Learning Resources Alphabet Acorns Activity Set - ABC Puzzle, Preschool Learning Activities, Speech Therapy Materials, Manipulatives for Preschoolers, Fine Motor Skills

Our 3 year old daughter has a speech delay and isn’t speaking yet, but she loves this Alphabet Acorns set. It’s one of the few learning tools that consistently grabs her attention. Even though she can’t say the letters, she’s able to recognize and point to the correct ones when asked, especially when we give her two choices at a time. She enjoys opening each acorn to discover the mini figure inside, and the tactile play really helps her stay calm and focused, especially during transitions or new environments like speech therapy. We even brought it to her first session with a new therapist, and it helped settle her down almost instantly. The pieces are high quality, colorful, and perfect for little hands. And when we lost one of the mini figures (the Leaf for the letter L), Learning Resources’ customer service went above and beyond and sent us a replacement. That kind of support means a lot. If you have a toddler with speech delays or sensory needs, this set is a fantastic option. Highly recommended!

Lots of fun for my granddaughter

My 2.5 yo twin grandsons are beginning to learn their letters, and love container play. This will be perfect for them. It is true as others have mentioned, that some of the tops initially don't snap on easily, but I think they will stretch over time, and do go on well enough. All of the pieces in my set were enclosed in bags under the acorn packaging, and there were no missing pieces.

We've only had it for a few days, and it is definitely a hit with the toddler/little kids. The alphabet - caps on outside and lower case on inside that is color coded with corresponding tiny figurine toys/surprises is clever. Areas that could easily improved to make this truly amazing: - Purple on brown does not stand out at all and really is hard to see in contrast to the other colors. Red on brown is also a smidge harder to discern, but acceptable. A bright yellow instead of purple might have more contrast. - Many of the caps are not that easy to close, even for me. You have to be exactly over the top. The cap is bendy, which is fine, but that allows it to misalign if you put too much pressure. This might be fixed by having a ridge around the upper rim of the acorn so the cap can't be pushed further down the acorn. Main point is that caps need to be easier for 3+ to close so they don't give up and get frustrated too early. - Some of the figurines could be better designed. The orange leaf looks like a goldfish/Fish until you notice that it has no eyes. I would have used a green leaf or something else for the letter L. Van looks like a bus; maybe would have picked something like violin. - It would be nice if the capital letter was on printed TWICE on the outside of the acorn, 180 degrees apart. That saves time spinning it around so much since the acorns roll when placed on their sides. This is especially the case with the purple letters that are already not easily seen. Overall good toy. Little toys are cute but some are tiny - definitely choking hazard if you have younger kids, so just beware.

What a fun toy So many things to discover and keeps him busy for hours

Currently playing with her acorns as well speak while watching Mrs. Rachel. The main reason I bought these because this is my grands favorite part of the show. The only thing is that as she's following along with the show the items in some of the acorns are different so when she is working on sounds its different. But that is okay nothing major. We just make up new words and scenario's for the items we do have. Overall this is her most favorite and fun learning toy that she used in her little classroom.

Bought this for a 2yr old gift. Great for learning fun. The toys inside make it entertaining and keeps kids engaged.

Cute. Fun. My 3.5 year old enjoys them. But the little acorn lids are not easy to pop back on.

It is not in Deutsch.

good product

The lids are a little flimsy & don't always click shut so I have to help my 4 year old do this but he loves playing with it, hours of fun telling me all of the items within the acorns, Great fun.

My daughter is very happy to open the item. Found out that "W" and "M" have the same item which is WHALE. So the M item is missing.

Excelente producto y de excelente calidad, Permite realizar varias actividades con los peques, e incluso hacerlo mas complejo y añadirle otros objetos pequeños de la vida para practicar lectura y/o escritura