Tedco 4D Vision Triceratops Anatomy Model Reviews

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This model/toy is fantastic in every way! Super easy to assemble and it will

teach ANY child or adult the "current" knowledge of the anatomy of

these prehistoric animals.....PLUS it's just FUN to look at when assembled!

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Sculpting is ok but not scientifically accurate. Painting needs customizing for a less "factory" look. Not all parts fit easily.

Parts come loose in the package during transit and some of the paint gets dammaged.

Probably good for careful patient children, otherwise, maybe not.

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My husband and I bought this when we were assembling our Zombie/Tidal Wave/Economic Collapse/Rapture/Apocalypse/3 Days 3 Ways kit so that we would be prepared when our energy bars, looting, and foraging options ran out. We live in Seattle, where sea and land birds are plentiful, and in the case of longer term disaster, I bet there will be a lot of small animals running around after awhile (everyone here owns a dog!).

So far we are very satisfied with this net, having practiced some throws in our living room. I'm confident that we could get a pigeon or seagull with ease. Not sure, but I think we may have to add a couple of weights to the outside just to make sure nothing flies away with it. We could get more distance out of our throws and have an easier time catching birds, although the ones around here are fat and lazy and usually trust humans. I wanna give a big thanks to all the park-bench-sitting bird-feeding old people out there. Y'all are definitely going to make our lives easier in our upcoming post-apocalyptic future!

The small size originally gave me pause but, upon reflection, it is actually one of the great advantages of this product. When we reach the point where we have nothing but our utility belts and backpacks as we make our way across a ruined cityscape, it can be easily wrapped up in a small bundle and attached to a snap loop for easy access and instant kills. A larger net would not afford this option so easily. We won't have the time to stop and wait for prey, or slowly stalk it through deserted parks while keeping a close eye out for zombies/mercenaries/vigilantes/mutants/gangs.

I am also pleased with the construction of the backyard safari net. It's made of rip-stop nylon, so I can be assured that stray beaks, claws, and teeth will be less likely to damage it with frequent use. This also means it won't be absorbing any messy fluids and will be very easy to wash and quickly dry, a must for those picky about sanitation, even while on the road searching out other humans who may have also survived.

I rated it lower for educational value because there wasn't much in the way of instructions included. A general guide to lizards, birds, and small mammals and some field dressing or cooking tips would have really been useful.

I also love the Lizard Hunter merit badge (so cute!) and have attached it to my backpack.

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My children love this net. It seems very durable and easy to handle. They have captured many critters with it. From frogs, toads, salamanders, and snakes.

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Wonderful item. Great for summer program and our before and after school activity kits. We combined it with other items related so they could take it with them on trips.

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this is what every little explorer needs! took to florida with us on vaca to catch lizards. he loves it

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I have purchased just about every imaginable Summit Backyard Safari product for my oldest son (just turned 4 years old). He loves all of them. This one came with one of the patches, which my son LOVES for his safari vest, and he and his 2.5 year old brother had oodles of fun using it to "catch" each other. The netting seems heavy duty enough to withstand whatever my kids will throw it at, and the green rope that it is stretched around is nice and thick, but also gentle enough that it doesn't hurt them or any of my house when they are tossing it around. I really love all of this company's products. The kids have left them in the backyard in the rain/sprinklers, and although they are dirty, they are still perfectly usable. I recommend this product, and all of the Backyard Safari products for any family with inquisitive, creepy-crawly loving little ones. It encourages their interests in an age appropriate, and fun way.

Cheap Melissa & Doug Taffy Sea Turtle Net

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I've had my Taffy Sea Turtle Net for several months now. I wasn't looking for a toy, which is why I didn't rate that aspect highly. I was looking for a good, strong net in which to catch the toads that occasionally find their way into my walled-in backyard. My concern is that one of my dogs might bite onto a Bufo Toad, and get poisoned. With this handy net, I can scoop up even a very large toad and deposit it in a nearby wooded area. I've had no problems with rips in the material, and it looks like a solidly built net and pole that should last me a long time. I certainly recommend it for toad catching!

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BOUGHT FOR MY SON FOR CHRISTMAS HE IS 3Y OLD NOW AND HAS BEEN WANTING A NET FOR QUITE A WHILE AND THIS NET IS PERFECT AND EXACTLY WHAT WE WERE LOOKING FOR. SEEMS PRETTY STURDY TO FOR THE AMOUNT OF USE THAT IT GETS!

