My First Words

I really like these, they are double sided , one side has pictures the other side has things to interact with the child like questions etc..I'm impressed with the quality, thick card - defiantly look like they will last a while, I love that there actual real life images rather then animated pictures, I personally think that's better, and easier to connect/ associate in the real world. I got these for my baby whos coming up to 3 months - as I believe the earlier the better - he has fabulous concentration skills and loves watching me flick through them. so he should have these for a couple years. I've also got the 'animals' touch and feel. Happy with this buy. Only thing I would say is I think it's a good idea to have a variety of flash cards as they all come with different images and words to learn. The box is very sturdy and good quality with velcro so keeps cards nice and intact when putting away after play time.------------------------------------------Review update! 16/01/2020So i started using these cards with my bubbs from 3 months hes now coming up to 9onths! And absolutely loves them, now he picks them up on his own and can associate sounds with a few of them as that's how I've been teaching him, each day he has a favourite card that hes most interested in , it's really amazing to see how he engages with them because I started showing him them so early on I defiantly can tell that he recognises seeing them, he really does look at them and they hold his attention for a while, after going through the pack with him, I just watch him look through them himself and remind him of the words. I would highly recommend this type of activity early on! I can only imagine how he will interact with the cards in a couple months. They still are looking in good quality as he isn't strong enough to Bend them, sometimes attempts biting them but there really strong he does much prefer looking through them!

These are good. Had 16 cards.Mirror, jumper, shoeBaby, teddy bear, ballApple, corn, jamFish, dog, cat,Car, tractor, fire engineKeyThe only reason I gave it 4/5 is that I think they could have done with things like cup, water,banana, carrot, hand, foot, than say tractor, fire engine, keyThe cards are big enough to keep the little ones attention and visually see, real images as opped to drawings. Thick enough card. My little one likes to stack them or pile them up and make them rain and they have held their shape. I like that these have ideas how to ask questions using the image . The box it comes in is good. Has a velcro tab to keep it closed yet my girl can open it to play.

Some of the cards are great, they’re great quality, have multiple languages on the back, they’re real pictures and they’re perfect words for babies to learn as their first words. Dog, cat, fish, jam, car, etc. Great for first words. However, fire engine? Bit of a mouthful for a first word, isn’t it? Keys? Does a baby really need to know what keys are? A mirror that doesn’t actually show a reflection, therefore not showing the baby what it actually is? Not really helpful, is it? A spoon, bowl, cup, hands, eyes, etc would be much more suitable for first words in my opinion.

These are an ok set of flashcards, BUT when I purchased these on 24/10/2018 the description stated "Each card has a touch and feel area..." in the final paragraph of the description. So I was disappointed to find that these were just pictures when they turned up, as I already have bigger sets of picture cards for cheaper - these seem quite expensive for only 16 2D picture cards. I also find it a bit strange that one of the cards is an ear of corn?! Bit of an odd choice for a selection of baby first words considering there are only 16 cards in total in the set. Probably could have chosen a more common/recognisable piece of food for a baby - i.e. carrot/broccoli etc...On the positive side, they are a nice large size, pretty robust and my 1 year old loves the "cat", "dog" and "car" cards currently and can select the correct one when we say "woof woof", "meow" and "brrmm brrmm"!!I have also purchased the Touch & Feel versions of the DK "My First Animals" and "My First Things That Go" Touch & Feel Picture Cards. The animals are quite good, but I wasn't too impressed with the Touch & Feel elements on the "Things That Go" flashcards. See individual reviews for these.

Lovely picture flash cards. What we like is that they are real photos of every day items that our toddler can relate to, not animated. At 16 months he will make the animal sound or run off to point to the related real word. We lay the cards out on the floor and he points to the word or place cards around house next to item. Really handy box for travelling, have just brought for weekend to my parents. The cards are big and chunky, good quality thick card, so toddler can hold but not bend and crumble. On the back of each card there are prompts for the parent when talking about the word, as well as teaching how to say it in Spanish, French, German and Chinese. We had previously purchased first animals which have a touch and feel element.