacked together with just enough pressure that they don't fall apart easily, but even my 15mo old could pull them apart without them flying. The email with the patterns came before my order even arrived, and the pattern printables came out nicely when printed on cardstock. Lastly, the board and the pegs fit snugly in their accompanying bag, not too much though. If you push the board to the bottom of the bag, you can still close the drawstring. It is difficult removing it, but I make sure I do it for my girls to avoid the frustration of pegs flying everywhere. I'm very pleased with this toy and I think it makes a great addition to our Montessori shelves, and our quiet bag for church/restaurants/car rides. Also, as noted in my title, make sure you don't let your child see it when it first arrives. The disappointment will be huge when they realize it has to sit overnight before they can play with it. And if you are having trouble at all with the pegs not fitting in the board, set it out in the sun until it's warm and then firmly put all the pegs into it. Allow it to sit and cool overnight, and it should be perfect.

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I got this for my 4 year old son to do occupational therapy at home to work on his fine motor developmental delay, help adhd, AND to help extend his frustration tolerance. This helps with ALL of that! Fine motor activities frustrate my son because they're difficult for him and they make him focus. So when playing with his pegboard, he has to use fine motor skills (helping that developmental delay), focus (helping with his adhd), and when he gets frustrated, this is something I can easily coax him to continue doing through that frustration, therapy increasing his tolerance for it. I really can't say enough positive things about what this pegboard does for my son! Quailty wise, its sturdy, colorful, the pegs are chunky enough for my son to grasp but not so chunky that it's too easy for him. And the drawstring bag it comes with is great, because when we aren't using it, the bag makes it easy to hang up out of my toddler's reach, preventing any pegs from going missing! Speaking of my toddler, she's 18 months old and thinks big brother's pegboard is the coolest thing! I use it as a busy bag for her too if I need to feed the baby, do dishes, etc without her underfoot, and it keeps her completely absorbed 10 to 15 minutes, which is huge for her! The company also emailed me an ebook with printable cards for patterning, etc, which is great because my 5 year old is obsessed with patterning! So I'm using this with my 18month old, 4 year old with special needs, and my 5 year old!! I really could not be happier with our pegboard!!

I ordered this toy for my daughters because I was looking for something new, colorful, good for fine motor skills that would help to entertain them without screens. So, it is colorful, the plastic is nice and pleasant to touch. The bright orange bag is nice and very convenient to store all pieces. But!!! There was no instructions! Only a piece of paper paper with the name of producer's website where we can find rules, and an offer to write a review and participate in contest. Seriously??? I bought this toy because I try to keep my kids from the screen, and I need internet to know the rules??? I understand that product try to make people visit his website, but I think it's rather disrespectful not to put at least very short description of the game

Only comes with pegs and foam board. There was no bag, no thread, no colour die. Not worth the money