My First Touch and Feel Language Picture Cards: First Words (My First Board Books)

My daughter loves these cards. The jelly card is no longer sticky, but she still likes to dump out all the cards and also tries to put them back in the box. The box is very sturdy and has a velcro dot closure. The cards a fairly sturdy as well. Some of the touch and feel parts aren't really feely as they are only shiny foil "painted" on, so it's more of a visual kind of thing. Since getting these cards and the other three sets, my daughter has quickly learned all the words. It is quite amazing. She also likes to open all the boxes and dump the cards out in a big pile. Then she stands on the pile and slips around on them. She sometimes lies down and makes "flash card angel" which just makes a huge mess. The worst part is me having to separate out the cards. Some cards are similar to others in the other boxes. We have two tractors, two trains, two buses, two dogs, two cats, but each one is a slightly different view. I think these cards helped a lot. I ask her to get a specific card and she looks for it and gives it to me. I also show her cards and she tells me what is on the card. She also will run off and get her toy that is the same as the card. For instance, the dog card, she goes to get her stuffed dog which looks completely different from the one on the card, but she knows that they are both dogs. She'll point to the card, and then to the toy and repeat the word. Sometimes I end up with a big pile of her toys that match those on the cards. Overall these cards are a good value. They are much more sturdy than other cards (Baby Einstein) that she has. She likes to feel the textures on the card too. The images are big and clear without distractions on the card itself.

WOW instant hit with my 15 month old. Immediately purchased 2 other versions. The cards are nice and sturdy, the colors are bright, and each card has a spot with a different texture or material for your toddler to feel (for example the jelly has a spot that's sticky, the corn has grooves and ridges). I love that on the back of each card they have ideas for the adult on how to help your child learn with the cards from suggestions of questions to ask when they are first starting out, working all the way to expanding on spelling related games as they get older, and even going as far as to include translations in Spanish, French, German, and Mandarin if you really want to be that over achiever. I love this because not only does this keep the cards relevant and engaging for your child as they get older, but it gives people with maybe less experience playing with younger children great ideas on how to use these cards. The cards fit nicely in their cardboard enclosure that is secured shut with Velcro, so they are easy to put away or take with you on trips. My only complaint would be that since this is the "First Words" version, I wish one or two of the items which are maybe not as common were replaced with items that would be more in line with actual toddlers first words...and really this is more nit picking than a complaint.

Love love love these first words flash cards. They have touch and feel on the front of each flash card. They have engaging questions on the back of the card to help the learning and thought process of the child. The flash cards also have translations of the item of the card in different languages such as Chinese and German. The foreign languages also have a pronunciation key to help say the word correctly in a different language. These cards are good for learning first words at the baby stage, but will also go well into the toddler years with all of the engaging questions on the back. Some question on the back of the card are. ~~~~~~~~Apple~~~~~~~~~~ (1. What is the name of this fruit? (2. Does the apple feel rough or smooth? (3. What does an apple taste like? (4.What sound does the "apple" start with? (5. Let's look at the other cards in the pack. Can you find any more things that you can eat? Then it has apple translated in Spanish, French, German and Chinese. These cards are fantastic and my 6 month old baby loves playing with them they have a jelly card that is actually sticky! So neat! I plan to buy more MY First cards they are worth every penny.

Perfect vocabulary cards for helping your little one learn new words! Our 1 year old loves these. She pulls them all out and then puts them all back in. The touch and feel aspect is so fun and yes, the jelly card is the obvious favorite. The cards have great prompting questions to ask in relation to the card, as well as how to say the word in languages... So fun! A bonus is that these sets (all of them, we own 4) come with a parent instruction card. This card provides learning activities to do with your little one based on the stage they are in. Whether on the young baby side or toddler/preschool age, they provide some great ideas I didn't even think of... And I'm a teacher! You get so much from these sets for the price you pay. The box is super durable and closes by velcro. I definitely recommend and will likely add to our already 4 set stock.

Amazing Flashcards! They've really come a long way since I was a kid. Totally worth the money and I cant wait to buy the other sets. They come in a nice box with a velcro flip top. The quality of the cards are really nice thick cardboard that I see lasting a long time. The touch and feel theme just gives it another added bonus of fun for kids and more to talk about to describe and learn details of what you are teaching them. Back of the cards give you more ideas of questions to ask and different languages. Also would be easy to travel with. I love how that are real pictures and not cartoon. I dont know what more you could want. These exceed my expectations! Be mindful of the jelly card. Its sticky so I could see hairs, lint etc sticking to it.

Helped my son learn the names of all the items on the cards and name them again in real life. At 2 he is very confident with them all.

I am writing the same review for Colours and Shapes, First Words and Numbers and Counting. I do agree with other commenters about the American spellings but it's such a small thing it's not worth marking down for although it would be great if the publishers considered other words that are the same on both sides of the "pond." I was very pleased that my son clearly said "Dog" yesterday after showing me the dog card. This morning he pulled out the cake card and tried to say cake. I absolutely love these cards, they are better than a book as I don't have always start in the same place. I am using them with a 19 month old so also I don't have to have him actually sit with me or do the whole thing, we do one or two each day and the feeling aspect keeps him interested. The cards also give great ideas on the reverse, if you are not a teacher you may not think of asking certain questions or getting the child to trace the numbers. Since using these my son understands the concept of counting, he points at things with his "counting finger" as I call it and now he sees individual items, he even makes little noises like counting! He's not speaking yet but it's sweet to hear his inflection he goes down on the last item so I know he understands that he's counting even if he doesn't know all the words. These cards are great as they have overlapping ideas, if I pull out the number cards we can say words or look at colours or shapes and the same with all the others, you can count on all the cards or look at the words or the colours. I also love the languages aspect on each card. I am raising my son in a trilingual home, his father's language is not on the cards but his school language is so it makes it easier to introduce those words and give the cards even more longevity as he goes onto reading and writing. The only thing I wish is that this series had an ABC!! I'd love that. If you do read this DK please do an ABC with words both British and American children use and please ensure all the letters start with their phonic counterpart, it seems very hard to find friezes that do that successfully. A wonderful series that I have recommended to friends.

My children were all able to learn each of the cards fairly easily through their use. Really enjoyed the textures on the cards and they survived quite a lot of beatings. Very robust.

My daughter loves to touch and feel these flash card. Size is right and of good quality!

Plz buy this, best thing you can get your toddler to do n it's engaging.