Musical Instrument Reviews: Melissa & Doug Band in a Box Cheap

Melissa & Doug Band in a Box Cheap

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List Price : $24.99 Price : $13.15

Product Description

Little musicians can form a traveling band with this compact wooden music set. Featuring ten fun musical pieces, this quality kit is the perfect way to introduce youngsters to musical play. Pieces include a colorfully designed pair of maracas, hand cymbals, tambourine, triangle and two other wooden noisemakers. Every piece fits conveniently into a sturdy wooden storage case, making clean up a piece of cake.

Make a band of your own
Contains 10 pieces
Wooden crate
Recommended Age Range 4 Years and up

Melissa & Doug Band in a Box Reviews

122 of 125 people found the following review helpful

Good Quality Fun, October 3, 2002

Melanie Andersen (Daly City, California United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Melissa & Doug Band in a Box (Baby Product)

These instruments are durable and of good quality. I don't worry about my kids banging on them as hard as they want. They make beautiful music. The kids have so much fun playing with them. They are real instruments, not plastic imitations that don't sound quite right. This was a purchase I don't regret.

52 of 53 people found the following review helpful

Not so durable Band in a Box, July 18, 2003

By A Customer

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This review is from: Melissa & Doug Band in a Box (Baby Product)

This item was purchased for as a Christmas gift. Within the first day the head of the tamborine was destroyed by light to moderate tapping. Not too worried, figured not everything is toddler proofed. But six months later, with minimal use, one of the handles from the maracas came off, beans everywhere. Thankfully my son came to me right away to tell me it had broken. The handle just comes right out of the head, the seal is gone. I'm in the process of tracking down the manufacturer's website. But if you have little ones, check these handles!!!!

75 of 80 people found the following review helpful

Big dissapointment..., March 13, 2003

By A Customer

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This review is from: Melissa & Doug Band in a Box (Baby Product)

Our three year old really likes to "make music" and we wanted to get him some quality rhythm intruments. Unfortunately these did not fit the bill.

The thin paper on the tambourine tore before we even had it all the way out of the box. I don't see how it could have stood up to even the most gentle use, much less to an enthusiastic child. It is also really small, even compared to other toy tambourines I've seen. One of the maracas split open along the seam, though we put the beans back in and it sticks together pretty well. I guess some glue might fix it better, but I'll be sure to add more beans - the skimpy amount in there just doesn't make a satisfying "shake".

The triangle is very large and looks sturdy, but it sounds awful, not at all like the pleasant sounds of the ones at our child's preschool. The lengths of the sides are uneven; perhaps that's why it is out of tune with itself. It's also pretty heavy for a small child to hold. Let's see what else... the hollow wooden... Read more

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