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This net is well made and is more sturdy than others we have had. It is suitable for a young child. Purchased through Amazon.com's retailer Melissa and Doug. Delivered on time and as advertised.

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There's a stream that runs through our property, and our daughter has been using this net for the past couple of months catching fish, frogs and salamanders (those she can't catch with her bare hands). She's very satisfied with the net, and so am I. It's strong, and I don't have to tell her to go easy on it. It will last at least two summers, if not more.

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Our little guy is too young to use it to catch butterflies yet but we have been floating things for him to pick up with it in his pool. He's still so young, it's mainly used to get things out from under couches and to whack people! I think it will be used more at the lake and such as he gets a little older!

Schoenhut 12 Note Thumb Piano - 1204W Review

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Once the thumb piano arrived I couldn't wait to open it and once I did there was no disappointment I love the sound

it looks perfect the only thing is that the middle key doesn't perfectly line up with the sound hole or at least

mine doesn't but thats OK I'll be having fun with this instrument for along time.

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Thames & Kosmos Solar Mechanics Reviews

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My almost 9 year-old son uses this every day. He jumps out of bed, finds the sunniest spot in the house (the windows facing east, he's learned) and tries out his newest creation usually not something out of the direction book. Then, when the sun is directly overhead, he makes something else to try out in the west windows in the afternoon. Before bed, he will often make a new configuration to try out the next morning. I have learned a bit about solar power and my son has learned a lot. He has started asking questions I can't answer. Time to start consulting google... Seriously, this one is a winner and I had reservations after buying the Thames and Cosmos Windmill and experiencing tons of frustration. Almost no adult help is needed and the pieces are sturdy and fit together well. Fairly good value here and now he's begging for a larger set.

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This was a gift for 12-yr.-old grandson and he loved it. It kept him creatively occupied all night as he was able to build a number of vehicles.

Review of Grimm's Animal ABC Alphabet Cards - Waldorf Watercolor Artistic

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Bought these to use as an alphabet/phoneme teaching tool for my preschool aged children.

Pros: The beautiful illustations/watercolored effect and print have already inspired my kids to "play" with their letters. Though pretty, the illustrations are simple enough that I could see using these as a segway to a drawing project. Both upper and lowercase letters are large enough for a child to trace with his/her finger to reinforce proper letter-writing. This is one of the only card sets I found to have lowercase "a" written as children are taught in school (circle around, pull down...). Illustration for Xx is fox, which follows phonics teaching.

Cons: I was surprised to see that illustations for Gg, Ii, and Uu on these cards do not follow the common phonetic sounds. G pictures a giraffe instead of hard /g/ as in gorilla; I features Ibex rather than soft /i/ as in iguana; U features unicorn rather than soft /u/ as in umbrella. One other strange thing was that the extra letter cards in the set were A, E, I, O, and T. Thought we were getting an extra set of vowels, but the T threw us off.

Durability: Study laminated cards, card stock/playing card thickness. Seems like they will hold up well to general handling, but might be damaged with any rough handling or moisture.

Overall, excited to have a beautiful teaching tool for practicing letters names and sounds, though we may have to draw additional cards for the more common G, I & U sounds.

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My 19 month old nephew seemed to like this little steamroller. It is a nice size and the steamroller action seemed fun. I felt happy that the design seemed safe, and that my nephew wanted to carry it around and enjoyed rolling it along. :)

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My daughter is very particular about the toys my grandchildren can have. My grandson is at the stage wherein he loves trucks and things that have moving parts. This wooden toy is well made and should withstand tough and tumble play.

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I bought these for my five week old son, who won't be able to play with them for at least a few more weeks, but I just LOVE them. I have been very pleased with all the wooden toys by this brand, and think the quality is far superior to other wooden toy brands I have tried. For now, they look great on the bookshelf in his room but I am confident that he will love playing with them in the very near future.

Discount Square Artist Pastels, 48 Assorted Colors Set

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The pastels are soft pastels more than likely when they arrive you will have some broken. I had two broken which was no big deal since they were exactly in the middle. As the description describes they are 99% chalk, they act like that is a good thing. The higher end pastels have more pigment than these which is why they cost more.

