Safety 1st Temp Guard, Duck

As others have mentioned, the word "hot" shows up at relatively cool temperatures on this duck--somewhere around 99 degrees(F)for mine. (How do I know? Because my baby bathtub came with a built in thermometer.) That's for a good reason. If you're a new parent you're probably not very good at judging the right water temperature for your baby (I wasn't) because their skin is much thinner and more sensitive than yours. Babies need a much cooler bath than you do. It's better to err on the side of too cool than too hot.

This duck disciplines you into keeping the bath feeling only lukewarm (not hot) until you get used to how baby's water temperature should feel. Once you've got the hang of it you've still got a cute ducky for baby to play with in the bath. Not a bad deal for less than the price of your morning latte.

This duck floats well. Cute. Decent size for little hands to hold. It doesn't have a hole at the bottom because it is replaced with a blue temperature sensor where the word HOT turns white if the water is hot. Water will not get into the duck, so there is no worry about water getting in and forming residue/mold. Downside is, the duck doesn't quack. Also the temperature sensor always show HOT even if the water is tepid. Well it's alright for me because I didn't care for the sensor, I just wanted a cute duck.

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To use this product, you place the underside of the duck in water for a few seconds and then remove it to see if the word "HOT" appears in bold pink letters on the bottom. If it does, you can adjust the water temperature and try again. It is a very simple tool to use. It does not tell you if the water is too cold for a baby, so you might be better off to start warmer and then adjust down to lower temperatures. I personally don't think it is necessary to buy the more expensive bath thermometers because this does the job just fine. It is also fun to use as a floating bath toy!

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Great bath tub toy! It works as its supposed to to gauge the temperature for your little one. Great job!

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Duckies are a classic bath toy for a reason, and my kid loves this one! The temp sensor on the bottom is too sensitive to heat, though -it reads "HOT" if the water's even a tiny bit above lukewarm. I don't even bother to use that feature anymore!

Manhattan Toy Beads Wood Rattle

My 5 month old received this toy for Christmas from a dear friend. The quality is excellent and we couldn't help but pass it around...it's a great fidget toy for toddlers too. Compared to the Haba version, this one has more colors and more spheres than the competition. This could be a downside if you have a little one who isn't fully sitting up to play, as it is heavy for a baby to hold above their face as they lie on their back. Overall a stimulating and educational toy for all ages and definitely one to pass down.

I have not seen a child play with these, though wow, they feel great and look great, so I think kids would love them. But I'm a grown up with rheumatoid arthritis that includes my hands, and I love them for hand therapy.

I've used quite a few wooden toys for therapy with my hands. I'll bet they would cost 5 to 10 times as much if sold for therapy, and wouldn't be painted those great colors! The colors have helped get me to use them, and they have done me a whole lot of good.

These wooden toys are so well-made that I still have all the many I've bought, ready for action. For the last 3 1/2 years I've been combing a Standard Poodle daily, and that has turned out to be great therapy for my hands. So the wooden toys have been standing by, looking good and ready for action when needed.

This is a quiet toy, beautiful and well made, and the balls are just right for my hand needs. I certainly recommend it!

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Our son has been interested in balls since he was just a couple of months old, so when I saw this toy I thought it would be the perfect clutching toy for him. We have the classic ball rattle. It is very well-made, wooden with very bright, pretty colors and it can be manipulated and balls will clack against each other. I had high hopes for this becoming a popular toy with my son, but over the months as he got older he didn't express much interest in it. He would pick it up every so often and hold it for about 10 seconds and then drop it. He is 17 months now and he will pick up the toy sometimes and say "ball" and try to pull them apart. It seems he would like them to be separated, probably so he can throw them and play with them like a regular ball, though we have plenty of those around the house. So all in all, for us this toy didn't really work out, though I don't know that is was necessarily because of a bad design, just our son's personal preference.

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My 6 month old daughter immediately loved this toy, but I am returning it because the paint started chipping (big chunks) as soon as I received it. I checked the company's website, and although the paint is supposed to be non-toxic, I still don't want my baby eating/licking paint, non-toxic or not. Plus, this toy wasn't cheap. Sadly, I have decided to return it and not get another one.

