House Of Marbles Push Along Frog

If you, like me, cringe at the thought of someone buying your child that AWFUL popcorn popper that makes all the noise in the world as they push it around the house, THIS is a great alternative. There are 3 little wooden beads on each wheel. These beads are held on by a very short piece of rope. As you push the little guy around, the beads go "clank clank clank" against the wooden wheel. It makes noise, it encourages your child to play with it, and it's cute and fun. However, it does not slowly steal your sanity along with it. The handle is the perfect length for my daughter to push around who is around 32 inches tall, and she's pushing it out in front of her. It would probably be a comfortable push for a child up to 37 to 40 inches. The handle is just a small wooden knob, again, perfect for my kid. She's just turning a year old in the next few days so her hands aren't huge, she's still a little clumsy, and things that force her to hold something a certain way just end up frustrating her. I initially bought this as an alternative to a pull along toy we have. She loves it, but it's a few ducks held together by some flimsy plastic and the string is short. When ends up happening is one tips over because she pulled the string up to high, the whole thing stops being cute and fun, and then she gets frustrated when she can't gets it back to working. Not this push along! The wooden handle keeps things simple with little coordination needed. The clacking sound makes her happy, and the quietness of it makes me happy. It's GREAT for an apartment building (which is what we live in) so it's not driving my neighbors up the wall. It's light weight and easy for her to pick up and carry around the house. And, while her stocking is certainly quite deep, it fits great upside down as a stocking stuffer. Finally! A fun stocking stuffer that doesn't double as a choking hazzard!