Maxim Deluxe Wooden ABC Blocks. Extra-Large Engraved Baby Alphabet Letters, Counting & Building Block Set

I was recommended blocks as a great toy for my 5-6 month old. I researched all the blocks on Amazon and landed on these. Now that I have them, I can confirm that these are the BEST blocks on Amazon!! Here are a couple of the highlights: -large enough that they are not a choking hazard. I confirmed by measuring, they are 1.75in square. -well designed: fun colors, side images are lasered/ burned on so that it's not screen printed. Sides are rounded on 4 faces. I was hoping they'd be fully rounded but the sides facing the letters are flat. The rest of the sides are buttery smooth so I am happy with this part overall. They are not splintering. -paint doesn't come off in my baby's mouth. I tested trying to rub some off and it was solid! -pictures match letters- this was not always the case when looking for other blocks. Some of these blocks have only 2 labeled pictures. Other faces may be extra numbers, or it looks like some house components (window, brick wall, door) so you can build a house. -you get letters, numbers, and mathematical symbols. -comes with a mesh bag to hold all the blocks. These are the best! Highly recommend! I will get more sets as gifts for friends.

A couple other reviewers put up photos showing most sides of the blocks, but I figured I'd try to be as complete as possible. I bought this set because it was the only nice-quality looking wooden blocks that had both uppercase and lowercase letters that I could find. There are 40 blocks in total, 1 of each letter, with uppercase on one side, lowercase on the other, both colored, with duplicates for letters A, C, B, I, O, and T (my photos left out an extra O, I missed it). There are also 5 blocks with colored numbers, 0-9, with 2 numbers per side, along with addition, substraction, plus minus and equals signs, and a seemingly random question mark(the set is lacking a colon, so I assume they weren't going for ternary operations). If you want more numbers, the set also has an additonal 2 of each number on one of the stamped sides for the letters, with 2 plus, minus, times, division and equal signs as well. There's a 3rd 3,5,6, and 9, with 4 1s, due to the duplicate letters. The non-number stamped sides are 2 words and picture to match the block's letter, and one side with construction materials on it (bricks, windows, etc.) The colored number blocks seem to just have arbitrary extra pictures stamped on their sides, while the colored sign blocks seem to have porch decorations, and word-numbers with matching pictures up to six. The blocks are pretty high quality, quite large, and durable. The side's burnt prints are deep enough to feel the texture, while the tops and bottoms have a grated texture in the wood, with the letter/number being elevated and painted. I think for everything else, the pictures speak for themseves. You can see in the video our little 8 month old got a kick out of them when we first opened them, up, but I assume he'll appreciate them far more once he's older.

Looked at dozens of block sets. Didn't realize it would have been so challenging, they're blocks right. Nope. I bought these for my 1 yr old as he love handling and stacking things. So I considered several things. 1) size. Many sets are 1". These are 1.5" square. Plenty large to see and not shove in mouth. 2) quantity, there's 40 blocks. Six sided content. That's 240 faces of content. 3) coloring and printing. These are high quality. Each block has two painted sides. On these faces the content is milled into the wood. Not printed. That requires time and machinery. The other 4 faces content is heat pressed into the wood and has great detail. The paint used does not appear cheap. It has not peeled, flaked, or faded at all. Obviously high quality color. 4) quality wood. The wood was well sanded and had zero rough edges both with nor against the grain. In the end I know he's young for these and is not understanding the content but he physically enjoys them. He loves when I stack them and he knocks them down. He also tends to reach and remove the tallest block in a stack. You can see him thinking while interacting with the, I find these acceptable for his young age. No worries. They're good quality will last until the recommended age. Just wish they included a small wagon or drawstring bag. We used a clear plastic container. I may make a small wagon for these. Great blocks. Spend the money. These aren't cheap but you'll get what you pay for.

We love these blocks! They are very well made- sturdy, vivid and fun! I love the pictures that correspond with the letters and numbers. You get the entire alphabet A-Z, the numbers 0-9 and mathematic symbols +-x division = and a ? Mark. All of the letters have uppercase on a side and lower case on the other side. The numbers are 2 sided, so for example 5 on a side and 0 on the other. Some of the letter blocks have numbers etched in a side as well (the letters that have numbers etched in the side were doubles.. ie- I have 2 ‘c’s however it has a ‘6’ etched in a side. The blocks also come with a handy black mesh bag to keep them in that is a Velcro closure, great for travel or to carry with you for the babysitter. Blocks are the perfect size, about 1 3/4 “ per side! As you can see from the video, my daughter enjoys seeing how high she can stack them! She is 1.5 years old so she doesn’t recognize the letters and numbers just yet but she does recognize some of the pictures! I always do a good amount of research before my buys, and the negative reviews were minor in my opinion and nothing too concerning... I’m glad I didn’t let those reviews keep me from buying these blocks... I give them 2 thumbs up, and no, this review is not given for a free product! If you’ve come across this review, get them! The amount of fun we’ve had with these will pay for themselves over and over again!