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My 8 month old daughter has enjoyed many Manhattan Toys, but I am shocked that this rattle is considered appropriate for any teething baby. The paint chipped off and my daughter left teeth marks on it. I washed the toy (by hand like I do anything that goes in her mouth) and that led to the wood cracking and further paint peeling. I threw it away minutes after I received the toy. I had bought it because she enjoyed a different wood rattle where the wood was colored with organic dyes. That is the way to go with a wood rattle.

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Forum Novelties Lil Builder Complete Costume

My toddler son is 21 months and the costume fit perfectly. He is slightly above average in size. I think this would fit when he is 2 years old, but probably not 3 years old. The outfit came with the hat, the red scarf and a tool belt and tools. It was a pretty cute outfit, easy to wash and dry.

Dr. Bloom's Chewable Jewels Bracelet and Necklace with Rectangle Slide

I purchased this product for an autistic child in my kindergarten classroom. He was happy to have something to chew on other than his shirt and I was pleased with the product for the first 30 minutes. After that, he bit through the rubbery cord the chew slide was attached to. I retied the cord and before the end of the day, he had bitten through it again. The next day, he wore it for the first hour and then I noticed the chew slide was missing. He was either biting through the cord or twisting it until it broke, and the slide was missing. So, lesson I should have learned was I should have found a string to attach it to the first time he bit through it. If you purchase this for someone that needs to bit something, replace the string right away.

This is a great product for children that have a tendency to chew on nails, hair or clohtes. It even helps stop the habit. Bravo!

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My baby girl is 7 months and has 2 beautiful lil teeth on the bottom. She is very well aware that she has them! This jewelry get chomped constantly and still looks fashionable. I would most definitely recommend this product for a bitey baby

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This is incredible, only the translucent marble isn't as transparent as it looks, but I would still rate this 4 stars. It gets dirty easily, and we can't find a solution for that, it attracts dust, which is everywhere!

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Thought this would be a low profile stress reducer for my five year old who has started sucking her hair. It is huge and she would never wear it to school. Everyone would laugh at her.

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Disney Store Jumbo 37" Perry the Platypus Plush from Phineas & Ferb

I bought this Jumbo Perry at a Disney Store. It is very large compared to the Talking Perry. It's supple and firm yet soft enough to hug and cuddle. The only issue is that this Perry can get dirty pretty easily if you use it on the carpet or floor. I was going to buy one a few months ago when it came out and could not find a clean one because all the little kids would "ride" Perry around the store which got the tail and his bill dirty. So I would probably not use it as a foot stool as Disney has suggested. While I'm sure it can be cleaned with a damp rag, I'm not buying something dirty brand new! And obviously, due to the size, that would be the only way to clean this Perry anyhow. Anyhoo, I love my jumbo Perry!

* As you can see from the photos I have shared, the mini Perry on top, the talking Perry in the middle and the jumbo Perry on the bottom!

This platypus is just as long as a real platypus. It also weighs almost as much as a real platypus. Scratch it behind the ears(if it has any ears)and feed it platypus food. Take it to the vet every month for a daily checkup. Soon if you take care of this platypus,it will love you! I got this plush from the easter bunny. Sometimes when I hug it and squeeze it it's arms and legs get in the way. Great for a pillow and great for taking it to any place. Overall great plush.

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This is the largest Perry we have seen and is the same one that Disney Store has carried but were sold out when we were ready to buy. This Perry is very soft and my son even keeps him in his bed. Good quality, very happy with the purchase.

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Got this for my daughter and she doesnt put it down! She sleeps with it and is completely in love with it!

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We really enjoy this toy. The legs are soft but surprisingly strong and stable which is great for my 6 month old that plays on it. I'll admit it makes a decent pillow too lol

Mary Meyer PufferBellies, TabbyBelly, 7"

Our son got one of these over 2 years ago from Grandma when he was in the hospital. It's been his buddy ever since. The poor cat looks like it's been put through the ringer, but even still the only damage is the stitching for the face has come a little lose. It hasn't come off, just needs a little clever adjusting now and then. It's been very durable considering all the play time it's gotten and all the adventures it's been on. :)

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DEDC LED Colorful Flashing Rubber Dolphin Bath Toy

This dolphin is made of hard plastic and is very small. It has 3 flashing lights..the blue flashing light only lasted about 5 minutes. The other lights faintly work after a month of use. There is no way to replace the battery.

