Fantacolour Junior Basic by Quercetti is a vibrant, educational toy designed for children aged 2 to 5. Featuring 16 pattern boards and 48 large pegs, it promotes literacy and spatial awareness through playful, screen-free interaction. The compact tabletop easel and multilingual instructions make it a perfect developmental tool for early learners.
Specifications
Product Dimensions
23.39 x 31.39 x 5.89 cm; 635.03 g
Manufacturer recommended age
24 months - 5 years
Item model number
4195A
Educational Objective(s)
Literacy & Spacial Awareness
Language:
English, Italian, French, Polish, German
Number of Game Players
2 to 4
Number of pieces
48
Assembly Required
Yes
Scale
life-size
Batteries Required?
No
Batteries included?
No
Material Type(s)
Plastic
Material Composition
Plastic
Remote Control Included?
No
Colour
Multicoloured
Release date
29 May 2014
ASIN
B0002CYT8A
Reviews
4.3
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B**A
Big Pegs 4 Small Hands
Quercetti FantaColor Junior BASIC consists of:-* One transparent board, large holes. Approx LENGTH 29 cm / just under 11 1/2 " WIDTH 23 cm / 9 ".* Two Plastic side stands.* Eight thin cards, each with a different coloured picture one side and a plain outlined image replicating the coloured picture on the other:- Butterfly, Yacht, Ladybird, Fish, Dinosaur, House, Girl, Apple with Caterpillar.* 48 large brightly coloured plastic 'pegs' approx DIAMETER 3.5 cm just under 1 1/2 " and DEPTH 2 cm 3/4 ". There are 12 each RED, BLUE, GREEN and YELLOW.My little one really enjoys playing with this, either solo or with me. While playing with and observing I feel this is great for colour recognition, matching, patterning, copying, counting, more/less concepts, full & empty board, satisfying, imaginative, visually stimulating and tactile.I do feel the board, stand and thin cards would not withstand any rough treatment. A rough and tumble toddler would easily break this. Also the side stands keep falling off when any pressure is applied pushing the pegs into the holes, (ensuring the stands were pushed right onto the board in the first place). The stands now remain in the box. The board is used flat on the floor or table, stable therefore easier to push in the pegs.Plain card is put underneath the transparent board, to create a blank canvas for pictures and patterns. Upturned it makes a super stencil for art and craft too. Taking into account the negative aspects, I have no regret purchasing this!
M**N
A nice educational toy
Nice, quality toy. Bought as a gift for a 2 year old's birthday and it was well-received by the birthday girl and her 4 year old brother too! A bit different to the mainstream toys and seems great quality. Pieces are nice and big so good for little hands and nice and safe for children who still tend to put things in their mouth!
F**O
Great toy.
Absolutely brilliant. The early years children at my setting (i'm a childminder) think it's fantastic, although the stand is a little flimsy.I was worried that the pegs would be difficult to get out and the children would find it frustrating, but they're very easy to get out, whilst having enough grip to stay in even when it's knocked.Great for introducing colours, critical thinking and fine motor skills.I do think it's a little pricey though (perhaps thats just me!)
A**R
as a fun way to promote colour recognition
Bought because I had experience of using similar with children in a day nursery, as a fun way to promote colour recognition, fine motor skills, concentration, and counting - was always popular with the children!This product is of great quality, has a good range of reversible cards and has proven similarly popular and robust. Very pleased. This is super value for money!
M**A
Not worth the money. The stand is not sturdy at all.
I purchased this item which was a bit more expensive then the other versions of it, just because it had a stand but the stand is not useful at all. The stand helps to display the toy as a decor but as soon as someone touches it, falls apart. It is supposed to be sturdy enough so the children can play with it.
I**M
My 2 yr old loves this
Purchased this for my 2 year old and he plays with it lots. He doesn't always get all the colours right yet but it doesn't stop him putting all the pegs in and pulling them out again. Keeps him entertained which is the main thing. Arrived quickly.
H**T
For little fingers
A good basic starting resource to introduce colour matching using the pictures. If not quite ready to 'colour' match, this is good for fine motor skills as quite chunky.
R**S
Colourful peg pictures
Bought for my 2 yr old. He really likes it, but won't play with it on his own. The board and pieces are bigger than I thought, which is great, not small pieces for choking on. I couldn't get the legs to work to make it stand up. I don't know how long the picture cards will last, as they are just weak card, and a rough toddler will easily demolish them. Also they just push in the back, behind little plastic catches on the side, repeatedly pushing them in and out of this will soon wear the edges that it will no longer catch. My 4 yr old tried it, but lost interest straight away, too easy. I'm still happy with it, its a good colour learning aid, we'll just try and look after it so it'll last.
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Customer service was outstanding when I had questions about the product.
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