Photo-A-Day #3484
Today was a rainy one and so Andrew and I were inside. Luckily we had some crafts to help keep us busy. While I was at the Time to Play holiday showcase I stopped by the ALEX BRANDS® booth. They had a ton of great stuff and I noticed My Tape Town by ALEX TOYS and requested a copy to review. Opinions of this product are 100% my own. ALEX BRANDS is pretty extensive and includes many well known iconic names in the toy industry. We are familiar with many of them including Backyard Safari. The kids love that.
“As a family of brands, ALEX BRANDS® includes some of the most iconic names in the toy industry, including ALEX TOYS®, POOF®, SLINKY®, SCIENTIFIC EXPLORER®, IDEAL®, ZOOB® and BACKYARD SAFARI®, ZILLION® and CITIBLOCS®. From classic, timeless toys and games to open-ended activities that emphasize children’s developmental needs. ALEX BRANDS lends itself to a lifestyle of creative and active play.”
My Tape Town by ALEX TOYS is an interesting set. Inside there are punch out shapes for cars and buildings, trees and more. There are also stickers paper cups and six rolls of tape. Andrew has been more and more interested in using tape. He got into his sister’s tape a few weeks back and that was a disaster that made everyone upset. So, instead of poaching Eva’s tape for projects I figured I’d find one for Andrew alone. I found My Tape Town.
ALEX TOYS My Tape Town by ALEX BRANDS
Available at http://www.alextoys.com/product/tape-town/
MSRP $18.95
Ages 3+ years
Tape up the town! With My Tape Town from ALEX, you can create your very own tapetastic cityscape. Tape buildings, add windows, roads, cars, trees and more with easy to tear tape in six colors and stickers, too. Decorate the paper landscapes, then enjoy hours of interactive and creative play in one deluxe activity.
Andrew enjoyed working with My Tape Town by ALEX TOYS. Although we did not create a 3D stand up town as depicted on the box we still had fun. The punch out shapes are great for making a large town with roads and waterways and more. I just didn’t have something appropriate for the base like some construction paper. Instead I took a large piece of paper to make more of a picture with the items in the box.
While Andrew was excited to play with tape, he is still a tiny bit young for the overall project. He’s 1 month shy of 3 years old which is the minimum suggested age. I think that in another six months he’ll probably do an amazing job with the tap all on his own. He’s developing those fine motor skills each and every day. This was a project to help out with that. He certainly had fun.
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