A little smaller than I would have liked but it lived up to the description and it worked like a charm.

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My son wishes it made noise but it is a fun distraction in the bath and out so I'm happy!

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It works. (Really stupid on/off) It is REALLY very small. About 1.5 inches long. I guess I didn't read the product description very well.

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It arrived very fast which was nice, but the dolphin was a lot smaller than I imagined it would be. I knew it wasn't going to be big, but I thought it would be the same size as a regular rubber deck. It's tiny!

Rubie's Costume Deluxe Octopus Costume

my daughter loved it! she was so cute. everyone commented on it and told her she had the best costume!

Purchased for my 3 month old daughter. I agree with the reviewer who stated that it was difficult to get the child in/out of the costume. Not well thought out! My problem is with the fit. It's HUGE on my daughter. This was labeled "newborn/0-6 months" but would easily fit a kid twice her size.. It swallows her up! In looking at the tag from the manufacturer, it's obviously been clipped at the bottom to remove sizing info. Very cute costume, too bad the company deliberately sent an incorrectly sized item. Buyer beware! ETA: my father-in-law purchased a rabbit costume from the same company for 0-6 and it's MUCH smaller (probably a little too small, it wouldn't fasten around her bottom) with a tag intact.

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I love this costume, but I'm super frustrated and disappointed because the entire bottom half of the costume is sewn on sideways. The legs are sewn on front-to-back, instead of side-by-side. So, when she puts it on, the waist has to twist for her legs to fit in it. Fortunately, we can still make it work because I'm afraid we don't have enough time to send it back and get a new one, but I wish we did have time. SO disappointed :(

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This is an awesome Halloween costume. I won't use it again, but the quality is good so that I can sell it or pass it along to someone else another year. My child looks so adorable! At 75% this was worth the price!

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I loved this costume and we received many compliments on it as well. It is quite unique; we didn't run into any other Octopus' along the way. The only things I would change, if I could would be the material to be a little more stretchy and soft and also to have it open a different way than only on the arms up top. It was a bit difficult to get in and out of. BUT, with that said, it was still worth it!

International Playthings ELC Click Clack Caterpillar

My 13 month old daughter enjoys playing with this toy. It has two tracks on the front and the back; one for the balls and another "centipede" like track for small segmented cars. It was easy to put together and another good feature of the toy is it shuts itself off quickly to concerve battery power.

I expected the toy to be bigger, and more durable. The plastic is good quality, its not delicate, but still can be broken easily by 1 -2 yrs old. Colors are good, and was easy to assemble. My 10 yrs old daughter assembled it ( she is smarter than normal 10 yes old so read 15 yrs old :) ..)

Over all, its a good quality, fun toy, but looking at this after it arrived, comparable toys are available at lower cost. However, had I seen this before ordering, I would put the price range below 30$

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Como Child Gift Pull String Red Light Tortoise Toy Fuchsia Orange

I bought this toy for my daughter, i was so excited since she LOVES animals & things that light up. Thought this was perfect, plus the price wasn't bad (or so i thought). Once i received it i was shocked at how small it was, then the pull string kept getting stuck, it barely moved across our hardwood flooring, and the overall quality seemed a bit cheaper than dollar store toys. =/

If you're looking for a toy that you don't care if it gets destroyed within a day or 2 then this is perfect BUT not worth more than $1. I'd recommend just going to the dollar store for a "okay to destroy" toy.

Taggies Colours Take A Long Plush

Something nice and soft for baby. has squeaker in the middle. other security blankets feel a bit big; this is a nice size. although he loves the squeaker, i might've liked it without it because he only can put the edges in his mouth and it isn't quite the same as putting some thin, flexible fabric in his mouth that he soaks with his drool and sucks on; he loves that! still, it is nice and he likes it. good seller also.

