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Chad Valley Stainless Steel Effect Cash Register
by arleek This is one of those toys that your child receives as a present, it looks flimsy, they break it straight away, and you think "what a load of tat", but then they and all their friends proceed to play with it continuously for the following 3 years. My eldest received this when she was about 2 years old (she's now ... almost 6), and as I said earlier, it didn't fill me with much hope when she opened it. It comes in a very brash shiny metallic silver colour with black trim, and looks very plastic and tacky. It consists of a till with working buttons & display, a cash drawer that opens, a detachable conveyor belt to one side, an intercom and a scanner to the other side. You also get a selection of coins & a credit card. ***Buttons & Beeps*** The buttons make a beeping noise when you press them and the numbers come up on the screen, and this can also be used as a calculator (something which my kids have never bothered with), there is a large button which when pressed causes the drawer to spring open, and the scanner beeps when you press the button on the top. The conveyor belt and the intercom do not have any functions - well you can actually move the conveyor belt yourself, but as this is made from a very fine material, it soon frays and causes much stress and confusion and it is best left alone. This conveyor belt is also very easily detached from the side of the cash register and it was missing for quite some time, but it is now back attached to the side of the till. And with my children now being older and more careful, it has tended to stay attached for longer periods of time! ***An Early Disappointment*** So, as toy cash registers go, it's pretty basic, tacky and bottom of the range I would say. And when my children first received it, they were only 2 and 0, so it tended to get thrown around a lot, dropped off surfaces and generally misused, and I seriously thought it was going to be one of those toys that gets left at the bottom of the toy box and forgotten about. And after it started falling apart, the scanner beeper stopped working, and most of the money was lost, I put it away for a while so it could pull itself together. ***Kerching!!*** However, it made a reappearance roundabout when my eldest started preschool so she would have been 3 years old, and along with a load of pretend food, a toy kitchen, and various shopping bags, it has formed part of the busiest play corner in our house. Now despite me thinking that the toy was rubbish, the kids have had so much enjoyment from it, I am so pleased we actually possess this cash register. My children love pretend play, and more often than not they sit upstairs in their homemade shop buying and selling their toys from each other. And obviously a cash register is an integral part of this sort of play; so much so that this till never actually gets put back in the toy box - it is constantly on display because they play with it quite regularly. ***Final Verdict*** After my initial thoughts of it being tacky and flimsy, well perhaps I was right because in the beginning it immediately fell apart, but nothing else has fallen off it, and it has withstood one hell of a lot of play since then, and now even the conveyor belt stays attached (mainly because my kids are past the throwing stage). The drawer has been jammed several times, but still works fine, money has been lost and found, the scanner only works intermittently, but this just doesn't bother my kids, and they still go back to it time and time again. All they want is a till so they can play shops, and this fits the bill perfectly, it has an opening drawer that you can deposit and extract cash from, and that is essentially what you need in a toy cash register. So would I recommend? Yes I would, based on the amount of years this toy has been played with and enjoyed. The only trouble being that this specific version is not actually available anymore! However, Chad Valley must have upgraded and improved the toy, and a multicoloured cash register is now available, which is slightly different but it still has a cash drawer! And this is available on Ebay for around £8 and Amazon for considerably more. Read the complete review |
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Chad Valley Farm Animals Wooden Jigsaw Set
by jkf11 Considering many shops sell wooden jigsaws for £5-£10 each, I thought 3 for £10 from Argos was an absolute bargain. They are great quality and after being played with for over a year, they still show no signs of wear and tear. I would also say that these puzzles are multi-staged as the animal one is easier than the numbers one which is ... easier than the letters one. I think this is a bonus rather than all 3 being of the same difficulty, it allows progression all for one low price. The animal jigsaw has the picture of the animal in the hole so the child can easily match the picture on the shape to the correct hole. The numbers jigsaw holes have items to help match up the shapes, i.e the hole for shape number one has an apple, the hole for shape 2 has 2 lollipops etc. The alphabet jigsaw helped my daughter to learn her letters very quickly and she could do the puzzle with ease within weeks. However she did struggle at first as the letter pieces are not cut out to the letter shape. If you turned them over, you would not tell with many of them what the letter is. For example, the 'I' and 'L' shapes are the same, they are both just rectangles. The 'N' and 'H' shapes are also the same. Once the child knows their letters this isn't a problem but when they are just learning which shapes will fit in which hole, it can be quite confusing. I'm sure it's cheaper for Chad Valley to only roughly cut each piece out rather than cut it to the exact shape of the letter but I think this would improve the design substantially. Overall I would recommend these puzzles, they are fantastic value for money and good quality. (Please note that on the photograph the alphabet puzzle is lower-case whereas the puzzle included in my pack is upper-case so designs may vary. The animal puzzle is also a different design. Mine were bought from Argos and currently their website for "Chad Valley Farm Animals Wooden Jigsaw Set" shows the designs I have not the ones on the picture above.) Read the complete review |
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Chad Valley Alphabet Learning Frame
by xmum2threex I brought this Chad valley alphabet learning frame when it was reduced to just £2 in my local Argos store. I like wooden toys so thought this was a real bargain. I like Chad valley toys they are always of high value and quality and lower prices so I had no doubt this would be just as good. The frame is made out of solid wood ... and on each row of the learning frame are 6 wooden squares which are attached to the frame. Each small square has a letter of the alphabet on each one and they can be turned round where on the other side you will find the picture that matches the letter. The first brick is A and on the other side of that square is an apple, second is B which you turn to show a picture of a ball and so on from A-Z. On the 5th row after the alphabet has finished it then begins with numbers 1- 10. On each of these bricks it has the number written in letters one side with the matching number on the other side of the brick. Al l the blocks have bright attractive colours on them and cute little animations to match the corresponding letter and word together. Each row of letters also has a block colour on the letter side so that you can also teach little one couloirs with this lovely little frame. The whole thing is very well made we have had it for over a year now and had no problems the pieces still turn, they have not become loose in anyway and over all there are absolutely no signs of wear and tear at all. It can be washed very easily with a damp cloth which is handy when 3 toddlers use this toy as it can become very messy. All 3 of my children get use out of this toy from my youngest boy at 18 months that just likes to spin each square, My daughter who is two likes to say the colours and numbers out loud while my little boy who is 4 likes to copy and write the letters down and draw the matching picture for each letter. It can be used for little one to occupy them or mummy and daddy can sit with little one helping them along. My only problem is I can not see it on the Argos website anymore so maybe it has been discontinued and that is why it was reduced in my local store which is a shame as all my children love this and it would make a nice Christmas or birthday gift for someone. I would definitely recommend this toy it usually retails at around £8-£10 we got a real bargain at £2 so do shop around. It is a basic yet interesting toy. The wood is very good quality nice and soft so there are no rough patches for little one to hurt them and over all is a solid well made interesting toy for all age ranges for pre schoolers. Read the complete review |
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2 reviews Manufacturer: Chad Valley / Child Development / Type: Math / age: 3 Years+ |
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2 reviews Manufacturer: Chad Valley / Child Development / Type: Alphabet / Age: 3+ Years |
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3 reviews Manufacturer: Chad Valley / Child Development / Type: Puzzle |
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1 review Brand: Chad Valley / Child Development / Age: 3 Years+ / Type: Drawing board with 3 magnetic stamps, 2 pens, 1 magnetic pen and an eraser |
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2 reviews Manufacturer: Chad Valley / Child Development / Age: 1 Year+ |
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