Showing posts with label learning toys. Show all posts
Showing posts with label learning toys. Show all posts

Thursday, August 14, 2014

Kids Preferred Goodnight Moon On-the-Go Musical Bunny

Kids Preferred Goodnight Moon On-the-Go Musical BunnyThis item is adorable. If your little one is into the "Goodnight Moon" book like mine all were, this is a great idea. It plays "Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star" when you press the tummy. Can easily clip onto a swing, stroller or whatever. Well made. Looks just like the bunny in his striped pajamas that is saying goodnight to his room in the book.

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Tuesday, August 5, 2014

Chicco Toys DJ Guitar

Chicco Toys DJ GuitarLike chicco's other toys, this one is of very good quality too. It is very sturdy and very colorfull. We bought this toy a few days ago and this is really a great toy. It works great and has super cute sounds. It has 20+ prerecorded melodies and is endless fun for little ones. Compared to other guitars out there it has more melodies and functions than any other you can find on the market. Fabulous toy for a great price too.

We bought this little musical "guitar" when my son was 4 months old. He was slightly unsure of it at 4 months, but by 5 months, he really enjoyed trying to hit the buttons or having us activate the music for him. At 15 months we use it to calm him down in moments of toddler melt down. I keep looking for other little electronic guitars for him, but nothing I find seems like it would serve any better than this little toy, I'm glad we purchased it.

Chicco Toys (an Italian company) puts tons of R&D into the musical aspect of their toys (you don't see this from other companies), so I'll have to explain this toy:

1. Musical styles: Chicco says that these styles are: Rock, Pop and Blues. I have to disagree, to me they seem to be: Country-ish Rock, Country-ish Pop; 3. Sort-of Blues. In any case, the styles are still entertaining in their own right, at least they aren't public-domain standard-hear-everywhere -farmer-in-the-dell music. You won't recognize these tunes from anywhere, which is why they don't get repetitive the way other toys do. They don't bother me due to the variety of them, and I don't particularly listen to country (or rock or blues, I listen to Elmo....another story.....). The musical styles are controlled on a dial with these three settings.

2. Play Modes: There are three play modes, controlled on a dial with three settings

2.1 Short tunes: Press a button, guitar plays a short threesecond tune. My son likes this mode.

2.2 Long tunes ("pre-recorded"): Press a button, guitar plays about an 22 second tune. If you press any of the buttons during the tune, the animal sound on that respective button sounds. My son likes this mode as well.

2.3 "Follow me": Random button flashes, baby is expected to press the flashing button to hear music. If you press any other non-flashing button, nothing happens. At 15 months, my son still doesn't seem to be too interested in this one, it's definitely on the more advanced side.

3. Mixer functions: They add add sound and activate the lights on the "fretboard" buttons:

3.1 The drums button lets you hit a snare drum sound, it's ok, you can amuse the baby with this, or it can be used to help the baby learn to press a button, it's oversized.

3.2 The Whammy Bar adds in a whammy bar guitar squeal.

3.3 A blue spinner ball that the baby can spin to either accelerate or decelarate the music (only functional in the Long Mode play mode). The baby figured this one out quite quickly, by 6 months at least. The baby sitters all figure this out too, so it's quite intuitive.

4. Other functionality:

4.1 Strum button (like where you would strum the guitar, it's the yellow button you see in the image like where strings should be), and it plays its own little musical segment. But it interrupts the main ongoing music, which doesn't resume afterwards.

4.2 Animal sounds: When you are in Long music, "Pre-recorded melodies" setting (lower left, second dial over), then this allows you to keep presssing the keys on the fretboard and play the animal sounds while the music plays (similar to the Chicco walker). This doesn't work in "Short Tunes" mode, or in the "Follow-me" game (limited to the key being activated at that time). These animal sounds are the same sounds as on the Chicco DJ Walker, for anyone familiar with that toy, so Dog, Chick, Cat, Pig, and Frog sounds.

