Learning Resources Jumbo Zoo Animals I Monkey, Penguin, Zebra, Polar Bear, and Hippo, 5 Animals, Ages 2+

Great set of animals for toddler and preschool classrooms. Nice feel and very durable! Perfect for little hands!

These animals are solid and perfectly sized for little hands. My almost two-year-old grandson loves lining them up to make an animal parade. They are easy to clean and store.

On the whole, this is a fine set of animals. They are sturdy, well-colored, and they are MUCH larger than other sets we've purchased. And actually these are more fun for a toddler to play with. They include a monkey, penguin, polar bear, hippo and a very defective zebra.The zebra does not stand up on its own and keeps falling over because the front legs are flawed. You will find yourself having to fool with tape and matchsticks or something to repair this defect. Because of this, you should consider that this set contains 4 animals, not 5. It also means 4 stars, not 5.

Great customer service! Our grandson lost the hippo while on an outing and was very distraught. I contacted Learning Resources. Not only did they send a replacement free of charge, they sent a couple of surprise extra toys in the package. Over the top customer care!

The Jumbo Zoo Animals was a set that I bought because they were on sale at the time. My kids (5, 3, and 1) all love the animals and play with them in different ways. My 5 year-old loves to use blocks or legos to build a zoo like structure for the animals. My 3 year-old likes to play zoo and also matches them up to books we have about the different animals. My one-year-old loves to put them into his mouth. It is nice that I don't have to worry about any small pieces coming off. There are well made, a great weight, and painted to look pretty realistic. Much better than other play animals I have see in the stores. I will definitely be looking to add to our collection.

Don't panic! I'm going to teach you a very secret technique of the toy collecting hobby.That can permanently fix your zebra's legs. Without any glue, damage to toy, or any trips your home depot.Ok any vinyl or pvc plastics can be straightened or permanently moved into a new position easily. By heating the plastic with a hair dryer.This does not melt the plastic.melting plastic is VERY dangerous. I will go into that later in this reviewHere's your zebras problem. .his right rear leg is too long. And his legs are too close togetherHere's how to fix himOk get your hair dryer on high heat setting. Hold your hair dryer. Very close to the base of his leg on the inner thigh. Where it joins his body.Hold your hair dryer there for about 30 seconds. Don't overdo it.This won't melt toy. Just make toy soft and heat it upRemove the hair dryer.TURN OFF HAIR DRYERImmediately take your zebra and pull his legs apart from each other. pull them Farther apart then desired position.. While still holding legs. immediately run your zebra under cold water.Time is of the essence!Run under the water untill the plastic cools and hardens. Do this for each of his legs. I had to repeat these steps for the results I wanted.Took less than ten minutes.Now I have a zebra that stands wellAnd I'll be able to enjoy him for a lifetime.Hope this helps you.This technique works only for soft plastics.Not for rubber or hard plasticsAnd is best for arms, legs, and little accessories like swords and guns.also crucial to tell you.if you research this most people suggest boiling water for this technique. This is VERY dangerous. This will melt or otherwise destroy your toy. And, the melting of the plastic produces fumes that are dangerous. NEVER melt a toy.Also from a toy collecting view point.Vinyl toys are not cheap.In fact they are highly sought after.They are easy to clean. And have unmatched durability. These toys are not low quality. They do not have the detail you find in a schleich or papo animal replicas. But, does you preschooler care about detail. They probably just want to have fun

These animals are wonderful! They are larger that I thought they would be and perfect for our 1 year old as they are not a choking hazard. They are realistic and the detail in the coloring and texture is very life like. We know these will be a favorite for years to come!

We purchased these after my son played with a similar set by the same company at a local children’s museum. They are great quality and appear to be very well made. They are larger so don’t easily fit in the hands of small children such as those made by Schleich or Safari Ltd but appealed to us because they are larger. Now to collect all the sets!