Tidlo Musical Instruments

I have decided to add some more dimensions to my Home Ed & we will be adding some Montessori exercises, I am in no position to be able to send Eldest to a Montessori establishment, as such I’ve put a lot of time and effort into researching the whole philosophy and I will be implementing it at home.

I will be reviewing a lot of the products we have purchased, simply because there is a lot of interest in the whole Montessori thing, a side from that the items I have bought can be used without sticking to the principals I’ll be using them for.

So first up I ordered the Tidlo Musical Instruments by John Crane. It arrived, the children went scatty. Eldest recognised the ‘John Crane’ logo from the Rainbow Recorder she tested for them not so long ago.

I picked up this set for £19.99 which is a reasonable price considering what is included.

Box Contains

The Clackers are missing as they were picked up before I managed to take a snap…

The items are all great quality, the sound of the instruments are fantastic. The thing I was dreading was having an overly loud and harsh sounding set of instruments, because I know these will be played with a lot. I was pleasantly surprised to find that they aren’t harsh at all, they have a really mellow sound to them. They are smooth, easy to handle and light.

Testing the Clacker and the Maraca out.

Obviously this needs to be super tested by Eldest.

There are a lot of fantastic points to these, not only did the children get to experiment together with different sounds, good quality items, but it has it’s own box. Now, maybe you don’t mind about things coming in their own box. But I really love this. IT HAS IT’S OWN BOX.

All 14 items can be tidied away into it’s own storage and put away until next time. Another point, is – there is a strap. Tiny hands are able to safely carry everything. Just is in case you, like me, like a good box, with some straps. Here is the proof.

As it states on the box it’s 3+ in age, some of the items like the Triangle, Triangle Tapper and the Handbells can be a bit risky in very tiny hands, hands which like to put everything in their mouth. That being said the other items are pretty secure.

The item’s I received did vary than those in the picture, however in honesty I am happier with the ones I received. My Handbells didn’t have the red rope design or the smooth handle and the Triangle Tapper wasn’t soft tipped. That minor observation done, the girls really enjoyed playing music together, I enjoyed hearing it. These are high quality sounds that no one will get bored of any time soon and are sure to last a while.

I never receieved anything for this review, we just enjoy the product!