4.3 Volume: There is a dial with "Off" (turns toy off),"low" and "high". Low is happily decently low (that's what we use), and "high" still isn't super loud, so all I can say is yay.

4.4 Battery use: Toy is very good on battery use, I've only replaced the batteries once in the last year since we've purchased it.

Note: "Ghost in the machine": I'd recommend turning the guitar off at night, in my experience it can activate on its own, even when not super low on batteries (apparently this is common in children's toys electronics). Not great to go out and detect in the middle of the night.

In summary, we're very happy with this toy, it's lots of fun and the variety of tunes means that they aren't repetitive.

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Overall, this is a good buy. I purchased this guitar for my 1 year old nephew so that he would stop trying to play with his uncle's Guitar Hero and it worked.

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There's really not much for a child to do with this but listen to the different tunes. If that works for your child it does a great job. If you want your child to learn from it I don't think it does much there.

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It was ok...I had bought a different one that I could no longer find for my granddaughter that had more cool features & sounds,but got this for my grandson,he likes it but not as much as his cousins...

Friday, August 1, 2014

Especially for Baby - Color Change Ducky

Especially for Baby - Color Change DuckyBaby Eli adores his little ducky! He will not take his bath without it. It is the cutest, most adorable, durable, lasting ducky one can find and enjoy and that will last through many kids and even more baths!

Worth every penny!

Sunday, July 13, 2014

The World of Eric Carle: Activity Caterpillar by Kids Preferred

The World of Eric Carle: Activity Caterpillar by Kids PreferredI pretty much went through every early development toy on the market and came up with a large list of toys for my baby. I wanted to get her a caterpillar like toy and was struggling to decide between this one and the Lamaze musical inchworm found here:

http://www.amazon.com/Lamaze-LC27107A-Musical-Inchworm/dp/B000I2MRJC/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1334353900&sr=8-1

Well, I got both. The Lamaze inchworm is almost twice as long, very soft, and has a lot of different textures on the body which my newborn took to immediately. When she got older, it was easy for her to squeeze the head and enjoy the music. She snuggles up with it occasionally and when she was a newborn I enjoyed using to measure her length!

This product on the other hand has a lot interesting parts, like the rattle you can see and the rings around the body which I figured she could use as a teether as well. However, like other reviewers pointed out, the music is hard for baby to access. The other thing I didn't like was the material of the toy. The toy was not very soft (then again I didn't expect this to be a plush toy) and there were some parts that started peeling a little after a few weeks of use. This happens with a lot of toys but I was a bit upset since baby loves putting this in her mouth. The bright colors are certainly engaging.

Everything considered, I liked this toy much better as an early development toy and found it comparable to the Lamaze take along toys. I would say it is best suitable for babies between 1 and 8 months. The Lamaze inchworm is better if you're looking for something soft to cuddle with, or if you are introducing it to a newborn.

we got this for my son when he was 3 months old. He loves to look at it on his infant carrier. It's soft which is nice-most of the ones I saw were hard plastic. He can now reach up and grab the squeaky heart!

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Bought this for my 3 month old son for Easter. He loves it. He loves to stare at the catipillars face. I hang it from his play mat gym and he kicks it with his feet. It has really got him kicking a lot more. He seems to love the rattle noises it makes. Only have had it a little over a week but it seems durable. Can't really rate educational because we haven't had it long enough and our baby is so young. He also reaches for it when we hang it in front of him. Cute toy.

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My daughter is now 7 months old and she's been interested in this toy since she could play with it. The only thing is our music thing is really hard to push but everything else is really great. This is one of her favorite toys. Its bright and fun with lots of features.

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This toy has so much fun! A music playing, different parts make some noise, different structure, ball with some noisy stuff is turning around and a little squeaky red apple with a pocket. Fantastic toy for a baby. I would highly recommend it. Even our dog wanted to play with it!

