Le Toy Van Pl121

These gorgeous little animals were originally bought as a gift, but as soon as my 2yo saw it he wouldn’t stop asking for it. We ended up with a different gift anyway and stashed this for Christmas, but not before we opened it and had a go ourselves!!The animals are adorable and the wood is stained, not painted, so we know they won’t chip easily. It’s lovely and smooth to the touch. But the fun is in the stacking - and me, hubs, and several visitors have had a lot of fun trying to make a single tower out of all the animals. I know my son will love making them and crashing them down again, and we will probably try a “reverse Jenga” style game with them too.They will also be fantastic for adding to his wooden animal collection for small world play - they’re a good size and width and clearly identifiable. The only ones that don’t look quite “right” are the mouse and bird which have odd indentations due to their needing to stack. I am very much looking forward to him getting his hands on it!

Bought this toy for my grand-daughter. I thought I'd have a look in the box before giving it to her for Christmas. Each of the stacking animals are wrapped in some sort of 'Le Toy Van' printed tissue paper. Some of the tissue paper has degraded into weird flaky bits. Made a bit of a mess when I unwrapped them. Maybe the package got damp in the warehouse? Although there is a Micro-pack dri clay packet in the box. Presumably some sort of 'natural' silica gel type of thing?The animals themselves seem nice and chunky and in good condition.I shall put the animals into the cotton drawstring bag provided and put it back into the box carefully.I would suggest that you unpack the animals from the box yourself rather than letting a small child open it in case yours is the same and you get a mess of flakes of tissue paper and/or they try to eat the dri-clay sachet!I am trying to stack the animals. It's more difficult than you might think. LOL.

This product was purchased for my toddler. It has been played with on an almost daily basis since purchased, and now he is getting older he is getting the hang of stacking the animals.The animals come in a small bag which is handy to keep them together. They are simply painted and detailed to appeal to young children.Having been played with so often it may be expected, however a few corners have chipped off of some edges. This does not affect use too much.In summary this has become a much loved toy in our house and I can only imagine it will continue to be used for a long time to come.

Daughter (1 year old) loves stacking everything and this is perfect for her. They are quite thick but it doesn't mean it is easy to stack them. It even took me a few moments to figure it out. I love that it is a challenge for her as she doesn't get bored too fast with it and she learns to be more precise and gentle developing her skills. I love that she is also learning new animals that are not standard. loved paper packing. No plastic :)

I love the way this toy looks. I would have got it even as just a nice nursery ornament.The wood is good quality and the colours are stained and not varnished so don't chip off.My baby is younger than the recomended age so for now she just practices getring the bits off the stick. Some of the blocks towards the bottom are quite heavy for her to lift with 1 hand though and also the slanted design akea them hard for her to get. But she is 2 months off being a year old so I think its not.the toys fault and she will grow into it.Love the little bird and nest on top, they are very cute.