Melissa & Doug Discovery Magic Set Review

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(More customer reviews)I gave this to my 6 year old for his birthday and he loves it. The tricks are very simple to learn and perform. The product description says that it has multiplying coins and a secret change bag, but it doesn't.
The set includes the following 4 tricks:
1- a "sword in the stone" trick where the child uses a secret ring to get the sword out of the stone.
2- a trick where the child can change the color of a string from white to red by pulling it through a wooden box/gadget.
3- an illusion box where items "disappear" when they are dropped inside
4- a trick with a box and a dice where the child can guess the side/color of the dice that an audience member has chosen.
Anyway, even though the tricks don't match the product description, I think the set is perfect for a 5-7 year old. (Any older, it may not be so great.) The set is wooden which is nice for durability.


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Your young magician can create amazing illusions and practice and perform crafty slight-of-hand tricks with this incredible multi-piece magic set. A cinch to learn, these tricks are the same ones used by professional magicians.
Tricks include disappearing coins, magic boxes and a secret change bag, all stored in a wooden chest that magically becomes a performance table with a secret compartment. Contains 4 great magic tricks including: Sword In the Stone, Color-Changing String, Magic Jewel Box and Chamber of Illusion.

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Pretty Pretty Princess Cinderella Edition Review

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(More customer reviews)Okay, I know the box says "ages 5 and up," but I think this must mostly be for the choking hazards. My daughters are ages 3.5 and 2, and we play this game a couple of times a week.
The entire premise of the game is to move your colored slipper around the board where you land on pictures of various pieces of jewelry. If you aren't already wearing what you land on, you take the piece out of the jewelry box and put it on. To win, be the first person to get your necklace, bracelet, both earrings, ring, and crown.
Pros:
* Easy to play. Very simple rules.
* Easy and fast to put away. All pieces have a definite place inside the box.
* Entertaining for my preschool daughters who pretend princess 24/7.
* Teaches basics of playing board games such as taking turns, moving the number of spaces on the spinner, congratulating the winner (we princesses curtsy to the winner), putting away the pieces when finished, etc.
Cons:
* The target ages. I would not leave my preschoolers to play with this game alone due to choking hazards and flimsy jewelry that I'm sure they would break in no time. But I doubt that an older kid would find the game fun because there's really no challenge: you just win by luck of the spin.
* Cheap, cheap jewelry. Much less durable than regular Disney princess play jewelry. After game play, you'll want to put these pieces right back in the box to keep them whole.
* Some assembly required. When you first open the box, you decorate the crown and jewelry box with tiny, plastic, sticky-backed "jewels." These are so little that even I had trouble handling them and getting them where I wanted. The idea is that the child can decorate the crown the way she wants, but I really think most small children would find the small pieces frustrating.
Bottom line: Good for teaching game play to your youngest princesses-in-training if you're willing to play along or at least supervise. Likely boring for the listed 5-and-up crew.


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Your little princess will enjoy hours of fairytale fun with this magical jewelry dress-up game. Become Cinderella by moving your glass slipper around the board. Find a necklace, earrings, a ring and a bracelet along the way. Be first to collect all the jewelry before the clock strikes midnight and you win!

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