Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Calendar

Product Description

Teach kids about holidays and the months of the year with this colorful magnetic activities calendar. With a combination of magnets and wood, 140 pieces depict most holidays and childhood activities. Includes a dry erase board. Measures 16" x 12" when closed; 16" x 24" when open.

I got this calendar to use also as a magnetic board for the alphabet magnets that we already have. The board works fine, but the enclosed magnets were stuck on the board and was hard to come off initially. And when they did, they left marks on the board.

I guess this may be due to storage condition (got this via Amazon/FatBrain).. but otherwise the calendar is fine.


I agree with the other reviewers that this is a great, functional, educational toy. I also agree that it would have been nice to have had a few different tiles, and the lower magnet 'storage' slate is somewhat impractical. A little cloth bag, or a magnetized back to the calendar would have been more helpful.

My main criticism is that the magnets are not very strong. It's easy for the pieces to be knocked off.

Overall, however, it's a great idea, and kudos to Melissa & Doug for coming up with such a fun toy!


We learned this really cool song in pre-school called "days of the week", so when I saw this magnetic calendar I thought perfect, and it was. Every day when we are getting ready we sing our song and put up the new day. I then have him repeat the day of the week and month. What better way for him to have fun by learning his day's of the week.


my little girl love to work with this calendar every day and it has helped her learn all the months and special days in the year


We bought this for our 4 year old to help him with his concept (or lack thereof!) of time. He likes moving the numbers around, that he can see what's coming, and that he gets to be a part of the "planning" process. :-) My only complaint is the lack of blank tiles. You get ONE magnetic chunk to write your own special ocassion on. There are no tiles for sibling birthdays, so if you have more than 2 children, you'd have to just write, "Sibling Birthday" instead of "T-Rex's Birthday." There DOES seem to be a diversity in the tiles and it seems like all the major holidays are included. I just wish they had more room for individuality!


We'll be able to use this calendar for the next 4 years+..it comes with 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 year magnets, but you could really use it forever without the year on there. It has magnets for tons of different holidays and occasions, including "Sunny Day", "First Snowfall", "Birthday Party", "Birthday" and even a blank magnet you can draw on.


The magnets are easy to pick up and use for my 4 year old. However, I wish that there were more blank tiles to write in our own activities.


This is such a perfect learning tool for children. The product is very well built and is easy to use and can not only teach them the days of the week, but months and the ability to manage their day to day duties and obligations. Very happy with this product.


My son is fascinated with numbers and time. He was so excited to get this calendar. Every day we he is able to tell me the day of the week, date, month, and year. He is only 3 years old. He knows how many days each month has, all the major holidays, family birthdays, and plots out his week every Sunday by putting what days he goes to school, what days he plays soccer, football, or baseball. He puts the type of weather on days that is sunny, rainy, snowy, or windy. It's great. My friends at work call him my blackberry because he's so "on it" about the date.


My 3 year old daughter received this calendar as a gift last year and has absolutely loved it.
I am a Montessori teacher and childcare provider and have been told by parents of my students (all ages 3, 4 and 5) that they love doing the date/calendar every day at school, they try to do calendar time on pretend calendars at home.
So this year's gift for my six little students will be the Melissa and Doug magnetic calendar, I know they will love it!

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About Melissa & Doug Deluxe Magnetic Calendar detail

• Amazon Sales Rank: #247 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Melissa & Doug
• Model: 3788
• Released on: 2007-03-13
• Dimensions: 15.60" h x 11.50" w x .90" l, 3.45 pounds

Features

• Includes 134 magnets depicting most holidays and childhood activities
• Magnetic Calendar/Dry-erase board
• Great Quality
• Great Value
• Recommended Age Rating is 3 Years and up

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