Bright Starts Start Your Senses Sensory Giraffe

Product description:

This giraffe toy has four "feet" -one plush black and white foot, one red plastic ring with smaller black and white rings on it, one red flat textured plastic, and one small round mirror with a black and white rim. The feet dangle from the plush body, the belly of which also has a black and white pattern. The head and body are plush, but the neck is floppy. A wide velcro-closed loop is attached to the head for attaching to other things.

Review:

I have a 6 month old son, and I'm beginning to notice the short timespan many toys are developmentally appropriate for babies. They just grow and learn so fast! This toy is an exception to that rule. We got this as a Christmas present when he was 2 months old, and at first, he mostly just liked to watch it as we dangled it above him. It caught his interest very well, though -we would just hold it and twist it gently, and because the neck is floppy, the toys would just dangle and swing around -worked like a charm at stopping a few fussy fits.

We then hung it from the bars of his activity mat, and he really loved batting at it -the big black and white foot was the best (my husband called it the "hypno-foot" because of the black and white swirl and circle design -and it hypnotized the baby.) Once he was old enough, he really liked grabbing onto the ring "foot". Now he is teething, and the red flat plastic foot and the mirror foot are great things to chew on. He has outgrown the activity mat somewhat, but likes playing with the giraffe while sitting or during tummy time. I have a feeling he hasn't found the end to it's uses yet!

Very few toys can hold the interest of a 2,3,4,5, and 6 month old (and likely beyond). The fact that this has a nice large velcro loop for attaching to things also means that you can attach it wherever without having to worry about using the plastic ring things -it can wrap around a carrier handle or a crib rail just as well (which are hard to attach things to with the rings).

Love this way more than the Lamaze giraffe we also have (he has never been too interested in that one) -so if you're going for a giraffe toy, get this one instead!

UPDATE -my son is now 11 months old, and loves having the giraffe attached to the bar across his car seat. It worked as a great distraction on some long trips. I think he'll be disappointed when we move him to the next size up car seat and we have no where to hang it!

My 7 month old son is teething so he was biting the ends (one tooth coming in, other than that, he's all gums) and he hurt his mouth on the striped mirror. He's fine, no injuries. There are teething pieces on the end of this toy that are softer for his gums, but babies cannot differentiate. He likes this toy, but gets bored with it fast.

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I don't ordinarily write reviews, but I had to write one about this toy. I agree completely with the first reviewer. My son received this toy as a gift when he as about 2 and a half months and he's been playing with it every day since then. It's currently my go to toy to make him happy. It goes with us everywhere and I was actually looking to buy a second one to keep in the car. This is an awesome toy.

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First of all, my son LOVES this toy! The feet have fun, interactive objects. The colors are bright. He holds it by the neck and flips it around and around. He's liked it since he was 2 months old. He's 6 months old now.

Here's the problem... one of the feet has a mirror on it... the black and white circle foot. This MIRROR insert came loose and presents a choking hazard if the child can pull it off... mine started too.

I contacted KIDS II... the customer person (no clue btw!) suggested I needed to remove the plastic covering on the mirror and that the packaging states to remove film covers, etc. Well, that was NOT the problem and she clearly does not understand. I KNOW that you need to remove plastic films from toys...duh! The actual MIRROR can come loose and come off in the child's mouth and choke them.

I have removed the mirror insert now and given the toy back to my son, but POO POO on KIDS II for having no clue on this issue and not even attempting to correct it.

Parents, just be aware and remove the mirror. Feel free to contact KIDS II also and tell them what you think if you feel the same way.

UPDATE (3-2012): Kids II discussed this item with me and sent a replacement. This one is slightly better, but my son doesn't have an interest in it anymore.

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I ordered this for my granddaughter and she loves it. It can hang on a car seat or use it in the house. It's easy to grasp and big and colorful.

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