Cast 'N Count Fishing Set

Pros: Easy to use in many ways
Cons: hard to find as it's an older model

My son received this toy from his beloved grandma - which she found at a local garage sale over a ye ...

Pros: Provides hours of counting and color learning "fishing" fun, especially in water.
Cons: Pictured version not readily available in most stores; try eBay or garage sales.

While cleaning out our basement over the weekend (which was a long overdue project, by the way!), I found a huge box of preschool toys that have been packed away for many years now as my older children (ages 10 and 12) have long outgrown them. In the...

Pros: Compact, durable, fun, educational, cool sound effects
Cons: can't immerse in water, fish hard to catch, requires batteries

Daddy and big brother love to fish. So it was essential that my youngest “learn” to fish also. His first fishing set was the Little Tikes Cast ‘N Count Fishing Set.

The Cast ‘N Count Fishing Set comes with a 16” purple fishing...

Pros: Numbered, colorful, easy to clean, durable
Cons: Difficult to catch fish

I work as a pediatric physical therapist and one of the toys that the kids love to play is the Little Tikes Cast ‘N Count Fishing Set. The Product Little Tikes Cast ‘N Count Fishing Set is comprised of 10 colorful fish, a fishing pole that ...

Pros: Fun and educational
Cons: Can't immerse in water

My grandson loves to fish. This summer I picked up a plastic pole (3 feet long) with and attached bright purple hook on the end. The line (string) was longer then a most kid’s poles so I had to be careful that Aaron did not get the line wrapped around...

Pros: Fun sounds; easy clean-up
Cons: Too tough for two-year-olds

The thrill of fishing with my family as a little girl has never left me. Hours upon hours sitting quietly in a boat on the lake or a canoe on the bay. The waves gently rocking the boat. The motion sickness bringing up a taste of the morning's wolfed down...

Pros: Fun! Promotes use of gross & fine motor skills, counting, simple math, colors, sharing
Cons: New rod uses batteries, but they are included

Little Tykes is well known for their high quality children's products and with the Cast'N Count Fishing Set you can see why.

Pictured you will see the older model which to me was just fine the way it was. We had purchased that for our oldest...

Pros: Aids in color and number identification, durable, role playing
Cons: Hard to catch the fish

This product has literally lasted me through two kids' rough play over a seven year span. I double-checked to see if it was the exact-named product, and it is. The only difference is the newer model has sounds which require batteries. This, in turn,...

Pros: good learning toy
Cons: none

I purchased the Cast 'N Count Fishing Set for my nieces second birthday. We have a house on a pond and she was always fascinated when we were fishing. So when I saw this I was like cool. So I bought it.

Shay loved it. The Cast 'N Count Fishing...

Pros: A fun toy...my son plays with it constantly
Cons: can't think of any

My three year old son received this as a gift last year and he still plays with it. Now his 11 month old brother is trying to take over. :)
This is a truly wonderful toy. My son has other fishing games but this one is so much easier to use....

Pros: Fun counting game for small children; durable
Cons: Can't think of one!

My son received this toy as a birthday gift when he was 2, and, besides seeing numbers on TV, this was his first counting experience. He started memorizing and recalling the numbers on the fish! It was a fun learning experience for him.

The...

Pros: A fun educational (counting), and imaginative toy!
Cons: None

Kids seem to LOVE this toy. I'm a preschool teacher, and we have this fishing set at my school, and it is SUCH a popular toy. I usually have it out in my classroom in the dramatic play area when I have the "Beach" or "Camping"...

Pros: Very colorful, educational and fun
Cons: The lid doesn't stay on the "tackle box" very well

My husband and I bought our then 2 year old son the Cast N Count Fishing Set for Christmas. We just couldn't resist the cute little fishies and the most adorable fishing pole! The colors are bright and catch the eyes of the young and old alike :) It...

Pros: sturdy, stores easily, encourages imagination
Cons: numbers on fish need to be darker

I've always enjoyed the Little Tikes brand. They seem to have a fine variety of toys to choose from. I purchased the Cast 'N Count Fishing Set about 3 years ago when I was setting up my home day care. I always look for toys that are not only sturdy but...

Pros: Very portable because everything fits together.
Cons: the clicker sound in the rod broke pretty easily.

This is a very cute toy for the avid young fisherman or fisherwoman. My daughter got it when she was 2, and it still sees a lot of use.

My kids don't use the fishing rod to pick up the fish very much, but they love putting the fish in the...