My little boy has not once been interested in this taggie. It's not very interesting for him to play with. No noise and no interesting texture... just felt and the tags. I have a few of the other taggies and they are much better to keep little ones interested.

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I purchased this for a friend's baby. She was very unimpressed. Months later after not seeing her or her baby in a long time, I visited her and found this on the baby's car seat. I asked if she got it out just for my benefit and she said that her baby couldn't go anywhere without it. He loved the texture of the tags and how easy they were to put into his mouth. Score 1 for ME!

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Lovely Ovely Unusal Cotton Girls Baby Pink And Rose Feather Hairband Headband

I purchase the baby red feather headband as a gift, its so adorable and different from other headbands. Color and beauty of this headband was even prettier in hand! Very Happy with the purchase and received it fairly fast. Will do business with you again. Thank you so much.

Fisher-Price Discover 'n Grow Select-a-Show Soother

So upon going to target for odds and ends, I came across this item. I already have a soother for my DD but the projection is so loud you have to turn the music almost all the way up (which is too loud lol). Anyways this soother is not what I had expected. Don't get me wrong, it's a great product but I feel like It could have been better. It has 2 different volume options and 3 different light disks. The light could be a bit stronger so the projections would be clearer and the volume louder as well. It's a great solution to those wind up mobiles and dark rooms. Soothers in general are great.

I was so excited for this product for my six month old. The projection was so blurry that we couldn't make out the images. Sending it back.

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I ended up tossing this in the trash shortly after buying it. The projections were WAY too blurry, I couldn't even tell what they were! Would NOT suggest buying this product.

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Something went really bad with this product. Images are not clear. My daughter loves another similar fisher price projector that shows only two pictures, this one has three pictures, alternating images on the same board, but they are not clear no matter the distance from the wall or ceiling. At least music themes are good.

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Pretty nice unit, small and cute. My daughter loves the light and sounds. Ocean noise is great. The only hang up for me is the blurry projections. Is that a giraffe?.... Maybe some kind of orange alien?... Debateable

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Sassy Pour and Explore Water Whirl Bath Toy

The spinner needs a lot of water pressure to even spin a tiny bit. You can't pour water into it to make it spin. The teeter-totter part works slightly and the suction cup is very flat and doesn't stay up. It slides and falls right away. It looks very cool in it's picture and description, but I was very disappointed! There are much funner bath toys you could buy with $5. I suggest The First Years Finding Nemo bath cups which I bought on Amazon the same time as this. $5.99 and very cute with interesting water spouts on each one. My son likes these out of the tub as well. You can also stack and nest them.

I thought this would be a cool bathtub toy, but it's hard to make the wheels spin. You have to pour a lot of water fast to really make it spin good. My daughter can barely make them spin, so she lost interest in this toy really quick. My older boys play with it occasionally, but it's not a good toy for a toddler.

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I saw this online and thought what a cute toy! My kid loves to dump water...Well, there is a major flaw. It only has one suction cup on the back. When you dump water into the top of the toy it flips upside down from the weight of the water. This becomes very frustrating. My kid gets mad and knocks it off the wall. There are better toys out there, Save your money!

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While this is a simple bath toy, our 1 year old isn't as interested in it yet as we hoped. It sticks to the tub, it's smaller than we expected, and it doesn't always work the water doesn't always spin the wheel. It flows through very quickly, which means the cause and effect our toddler is looking for isn't worth the effort (yet).

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I thought this would be a fun bath toy for my kids, 4 and 1, but I was wrong. As all the other reviews stated, it doesn't work the way it should. The water doesn't really make the pieces move and when it does its just not that exciting. My kids don't ever play with it. Maybe the water reservior needs to be larger. A regular cup gives my kids longer playing time in the tub than this toy does.

Flip to Win Hangman Game by Melissa and Doug

My daughter, with Downs Syndrome, asked for a hangman game, and she could use this one without trouble. She loved it, and we enjoyed playing it with her. Good produce

I thought this was just the right gift for my niece. She said it was her new favorite game! I bought more for my other nieces.

