Learning Resources Alphabet Acorns Activity Set: Educational Focus on Letters & Shapes for Preschool & Kindergarten Learning
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The Alphabet Acorns are a versatile and engaging educational toy that helps children learn letters, colors, and fine motor skills. Each acorn contains a small object that corresponds to the letter on the acorn, making it a fun and interactive way to teach letter recognition and sounds. While some guests found the caps difficult to snap on and a few pieces confusing, the overall feedback is positive, highlighting its educational value and durability.
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4.3 out of 5 stars with 107 reviews
broad age appeal: 4.54 out of 5
educational value: 4.54 out of 5
length of play: 3.92 out of 5
quality: 4.31 out of 5
value: 4.5 out of 5
82% would recommend
17 recommendations
3 out of 5 stars
5 February, 2026
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.com
Cute idea but tops are too hard to get back on
Cute idea with lots of flexibility with play. The major issue is that I cannot get the tops back on, let alone my three old. They don't seem to fit!
4 out of 5 stars
22 September, 2025
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.com
Great, but the vowels….
I love this product. It promotes fine motor development with the use of opening and closing the lids. The object sounds are all great.. until you get to the letter i. All the vowels are short A-Apple, o-octopus, u- umbrella, e-elephant. But i was the long sound. For ice cream, it should've been an igloo. My son still loves the toy and enjoys playing with it but if you're gonna have a long sound have both items in there since vowels have 2 sounds always !
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
20 September, 2025Verified purchase
No toys inside
I just purchased this over the weekend and I opened it today and there were no little toys inside. I'm very disappointed.
1 out of 5 stars
Thumbs up graphic, would recommend
20 August, 2025
Repeated pieces
Got two cars Instead of a robot.
4 out of 5 stars
13 July, 2025
Great for imagination and playing together
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My grandson and I like playing with these. Great for encouraging letter association with words. Tops are easy to remove but difficult to get back on and closed. He loves pulling out the objects inside and then finding other objects that start with the same letter.
4 out of 5 stars
12 July, 2025
So simple, but so many ways to play!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This toy is so simple, yet provides so many ways to play. We actually were using Easter eggs prior to receiving this toy as a way to learn and sort colors and objects, etc. so when we got this Acorn toy, it was perfect AND added the element of learning the Alphabet into it. Our toddler can sit there and play for quite some time just opening and taking things out, and putting things into these acorns. We are also using them as an "acorn hunt" game (similar to Easter egg hunting!) and having our toddler find all the purple acorns, or the blue, etc. and it keeps her so entertained. The only downside to this toy is that some of the objects don't fit easily inside of the acorns, so our toddler gets frustrated when she can't close the acorn lid unless the object is at a very specific position.
5 out of 5 stars
8 July, 2025
Great product for helping my energetic son learn!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My son was so excited to use this educational toy from the moment he saw it! We received alphabet acorns for free from Learning Resources in exchange for an honest review. My son is 5 and going into kindergarten this fall. I wasn't sure how to help him learn his lowercase letters and sounds of letters but this toy helps with everything! There are so many different ways to use the alphabet acorns and that's what I love the most! When we first opened the toy we put the toy pieces into the corresponding acorns, this took awhile but actually kept my sons attention (which is hard to do)! The next time we played with it, I took the tokens out of the acorns and hid the acorns around the yard, my son found them, told me the letter on the acorn, and then matched the token to the corresponding acorn. We also took the acorn tops off of a few at a time and matched the uppercase letter to the lowercase letter on the top and talked about letter sounds. This educational toy seems so simple but I was actually amazed by the many ways we could use it to learn! My son loved showing me how much he knew and certainly felt a sense of accomplishment and pride. I would recommend alphabet acorns to anyone with preschool or kindergarten aged children!
2 out of 5 stars
28 June, 2025
Disappointed
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I typically love Learning Resources toys, they are always well made, and this one is no exception. Unfortunately, neither my 2 or 4 year old were interested in this toy. My 2 year old took off every lid and that was all she did with it. The tops of the acorns are incredibly difficult to put back on and it just creates way too many small pieces to pick up (there are 78 between the tops and bottoms of the acorns and the little figure in each one).
