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Amazon Minimum Age: 36 months
Binding: Toy
Brand: Melissa & Doug
EAN: 0000772104883
Item Dimensions: 29114453351140
Label: Melissa and Doug
Manufacturer: Melissa and Doug
Manufacturer Maximum Age: 72 months
Manufacturer Minimum Age: 48 months
Model: 488
MPN: 488
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: Melissa and Doug
Release Date: June 12, 2006
Studio: Melissa and Doug

Features:

• Make a band of your own
• 10 pieces
• Wooden crate
• Recommended Age Range 4 Years and up

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Editorial Review:

Product Description:
Little musicians can form a traveling band with this compact wooden music set. Featuring ten fun musical pieces, this quality kit is the perfect way to introduce youngsters to musical play. Pieces include a colorfully designed pair of maracas, hand cymbals, tambourine, triangle and two other wooden noisemakers. Every piece fits conveniently into a sturdy wooden storage case, making clean up a piece of cake.




Rating: - The Band's all here!!
This was a Christmas gift for my little cousin. Her mom called me to say "Thanks for the gift. She loves it. I hate it!"(lol). Her mom said she plays all the instruments, and gets upset when it is time to put the instruments away.

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Rating: - LOts of fun but low quality
I bought this toy for my 4 year old & 20 month old -- they love making music with it, but I was surprised by the low quality. The tambourine broke on the second bang (its paper! for children! hello!?!) and the cymbals make such a dull tinny sound the kids don't want to use them. Melissa & Doug usually has higher standards.Look for another brand if you are considering such an item.

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Rating: - So-so; some items are fine, others are poor quality
We got this as a Christmas present for our nearly 3-year old. He is really into musical instruments, and we thought he'd love this.

While he does like the triangle, the weak sounding maracas do not interest him (by weak I mean they make very little noise), nor does the clacker. Even worse, the cymbals, an instrument he loves to bang at his pre-school, are too small to make any real noise! The sound of the cymbals is flat and dull, which prompts our little boy to complain "too small, ... Read More

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Rating: - Fun to play with.
My 2 year old son loves the Melissa and Doug Band in a Box. He immediately played with the items when we first bought it. It is now a year later and he still picks up the instruments and plays. The items are sturdy and he has fun with it.

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Rating: - Noisy AND So Much Fun!
We got this from Amazon for a song during the Chistmas season on one of their big sale days. It was worth two times what we paid for it!!

It has been a huge hit with both our children - a boy, aged 18 months (for whom it was bought) and a girl, nearly 3 years old. The triangle is hands-down the favorite instrument. We have had multiple "concerts" since then (of course, the grandparents think that's adorable).

To those who are offended by noisy toys - don't buy this set. They ... Read More

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