They break up faster when you push down on the page than high end ones as well because as you try to put more pigment down instead you get more chalk. You don't want more chalk on your painting you want more pigment.

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Blending:

As for blending it can blend as does all soft chalk just not as well as for example Rembrandt brand. Rembrandt doesn't break up as easy has bolder colors and seems like less chalk more pigment. But that is a 3 x price difference.

Bold Colors:

The colors are not as bold as high end brands because of the lack of pigment. As the term Pastel colors comes to mind. Rather than bright bold reds, greens, extra. Only a few colors out of the 48, one yellow and pink seem to have any boldness. Maybe those two good chalks were mistakes at the factory they put more pigment in resulting in two good ones.

Going over the top of another color:

Somewhat more difficult as well.

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Price:

Amount of Colors: 48

Two Whites, Two Blacks:

The great thing about it was there are 48 colors and they give you two white and two black the colors that you need two of you get. I may even say three white. White is so important only way you can lighten besides taking it off.

Size of Stick:

The stick size is decent if it was 1/2 the length in size with more pigment that would be better because you have to push chalk to get the pigment.

Overall I probably buy them again. The price is right they blend well enough. The pigment is not bold but workable. Though I must admit if they are almost at the brink with pigment if they change this in any way worse with the stick I wouldn't buy them again. There are a few worse brands in this price range with less chalk in the box.

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This is my second set. I am not an artist but I use them frequently to color flannel board stories and home school projects. They blend well and the colors are fine for me, I am sure that the pigments would be brighter in more expensive sets but for my purposes I can get dark colors. I was surprised that chalk projects also work well heat laminated, I was worried that the dust might prevent the lamination to stick but I have laminated many, many chalk colored projects.

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Thanks! I really like these. Now I feel like a real artist! Eight more words are required, so I can't wait to see how creative I can be! I feel like a kid with a brand new box of crayon's!

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This is my first time ever using pastels. And because I found this product I was able to take my drawings to a whole new level. The product itself was received very quickly, in good shape with no broken pastels, and the colors are really brilliant. The only thing--and this can apply to all pastels-is that they do ware really quickly. And even though they're hard they still will break pretty easily. Though I love it because it really opened me up to new ideas that I couldn't do with a pencil. I recommend everyone to this product.

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is what I was expecting and in a handy box that doesn't take much room, was a decent price for the product.

4M Potato Clock Review

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Our 7 year old absolutely loves this clock! She is learning about energy provided by inanimate objects like potatoes. She has tried lemons and liquids with good results. Appropriate for a lesson that does not yell SCHOOL! Would be helpful for any child needing to learn to tell time.

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This was exactly what we needed. Actually we only needed the clock, but it was nice to have the whole kit. Directions from the internet made it clear that you needed a particular, low voltage / current clock and there is NOWHERE to find one. My husband is an electrical engineer and he spent days looking for one with no luck (other than trying to build one, but time did not permit that).

Directions were the same as the internet, connected the clock and it worked. Our son brought it in for his 2nd grade science project and was able to explain in "2nd grade terms" what was happening. I highly recommend this product.

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I needed a 1.5v clock for my son's science experiment. So I bought this product solely for the clock. It worked perfectly. The only knock on the item is the gauge of the wires from the clock to the power source are way too thin. Not sure the gauge, but they were significantly smaller that the smallest 20 gauge wire sold by the hardware store. We tested the 1.5v clock with a .8v battery, 1.4v battery and a 1.8v battery. The clock worked in every case! Great price and great fun!

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This simple classic demonstrates the building of a battery using nearly electrolyte source (tomatoe, potatoe, lemon, orange, apple, etc). The clock is of very low quality with poor switches and half the indicator segments were non-functional out of the box. This was readily repaired, but is typical of these low cost kits. Regardless, my son (6) and I had a good hour or two of fun together playing with this and demonstrating the principals.

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Of course my grandaughter had no clue about "potato clocks". But she was suitably amazed and it was a wonderful trip down memory lane for me!

The twisted wire connections felt fragile till I actually looked at the instructions and found out about the little pieces of tape that came with.

We wondered what we could accomplish if we put a hundred potatoes in series! ; )

Bottom line: a perfect, elegant little gift for a grandad to give.

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I wanted to write a review to set off the negative feedback left by one of the users.

