Bead Asssortment (52 Pieces) Review

I wanted to buy a lacing set for my toddler to use (supervised, of course!) to practice fine motor skills. I love the HABA brand and wanted something safe. And you can't beat the design elements that HABA always come through with. This set seemed like a great value for the money, with 52 pieces. However, the photo shows hearts, bells, and other shaped beads and there were only three "special" beads in the set. The rest are plain ovals or circles. Blah. What fun is that? I should have just gone to the craft store and picked up some unfinished beads.
These are also a lot smaller than I was expecting. I didn't think they'd be huge, but the biggest one- a heart (and remember, that's one of THREE large beads)- is a little less than an inch long and the hole is teeny. My daughter can thread the shoelace through these with assistance and she would have been able to do it on her own if the holes were bigger. There's one shoelace included, and you can't fit all the beads on it. Extra shoelaces are easy to find, but still.
I wanted to purchase a second set of beads in the future to add to the fun, maybe one of the cute Bambini sets that are more interesting. Now I think I'm going to hold off, unless I can see them in person first. And I'm going to pay a lot more attention to product dimensions in the future.

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Product Description:
ow many red beads can you put on this yellow string?How many beads are left over?An excellent counting toy, this 52 Bead Assortment will keep little hands busy creating colorful patterns and helping them count, too!Multiple coats of natural, water-based, non-toxic lacquers ensure that this collection of beads' colors will stay vivid and bright for years to come. A quality toy that was crafted to withstand years, even generations, of childhood adoration and play.

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