Product Description

The ultimate creativity toy! Original Colorforms will provide you with limitless possibilities. Designers, teachers, and toy collectors alike agree- this is the best creativity play set theyve found. An exact replica of the Colorforms Set that launched the company in 1951-it was recently selected for the Toy Hall of Fame. Includes 350 brightly colored shapes in an elegant, spiral-bound book and case. The Colorforms easily attach to any glossy surface, or to one another, by applying slight pressure across the surface of each piece. A 2002 Parents Choice Classic Award Winner.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #940 in Toys & Games
• Size: 14 3/4" x 12 7/8" x 1 3/8"
• Brand: University Games
• Model: 73414
• Released on: 1998-02-01
• Dimensions: 1.50" h x 14.63" w x 12.75" l, 3.25 pounds

Features

• Original Colorforms will provide you with limitless possibilities
• Exact replica of the Colorforms Set that launched the company in 1951
• Includes 350 brightly-colored Colorforms pieces
• Encourages creativity and imagination
• Winner of Parents Choice Award for Top Classic Toy

From the Manufacturer
The original set that launched the Colorforms brand back in 1950's is still a winner with kids, as well as a nostalgic favorite for adults! This set includes 350 brightly colored Colorforms pieces in an elegant, sprial-bound book. Enjoy the wonderful world of imagination and creativity with this classic set.

Customer Reviews

Very fun toy
I got this toy for my daughter when she was 2.5 years old. She loved it from the start and still plays with it often six months later. At this age, she doesn't make the type of pictures that older kids would, but she likes arranging the pieces on the floor or on the included boards. When she gets older, I expect that she will like making pictures, too.

Our pieces stick well to the boards. The stick even better to each other, so when you make a pile of pieces when cleaning up, they stay together nicely.

I think any kid that enjoys stickers will have fun with Colorforms. A big advantage that Colorforms have is that you have the option of picking up and moving the shapes. Plus, you don't have to worry about Colorforms being annoyingly stuck to things like furniture and trying to scrape them off.

One good tip I got before buying this set is to NOT discard the extra vinyl between the shapes. You can cut extra shapes from this material - such as crescents (great for smiles on faces), stars, flowers, etc.

The only negative of this toy is that after six months of use, the corners of the boards are looking a bit frayed, but after that much use from a toddler, that is understandable.

Love the idea
I find this set to be exactly as the set I played with in the 1970s. The five pages of shapes are in a spiral bound book - there are tons of shapes which is great. My kids, younger than the suggested age at 21 months old, really seem to enjoy this toy - they love stickers, however unlike stickers, Colorforms don't ruin furniture when stuck on wood! Our Colorforms did not stick well to the two included boards at all - in fact, they fell right off. I saw another reviewer mention this as well. I called the manufacturer and they are sending me another set - hopefully these will work better. I am hoping these are isolated incidents and not an overall product problem.

All in all, a good toy with good play value!

THIS is Colorforms
What is being sold today in stores as Colorforms bears little resemblance to the original Colorforms set. The original Colorforms has 5 large pages of heavy-duty vinyl shapes in a spiral binder, each page a different color. The Colorforms stick very well to the 2 boards included in the set, and children (and adults!) can spend hours transforming the shapes into pictures. The original Colorforms set is pricey but will last a lot longer than today's Colorforms (which seem to lose their stickiness after only a few uses) and really sparks a child's imagination.