Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy (2288) vs Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys
What separates them
These two differ on 3 recorded specifications. They are different kinds of product — wooden shape sorting cube against cotton t-shirt, 3 pack — so read the table as two spec sheets rather than a like-for-like.
Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy (2288) vs Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys
Melissa & Doug
Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy (2288)
₹1,499
Age grading on a toy is a choking-hazard grading rather than a difficulty rating, which is the thing most people misread -- a bright 18 month old is not the exception the grading was written for.
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Carter's
Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys
₹1,499
Sizing on children's clothing is by height rather than age, and buying by birthday is the commonest reason a garment does not fit -- a 4T is for a child of about 102 cm whatever their age.
Full details →Who the Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy is for
Buy it if: Children 2 and over working on shape recognition and fine motor skills.
Avoid it if: Any child under 2, and any household where a younger sibling can reach the pieces.
Who the Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys is for
Buy it if: Anyone buying by measured height rather than age, who washes cold.
Avoid it if: Anyone buying to age -- children of the same age vary by a full size or more.
Specifications, side by side
3 of 16 rows differ. Differences first.
| Specification | Melissa & Doug Wooden Shape Sorting Cube Toy | Carter's 100% Cotton Crewneck T-Shirt 3-Pack for Boys |
|---|---|---|
| Price | ₹1,499 | ₹1,499 |
| Age grading | 2 years and up | Sized 2T to 7, by height rather than age |
| Safety | Contains 12 loose shapes. Age grading is a choking hazard grading, not a difficulty grading | No drawstrings, which is the recognised strangulation hazard in children's clothing |
| Weight | 1.1 kg | 120 g each |
| Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty | 1 Year Official Brand Warranty |
| Colourfastness | not published | Wash dark colours separately for the first few washes |
| Drawstrings | not published | None. Drawstrings at the neck are a recognised strangulation hazard and are prohibited in children's clothing in several markets |
| Durability | Solid wood rather than laminate, so it survives being thrown | not published |
| Fabric | not published | 100 percent cotton jersey, about 150 gsm |
| Material | Solid wood with non-toxic paint | not published |
| Neck | not published | Ribbed crew, no shoulder snaps above size 2T |
| Paint standard | Meets ASTM F963 for surface coatings | not published |
| Pieces | 12 shapes plus the cube | not published |
| Shrinkage | not published | Cotton jersey shrinks roughly 3 to 5 percent on first hot wash. Wash cold |
| Sizing | not published | By height, not age. A 4T is for a child of about 102 cm regardless of birthday |
| Skill | Shape recognition and fine motor, not counting | not published |
| Why 2 plus | The shapes pass a small-parts cylinder test at the boundary. Under 2 they are a choking risk | not published |
Every row is a figure one or both products record. A blank is a figure the catalogue does not hold, not a zero.
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