These turtles are the cutiest thing I love the number learning part of it. They can regonize the number and also learn to count the matching shapes on the turtles back. The kids favorite part is putting the turtles in the big turtles back like they are hiding.

It was a good learning tool for my 4 year old. It taught her how to recognize not only shapes and written numbers but made her count the shapes on each turtle. She enjoyed matching the number of shapes on the mama turtle with the number on the baby turtle.

My 2yr old knows all her ABC's but, for some reason, learning numbers did not come as natural. Since she loves turtles and anything mommy + baby, I thought this would be a fun toy to TRICK her into learning her numbers. The set comes with 5 baby turtles that can be nested into their matching larger turtles (parents). At first my daughter was only interested in pretend playing with the turtles, but then we asked her match the moms to the babies by color. Eventually, with guidance, she would count the symbols/shapes on the mom's shell, which corresponded to the baby numbers, and then match it to the babies. From there we asked her to name the babies by the numbers on their shells . . . and voila! She now knows her numbers; it took some time, but overall it worked! Learning numbers was our goal for this toy, but I can see this toy good for anyone wanting to teach shapes, colors, and matching.

The top and bottoms of bigger whales would not even snap together. The pieces did not fit. A WASTE OF $15.

I used this product with toddlers and they could not get enough of it! The turtles are adorable and educational and are an absolute joy to use in a classroom setting.

I used this product with toddlers and they could not get enough of it! The turtles are adorable and educational and are an absolute joy to use in a classroom setting.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My class really liked playing with this toy. It was easy to play with an very helpful with young childen. The children continue to ask to play with this toy.

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My 2 year old loves this set. He doesn't recognize letters yet, but he counts them and swaps the shells. Its very entertaining to watch

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My 2 year old loves this set. He doesn't recognize letters yet, but he counts them and swaps the shells. Its very entertaining to watch

[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My class really liked playing with this toy. It was easy to play with an very helpful with young childen. The children continue to ask to play with this toy.