Yes, the set does look kind of cheap right from the box. It contains plastic shapes and magnetic sheet. You have to peal the protective sheet to get to the sticky part and then punch out the magnetic shapes to match with plastic ones and hold them for a few seconds for glue to set. Didn't look good, I gotta admit, but once you over it looks very nice and is durable. I've had the magnetic mighty mind that lasted over a year (still in great shape and could be handed down to another child easily).

Also for those who are graduating from mighty mind, this set is bigger. You can't buy regular edition supermind (or supermind design book) and match the cards with your current magnetic tray from mightymind as it won't fit. However you can do the other way around to save money. Buy this one and a regular mighty mind. The shapes are exactly the same, so you can use 1 magnetic set for both and a bigger tray for both as well.

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Some assembly required, OMG!!!!! How could they possibly ask me to assemble this learning toy for optimal learning. On a travel toy, are you kidding me???? I jest, this is a great toy and if you cannot be bothered with assembly, then you have no business being a parent.

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This one is bigger and more challenging than the original. I like the magnets though. It's much easier to build a puzzle without everything sliding around.

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First let me say there is NOTHING wrong with this product its just that my kids (2 girls) have never warmed up to it. They love to draw and create but this one just never appealed to them. I love it and I probably made the mistake of buying something I would have loved as a kid instead of something they would love.

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Kids work these puzzles with enthusiasm! They stay with even the most challenging patterns. Great for building confidence and spatial intelligence. Highly recommend!

Write-A-Mat Review

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The "peek-a-boo" flaps, pull tabs, action and simple language in this book made it a big hit with our two children -(one toddler and one preschool age)! The darling mouse, Maisy, does lots of activities at school, such as paints pictures, writes a story, dances like a ballerina, and even adds and subtracts! Like other lift the flap/pull the tab books, your child can interact with this book. My preschool age daughter has even learned to add and subtract from this book and very much enjoys "reading" the book to me! The Maisy books are a huge success in our home...we're ordering four more to add to our growing collection!

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We have a couple of these and use them at dinnertime and occassionally at playtime when coloring. My son is 3 but we have been using them since he was just under two.

We have special Write a Mat crayons for the placemat and they wipe off nicely. After meals I just wipe the placemat down with a hot soapy washcloth and it's back to normal, ready to reuse. It's very durable. My son likes these mats.

I've never tried other brands of crayons, because I'm afraid they won't wipe off so maybe that's the only drawback to this product, the propriatary crayons. Still, we enjoy it.

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As with most of the negative comments, the placemat wears terribly after repeated washing. My 2 year old loves singing the alphabet and pointing to letting and saying what they are. It's unfortunate that the letters are faded to the point he can't read some anymore.

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I think having a placemat at the table is a great learning tool. Just think how many times a day and for how long your child will be looking at this placemat, sometimes 3 times a day for 10 minutes at a time. My son plays with his placemat when it isn't mealtime. I purchased the special crayons but I didn't know that you can also use pencils on it too.

The only problem I have with the placemat is that the pictures wear off. I was surprised though that it was as thick of a plastic as it was. I would buy this again.

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I think having a placemat at the table is a great learning tool. Just think how many times a day and for how long your child will be looking at this placemat, sometimes 3 times a day for 10 minutes at a time. My son plays with his placemat when it isn't mealtime. I purchased the special crayons but I didn't know that you can also use pencils on it too.

The only problem I have with the placemat is that the pictures wear off. I was surprised though that it was as thick of a plastic as it was. I would buy this again.

Review of On-The-Go Book Set of 4 (123s, ABCs, Colors, Shapes)

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We were having a problem with our baby tearing up the little cardboard books, so I was excited to find these at our Dollar Store. They are ticks and have a little handle that he uses to carry the book he wants to read (so cute). We got all four of them. He will sit and read them over and over for hours. After just two weeks, our baby points to the items when we ask, so the content is set up in a way that is easy for toddlers to grasp and recollect. For example, the Colors book has the name of the colors written on the top and then each object in that color. Just the object and not a character accompanying it (which I think is confusing for kids when you want them to focus on a color or what the object is and there is an character with it). The books say that they are for 3+ but out 19 month old understands and uses them just fine.

