Earlyears Pound n' Play

I got this for my son for his first birthday. I looked at several ball pounders, and decided on this one based on the recommendations on this and the others. This one is simple enough for a one year old to be successful pounding the balls through the holes (and he doesn't have to match the colored ball to the colored slot). He seems to really enjoy this toy, and appears to understand the concept of placing the ball in the slot and hammering it through. I have no complaints about this toy, and would easily recommend it for a young toddler. (Just watch out for the occasional hammering on you or your pets.)

This toy is straightforward and fun for a one year old. Teaches hand eye coordination and the hammer and balls are also fun on their own. Your child does not need to color match for the toy to work. Any of the balls can go through any of the holes.

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While keeping all four balls with the toy has proved a little squirrelly,my 13-month old loves this toy and it holds his focus much better than many other far more expensive items. It's easy to keep clean with a wipe down and it's versatile in that my son plays with it in different ways (balls through holes with hand, using the hammer, rolling the balls across the wood floors and fishing them out of the plastic box or out of anything else he can drop them in. An excellent choice for a baby with rudimentary motor skills and a passion for plastic hammers!

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We purchased this product for my son's first birthday. It is a decent toy, although he received a better toy that essentially does the same thing. The balls on this toy are a little hard for my son to push through the holes at the top. He still does enjoy playing with it, but I would recommend the Fisher-Price Sit Up & Pound Arcade over this toy. The balls are much easier for a one year old to push through the holes and it has fun music each time the balls drop.

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We bought this toy for our nine-month-old who likes to beat on things. For that it's super. She does have to hit the balls pretty hard to get them to go through the holes and she isn't so much interested in that yet, but she'll grow into it. I would say to be careful, however, because she has gotten her hand stuck in the hole trying to pull a ball out. She started to whimper and I looked down at her to find that she had shoved her hand into the the hole to pull out a ball and, because she wouldn't let go of the ball, she couldn't get her hand out. The thing is like a raccoon trap! Other than that, however, it's quite good. I love that it's entirely kid-powered with no batteries or obnoxious noises.

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