Learning Resources Smart Snacks Alpha Pops, The Original Letter Popsicles

My grandson’s loved these! They were very easy for them to put together & big enough that I didn’t have to worry about their 10 month old sister picking up small pieces! Very age appropriate! We love all Learning Resources products!

The cutest idea to learn letters and connect upper and lower case together as popsicles! Great value and perfect material!! Easy for my toddler to use! They are so lightweight and for the intended age range!! Highly recommend!

I haven't tried playing with this item with my child yet as the one I had received seemed used/damaged (through no fault of the seller, who has been excellent to work with!), but it seems like it's going to be a really great toy once we receive a new set. The colors are very bright and there is something very fun and almost soothing about popping them together and hearing that tiny "pop!" sound. Two caveats: this could have just been the item I had received, but the painted letters had smeared on about 40% of the pops, raising concerns that a teething child might be ingesting a mouthful of paint. Also, the fact that there are only 13 sets (double-sided, to make the whole alphabet) will make it tricky to spell words or to find certain letters (for example, if the "A" side of a pop is up on the floor and you ask your child to find the "M" pop, she won't be able to unless she knows it's on the back of the A or flips the A over to see...). You could probably use this to your advantage with an older child to make it more fun/add more mystery - but just something to be aware of. That said, besides the paint smearing issue (which I assume was just with my set), this seem like they will be a big hit, as they are colorful and delicious looking - and the perfect size and feel for small hands. I'll update this once I get the replacement set and try it out with my 18 month old (who I think will be too young for this, but will probably like sorting the colors and making them pop into each other!). Update: the new set does NOT have the smeared paint and is great fun! We even play with them in the bathtub. At 18 months, my baby is able to clip the pieces together by herself about 60% of the time -- and enjoys the challenge. We're using them just for colors now - but will have fun with letters when she is ready! I'm adding back the star I had taken off b/c of the paint. :) [oh, and the price on Amazon is the best one around right now]

At first I thought, I should have read reviews more clearly because I did not realize that there would only be 13 sets and different letters posted on each side. This was a little bit annoying, because I really think you should have a full set of the popsicles, so you can line them up for alphabet learning. However, I'm not completely disappointed by these. My biggest reason for buying them was to help my child learn his lowercase letters. He already knows all his capital letters, so I want to use these to help him with his lower case, which can be done in a few ways. Sure, I can't put them all out with both uppercase and lowercase, but I can lay them all out as single popsicles with all 26 letters showing in lowercase. I also can flip them over and have all uppercase letters showing. In this case, my child can learn his lower case. He doesn't have to associate them with the uppercase ones, because that will come once he knows them all. Also, at that point, he can put them together and they only fit one way, so there is no way to accidently match the letter A with the letter n, just because it is on the opposite side. I do, however, think I am going to buy another set so that I can have the whole set of alphabet to use for other things. So far, I've only had them for a couple hours, despite my child's obsession with letters, he seems more interested in matching the colors together. I think in this sense, the letter recognition is a little to easy, since every letter can only match one way and with the same color. I think it may have been better if there was not as many colors so there was room for correction. However, I'm sure this was made as a self-correcting toy, but it doesn't allow for a child to really have to think about whether the two matching color pieces were put together because their letters matched. My son is more focused on the fact that the colors match and by default would get the letters right all the time, even if he really didn't know them. So in all, I am not completely disappointed, I wish there were more popsicles, but there are things that you can still do with these that make them worthwhile. Also, the material seams pretty good quality and better than really hard plastic which is nice for little hands. The letters may eventually wear off, but by that point, I'm sure my child will know his alphabet fully and want to use them for something else. For the cost, I think you get what you expect. I don't think that the price I paid was too much and the cost of educational, durable toys these days would definitely be more if they made the whole set single-sided. So I would recommend this product to anyone that really wants to focus on alphabet learning and not just matching of alphabet letters!

My son loves his new toys

I just received these in the mail yesterday. I opened them up right away & my daughter was at my side & was INSTANTLY in love with these popsicles! She loves learning & reciting her Alphabet & these were the perfect toy to help her practice! I also love how absolutely adorable they are. I love the plastic they are made out of. Easy to clean with a disinfectant wipe (as my daughter likes to pretend to “eat” them lol). They are very well made & are very durable. I love watching my daughter match up the colors & letters. She adores them & quite frankly, she hasn’t put them down since I opened up that box in the mail! Lol This is definitely a must buy & you won’t be disappointed!

Their toys are exceptionally well-made with sturdy, durable materials.

I bought these because my kids have an ice cream stand and were looking for ice cream and popsicle play foods to put in their stand. Remarkably hard to find! I didn't care for the alphabet feature (they have plenty of other alphabet toys) and so I did like another reviewer did and easily took the letters off with a bit of acetone. (This would work too if you plan to get two sets so you can have the whole alphabet.) I was concerned about any residue that might be left over before giving it to the kids, and so I ran them through the dishwasher. They came out great! (Note that there is a tiny hole on the bottom of the pop near the stick that can let water in...it can be plugged with hot glue if necessary, but I didn't feel like much water got in.) Great play food; my kids love the colors!

In de ijsjes winkel van groep 2/3 hebben de kinderen er veel mee gespeeld. Af en toe werd er per ongeluk aan gelikt. Onder de kraan was het zo weer schoon.

Good quality product. The only con is that it is only one half of the alphabet, and the other half is on the other side of the pop. For children on the spectrum this is an absolute disaster as they want to see the whole alphabet lined up.

The alpha pops are very easy to hold and manipulate. Teaches letters, colours and matching. A success with my grandson!

Good educational toy for the young ones. Good as pretend play too

As a preschool teacher, I love anything learning resources brand! These are great quality. They are easy enough for my daughter to pull apart and put together. Such a fun way to learning colours, letters etc. definitely recommend!