If the first set of reviews wasn’t enough to get you interested in Noah’s Pals, then just wait until you see what the rest of our bloggers had to say about these durable animal toys (or really, collector’s items).

The animals, ranging from the simple cow to the very fancy and difficult to pronounce ”muntjac,” come complete with a card that describes everything about the animal, as well as a code that allows you to register online them as part of a collector’s club. In fact, the bloggers were impressed with the website itself. “One thing that stood out to me is the dynamic website for the collection. You can track your collection there and you can also read about the various animals. Each informational page offers an educational blurb plus quick to find classification of endanger, vulnerable or common and where they are commonly found in the world.” Besides, if you are going to collect tons of toys, might as well collect something that you’d be glad to display if your kids got older.

From bloggers who were animal toy experts to others who were just happy to have toys that did not require batteries, the parents that checked out these toys absolutely loved them. One blogger used them in her Sunday School class and had parents asking her left and right where she found them. However, she along with a few other parents noted the following: “These toys are more educational from a scientific perspective than a religious one, though of course they could be used as a teaching tool for the latter.”

 Our bloggers noted the high quality of these toys. “They are of good quality, highly detailed, and I think they will be durable as my kids play with them over time.” “Personally, I was impressed with the quality of the animals. Each pair is individually hand-painted and created from sturdy PVC, and managed to withstand some pretty rough play from two boys.” ”The animals are hand painted with exact detail but made of plastic so they are very durable and easy to carry in small hands. A few of the pieces were a bit small for really little ones (the doves and Noah’s staff) but the larger animals were large enough to not only use for fun but educate about the animals.”

And if you didn’t catch it on their website, the toys are handpainted, as one blogger so happily noted. “They’re great quality, and the inner crafty geek in me is impressed that they’re all hand painted.” This blogger added another cool fact about these toys. “…I also LOVE the fact that there are unlimited pairs of the common animals, but a limited number of vulnerable animals and even fewer pairs of endangered animals, just like in the real world.” Similarly, many bloggers were glad to see atypical animals featured. “One of the neat things about this set is the fact that it incorporates many of the lesser known animals, which gave us some really interesting conversations and led to research, which is always a nice bonus.”

One blogger’s kids’ experience says it all. “It was like magic. They carefully opened the boxes, identified the animals, asked for their names (each pair of animals is given a set of names), and then played with them. And played with them. And played with them.” 

You can check out the entire collection of Noah’s Pals here, and purchase them here.