Yesterday we started off a three-part series of “favorite quotes” that we received from families that are a part of The Parent Bloggers Network. Here are more of our favorite quotes:
“I LOVE, LOVE, LOVE Noah’s Pals!!! Not only did the kids go wild when they saw these animal pairs arrive in our mail box, but my oldest, the history buff LOVED all the information that came with each animal… These are hand painted, and tell you what the scale is. They are amazingly accurate… If you are looking for toys that will encourage creativity, these are for you!!”
“When the delivery came and we caught a glimpse of these wonderfully packaged hand painted animals (that come in pairs…hence the hint Noah) each couple in their own boxes, it was my oldest who indeed seemed most interested. Second to me that is… My favorite is the tiny and totally adorable Derek and Delilah Dove, Universal symbols of love and peace (you can’t take the hippie out of the girl). The dove pair came with an ID card (like very nifty membership card) as does each of the Noah’s Pals pair. The cards are full of educational info like the animals habitat, stats, scientific name, etc. My kids love that kind of thing.”
“I was really excited to receive the box of Noah’s Pals in the mail. From the first glance, these were amazing. The boxes had clear pictures of the animals inside, and the playing cards that came with them were an added bonus. When the boxes were open, I was blown away by the attention to detail. The scale was accurate – the monkeys were, indeed, much smaller than the camels, something that is often overlooked in other animal sets. One of the neat things about this set is the fact that it incorporates many of the lesser known animals, which gave us some really interesting conversations and led to research, which is always a nice bonus… My kids enjoyed spreading the animals around and setting up our playroom as a virtual globe, with the camels apart from the penguins… We’ve bought SO many toys and gotten rid of an equal amount, but this is one set that I can see passing down to future generations.”
“I teach Sunday School on occasion and that song and the story of Noah’s Ark are one of the few things that I can go to at a moments notice… I grabbed Noah’s Pals along with the ark, animals and people from our Little People ark (they all played quite nicely together). A parent remarked how detailed they were and wanted to know more about them. One little girl in particular loved the cards that came with the animals and wanted to know where she could get some.”
“These are not hastily put-together figurines. Rather, they are hand-painted 1:24 scale animals labeled with clever names, such as Zachary & Zoe Zebra, Mark & Michelle Mutjac, and Daniel and Divinity Donkey… But what my kids cared about wasn’t the specific scientific data or the philanthropic partner. They cared that they were getting cool animals that they could integrate into their everyday play… The animals themselves are still in fabulous condition, despite being active figurines in two busy boys’ magical and sometimes forceful play.”
More quotes tomorrow!