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My six year old recieved this as a birthday gift and loved it. She likes to play hangman in restaurants while we wait for our food and this is the perfect take along for that. It has a little rubber band holder for the marker that has a built in eraser on the tip. The letters are banded on black rubber bands which makes it easy to use since there are no pieces falling of at all. The writing area is a little small but overall we love it.

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Taggies Naturals Organic Toy

I really searched long and hard for an organic stuffed animal that I could buy for my son. I was thrilled when I found this puppy. It is adorable; however, when we opened it, it was marked "made in china" and "surface clean only". If I had know either of these things before purchasing the puppy, I would not have bought it. If I am buying a stuffed animal for my son, it has to be able to go in the washing machine. We weren't returning it, so I decided to give it the washing machine test anyway, because he wasn't going to chew and suck on it without me being able to wash it. I washed it on delicate cycle in a delicates bag. It was a failure. Sadly, it did not wash well. The stuffing is all out of sorts which is why it is probably "surface clean only". I rated this two stars because I feel that stuffed animals that will be played with, carried around, dropped, hugged while sick, etc. should be able to be properly washed. I hope this review helps you when you decide if this is the right stuffed animal for you.

My son loves this puppy, but as the previous rater stated: YOU CAN'T WASH IT! After a wash it is all crumbled up on the inside. And why would you get a toy for an infant, that you can't wash. Specially for that price! I would have loved to give it 5 starts, but that was just a let down!

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While the taggies dog is cute, it looks much better in photos than in person. Was not very soft and my son who loves stuffed animals has shown no interest in it. Love our other taggies but this was a waste of money.

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We purchased this for our 4 month old grandson, as we wanted a non toxic toy for him to grasp and chew on. He loves this and seems comforted by it. It washed up nicely, was not put in the dryer,was allowed to air dry. Pricey, but my grandson is worth it.

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Very soft ,sweet toy but very small for the $30 paid. Nice material and craftmanship.Pony will fit in a diaper bag and is easy to tote otherwise.

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VTech - Tiny Touch Phone

Worked fine as a toy for a couple of months, then transformed into the TINY TOUCH PHONE DANCE REMIX version, which was pretty annoying. Whenever you turned it on, it would start having a sort of audio seizure. As an aside, though, the phone is built to last!

Toy makers seemed to have missed the point. The more a cell phone looks like a real cell phone the more your kid will want it. Up until now, my child has tossed toy cell phones to the side and stolen mine whenever the chance arises. This phone actually caught his attention for a little while. The mirror with lights is great and somewhat like the touch screen on most phones now. He still likes my phone more, but at least this is a good second. I would definitely buy this item again. While it did take longer to arrive than most items, it arrived within the estimated shipping dates.

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I bought this just before Christmas for my 1 1/2 year old niece, and so far she seems to love it! The buttons are bright, music is good, lights up details all correct in listing, no surprises and all some of her favorite things. She hasn't quite figured out how to push the red button so that it exposes the keypad, but I suspect that problem will be solved in a short time. Very sturdy and colorful.

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I bought this to put in our diaper bag for when we are out and need a little distraction. So far it's serving its purpose. My son has a different phone (Fisher Price learning phone) at home that he loves and I wanted something similar so I got this. I thought he would like it since it has lights and buttons and sounds which he loves. It's a bit quiet but that's good for when we are out and I don't want a loud toy getting everyone's attention. It doesn't say too much but has a couple repeating songs that are cute. This will only distract him for a little bit like while waiting for our food to come to the table or in the car for maybe 10 minutes but that's all I needed. The phone is a bit hard to slide open for him but other than that he seems to have fun with it. I think it was a good deal for the price. My son is 18 months but I bet an even younger baby would like it even more except that it's a bit bulky for tiny hands. I like that it's small enough to fit nicely in our diaper bag though and big enough for my son to reach in and get a grip on it when he wants to play with it. Overall I am happy with it.

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My 2 year old and 10 month old love phones. My 2 year old has a Handy Manny phone that's a good size and my youngest loves it too;therefore they're usually fighting for it. So I bought this one for my youngest and he loves it, maybe not as much as the other one but he loves the blinking lights and pictures on it.

