Band in a box melissa and doug
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This toy really brings our family together. It's just what I was looking for - easy to hold, easy to play, not obnoxious musical instruments. (It's a different story when it's my husband's turn with the wooden sticks!) Overall, I like the set. And the wooden stick thing and the clapper are certainly tolerable, at least in the hands of my almost-two-year-old. The cymbals don't "crash" or reverberate like you think they might. The triangle is probably the loudest thing, and it's generally pleasant enough. The other big plus, at least from my standpoint, is that nothing is obnoxiously loud.
Everything else, including the maracas (at least for now!) seems pretty solid.
#BAND IN A BOX MELISSA AND DOUG CRACKED#
The wooden stick thing cracked as well, but that's because I was rocking out to Run DMC's "Walk This Way." We put some wood glue on it, and it's fine. In fact, it's probably easier to hold now with both sides open. Re: durability: like others have mentioned, the tambourine head broke within about an hour, but I took it off completely, and the tambourine works fine. We all pick an instrument and march all over the house playing loudly.
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Probably a bit more age appropriate and cute as can be. We also received the Bee Bop Band by Parents for him from family and that he loves. He's a little small for it now so he doesn't have a ton of interest in it for now but I'm sure later on he will have great fun with it. This is a really great set that seems really durable. We got this for Christmas for our 15 month old son because he loves music. My daughter loves music and dancing so it seemed an obvious choice to get for her, now she can make her own music. It reminded me of my elementary school music teacher's repertoire when I was young. I bought this for my 2 year old daughter and she's in love with it. So they sit in the corner, where she plays with everything else except these instruments don't waste your money. My husband refuses to return it because he said they would not believe how the tambourine broke so quickly. The other two instruments are ok but the clapper is too loud my daughter holds her ears when she hears them and I am afraid it will wake the neighbors. The triangle string broke after a week and could injure the child. The maracas wood is so thick you cannot hear them shake and very heavy. The symbols are very small they do not make any noise. It was a Christmas present for my 3 year old. For $18 I think the durability is right on par. This toy is so weak that my son broke the tamborine when he tried to play it.snapped like paper.Do not buy.Ĭompletely satisfied with this purchase. I found a small drum that fits with these instruments to add to the set. The only instrument missing is some type of drum. It is made of wood, and when I try to play simple tunes like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, it sounds bad! The kids don't mind the out of tune xylophone, though - and they love all of the pieces. My daughters love this box of instruments! My only complaint about it is that the xylophone is out of tune. Nothing broken, or even chipped yet, which is great! Little one will knock the maracas together, she beats on the tambourine with the triangle stick like it's a drum. Purchased for our 2 1/2 year old as a holiday gift, and she just loves it! We have many types of instruments around the house, so this makes a wonderful addition to what we already have, and gives the kids more options when playing. Every piece fits conveniently into a sturdy wooden storage case, making clean up a piece of cake. Pieces include a colorfully designed pair of maracas, hand cymbals, tambourine, triangle and two other wooden noisemakers. Featuring ten fun musical pieces, this quality kit is the perfect way to introduce youngsters to musical play. Little musicians can form a traveling band with this compact wooden music set.