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Best-Buy Tub of Animals

$59.99

Best-Buy Tub of Animals

$59.99
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3 yrs. - 7 yrs. / Preschool - 2nd gr.
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Almost every kind of animal—in one value-packed set! You get all the animals you need for imaginative play, life science lessons and more—from mammals and birds to insects and dinos! Tub is filled with 100 realistically detailed vinyl animals. Lion measures 3 7/8" in length.
Item # BT183
WARNING: CHOKING HAZARD - Small parts. Not for children under 3 years.
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Ratings & Reviews

Best-Buy Tub of Animals

Overall Rating: 4.6 out of 514out of 14 reviewers would recommend this product to a friend.

March 20, 2025 - By Kyra

Nice variety of animals. They are a big hit for my animal loving kids. We have used them as counters, in sensory bins, and just for free play. They are played with daily.

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Good Variety

November 19, 2024 - By Lynnfrom Kansas City, KS

The variety in this tub makes it easy to find animals for each theme we are teaching.

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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July 10, 2023 - By Ariatna Garzafrom TX

My son plays with this tub of toys every single day!

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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Gold!

November 25, 2022 - By Jamie P

These animals are absolute gold! My kids ages 9,6 and 3 play with them everyday. They are amazing quality and will last for years. I was happy with the variety of animals included. They are pricey but definitely worth it. I want to buy a second set!

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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June 08, 2022 - By HERMINE SARGSYANfrom North Hollywood, CA

Big selection

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Great selection of animals

January 21, 2022 - By Platte Clove Schoolfrom Elka Park NY

This set is totally worth the high price. The variety of animals and insects is great and the quality is good. Kids enjoy adding them to their unit block creations and they will bring joy for years to come!

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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3 of 3 people found this review helpful

Animal Figurines

January 18, 2021 - By Grandmotherfrom NH

This product was adequate for animal variety but disappointed that while there were 5 horses, 5 turtles and 5 butterflies, the set did not include farm animals such as a goat, sheep, donkey or jungle safari animals such as a hippo or giraffe. As a retired speech therapist working with a verbally delayed toddler, I would have preferred inclusion of more basic animals instead of the multiples.

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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36 of 36 people found this review helpful

November 09, 2020 - By Alicia Smallfrom Saratoga Springs, UT

I homeschool my children and these animals get played with just about every day! They love them, and I love being able to teach about the different kinds of animals!

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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10 of 10 people found this review helpful

Loved

October 29, 2020 - By Grandmafrom Colorado Springs, CO

Our granddaughter loved this! She was having so much fun pulling each animal out and lining them up. Flying the bugs around. It was fun to watch her.

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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3 of 5 people found this review helpful

Perfect for hands-on learning

July 15, 2020 - By Aprilfrom Jackson, MS

Plastic animals are sturdy, interesting and have somewhat realistic characteristics.

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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5 of 5 people found this review helpful

good value

September 14, 2018 - By Veronicafrom WESTFORD, MA

A good value for a large variety of animal figures that would otherwise be too expensive to buy on their own. The only thing that would make it better would be a key that identifies the animals included.

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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18 of 19 people found this review helpful

Use to teach classification

November 30, 2013 - By BugBobfrom Mission Viejo, CA

To teach animal groups, I have students (I teach college) sort them into groups. This leads to discussion of the traits that put relatives together into the categories of genera, families, orders, classes, and phyla. The real animals are often not available and/or dangerous to hold, and preserved specimens are brittle, so these models are spot-on.

Yes, I would recommend this product.
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14 of 14 people found this review helpful

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