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| Alex Toys My Giant Busy Box |  | Brand: Alex Toys
Category: Toy
List Price: $32.99
Buy New: $23.25
as of 9/3/2010 18:17 EDT details
You Save: $9.74 (30%)
New (37) from $23.25
Rating:  20 reviews
Sales Rank: 757
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Age: 2 - 5 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4.9
Dimensions (in): 14 x 2.8 x 8.5
Legal Disclaimer: no_warning_applicable
MPN: 530X
Model: 530X
UPC: 731346053015
EAN: 0731346053015
Release Date: July 4, 2008
Shipping: Eligible for FREE Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
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| Features:
| • | This kit includes 2 plastic frames, 4 animal punch outs, 10 colors of dough, 2 peel | | • | This kit has great art activities for younger children | | • | Kids can create 16 different beautiful projects with this kit | | • | This kit is a great activity for one child or a small group | | • | Art activities encourage a child's imagination and learning development | | • | Also includes stick tissue art pictures, tons of tissue paper, glue, easy instructions |
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Product Description
16 great projects in one giant box of fun!
Make dough animals, collage a farm and sticker art.
Create paper bag puppets and tissue art pictures.
Includes 2 plastic frames, 4 animal punch outs, 10 colors of dough, 2 peel and stick tissue art pictures, tons of tissue paper, glue, easy instructions.
Comes in a 12” x 12” x 4” box with a woven handle.
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 20
 Entertain Even the Most Active Child December 8, 2009
C. Mitchell
24 out of 24 found this review helpful
I am a working mom with a very active 2.5 year old and a husband who travels >50% time. This means even though I consider myself creative, I appreciate the ability to whip out a pre-packaged craft project that engages my little one without a) pre-planning/looking up ideas online; b) taking her to buy supplies (in small quantities) for similar projects; c) any consideration of weather or time of the day. Sure, there will be parents out there who take a look at the content and think it's nothing special. Well, I have two comments: 1) many of us wouldn't consider most activities for a 2-3 year old special but they are nevertheless fun and age-appropriate. 2) When my brain is fried from work but I'd rather not park my kid in front of the TV so that I can decompress, this is a fun way to spend time with my little one.
Price wise, I consider Amazon's price reasonable. I probably would have to spend more if I gather the supplies myself and would have the hassle of dealing with all the leftovers.
Personal reasons and pricing aside, I am actually quite impressed with the quality of the stuff inside. The quantity for each project is either good or on the generous side. Everything is bright/colorful and printed on quality paper. The projects create surprisingly little or no mess. All age appropriate -- some clearly require a longer attention span than my kid has or greater dexterity. That's ok; I help her with some stuff or let her finish the project in a couple of sittings. I can also try to challenge her, making up related stories/asking her decoration preferences while we do these projects and encourage her to keep at it a little longer to expand her attention span. These projects would work best for 2.5-4 year olds. I like the individual packaging for most of the projects. That way, I can efficiently take one out at a time w/o letting my kid sees the rest and get distracted.
There are only two things that I would change: the box came with just one instruction sheet that shows how some of the projects are put together. For those of us who like reading instruction manuals, the only way to get an idea of what the final product look like are the images on the big box. Like I said, my kid gets distracted and wants whatever she sees, so I would have preferred not to have the box in front of her (albeit with all the content removed) while we do a project. Second, I noticed that I did not get one of the projects pictured on the box but something else of the same type of activity. That's kind of a disappointment because I really like the fish tissue art instead of a star tissue art; plus, I believe in you-buy-what-you-see. I don't know how frequently Alex products make substitutions like this.
This was a worthwhile investment. I love seeing my kid getting so excited during and after finishing a project. So proud and eager to hang up her latest masterwork!
Rainy Day Fun!! October 25, 2008
Ainsleigh's Mom (Indianapolis, In United States)
8 out of 8 found this review helpful
We bought this for our daughter's 2 year old birthday. It is great for those rainy days. The sticker art was her favorite. I highly recommend this for 2-4 year olds.
Birthday Gift November 12, 2009
Busy Mom (California)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
My 5 year old daughter just got this craft box for her birthday, what a great gift! She sat down and did the craft projects on her own for hours. You can look at the box for ideas on how things should look OR just do what you want and be creative. All the projects are wrapped separately so you can hand out one at a time if you want. She was so proud when she was done to show us what she made. This is an excellent gift for kids who like to do/create things rather than just playing with toys. We will be buying more of these items for Christmas gifts. Very little mess to boot.
Hours of Fun October 27, 2009
L. Milby (Colleyville, TX United States)
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I love this little busy box! My daughter (2 1/2)and I will have hours of fun. This was actually the first thing that has kept her attention for over 1 hour. I'll let her play with the items in the box while I cook and she is totally engrossed in what she is doing. She makes the funniest things from this box. But, I love that it helps with her creativity and imagination. This has become a favorite birthday present for me to give to her little friends.
wonderful product September 10, 2009
M. Osborn
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
My girls love the various types of crafts included. I think it's a very neat idea that you do not have to use glue for the tissue paper craft.Love it!!
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