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Review on πŸ”΄ HABA Developmental Recognition Circle by Paul Newton

Revainrating 3 out of 5

Simply good. - Puzzle

Pros: - Super cute graphics. Bright and happy. -Very strong magnets. These balls actually have plastic on the outside, which sounds bad, except we've used some mazes in the past where all the paint was peeling and the whole board was full of wood chips. So that won't happen with this one and they are still very magnetic even with a plastic case. Cons: - Much smaller than it appears online. I didn't think to look at the measurements because the picture shows a toddler playing with it and taking it all of her laps. In truth, it's about the size of my Kindle. The parts of the maze inside that you need to manipulate are pretty hard to move. It's a shame because the whole puzzle is solid and well constructed, I'm not sure why they made the small moving parts inside so crappy. The string the magnetic stick hangs from is *definitely* long enough. There is no backlash. This makes it a bit cumbersome to use. The objection is not clear. At first I thought that you should just move the balls aimlessly across the board. However, after a few uses, I noticed tiny indentations in some parts of the house that matched some of the colors of the balls. However, not all balls match and not all colors are included. It's just a little weird. All said and done, it's not bad, but I definitely wouldn't recommend or buy any other product from this brand. Especially for the price. This is very bad, because with a few small changes it could be really great. It looks like the designers focused more on aesthetics than functionality.

Pros
  • Free for educational purposes
Cons
  • Not sure