Lovevery Review 13: The Investigator Play Kit (Months 31-33)
January 21, 2025
Play Guide Months 31-33
As always, this play guide has pictures of each toy that are labeled with the name, a short blurb about something relevant to this age, developmental information for this age, ways to play with the toys in this kit, and extra ways to play. I do not use this to test my child and see if he is meeting these goals. I use this as a thing to work on, ways to support him. There is a wealth of information in this book, and so many ways to play. It would be impossible to duplicate this.
Lovevery: Not Duplicable
Amazon: Not Duplicable
Jump In Eco Hoops and Organic Cotton Bean Bags
I love that these toys came in the kit. I feel like a lot of Lovevery Toys are sit down toys. I like that they added a physical, movement toy. Aryi loves the hoops, he calls them hula hoops. We play the tossing the bean bag game. We match the colors. Aryi likes to go through the hoop. I can also use this in setting up an obstacle court. You can get an Amazon Dupe for a few dollars cheaper.
Lovevery: $16.11
Amazon: $12.99
Liquid Lab
This liquid lab is beautiful. We get so much use out of it. Pouring liquids is one of Aryi’s Favorite things to do. Especially with his new Kitchen, he will pour for hours. I have a liquid lab from Learning Resources and one from Kiwico. This Lovevery one is the best. It is the best quality. Noone beats their quality. This Amazon dupe is a few dollars more expensive. The quality will not be the same.
Lovevery: $16.11
Amazon: $19.99
Match and Tap Hammer Box
This hammer box is so much fun. There is a great opportunity to practice fine motor skills with this toy. The toy is also great for color matching and can really grow with the kid to eventually match the pattern. We love this toy. You can find a $9 cheaper hammer toy on Amazon. It will not grow with the child or allow for the same color and pattern matching.
Lovevery: $16.11
Amazon: $7.19
Twist and Pivot Pattern Puzzle
This puzzle is a great next Step for us in doing puzzles. It is difficult, but I do believe Aryi will master it quickly, just because he is great at puzzles. It is great quality, chunky pieces of wood painted beautifully. I found a dupe on Amazon. It looks like it has poor quality. I can not say that for sure. That is just how it looks. It costs $8 more for the dupe.
Lovevery: $16.11
Amazon: $24.99
Things That Move Memory Game
This memory game is cute. We have been working on learning how to do a traditional matching game. He has mastered matching with the pictures showing, but when we flip them over, he is still learning the rules to that game. Aryi LOVES the box this comes in. He calls this his present. You can buy a similar set of cards, but much more on Amazon for about half the price.
Lovevery: $16.11
Amazon: $9.99
Countdown Color Timer
This timer is a good Idea. I had to put it out of reach because Aryi wanted to just keep making it go off. I want to use it for what it is actually meant for to teach time. It seems like this is above Aryi’s head at the moment. It may be a bit premature for him. I’m not sure if that means it should or shouldn’t have been in the box. I am seeing more and more, different kids learn different things at different times. While Aryi is advanced in puzzles, it isn’t time for the timer yet. The Amazon dupe is a few dollars cheaper.
Lovevery: $16.11
Amazon: $14.39
‘The Play Date’
This book was super cute. The little girl goes to her friend’s house for a play date and there are big emotions and sharing included. Aryi loves this book and every Lovevery book. It is great to see real kids dealing with the real emotions he has to deal with. There is a Pete the Cat Playdate Book that is $5 cheaper on Amazon. Aryi loves Pete, so he might love that book just as much.
Lovevery: $16.11
Amazon: $11.94
‘This is Not Your First Book’
This book was so cute. It is a silly book. It goes through parts of a book and how you read a book. Aryi loves it.
‘How Can I Help’
This book is great. It is a good example of the diversity we get to see. This little boy clearly needs help walking. I like Aryi to see things like this so that he doesn’t see disability or people that don’t look like him for the first time just out and about, he has some context and understanding. This book talks about manners and how even the toddler can help. This is a great book and helped Aryi start saying please. It made me realize he was ready for things like setting the table.
These books are great. The Amazon Books I picked couldn’t compare. They are cheaper, but do not have the same impact.
Lovevery: $9.40 x 2
Amazon: $8.99 + $6.06
Worth it?
Amazon Dupes total out to be $106.74 before taxes are added.
The Lovevery Playkits come in a few buying options(7 items/playkit and 2 items/book bundle):
$120 for 1 box ($125.34 after taxes) – $17.90/item
$138 for 1 box with book bundle ($144.14 after taxes) – $17.90/item + $9.40/book bundle item
$342 for 3 boxes ($357.21 after taxes) – $17.01/item
$396 for 3 boxes with book bundle ($413.61 after taxes) – $17.01/item + $9.40/book bundle item
$432 for 4 boxes ($451.24 after taxes) – $16.11/item
$504 for 4 boxes with book bundle ($526.44 after taxes) – $16.11/item + $9.40/book bundle item
You save $18 buying 3 kits and $48 buying 4 kits.
I definitely think it is worth it. Even though looking at the numbers it seems like it isn’t worth it. To me, it is worth it for the books Alone. We love to read. Books with real children experiencing real life really help us with things like manners, learning about diversity, and learning about emotions. The quality of these toys is above par and we lovevery every single thing that came in this Kit.
Lovevery: $131.61
Amazon: $96.54 + tax
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