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Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Clock | 
| Brand: Melissa & Doug
Category: Toy
List Price: $14.99
Buy New: $5.99
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Seller: LEGOF MERCHANDISE
Rating:  76 reviews
Sales Rank: 234
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Number Of Items: 1
Batteries Included: No
Age: 3 - 5 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.7
Dimensions (in): 4 x 8.5 x 8.5
Legal Disclaimer: no_warning_applicable
MPN: 159
Model: 159
UPC: 077200159586
EAN: 0077200159586
ASIN: B000GKATU0
Release Date: June 12, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wood Clock | | • | Colorful shaped numbers | | • | Learn to tell time | | • | Recommended Age Range 3 Years and up |
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Product Description
It's time to "block" around the clock! Two toys in one, this colorful clock combines shape sorting and learning to tell time. Place the numbered and shaped pieces in their proper place on the face of the clock, then move the hour and minute hands to make telling time fun! Measures 9" x 5".
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| Customer Reviews:
Showing reviews 1-5 of 76
 New and improved! Shapes are changed on new ones! August 11, 2007
Love Being A Grandma
35 out of 36 found this review helpful
I recently bought this toy for grandchildren, ages 3 and younger, for when they are at my house.
Previous reviews complained that the shapes of numbers 5 and 6 might be confusing, and so I avoided this purchase for a while. BUT, the one I bought is NEW and the 5 is the pentagon shape and the 6 is the hexagon shape, so that is no longer a concern. Look at the picture of the product above - today the picture I am looking at on this page shows the correct shapes for 5 and 6, so it appears that Melissa and Doug have corrected this problem! If you were to purchase an older or used version of this clock be aware that it may have the wrong shapes - but the newest ones I would presume are correct. Mine is.
I rate this toy 5-star. It is certainly not a bells and whistles toy, no noises, no lights. Thank goodness. But I think there is a lot of value in this toy.
This is a concrete hands-on way for children to begin learning about not only clocks, but also shapes, order of numbers, and more, depending on the age and stage of the child. It is a toy that can grow with a child, one to be taken out and used for a while, then as interest wanes, put it away for a while, and then bring it out later for a child to explore at a different stage.
Please keep in mind that children will probably get more value out of any toy, where a parent, grandparent, teacher, sibling, babysitter, etc. first sits down and talks with the child about the toy and maybe models how the child might use the toy. Then expect them to try using it for different things - like stacking, or pretending that one piece or another is food for a doll, or whatever - and that is OK too - keep in mind kids learn in different ways than we might expect. (Of course keep an eye on younger children to make sure they are not putting pieces in their own mouths, pretending it is their own food!)
There is obvious shape-matching value for younger children.
A child might take the shapes outside of the "puzzle" and line them up - in numeric order, or just to compare shapes, colors or whatever.
With an older child, you might introduce time-telling vocabulary, in relationship to where the clock hands are.
A learning toy that grows as your child does! May 4, 2005
KSL (Florida, USA)
27 out of 28 found this review helpful
My daughter received her 1st Melissa & Doug wooden toy for Christmas and boy do we love the ones we have purchase since. Any way, this clock is made of wood. The clock has 12 brightly colored shapes for each number of the clock that your child can take out and then place back into their own place. The hands of the clock are 2 different colors - the minute hand is marked minute and is red and the hour hand is blue. Printed under the hands of the clock have the numbers so your child can find what numbers go where on the clock. Also printed are the seconds and minutes in the 5 minute pie shaped increments that are also different colors. Also included are how to tell time from Quarter Past, Half Past, Quarter til and O'clock.
I love good toys that actually grow with your child and being that it's made of wood, it should last quite nicely for generations! For teaching time, I think this is terrific! Defiantely a 10 Stars!
Fantastic learning toy for teaching children how to tell time! November 8, 2005
Denise - mother of three (St. Louis)
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
All three of my kids love this toy! We have no complaints about the quality - as most Melissa & Doug products it is well made AND durable.
We also questioned the 5 and 6 shape decision - when we called their customer service number, they told us that it is a self correcting clock and if they used the hexagon for the "6" then a child could put it in upside down as a "9." If the other numbers are put in upside down then they are not numbers - that works for us!
We are very pleased with ALL of the other valuable teaching elements this clock has to offer! Learning time increments; hours, quarters, minutes, seconds, shapes, colors, numbers...the list goes on.
Five stars for this GREAT product...keep up the good work Melissa & Doug!!!
It's About Time.... July 25, 2005
Fabulous (Lone Tree, CO)
16 out of 20 found this review helpful
Can't say enough about Melissa and Doug toys! Very durable and the many ones that we own are highly educational.
My twin 4yr old boys are not only experts with their colors but have great knowledge of different shapes outside of the typical square, circle, triangle, etc. This is definitely a toy that will grow with them as they continue to advance into learning to tell time. Our 2yr old daughter has picked up on this toy and has mastered the act of placing the correct shape into the right spot months ago.
We're in the process of collecting these great toys that seem to stand the test of time. As a mother I love these wooden toys just because they last longer than the typical plastic toys made these days.
Awesome job Melissa and Doug!
Good toy for more than just children January 10, 2007
SLN (San Mateo, CA)
5 out of 5 found this review helpful
I actually bought this while my father was recovering from a stroke. I was picking up some other Melissa and Doug Chunky Puzzles and found this clock. It helped my father in his stroke recovery. He could place ths shapes correctly on the clock and could tell time. This seemed a little more interactive than the workbooks he was using. So already the clock was a hit for me.
I have the clock now for my son (16 mons). It isn't a great toy for him at this age since the pieces are little abstract. He still tries to put the pieces in place but the uniform sizes make it hard for him to get it right. I have it on the shelf for later use.
As an engineer, the 5/6 sided thing was noticed but dismissed because of the whole positioning thing in the clock face. I don't love the inconsistency but it's a minor short coming considering the other benefits of the toy. Granted, I don't know that I would use this clock for an older child (pre-K) since it is simplistic and I think pre-K kids are ready for things that look...well, more like clocks, especially the kind they see in school. But since my son isn't that old yet, we'll see if that theory pans out.
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