Melissa and Doug Band in a Box

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.

The tambourine broke after two days, the company, Melissa and Doug sent me a new one. It was defective, there was supposed to be a hard cardboard underneath and it was missing.


Purchased for our 2 1/2 year old as a holiday gift, and she just loves it!
We have many types of instruments around the house, so this makes a wonderful addition to what we already have, and gives the kids more options when playing.
Nothing broken, or even chipped yet, which is great! Little one will knock the maracas together, she beats on the tambourine with the triangle stick like it's a drum. This set has held up very well, indeed!



My daughters love this box of instruments! My only complaint about it is that the xylophone is out of tune. It is made of wood, and when I try to play simple tunes like Twinkle Twinkle Little Star, it sounds bad! The kids don't mind the out of tune xylophone, though - and they love all of the pieces. The only instrument missing is some type of drum. I found a small drum that fits with these instruments to add to the set.


This toy is so weak that my son broke the tamborine when he tried to play it.....snapped like paper.Do not buy........


Completely satisfied with this purchase. For $18 I think the durability is right on par. My 2yr old son really enjoys these toys. Big hit in our house.


I used to be a big fan of Melissa and Doug toys, but I have been very disappointed with some of those we got for Christmas. Especially this music se is absolutly useless. The thin paper on the tambourine tore 10 minutes after we took it out of the box, the egg shakers barely make any noise, it actually sound as if the inside beans were wet, and the cymbals don't work either. So the only thing that is quite nice about this set is the triangle and the red noise maker.
If you wand some good quality instruments for your child, go to west music store here on amazon and find all the instruments separately, the price you spend will be equal to this set and you will be much happier with the products {I got lolipop drum, egg shakers, triangle, cymbals with knobs and tambourine and it is uncomperable quality!!!!}


I bought this for my 2 year old daughter and she's in love with it. It reminded me of my elementary school music teacher's repertoire when I was young. My daughter loves music and dancing so it seemed an obvious choice to get for her, now she can make her own music.


We got this for Christmas for our 15 month old son because he loves music. This is a really great set that seems really durable. He's a little small for it now so he doesn't have a ton of interest in it for now but I'm sure later on he will have great fun with it. We also received the Bee Bop Band by Parents for him from family and that he loves. Probably a bit more age appropriate and cute as can be.


My son really likes this set. We all pick an instrument and march all over the house playing loudly.

Re: durability: like others have mentioned, the tambourine head broke within about an hour, but I took it off completely, and the tambourine works fine. In fact, it's probably easier to hold now with both sides open.

The wooden stick thing cracked as well, but that's because I was rocking out to Run DMC's "Walk This Way." We put some wood glue on it, and it's fine.

Everything else, including the maracas (at least for now!) seems pretty solid.

The other big plus, at least from my standpoint, is that nothing is obnoxiously loud. The triangle is probably the loudest thing, and it's generally pleasant enough. The cymbals don't "crash" or reverberate like you think they might. I counted that as a plus, frankly. The maracas are fairly quiet. The tambourine makes its typical sound. And the wooden stick thing and the clapper are certainly tolerable, at least in the hands of my almost-two-year-old. (It's a different story when it's my husband's turn with the wooden sticks!)

Overall, I like the set. It's just what I was looking for -- easy to hold, easy to play, not obnoxious musical instruments.


This toy really brings our family together. We can each grab an instrument and start playing a song, and no matter how random each of our notes are, we're all working together and having fun. The pieces are durable and well-constructed and I'm sure we'll have them around for years to come. This would make a perfect gift for any preschooler!

About Melissa and Doug Band in a Box detail

• Amazon Sales Rank: #198 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Melissa & Doug
• Model: 488
• Released on: 2006-06-12
• Number of items: 1
• Dimensions: 2.91" h x 11.40" w x 14.45" l, 3.35 pounds

Features

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

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