| | |  | Pretend Play | Home » » Quercetti Filo Lacing Set | | | | | | WARNING:| CHOKING HAZARD -- Small parts. Not for children under 3 yrs. |
| | | Description: | | Super fun to draw brightly colored designs with laces, undo them quickly, and draw something new! - Special board holds the laces firmly in place with the push of the lace into the exclusive self-locking slots - Develops manual dexterity, hand eye coordination and encourages creative thinking - Includes 4 brightly colored laces, 4 special "lacing pens", 16 page design manual and 18 full-size examples. Ages 4+ | | | Features: | |
• Create Magic String Art Patterns
• A novel lacing tool affixes boldly colored laces to the pre-designed board.
• Once children have the hang of it, they can skip the templates and create their own freestyle designs.
• Includes a durable board, 4 laces, 4 lacing pens and 18 large designs.
• Age 4+
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 14.25 inches | | Product Width:
| 11.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.25 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.48 pounds | | Package Length:
| 14.4 inches | | Package Width:
| 10.9 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.3 inches | | Package Weight:
| 1.7 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 14 reviews |
| | | | Customer Reviews: | |
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9 of 9 found the following review helpful:
 5 Star lacing fun!Dec 21, 2007
By Andrea S. Lee
My kids both LOVE this product, and it is a wonderful way for them to while away some time at home or in the car. The lacing is easy, not true sewing at all. My little one just pops the string around the board making abstract art. My older one can make the pre-set designs and loves to create new ones! It is very engaging, and gives children immediate results. If they get frustrated easily, this might be a good toy for them, as it is so easy to 'do' it and get results. There is counting involved (if you use the pre-set sheets) and lots of imagination. I got extras because they lost the little poker pens, but mostly that's my 3yo, the older one is find keeping it all together in the box. Also, you could use an empty ball-point casing, just as easily. I bought this for a 5yo, my son is 3 and my daughter is 9 - so it fits a very wide range of ages nicely. :D Thanks Quercetti for a fabulous gift my kids and I all love!
7 of 7 found the following review helpful:
Finally, a lacing toy that's easy for kids to use!Jan 01, 2010
By Bookphile
Some time ago, I purchased a Melissa and Doug princess bear lacing set. While it's very cute, it proved to be very frustrating for my daughter. Once she figured out how to lace through both sides, I thought all would go well, but the laces inevitably ended up getting hopelessly tangled. Even when she was able to manage getting one of the outfits laced onto the bear, she'd have to hand the toy over to me so I could unlace it for her. When I saw this one, I thought it might be worth a shot.
A couple of years ago, I purchased a Quercetti marble run for her, and it's a toy that's provided the entire family (yes, the adults love it too), a lot of fun, so I figured that I couldn't go wrong with another Quercetti product. I can sum this one up with these simple words: this is a fantastic toy.
One of the biggest selling points for me when it comes to Quercetti is the fact that their toys are made in Italy. I do my best to avoid buying toys (and many other items as well) that were made in China. It's sometimes daunting to search for toys made in other countries, so I'm glad that I've had such success with Quercetti products. I feel I now have a brand I can trust for quality.
What really makes this set is the unique lacing board. My daughter simply needs to slide a lace into the lacing pen, poke the pen into the board, pull it out, and she's done. There are no more tangled laces and no need for flipping the board over to sew from one side to the next. The board consists of a series of circles with Y-shaped incisions. These incisions grab the lace and hold onto it. Once my daughter is finished with her design, she simply needs to tug the laces out of the board and she's ready to start again. In fact, unlacing it is probably her favorite part.
My husband and I have used the toy as well and we both enjoy it. It comes with patterns, but it's also a toy with which my daughter enjoys experimenting. The patterns remind me a bit of doing counted cross-stitch as they do require some counting in order to follow, but I think this only enhances the value of the toy. On top of developing manual dexterity and hand-eye coordination, my daughter is also practicing counting and thinking about how to duplicate the pattern onto her board. I'm very, very pleased with this toy.
5 of 5 found the following review helpful:
Little hard for a just trun four years oldJun 15, 2009
By Sami Jadran
I like the idea of this but it is not for a child who is just learning to use lace and put it thru wholes. I think kids will need help and maybe little bit older kid can enjoy making design. My four years old son have little hard time putting the pen thru the hole (since it is stiff, hard to go thru). Following the pattern is more for a six age or up.
I'm glad I got it and for years to come my son will have fun with this.
4 of 4 found the following review helpful:
Great lacing kit!Jan 07, 2008
By Jilm
"Jilm"
I ordered this product after observing that this was one of my friends' children's favorite toy. I was looking for a surprise for Christmas for my 8 year old. She loves it! In fact it is the most used Christmas present this year. Her sister and brothers who are 12,11,and 9 are always asking for turns with it. It is fun, durable and a great quiet toy. Since it comes in its own kit, it is easy to take with us wherever we go.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
True delight for a four year old girl!Feb 02, 2010
By Peyton Belunek
I don't think the profuct information adequately explains just how truly awesome this toy really is! It includes 4 "needles" which the child loads with shoelaces - they punch the "needle" into a slot and it secures itself and they move on to "stitch" into a new hole. We have spent hours with this toy with all 3 of my kids loading needles and making collective art! It has been a delight to a 6,4 and 2 year old - separately and together! My 4 year old takes this toy to bed at night to "sew" as she unwinds from the day ... she delights to show us her night's work first thing in the morning! Highly recommend!
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