I completed a review of the One2Believe Nativity back in November, and after my negative reaction to the set I was quite surprised when they sent me another set to review! I will admit that I liked the Noah's Ark set significantly more -- mostly because there was no weirdly shaped baby Jesus in this one :).
I did think the figures in the Noah's Ark set were cute -- especially the animals. However, the quality just does not compare to Shleich animals! My children do enjoy playing with this set and I feel I ought to mention that. I have several frustrations with One2Believe. One is the lack of quality material for the figures. Another frustration is the little tiny books that come with the product ore inaccurate. Specifically with the Noah's Ark set, my children were greatly disappointed that the ark itself did not open so that Noah and the animals could not go in.
What's my bottom line? For my money, I would rather purchase the Fisher Price Noah's Ark set (which we have) or the HABA Noah's Ark set (which we also have) or just collect Schleich animals and have Daddy build a boat!
UPDATE:: I feel I should mention that the top does come off -- eventually -- if you have really determined children -- which I do .
The bottom line is; We try not to insist on parent-led learning or gravitate toward child-led learning. We try instead to focus on God-led learning and ask for His input and perspective on every aspect of our home school. That way, when others fuss about what Dan and I are doing and make me second guess our decisions -- I can go back to our decision process and find God's fingerprints, reminding me that this is His way.
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