Guidecraft Nesting Cubes & Cylinders…Review {& giveaway}

Guidecraft has amazing wooden toys. Recently we were sent these…

 

I have been wanting this particular wooden toy for years and I don’t know why I never bought it.  When I heard we were getting BOTH sets to review I was thrilled!  I hoped my kids would enjoy this awesome open ended toy and I was thrilled to see that they did!  Ladybug is especially in love with this toy.

 

It provides so many learning opportunities, a great example is shown below as she was trying to fit the cylinders inside one another.  She tried 2 that were the same size and then tried one that fit.  She did this all independently and I know her little brain was just soaking in the knowledge of what she was learning simply by playing with a neat toy.

  

She is also enjoying when her brother shows her something new to do with the toy. Although, I never allow this at first because I like the younger ones to explore freely without an older child “showing” them everything.  When I first bring a new Tot School toy out I always allow my youngest to explore freely without any interference from an older child.  After this time period is over {usually just 5-10 minutes} I allow group play.

These photos were taken soon after that period of time, Pac Man was dying to get his hands on this new toy, he loves stuff like this!

 

Pac Man also enjoyed playing with this toy on his own ;-), here he made a pattern to show Krash, who sadly wasn’t very interested.

Daddy joined in the fun too with Ladybug-she loves showing him her toys!

I am SO glad we own this awesome Tot School tool, I love it! 

BUY IT!

You can purchase the Guidecraft Nesting Cylinders here on the Guidecraft site, or the Nesting Cubes we reviewed here on the Guidecraft site.  Both are also on Amazon : Cubes, Cylinders.

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This product was given to me for review purposes, and I do not have to return the product to the vendor. I was not paid for this post. All opinions expressed in this post are mine.