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5 out of 5 stars
27 June, 2025
The best toy!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This toy is so much fun! Such a fun way to learn you abcs as well as words that start with each letter that's easy to remember! As well as color coordinating!
5 out of 5 stars
22 June, 2025
The best game for my preschooler!!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My daughter loves this game. It's educational and also keeps her entertained!
4 out of 5 stars
20 June, 2025
Great for letter recognition
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My son loves these acorns & recognized them immediately from Ms. Rachel. He loves opening the acorns and seeing what's inside. The only downside is that the toys inside are really small and easy to lose. Within 5 minutes, the koala was MIA. The kids are also a little tricky for little hands, but overall we love the set. My 3.5 year old is now associating the letters with phonetic sounds and is starting to understand the concept of spelling.
5 out of 5 stars
19 June, 2025
Fun!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I really love that this can be used in a variety of ways and seemingly for a range of ages as well. My daughter is 3.5 and was able to realize this in certain areas, matching, colors, etc. I feel like once she learns letters a bit better she will be able to also figure out which characters go to what letter and this will make it even more useful for years to come. I love that the acorns are firm and the lids are pliable to where you can squeeze or manipulate them a bit to get onto the acorns.
5 out of 5 stars
19 June, 2025
Perfect for toddlers learning their alphabet!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My 3 year old loves playing with these! I recommend getting a little basket to store them in! Tons of little pieces that can easily get lost. We only take these out for a more structured play time and put them back immediately to good loosing any of the pieces! They are also very easy for little hands to open and put the lids back on the acorns! If you are a Ms. Rachel fan these are the same ones she uses in her Alphabet video! Some of the items in the acorns are a little different from the ones she uses though!
5 out of 5 stars
17 June, 2025
My daughter loved it!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My daughter had so much fun with this new toy! I love how it teaches her different things like colors, alphabet, uppercase and lower case, and so much more! It's also made with extremely durable material.
5 out of 5 stars
17 June, 2025
My daughter is enjoying the activity set!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] I used the activity set to teach my daughter different activities. She was able to feel them as well learning alphabets. I show her the letter then say the letter have her repeat back then she will show me letter again.
5 out of 5 stars
16 June, 2025
My 3 year old loves this!
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My daughter loves this. She is 3 and is in the process of learning her letters and basic counting. She loves the pieces and being able to put together the acorns and mixing and matching the colors. So happy!
4 out of 5 stars
13 June, 2025
Cute Educational Toy
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] Thank you Learning Resources for the Alphabet Acorns Activity Set! The set came with acorns for each letter of the alphabet, and while I was expecting for the toys to already be inside of the acorns, my 3.5 year old son had so much fun helping me put them inside. Each day this week, he's come home from school and this has been the toy that he has immediately gone to. I love that they help teach upper and lower case letters to my little one, and the toys inside are great to start teaching him the sounds of the letters. One tip that I have is to use the provided instructions when you're first putting the toys in the acorns. Some of them can be mistaken for other things and the instructions clearly state which toy is for which letter. The only downside is that the tops of the acorns can be a little tough to snap on, but I'm sure over time it will just help with my son's dexterity.
5 out of 5 stars
13 June, 2025
Perfect for learning through play with my son
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My son is 3 years old and this alphabet acorns set has been a great tool for learning while playing. Each acorn has a letter and a matching figure inside, which helps so much with visual and motor skills. It's colorful, sturdy, and super fun. He loves opening and closing the acorns and sorting the objects by color and letter. I really recommend this for little ones learning the alphabet.
2 out of 5 stars
27 March, 2025
originally posted on http://www.learningresources.com
After time, they won't close
I really do love this product, but after having these acorns for awhile, they no longer go back together. This has been a great product for me to use in speech therapy. Sad they no longer work.
3 out of 5 stars
Thumbs down graphic, would not recommend
26 February, 2025Verified purchase
Missing items
3 stars because they gave me two letter P's instead of the letter M