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Monday, June 16, 2014

Hape Walk-A-Long Puppy

Hape Walk-A-Long PuppyThis was my daughters favorite gift for her 3rd birthday. She takes it everywhere with her and when friends come over this is the first toy they gravitate to. I have no complaints, its just a fun toy and built very sturdy as she has thrown and swung it around and there has not been any damage to it

Very cute and well made wooden toy. My kids (1yo and 2.5 yo) love it and take it with us everywhere. All their friends want to play with this doggy too. Highly recommend.

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This puppy is so very cute! My 14 month old LOVES walking around and dragging his new pet behind him. This puppy is very well made of a high quality wood and paint. I know it will hold up for a long time. He make very cute, "puppy like" movements when you pull him. I plan on buying another one of these for my goddaughter when she starts to walk. I love giving and receiving toys that don't make so much noise or require batteries. It just uses good, old fashioned, brain power and encourages physical activity! LOVE IT!

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It is a great pull toy doesn't tip very often and my Grandaughter loves how the tail moves when she pulls it.

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Adorable, well constructed toy. It is a simple toy yet brings joy to my daughter.

She calls him "Red" and walks around the house with it. I have hardwood floors and I have not had any problems with scratches or scuffs. I would highly recommend it for your little one.

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Friday, June 13, 2014

Mickey's 1st Birthday Dessert Plates (8 count)

Mickey's 1st Birthday Dessert PlatesThese plates did the job. They were a bit flimsy but they held up for the party food that was served on them. They worked for what I needed.

Mikey's products are always cute and enjoyable to the kids. It was a great purchase an the birthday boy loved it!

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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Disney Mickey Mouse Shape Sorter Toy

Disney Mickey Mouse Shape Sorter ToyThis a well themed Mickey toy. It's a great version of the standard Fisher Price shape sorter. It only costs $10.00US on site at Disney World, though. I'm not sure why it's $49.99 here.

Tuesday, April 1, 2014

Bright Starts Having a Ball Giggables - (Colors/Styles Vary)

Bright Starts Having a Ball Giggables -Very cute kids will like them. Ordered a random color for reduced price got all the same colors. OK, but disappointed to not get several colors. Kids probably won't care about the color.

Bummed that their was only one. I should have paid better attention to the description and reviews, so that's my fault. It's also too bad that you can't pick which one you get, so you end up with the random white one. My kids like it okay, but probably would have enjoyed it more if it was a brighter color.

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Bought this for my six month old grandaughter. She LOVES it. The bells and jingles catch her attention. Since it moves on its own power, she is adament about chasing it...even if she is dong a commando crawl rather than a true crawl movement. Makes for some fun! In adddition, I plan to ge one for the new puppy!!!!

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Balls (2) received without battery protectors and barely worked for 15 minutes. I ordered new items; however I believe I received used ones. My daughters purchased ones from unknown locations and they worked and are still working fine as they had the battery protectors upon unpackaging. Luck of the draw? Make sure you are ordering new units and return immediately before you trash original packaging.

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The seller was not clear about how many balls you get. I thought for the price you'd get a few of them, just as the picture shows. Wrong!! Only one, and it doesn't work. I looked further into the details of the item and cleverly the very last sentence was color of the one ball randomly chosen at shipment. And..when I open the box to see the actual receipt from Toys R Us for $7.99 and I paid double that!! The shipping info was me and it said bill to Elrad Z Prime Sale. So these people are taking your $15, and buying the item for half that price from Toys R Us. Scammers! I will definitely be more careful to spot these people. Beware!!

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Monday, March 31, 2014

Little Tikes DiscoverSounds Tumblin' Music

Little Tikes DiscoverSounds Tumblin' MusicMy son got this for Christmas when he was just under six months old. At the time he was sitting up. He instantly liked playing with it and would sit in front of it for quite awhile gumming the shapes and pushing buttons. At 7 months he was crawling and would still sit in front of this for quite awhile, and he started to enjoy taking the shapes out of the tray. I would put them in their slots and he'd take them out the bottom. Now at 8.5 months he can put the circle into the correct slot himself. He still gets a lot of enjoyment out of putting things inside and taking them out. He puts things in that don't belong and tries to put all three shapes in the circle slot. This toy holds his attention longer than any other. My only complaint is that the shapes are awfully hard to push into their slots due to the little tabs that cue the music. My son can't push them in all the way without help.