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My son received the "Mega Science Lab" as a gift this past Christmas. Upon exploration we realized that the experiments are poorly conceived and the final result is horribly executed. The Dino dig turned up 2 left legs, so the kids had to turn one around backward to make the dinosaur stand up properly hardly the educational model I would expect. The gem dig had one flat piece of dime-sized rock in it and absolutely no other gems, despite turning the rest of the block to sand (the kit says you should find 11 gems). Finally, I had some misgivings about following the directions for the crystal growing experiment. As I poured a small amount of boiling water into the plastic container (as the directions indicate) the plastic melted and burning liquid spilled out toward my children. Thankfully I had them move farther back before this point even though they were eager to see.

I am completely disappointed that a company such as the Smithsonian would allow their name to be associated with such an awful product. My son said, "This Smithsonian company is really bad".

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I bought this kit after buying the Smithsonian Crystal Growing Kit for my 9 year old son which he loved. This kit has 6 activities instead of just the one. You get to make a volcano, grow a crystal, there is a model of the earth that you paint, a bug habitat, little weather station and the best part is a dino dig. In comparison to other items this is really a great value it is like getting 6 toys in 1.

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My son received this as a Christmas gift and really enjoyed doing all the experiments. I would def. recommend it.

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Lets be honest here it a *kids* experiment so the fact your "goggles" are labeled as a toy is NOT a big deal, we are not splitting atoms here. Your child will learn how to "dig" for dinosaur fossils, grow crystals, and a few other very good learning experiments. The crystal growing kit is not an immediate satisfaction it takes a few days so I recommend starting with that experiment and then continuing with the others while you monitor the crystals. The dinosaur dig is a lot of fun and I look forward to doing the weather station and volcano.

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My daughter received this as a Christmas gift. We have not done all the activities, yet, but so far so good. She is happy. She's had no trouble following the directions and is having fun. However, I was a little miffed to find that the safety goggles included were A) too small for my 9 year old to put on her head adn B) labeled with the following: "Warning: This is a toy. It does not provide protection." Excuse me? Toy goggles? Why put them in the box? Were you expecting my child has toy eyes? This is an educational science kit rated 10 and up from Smithsonian and you include toy goggles too small to fit a 9 year old????

Cheap Califone Listening First Stereo Headphones - Blue

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My kids absolutely love these and they are a must for air travel. We've always tried to get them to wear our headphones on airplanes so as to not disturb other passengers. They always fell off their tiny heads. These fit PERFECTLY on my toddler and preschooler. They are comfortable and because of the padded earphones, don't get too loud. My kids now use them whenever possible in Leapsters, DVD players, IPods, etc.

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My five-year-old son has been using these every day for over a year now. They have taken a beating but still look and sound great. They fit his head perfectly and are easy for him to adjust. They work well with our portable DVD player, our computer and my son's iPod and Leapster. Great product.

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Bought these headphones for my 3 1/2 yr old a month ago. He has used them with my ipod nano and his cassette player. They work perfect with the nano because he can't adjust the volume if I lock it. However, with his cassette player he can crank up the volume and there is NO SAFETY VOLUME CONTROL on the headphones. Thus, I have to be with him when he uses the cassette player or any other device that the volume can easily be adjusted, so he doesn't damage his hearing. Great for airplanes that are very noisy. Also got the Belkin headphone splitter so I could listen along to audiobooks and music with him. Supervision required with devices that have an accessible volume control!! Wish Califone would have mentioned this.

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We got these headphones for our 2 year-old daughter's portable DVD player. We were traveling on an airplane and needed something to allow her to hear the movies without disturbing others. I was really skeptical that she would wear them at all, but she loves them! She wants to wear them all the time, even when she is watching movies at home where headphones aren't required! The headphones are small and fit snugly over her ears, but must not be uncomfortable because she has never complained. I love the one wire instead of two, we haven't had any tangling or snagging issues. They seem durable and the sound quality is fine. I would say these are a great purchase for the money!

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I bought two of these (for a 5 yr old and 8 yr old).

We have been through so many types of headphones, trying to find something that stays up on the head or in/on the ears and that doesn't break easily. FINALLY we have found the perfect ones.

They seem very sturdy, and I haven't heard a single complaint yet about them staying on. The kids dance around in them with no problem. They also fit my 3 yr. old. I was hesitant to pay more than $10 for a set of earphones for a kid, but now I am glad that I did.