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Sassy Me In The Mirror

Unlike some of the other mirrors for babies this one is pretty low-key, no flashing lights and not a lot of noise. That being said the Me in Mirror is still an excellent toy for your newborn. This was one of the first things that I bought for my daughter, toywise. Even if your little baby hasn't mastered grabbing at things, they should still enjoy this toy. After all babies are fascinated by faces.

I use the Me in The Mirrir primarily as a crib mirror, when I had used it as a toy for her during tummy time, she had managed to almost pull it onto her head. About the warning for a choking hazard: this is concerning safety pins, I never used the safety pins, instead I tie it to my daughter's crib.

My daughter enjoys carrying a conversation with herself, of course she probably thinks that there is another baby. It is a lot of fun just watching her look at herself in the mirror and laugh. She also enjoys playing with the gummy ring and the rattles that are attached to the mirror.

This Sassy product caught my eye because of its colors when I was searching for something for my baby's crib during playtime. Me in the Mirror provides the reflective mirror and some cute and colorful attached toys around the border which spring off with velcro for easy play, but I found the toy did not stand or prop up in the crib, and if we tied it to the side my daughter could not really get to it. It's cute if you just want something inexpensive and bright for brief amusement, but it could really use a better anchor system so it stays put at baby's distance. The side opposite the mirror has a slot for you to insert a picture of family or of baby so they begin to recognize photos and this is a nice extra.

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When my daughter was a few weeks old, my husband and I went to the store to get her a mirror, because we'd read that babies like to look at faces. We chose this one because of the fact that it can either tie to the side of the crib or fold out to stand upright on the floor. The toys were also a big factor in the sell, as they meant that she could keep playing with the mirror when she wasn't content to just stare at it anymore.

We took it home, and she loved it! We laid her on the floor and set it up next to her, and she stared at her reflection and reached for the baby and was pretty happy for quite a while, just looking at herself. As she got older and discovered her hands, she started playing with the toys, the bird being her favorite. It has a bell in it, so she'd shake it to hear the bird.

Now that she's 9 months old, she still loves it. The mirror hangs in her crib now, and when she wakes up in the morning, she talks to her reflection. This was definitely a good buy and I would (and have!) refer it to anyone.

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I looked at Fisher Price's Activity Crib Mirrors with flashing lights and sounds. I looked at Baby Einstein.

But I chose the Sassy "Me in the Mirror" for several reasons (and ended up buying two, one for home and one for Grandpa Daycare).

1. The mirror is a nice big square mirror, large enough for baby to see his WHOLE face, not just his eyes and nose or nose and mouth in, like some of the Fisher Price and Baby Einstein mirrors.

Babies need to see themselves making faces and sounds so that they can recognize speech patterns and learn that when they go "Oooo", their face is elongated vs. "Ahhhh", where they look more like they are smiling. They also interact with their image, delightedly learning in time that they are smiling back at themselves.

A small mirror doesn't allow a baby to see anything but disjointed images.

2. The toys on this mirror don't obstruct baby's image, but they do capture baby's imagination. My three month old son immediately grabbed for the sun, which twists left and right and also has a squeezy toy inside that squeeks, moving it like a little steering wheel. He doesn't really enjoy tummy time, unless it's on mommy or daddy's stomach, but he immediately took to being on his stomach in front of this mirror! YAY!

Some of the other toys on this mirror were also very entertaining for him; the little curly fabric swatches, he grabs onto and pulls the mirror towards himself (with mom watching to make sure it won't tip over). The birdy is a shaker rattle with crinkly wings, and the ladybug is a spinny toy with soft felty green fur and yellow ribbon legs.

The whole mirror is brightly colored in highly contrasting colors and geometric shapes, just begging for baby to look at it. It can be stood up like a tent for tummy time, it can be attached to a crib and angled towards baby, it also can lay flat, with velcro keeping the mirror from tenting out. And on the back is a clear plastic pocket where you are encouraged to put a picture of people baby loves, so that when he plays with the toy, he is reminded of those who love him.

3. I have a lot of toys that make noise and have lights and sounds, but I wanted a mirror toy that was quiet; that would encourage baby to make the sounds at the mirror, instead of baby stopping his cooing and ooing and ahhing in order to listen to another rendition of "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star". This mirror encourages baby to squeal in delight at himself, or touch the image looking back at himself.