Overall a great toy and it's definitely teaching him about shapes!

We got the music center as a gift when the baby was 8 months. From the very beginning my daughter felt in love with it. She doesn't use the shapes yet, but she definitely enjoys the music parts. She is 9 months now and she plays with it every day. Her favourite play is to press a key to start the music and then stand up and dance holding onto the handle (on the right). The only thing is that the toy is too tall, so when baby is using it to stand up it can fall. To avoid this I put it close to some furniture (cabinet or low bed) the way that the back part of the toy goes underneath the cabinet. This way even if my baby is pulling on the top of the toy it moves, but does not fall.

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My granddaughter loved the music, Others were able to play with her on it. I recommend it to other children.

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There is a little yellow piece that attaches to the top of the cymbal and it easily popped off and my 8 month old daughter almost choked on it!! The toy was brand new and she took the part off herself, I was so lucky that I was sitting right there and was able to quickly get it out of her mouth. I sent an email to the manufacturer but I would hate for anyone else to buy this product and have a child choke.

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Friday, March 21, 2014

K's Kids I Am the Boss

K's Kids I Am the BossI bought this as a Christmas present for my 7 month old son and he absolutely loves it. He will sit in the dinaosaur and kick the balls around, a great way to learn balance while sitting and kicking. I'd say the best toy we own. When we take it to go we throw other toys in such as blocks and rattles and he's set. Even our friends 18m and 3y old couldn't resist playing with it.

The only think you might want to know that other people haven't mentioned is that the included balls are soft and tend to dent. they are not like the hard balls in a ball pit at chuck-e-cheese. I consider this a good thing as they are safer for babies or toddlers when they fall on them.

Great Product.

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This was my grandson's favorite birthday present. I had thought about getting it for Christmas and I wish I had (he was 6 months then). He loves diving into the balls, passing them out, and putting them back in. He can learn counting and colors with the balls. It went with them when they went on vacation this summer. Picking up the balls can be tedious and my daughter threatens to send it home with me! At least it doesn't sing or make noise!

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This colorful, well-made dinasour continues to bring laughs and excitement to my 9 month old grandson. We toss the balls out, we toss the balls in! We have lots of fun and I would highly recommend this toy.

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The product showed up perfectly just as expected and the amount of balls it comes with is perfect. I got this for my nephew for his 1st BDay because he's obsessed with balls and I thought going this route instead of a full on ball pit would keep my brother in law from coming after me! well the balls still get all over the floor but he has fun popping them in and out of the lil holes on the sides. I would say it's more for younger babies though... it only holds his attention for a few mins and then he's over it and it's not the whole 'surrounded by balls' effect, but the toy does its job and is everything it claims to be.

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Friday, February 14, 2014

Mary Meyer Baby Cheery Cheeks Rattle

Mary Meyer Baby Cheery Cheeks Rattle, Woof Woof PuppyIt is adorable. But most important, my grandson loves it. This is his first rattle. He can easily hang on to it and we don't have to worry about it hurting hit when he puts it up to his face.

super cute and my baby can hold the little paws and ears in her little hands. she smiles as she looks at it. that's good enough for me.

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This little puppy rattle is very cute and soft. Kind of "chubby" for little hands to hold, but none the less, I would recommend it. I bought it as part of many Christmas presents for my grandson who is just about 3 months old. It was the perfect size to tie to his sack of gifts. I haven't had the opportunity to see him with it yet though so I can't say if he loves it or not!

