Fridge Magic Interactive Children's Magnetic Learning Calendar - Blue- Fun Educational Tool for Time, Seasons, and Weather Awareness - 40x32 cm with Easy Hang Loop

This is a great learning classroom calendar for getting children to begin to understand the months, days of the week, seasons etc... I chose this particular calendar for a couple of reasons. Firstly it’s straight forward and simplified. Some of the other calendars were too visually cluttered and I found them hard to focus on the current day, month etc. I also didnt want to have a large calendar that would take up the better part of a wall. We are using this in a homeschooling atmosphere whereas an actual classroom with lots of children would require those large calendars. The material is a hard cardboard and comes with a cord to hang. For us this is meant to be looked at once a day and hung back up. So we have no need of anything overly heavy duty because this isn’t something that’s getting played with or walked around the house with. Another thing I like about this calendar is how the months are colored in groups for the seasons. For example March, April, May are all green signifying they are all Spring months. Overall I am more than happy with my choice and would purchase it again.

We love this calendar! It is a little smaller than I'd hoped, but it gets the job done. We sing the "Months of the Year" song and "Days of the Week" song daily to help my Pre-K daughter learn these basic skills. After a few weeks, she has them memorized both in order and recognizing the sight words. My only complaint is that it does not include a year. I used a dry-erase marker to write the year on the top. We go over yesterday, today, and tomorrow. Following the numerical dates has helped her understand basic addition and subtraction when trying to remember the previous and future dates. Her favorite part is choosing the weather. She will jump up and race to her room when the weather changes from cloudy to snow, etc. Very fun and definitely worth the money.

We bought this for my granddaughter, now nearly 5 1/2, and grandson, 3 yrs. 3 months. The granddaughter can do most of this for herself, with assistance, and enjoys it very much. She has learned a lot from it. For the grandson, it's still all about having something magnetic to stick, and little pieces to toss around, but he admires his sister's ability to do and understand it. I find the quality quite good, it's cute, it's durable, and we're very happy. I'm about to buy another one for a different grandchild.

This is a great teaching tool for kids. My little ones were familiar with the days and months but this helps to solidify it in their minds. They know the spelling of each day and month and now I mix up the days and months and have them place it in the right sequence and they enjoy it! I also supplement it with a real calendar so that they look up the date and then it's fun for them to point it out on the calendar. I think this is one of the best tools to teach kids days, months, seasons and weather that is quite tangible and interactive instead of just repetitive songs - though I also incorporate days of the week and months of the year songs as we do this each day. My only recommendation would be to make the magnets a bit sturdier and bigger as it can be easily smashed if the calendar falls down . But this is a fabulous for young ones to use and great for teachers to incorporate in their classrooms.

We got this calendar for our 2-year-old for Christmas. Pros: The pieces are colorful and the typeface is very readable. There's a place to put all the pieces that aren't in use. In addition to date, day of the week, month, and season, there's a weather category, which is nice for a pre-verbal kid -- my daughter can look out the window and decide which weather magnet to place. The pieces are big enough to be handled easily. Cons: The backing board has warped so it has a noticeable curve to it. It doesn't affect the magnets, but it does annoy me. The magnets are quite weak -- this might actually be a "pro" because it's easier for a kid to move the magnets, but it also means they tend to slide around at the slightest touch. The icons for "winter" and "summer" are similar to those for "snow" and "sunny," which is confusing to my daughter. The magnets are made of foam with a flexible magnetic backing, so they can be bent if you're not careful with them. All in all, my daughter and I like this calendar, and I think it will be great for helping her learn calendar skills. I just wish some of the little things were better.

I bought this calendar for my two year old daughter's room. I wanted to teach her about the passage of time, days of the week, months of the year, seasons, and weather. This calendar does all of that and looks beautiful at the same time. She looks forward to having me change whatever needs updating on the calendar each morning. It has become a nice part of our morning routine. I do update it myself and I did hang it out of her reach on the wall because magnets are a dangerous ingestion hazard, especially with children under three. Other reviewers have mentioned the thoughtful attention to detail with regard to the color coded months to match the seasons and the almost Roy G. Biv (I say "almost" because the indigo color is actually pink) colors of the days of the week, but it bears repeating because it is such a great feature if this calendar. I think we will get many years of good use with this calendar and I'm extremely pleased with this purchase.

My 4yr old enjoys it. She is so excited to do it every morning. After we got it, my daughter once dropped the magnets in water and they still work good. She can move the magnets herself without any difficulty. I like the bright colors and clear right sized fonts. The months are presented in different colors to indicate seasons. The magnets for weather includes partly cloudy and sleet as well. It would been nice if we had 'windy' too. What I miss is the traditional layout of a calendar so it would have been easier to teach concepts of yesterday, today and tomorrow. It doesn't have anything about it, but we practice it. Overall, I consider it a good purchase.

I researched many different calendars before ordering this one and I am very happy with it. The labels are easy to read and organized very well. I love the color coding done with the days and months, brilliant. It keeps her attention and is helping her learn the days/months/seasons. I wish that the magnets were stronger. The labels/magnets don't fall off by any means but it would give me more peace of mind if they were a bit stronger. I also would like it better if the middle row where the today or current magnets are displayed was a different color than the accessory magnets so it highlighted the current date and such a bit more.

A beautiful, colourful, interactive chart for children to learn from.

Magnets not so strong so bits do fall and get lost if not looked after, but nice product.

Ich war auf der Suche nach einem englischen Kalender für meine Klasse. Er lässt sich leicht aufhängen und nimmt dabei kaum Platz weg, zudem ist er leicht zu lesen (auch von weiter weg). Die Farbgebung ist attraktiv für das Lernen, die wesentlichen Aspekte am Kalender gehen dabei aber auch nicht unter. Was mir besonders daran gefällt: Die Farben der Monate passen zu den Jahreszeiten! Die Anbringung über die Magnete ist super einfach und es hält gut. Auch für Kinderhände geeignet! Ich würde diesen Kalender immer wieder bestellen!

I bought this for my son who has autism as a visual device to help him be more aware of time and date. I love the concept of this calendar and it has worked very well for us. It gets him to think, what is the weather like or is it hot or cold etc while also teaching the days of the week and names of the month in a fun way. Definitely recommend. Delivery was on time. Quality of the item is very good.