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Alex Toys Paper Plate Bugs, Alex Little Hands Art Series | 
| Brand: Alex Toys
Category: Toy
Buy New: $14.00(as of 8/1/10 12:58 PDT - Details)
Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 4076
Batteries Included: No
Age: 3 - 6 years
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 2 x 10.3 x 10.3
MPN: 1415
Model: 1415
UPC: 731346141507
EAN: 0731346141507
ASIN: B001UH50MU
Release Date: March 1, 2009
Shipping: Eligible for Super Saver Shipping
Availability: Temporarily out of stock. Order now and we'll deliver when available. We'll e-mail you with an estimated delivery date as soon as we have more information. Your credit card will not be charged until we ship the item.
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| Features:
| • | Colorful and easy project | | • | Just layer, glue and stick | | • | Have fun decorating with stickers, pom poms and more | | • | Creates 5 cute bugs | | • | A great beginning art activity |
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Product Description
Create crafty crawlers: just layer, glue and stick! There are thousands of possibilities in this one little box! This kit contains colored paper plates, 150 stickers and pre-cut shapes, chenille sticks, pom poms, fringed and crinkled paper, popsicle sticks, buttons, googly eyes, tissue paper, glue stick (1.4oz/40g) and easy to follow instructions. Contents conform to ASTM D4236 & F963. Recommended for children ages 7 and up. WARNING: Choking Hazard-small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 9 more reviews...
 The glue stick doesn't work July 19, 2010
Crafty Mommy
Poorly designed. The glue is not sticky enough to make anything adhere to the waxy paper plates. Useless. Helpful to read other reviews on improvised solutions. But what trouble. Do yourself a favor and order something else.
 Lots of fun and bonding with my 2 1/2 year old June 14, 2010
Noreen (Paramus, NJ)
My daughter loved doing these projects. I must tell you that the glue stick is not very good. I did have my daughter use it though for practice and I added liquid glue when she was done. Each project used at least one new decorating skill from the others. Also note that the directions may be on the bottom of the box and an extra set of stickers to reinforce the gluing. I liked that each projects materials were packaged individually. Made it easy to bring the caterpillar project to our campsite. I was able to keep my daughter quiet while my Mom was still sleeping. My daughter was able to create each bug in her own way. She asked everyday to do a new one. Some took two sessions. The bee is hanging in our dining room. The butterfly is on our front door. My daughter points them out to visitors that she made them and will have full conversations about them. We have since bought the tissue paper/ sticker box and are working our way through it. I bought the craft bucket for a birthday gift for her friend. Definitely worth the money and time spent making them.
Fantastic Art Project May 29, 2010
Red Ink (Phoenix, AZ)
My 2 1/2 year daughter and her 20 month friend loved the plate bugs. The finished projects were so cute that we used them in our daughter's room for decoration. The glue stick is worthless on this project however just regular Elmer's glue worked well. One thing I did was glue on major pieces such as legs and let them dry before the kids finished the project. Otherwise they were tempted to pull off the pieces. I am going to purchase more of the Alex Art Series projects. They are delightful and keep the kids entertained for up to an hour at a time.
Alex Little Hands Paper Plate Bugs May 13, 2010
Mom of Two
Unlike the sticker art, my three year old LOVED this kit and the projects it contained. Although the paste is mediocre (and some of the pieces that were glued didn't stay glued), she enjoyed every single bug. This kit is almost as good as the Alex Little Hands paper bag puppets. Now if Alex Little Hands made another two or three projects boxes, it'd be great.
 It's an ok toy, just needs extra glue May 7, 2010
Y. McManaman (Raleigh, NC USA)
The cuteness factor is huge. I'm not sure what the educational value of this toy is though. If you are looking for some type of arts and crafts activity that your child can really learn from, I suggest spend your money elsewhere. I used it solely as a "rainy-day" no-mess project for my 3 y.o. boy. Even then it was of somewhat limited use - he would put a few stickers on here and there and try to glue some parts together, but would get bored with the process since it's, well, a no-mess one. He was, however, absolutely thrilled with the end results. Speaking of "trying to glue parts together" - the glue stick enclosed with the kit is absolutely inadequate (as is pretty much any other gluestick I tried on this project). It simply doesn't hold the paper plates together and the googly eyes don't stick either. I ended up using lots and lots of scotch tape and even glue gun (for the eyes and buttons). Which kind of makes the kit difficult for 3-5 year olds. That was my biggest disappointment with this set.
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