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Thursday, January 23, 2014

Baby Shower Scratch & Win Game

Baby Shower Scratch & Win GameMy hostess used these at one of my baby showers. It was a very cute idea for an entrance/exit game or raffle prize, and everyone loves to play the lotto. The only reason I gave it 4 stars is that the silver covering you have to scrape off the card was really thick and sticky. You needed a coin versus just your fingernail and the left over silver residue got all over our hands and the table they were sitting on. Not a big deal if you plan ahead of time to do these on a disposable table cloth, etc. I just wouldn't hand them out for being to scrape off over their laps or clothes.

I hosted a baby shower for my sister and this was a big hit! Just remember to include the winning ticket if you use less than 12 tickets, or exclude duplicate winning tickets if you use more than 12.

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This was a great game at a Nevada baby shower, where we have gambling but we don't have the lottery! It was a fun way to get some gifts out to our guests.

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They were a real bit hit at the baby shower it was some thing new and different every body enjoyed them

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Very cute game! Worth getting, ordered 2 since with just 12 not a lot of people can play when having a big baby shower

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Aurora Plush Baby 10 inches Grace Doll

Aurora Plush Baby 10 inches  Grace DollThis doll is even better in person. It's absolutely adorable. I would have given it 5 stars if it had a rattle inside. I'm giving it to my niece for Christmas. It will be her first doll.

The Grace Doll looks cute online. However, when it arrived, I was so disappointed by the CHEAP quality (cheap and thin material, legs different size). The doll looked like it was about to fall apart. I returned to Amazon promptly. We bought the Manhattan Toys stella doll instead--more expensive but MUCH better quality.

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I love this doll! Originally, I bought it for the Christmas shoebox drive at our church. The skin tone and hair color made it extremely versatile no matter what country it would be sent to. Unfortunately, I ordered too late and missed the deadline to include it in my box.

So I gave it to my daughter for her first birthday. I love that the hair is made from fabric and not yarn, as my daughter likes to chew on things and yarn has a tendency to shred. I love that the features are embroidered, as buttons may eventually fall off and be swallowed. I love the dress. I love the hair ribbons. I wish I was little again, just so I could have this adorable doll! :)

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I bought this gift for my 18 month old granddaughter. She loves playing "house" and needed a doll for her to play with that was the perfect size. This doll has no HARD plastic parts and it is SO soft and adorable. The making of this doll is acurate and has bright colors. She just loves this doll and plays with it with her doll stroller, high chair, etc. This line of dolls could be used as collectors for older girls.

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We bought this 'Grace' and the 'Sierra' doll for our 1 year old. I am happy with both purchases. Love the price. The decoration on one of Sierra's shoes has already come off (have had dolls 4 weeks maybe) and don't know where it is to glue back on. But, the dolls have tons of charm. Love the diversity and our caucasian girl loves multi-cultural friends.

Our son is medically complex so we gave Grace a trach and a g-tube (easy to place around neck and in tummy) so I would recommend that idea to anyone who wants further diversification!!

I wouldn't say as an earlier reviewer did that the dolls are cheap looking. I consider my standards high and thought they were great in meeting my expectations. I just bought our daughter a Fisher Price walker/stroller for dolls that I think is just the right size for these.

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Monday, December 30, 2013

Crawling Crab

Crawling CrabThe crab is smaller than I had expected but is very fun and entertaining. My granddaughter loves the music, colors, and movement. It is very sensitive to touch and starts with the slightest touch which is a good thing. The only negative is that it will not crawl on the carpet.

Wednesday, November 27, 2013

Little Tikes Discover Sounds Kitchen

Little Tikes Discover Sounds KitchenWe received this as a gift from grandma and I thought it would be great b/c my son loves to open and close things. First of all it is very light and tips over all the time. It also was shipped without the battery lid, so I'm thinking someone else returned it and we were shipped it without anyone checking to see if it came back with everything. The microwave door is loosely attached and ALWAYS comes off. I think the only thing I like about it is the unique shape sorting toys. Other than that, I think there are probably much better kitchen set ups out there.