4. The reflective surface is not glass, but a plastic/metal (?) and that's a safety feature I really like, I've heard of mirrors breaking and potentially putting baby in harms way. And, also another feature I consider important is that it's lightweight. If this crib mirror were to accidentally topple and bonk baby on the noggin in tent mode (heaven forbid, because that means I wasn't paying attention to baby and would be missing his sweet smiles, as well as being negligent), it would do no lasting harm besides startling baby and causing him to cry for a bit (and hopefully that would get my attention and as a parent I'd swoop in, cuddle and comfort him).

5. And finally...The Price is Right. The mirror is inexpensive and doesn't require batteries. And it seems like everything out there requires batteries in order to entertain baby. Sassy's Me in the Mirror proves you don't need batteries to capture baby's attention.

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I bought this versatile (and fairly inexpensive) little mirror, not for in the crib, but for in the car and it works great! I was facing a 500 mile drive, alone with a 4 year old and a 2.5 month old who hated the car. Literally screamed every time (for the whole time) we were in it. I was desparately browsing through the toy store and came across this. I attached it to the head rest posts with the crib ties and it sits at just the right angle for my little one to see. I'm not sure whether she likes the patterns or seeing herself but she clearly loves the mirror. We made the trip (both wasy) with a bare minimum of crying. Love it, love it, love it. Did I mention that I love it?!

Sesame Street Small Plush

I happen to be a 'big kid,' that is, someone who bought this for the sake of adding to my collection of items that remind me of my childhood when I'm feeling blue (and feeling perhaps bluer than Cookie Monster himself.) I can tell you that this plush delivers.

It is extremely soft, which Gund toys are always famous for. It is of the feel of a bean bag, sort of cuddly and indeed under-stuffed in areas to make it that way, with some beans or whatever in the tush. The material is outstanding, sort of shaggy like we know of this character. It is not like other ones I have seen, where the fur lies close to the body. It's more keeping to the Cookie we see on TV. The colour is an exceptional one of bright blue. The eyes give the illusion of those famous google-eyes we all grew up seeing, one up, one sort of tilted down. The mouth is great, because it is partly open, like when Cookie speaks. This toy would probably be great for little 'cookie-parties' with your child. I can see a youngster giving a little cloth or plastic 'cookie' to him, and this is possible with that open mouth.

The arms are great, because when positioned in just such a way, they sort of fold around your shoulder when you hold him. They are the lightest part of the design, I think, for that reason. A great thing for a child to hold.

Overall, this is a fantastic item. I smile to think of the simple joys it will bring to children who receive it. For me, it does well to remind me of my own childhood years of relishing Sesame Street and this unforgettable character.

I bought this for my 27yr old fiance who loves the count. it was delivered quickly and absolutely in perfect condition. He loves it! And it is very durable, I've caught him sleeping with it a few times on the couch. Overall a fantastic buy and a great gift for any age.

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Let me say my 2 year old adores this product. She thinks it is the cutest thing she has ever seen. By looks I give this a 10. Durability and craftsmanship get a 2. We own about 10 other Sesame Street toys and this one fell apart faster than any other and even our other abby dolls. We owned this exactly 5 days before a wing fell off. Then we lost a piece of the skirt. After 4 months she has 1 wing and is missing 3 pieces of the skirt and the bottom of the wand. Her hair is falling apart and she looks like a hot mess. We paid $24 for this and it is worth about $5. If your child plans on playing with her toys don't bother with this one. I had to buy two in one year and they both look like trash.

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My son is a Bert and Ernie fan, and he loves this Bert plush toy. He's had fun pushing this and an Ernie plush around in his cars and shopping cart. This toy is very nice and very nicely made. I recommend it for any child who loves Bert and Ernie!

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This is very well made and so cute. Oscar's can even has a little handle on top that my son uses to carry him around. It is not quiet as soft and cuddly as the other characters in the collection (due to the texture of the fabric on the can), but the collection wouldn't be complete with out him. I highly recommend this product.

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