Melissa & Doug Add & Subtract Abacus - Educational Toy with 55 Colorful Beads and Sturdy Wooden Construction

I love this brand of toys, they make very durable, good quality items. Coupled with the numerical awareness that this item is ment to provide, the different stacks of color also allow your little ones to quickly develop the ability to identify different colors. Everything about this item is beautiful and well made... definitely worth the price.

Bought this for the four year old to practice her basic math skills... her older brothers were familiar with it, so they've been helping her use it to practice addition and subtraction. Now, even the two year old wants to play with it. Seems very sturdy. The kiddos really like the colors, too. And, the center wooden pieces can be reoriented so that they are numbered or blank, to fit your kiddo's skill level. Great little math implement!

I got this for my 2 year old, knowing it was more advanced and something he’d grow into. He loves his giant bead maze, so I figured this would be a great way to introduce counting. I looked at the toys that have removable beads for counting, but I just KNOW he’ll lose those!! The regular straight abacuses look more simple, but I figured this would help with adding and subtracting someday! He loves counting the beads as he pushes them around the arch. Also great for teaching colors and working on numbers/colors vocabulary. As with all other Melissa & Doug toys, this is built really well and is a nice compact size. Very space saving compared to other abacuses. Highly recommend this for all ages! Hope this helps. 😉

Great gift for kids learning to count.

This product is almost perfect. I got this to replace an older one I have that was held by the bars and the bars are falling off, different brands. This was the only product I could find like this! I never use the inserts, they are a waste, but I didn't want the product for that anyway. The only thing I would change is that the wood isn't finished, so you can't wipe it down without damaging it, even with a damp cloth, so I'm considering finishing the wood myself. I also wrote numbers on the side with permanent marker. But otherwise it's one of the best abacus designs I have encountered. I do childcare for ages 6mo-4yrs.

I purchased this almost a year ago now for my child and it has been played with almost every single day. (the photo is from today, you can see some toddler wear and tear on it, but not much!) My child loves this toy. I'd recommend it to anyone. It's good for fine motor skills, colors, and math if old enough. My child is almost 2 and just loves to play with the beads.

My 2 year old has started counting and this has been helpful with practicing. He gravitated to an abacus at daycare, so knew he would enjoy sliding the beads and the sound. I also appreciate that it has addition and subtraction aids on the side so he can use this further as he learns in the future.

Muy práctico

Ok

Recibí lo que esperaba.

Well made & great design and rainbow scheme

Jouet pour offrir à un enfant. A produit un bon effet

The color is bright and attractive for kids. It’s good for pre-school learning. My daughter can count now by playing this abacus. In the future, I will teach my daughter do the math by using this definitely.