Baby Einstein Roller Pillar Activity Balls

I contacted the manufacturer of this toy to see what chemicals are used in the plastic, they are really good at trying to get around the question but after a few emails they admitted they are made of PVC with phthalates. They are toxic chemicals that you should not let your child play with! I'm returning ours.

When purchasing this product, keep in mind that you're buying a set of balls. They are round, they roll, they have little trinkets inside that move in fun ways spinning, clunking around, shifting, etc.

They are not an overly interactive toy, other than the part where they are balls and they roll. If you're looking for something with the potential for major interaction and advanced play, do not buy a set of balls.

The above is mostly in response to the reviews that seem to be implying the toys are not as advertised. I'm afraid that, well, they're balls. They do what balls do.

The face lights up and has ears my 9 month old absolutely loves this one and has learned to bang it against things (loudly!) to get it to turn on. He also has quite a bit of fun chasing the others around as they roll off in different directions.They're great for grasping they do indeed fit perfectly into little hands, and my little one seems to really enjoy how easily he can pass them from hand to hand. The textured color part on them is also nice for sensory input, and the colors are bright.

So! If you want a set of balls, buy these. They're quite nice for what they are. :)

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This has got to be the worse purchase I made for my baby. I went out of my way to find it and buy based on the product features:

Feature 1:

"Balls are perfect for little hands and encourage your baby to touch, explore, and discover lots of fun"

I agree they are sized just right for my baby's little hands to grasp. Apart from that, there is nothing else productive with it. There is nothing to touch except a bunch of cheap feeling plastic balls. You know those plastic balls that come out of the $0.25 vending machine at the entrance of toy stores? This feels and looks exactly like that. I expected a higher quality feel with a multi-texture experience. Disappointing. Each ball has tiny indents and ridges on two sides so it feels a little bit different than each other. But you'll need to be extremely sensitive to even care.

Feature 2:

"5 unique activity balls feature: light, rattle, chime, real-life imagery and multiple textures

You have four round balls that have different objects inside that make noise. All I hear are rattles. I don't hear any of the ball that chimes. Maybe they changed the object inside the ball.

Then a fifth yellow ball with a smiley face with cheeks that light up when bumped and doesn't roll. My baby just bites on the plastic ears and one that I don't mix with the others for fear that he may fall on the protruding ear and poke himself.

The multiple textures in all the four balls are just ridges and indents on the coloured portions of the balls that are too negligible for my baby to even care.

I don't get the "real-life imagery" portion as there is one photo of a dog in one of the balls. On the opposite side of the photo of the same ball is a cartoon image of a puppy. In the other balls is a plastic cut out that's shaped like a planet with a ring with little balls inside, then another ball has a plastic spiral cut out again with the same little balls inside, then a cartoon bird in the next ball, with the last ball being a smiley face. Real life imagery? If you live in Toontown.

Feature 3:

"Encourages: multi-sensory experience, fine motor skill development and crawling"

I disagree on the multi-sensory experience as stated above. I do agree on using it to encourage fine motor skill development and crawling. But then again any baby safe object you buy you can make him learn to grasp. Or place the object far away from him so he can try and reach out for it until he learns to crawl. That's how I taught my baby to crawl and grasp even before this epic fail purchase.

I would recommend just investing in a more expensive toy that includes balls and teaches CAUSE AND EFFECT so your baby will have loads of fun and learning activity than plastic balls that have no lasting play factor than a few minutes when he moves on to other objects in the playpen.

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As another reviewer has pointed out, these are balls. They roll. Some of them rattle and one of them lights up, they are not incredibly interactive toys and when I was given these as a gift I was ready to give them away thinking they were pretty useless. When I was having difficulty getting my baby to spend any time on his tummy, these came in incredibly handy. I would lie down on my tummy, facing my baby and roll these back and forth to him. They captured his interest enough to increase tummy-time from one minute to five and more, and now he's fine on his tummy. He now picks these balls up and because some of them rattle, has learned to shake them to see if they make a noise. He also bangs the light-up ball with ears to make it glow. Not only is he learning fine motor skills but cause and effect. So for a very basic toy for newborns through to 6 months or more, I think these are a great purchase my now 6 month old picks these up every time they are put in front of him. As for worrying about them being toxic, they don't spend nearly enough time in his mouth for them to be a serious concern. Frankly, I think the pollution in the air we breathe every day is more hazardous to his health and there's not much I can do about that.

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Our baby girl LOVES these balls. We got them for her around 6 months and she loves to shake them and now (at 16 months) throw them quite far. Definitely worth getting for your child, lots of fun and got her moving, trying to crawl after them.

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