I got this when my Granddaughter was really too young to put the pieces into the holes but now that she is 16 months old she can sit and play with it for long periods of time. She loves that the pieces drop into the door shelf. She can sort with it over and over. She loves the sounds. My only complaint is the "egg" isn't solid on the bottom and so won't cause the sounds when put on the stove. Still fun and doesn't take up much room

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We got this kitchen when our daughter was 6 months old. She is now 17 months. For the past five months she has ignored this or tossed it on it's side. She has to stoop down to play with it, it doesn't do much at all, and like other reviewers the oven door doesn't stay closed and the green door takes an act of god to open. We are shopping for toddler kitchen sets. Not worth the space it takes up (which is not that much so that should say it all!)

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I don't know if I received a different version but this toy was incredibly disappointing. My son is 15 months and could not get the green door open for anything! The "sounds" are barely audible and the light show is pretty much nonexistent. I can't even get the toy to stay upright! I am definitely sending this back. There has to be something better out there.

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I looked at this kitchen and the Fisher Price one. The reviews of the FP one talked a lot about pinched fingers, so I went with the Little Tykes verison.

It's a cute little kitchen, and I love that it came right out of the box pre-assembled. My 9 month old enjoys pushing the food through the special slots on the refrigerator door, and pushing the pan on the stove and hearing it sizzle. It would have been nice if it came with some more foodsomething for the oven and something for the cupboard. But overall a cute little kitchen for little cooks. We keep it against a wall and it rarely falls over.

Thursday, November 21, 2013

VTech Alphabet Activity Cube

VTech Alphabet Activity CubeMy 11mo. old daughter loves her cube, particularly the musical side with "piano" keys. It has 13 blocks with letters that can be inserted into a square, which then names the letter and has a fun tune to go along with it. It's fun, very durable, and a toy that she always goes back to on a daily basis.

My only problem, and a large problem for our family, is that the toy has bad grammar! Yes, you read it, they programmed the toy with incorrect English. For instance, our biggest pet peeve, is the letter "O." When "O" is inserted the toy says, "This be the letter 'O'." For some families, I'm sure this is not a big deal. For the daughter of two teachers, this is a problem.

I would still purchase the cube for the hours of entertainment it provides and musical playtime. The larger looming question for me: How have our standards slipped this far when it comes to language and communication, particularly in the area of a children's teaching tool?

My daughter was given this for her 1st birthday and she loves to dance to the music and play with the blocks. Unfortunately when placing the block in the space for it to tell you what letter is, it doesn't state the correct letter! H is I and so forth! Not to mention the "this BE the letter _" it's horrible to think that she would be repeating that. I don't have the receipt since it was a gift and when I called VTEC they wanted me to send this HUGE toy to them and pay the shipping. I don't get how I should have to pay to replace a toy that is defective! It might end up in the trash!!!

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I have just bought this for my one year old. He really loves it and it keeps him entertained for quite some time. It is a lovely, colourful toy which seems to be quite durable. I also love its size as we are short on space in my house so its quite compact and fits away nicely when my son is gone off to bed, meaning that my sitting room is not over run with toys.

However I do have one issue with the product. I am a teacher, specialising with young children who experience difficulty with reading and writing. So when I over heard the Learning Cube telling my son that the letter 't' was the letter 'p' and made a 'p' sound I wasn't too impressed. I even double checked it a number of times to make sure I had heard it right.

I have always been happy and impressed with Vtech toys and have always thought they were good value for money. Its just a shame they can't tell their 't's from their 'p's!!!! : {

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This toy is great, my 8 month old uses it to stand as long as it's on the carpet, non carpeted floors it slides... It's also easy to carry, the bead chaser makes an excellent handle so you can carry it while holding your baby... My baby girl plays with this alot, it has two settings and one of the if you press the keys will play consecutive notes in a children's songs, so instead of hearing random keys being smashed you hear twinkle twinkle little star or entertainer or there's a few different ones... I really like that, makes it not annoying... When you put a letter block in it will say I am the letter __ or it's me the letter O, not this be the letter O smh... and as for the t and p mix up, I mean come on it's a computer voice, geeze, it's your job to teach your child how to make the ta and pa sounds anyway, not the toy's... This product is really cool... My daughter and I enjoy it...

