Felt Tales by Babalu ~ Holiday SPLURGE {Review & Giveaway #4}

Posted November 18, 2009 by Emilie with and 1,754 views | -

Babalu is the company behind Felt Tales which are classic felt storyboards designed to encourage imaginative play and inspire young minds. Created for children ages 3-7 , these boards contain many movable pieces that can be used to create their own stories and scenes.

We got the chance to try out Felt Tales – Busy on the Farm. First and foremost, I was impressed by both the quality of the board and felt pieces and the quantity of pieces. There are so many that is it very difficult to use all of them on the storyboard at once without layering a lot of pieces. I love that there are so many to choose from and that there is a nice carrying handle and storage pouch.

I wasn’t sure what my three year old Lucian would think of it since he is just starting to use his imagination in this way.He surprised me by really loving it. And the best part? It is an activity that is quiet and keeps him still for a long time. Since coloring isn’t something he particularly enjoys, I am so happy to have another option for quiet and stationary creative play.

Lucian’s favorite activities with this story board are to drive the tractor around, feed the animals with carrots and change the position of the sun for different times of the day. The possibilities with this open ended toys are really endless!

There are many different Felt Tales Storyboards to choose from. I know if I got Lucian another I would choose this Heroes to the Rescue!If I had a girl, I can imagine that this Felt Tales Pups in the Park would be a big hit!

Felt Tales Storyboards retail for a very affordable $19.95. You can purchase them directly from the Babalu website or on Amazon.

{ Giveaway }

Babalu would like to give one of my readers their choice of Felt Tales!

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This contest will end on 12/2/09 at 11:59 pm CST. U.S. residents only. The winner will be drawn via random.org. The winner will have 72 hours to respond to winning notification email before I draw another winner or do a live giveaway.

Disclosure: I received a sample for the purpose of this review . This has no bearing on my completely honest review above and was not influenced by any type of monetary compensation. The opinions and experiences I’ve shared with these products are my own and yours may differ.