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As has been noted, the block reader often announced the wrong letter. I verified that every one of the toys on the shelf at the local store did the same, so it's a company problem not a defective unit. But VTech, like so many offshore companies, doesn't care. The email address for technical help, given with the toy and on their website, isn't active, and a call to them brought only, "I'll report it to the proper department," plus a claim that they weren't aware of the problem. But I found it within ten seconds of turning on the toy, so even the most cursory of acceptance tests by the company quality assurance department, before the toy went into manufacture, would have found this.

Perhaps this is simply one of the dangers of having people who speak Chinese design toys for English speakers, but whatever the cause, it's unforgivable to charge that much money and then deliver a toy that does mis-educates our children.

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Monday, November 11, 2013

Russ Berrie Babies Love To Learn 16" Puppy Activity Doll

Russ Berrie Babies Love To Learn 16' Puppy Activity DollMy son is totally in love with this toy! It's just colorful enough with out being distracting, and it has the perfect amount of learning activities to keep interest.

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Saturday, November 2, 2013

Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway - Talking Railway Morgan's Mine

Thomas and Friends Wooden Railway - Talking Railway Morgan's MineThis is an adorable addition to the talking railway system. The trains go down from the upper level, through the mine, & out on the lower level through the "waterfall". However, you need enough tracks for both levels because it has tracks on two levels. For the top one, you will need a sloped piece, like a slide, to send the trains down the other side (not the one through the mine). But none of the extra tracks kits I have contained this sloped piece. You can use the set without utilizing this part of the upper level, but it's not as much fun.

You must purchase trains that have gold lettering or circular metal tabs on the bottom to hear all the phrases available.

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Love love love this one. Both kids, 4 and 2, stand in front of it and ride their trains only through this one. Great sounds, adds some variety to track layouts and doesn't hog the table. All around great train table addition:) Great price too!

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Plays with often. Is actually quite big and hard to configure on a train table. But good quality and my son plays with it often

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My son is a huge Thomas fan and really likes this toy, especially the fact that Sir Topham Hat talks to the engines with either general messages or with personalized messages if you have the trains from the Talking Railway serie. Many hours of fun.

Sunday, October 13, 2013

Maison Chic Boy Owl Rattle, Boy Owl, 4.5"

Maison Chic Boy Owl Rattle, Boy Owl, 4.5'I am very impressed with the appearance of the owl rattle. It matches the dwell bedding with owls on it, or the Target Circo bedding...so goes great with the owl theme of my little boy's room. Very well made. It's not his favorite toy by any means, but he has played with it a good bit. It's very soft and has a nice, soft rattle sound.

I purchased this rattle as an "add on" to a baby gift. It was very well made and the perfect size for a little guy.

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This is very cute. Small just perfect size for a baby !

Nice colors . Shipping was fast and it match perfect with my owl decorations.

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Very Cute, soft enough to tuck in with the baby and play peek-a-boo. The rattle makes soft clicking sound and with the bright eyes will entrance your baby. I used it as part of a diaper cake decoration, adorable.

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I bought this Maison Chic Boy Owl Rattle, Boy Owl, 4.5" as a gift for a friend's baby shower but am returning it. I am very disappointed that the rattle sounds like it consists of two very small plastic balls which hardly make any noise.

It is made is China and the tag says "surface washable". I would have preferred that it could be fully washed (at least by hand) since babies & toddlers are known to spill juice and otherwise get toys dirty.

On the plus side, the colors are as shown and the size is correct. The green and brown plush are very soft.

Sunday, October 6, 2013

Memo Pepito Memory Game

Memo Pepito Memory GameAlthough more expensive than some memory games, the durable wooden tiles, excellent art, and made-in-Germany quality are worth the price.

The wood and paint of this product are great, non-toxic and very durable. I wish all children toys were these great quality and non-toxic. Helps with memory and learning.

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