Showing posts with label toys for special needs babies. Show all posts
Showing posts with label toys for special needs babies. Show all posts

Wednesday, August 20, 2014

Kushies Zolo Ha Ha

Kushies Zolo Ha Ha SpringoThis is a cute rattle. My daughter is interested in it despite the previous review. Toys are toys. Sometimes kids are into them sometimes they're not. Either way this rattle is cute. I also like that it has the crinkle material to add to her sensory experience.

I purchased these rattles for my daughter after reading a rave review about them. I was quite disappointed. My daughter had little if any interest in them. They are made of that type of fabric that all hair and lint sticks to so anytime I gave them to her I had to first use the lint brush on them. They were OK I suppose but there was just nothing special or interesting about them. They became one of those items that sits in the bottom of the pile, unused and untouched-but still hairy. I would pass on these.

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The Zolo Haha mirror toy has a really small mirror which produces images of significant distortion. May be good for another perspective if a baby has other mirror choices but this should not be a child's only mirror toy.

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Wednesday, July 2, 2014

Electronic Kid's Sing Along Recordable Toy Microphone by B. Okiedeokie - Papaya

Electronic Kid's Sing Along Recordable Toy Microphone by B. Okiedeokie - PapayaWe purchased this for our Daughter to replace the yellow one she owned made by Parents. The Parents one worked Great & basically is the exact same microphone. Our Daughter only likes PINK & wanted this one because it was prettier than her yellow one. We could not find one that RECORDS made in PINK. The Parents one has better sound quality! So we sacrificed sound quality for a prettier microphone. But she still uses it daily! The record feature is wonderful!

I am glad I decided to make sure this toy worked before I gave it to my children. (I bought 2 of them.) The only way to amplify your voice is to talk directly into the top of the microphone and your mouth has be be touching the mic. I am returning both microphones.

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My two year old daughter loves to sing along to all of the little songs this plays, and puts on little shows for family when they come over. It is a really nice size, and is easy for her tiny hands to find the right buttons, she just needs help turning it on, but can turn it off all by herself. The volume knob on the bottom is a really nice feature, I could do without the slow down/speed up feature.

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I bought this for my little 8month old baby to sing along in church with us. She loves it. We even recorded ourselves singing twinkle twinkle to her. So she always has her parents singing to her.

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Sound was very quiet could hardly hear and could not adjust volume. Put new batteries in as it would not work even with new batteries it very occasionally worked. Am returning it.

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Thursday, June 26, 2014

Magnetic Numbers With Addition, Multiplication 123 Set

Magnetic Numbers With Addition, Multiplication 123 SetSome of the letters do not stick to the fridge very well due to how big they are and having 1 little magnet in them. My daughter loves playing with them, I have found the letters all over the house. Right after she got them I found a magnet in her mouth which was disappointing as it is a choking hazard, would think they would have been glued in a little better.

A good product for the price. We use these numbers on our fridge and our boys loves to say the numbers as he puts them on the fridge!

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I purchased these for my son, but was a little disappointed because I had just assumed that these were Alphabet and Numbers, not just numbers. This is not the retailer's fault though, it is my own fault for not paying close attention, so that is not the reason for my 4/5 Stars. There was really nothing wrong with the product, but I do not think it was overly amazing either. This is a nice little set if you are teaching your child numbers or practicing basic adding and subtracting. I do recommend this product.

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Wednesday, May 28, 2014

Black, White & Red Infant Stim Flashcards Set

Black, White & Red Infant Stim Flashcards SetThis is not a fantastic toy, just good. The red, black and white patterns were interesting for my infant, but the faces were useless and not clear emotional representations of the words used. The ring included was helpful but could have been better.

I read with interest the reviews posted about the baby images on these cards. I wanted to create a mobile to hang over my grandson's cradle and thought these cards would be perfect. The infant images are ok, but I took it a step further, to personalize the mobile. I took assorted mood photos of my grandson Gabe and cropped close ups to 4x4 size.

These were printed on sticker paper and I just placed them over the images on the cards! These can be changed to anything you like-animals, graphics or the theme of the nursery.

The cards are hung from a purchased photo mobile kit, but you could cut wire hangers to create your own.

I can't wait to see his reaction to the bright graphics and photos of his own face!

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I recently bought this and made the cards into a mobile using a Kikkerland wire mobile. The Kikkerland is pretty hard to use with these cards because it's difficult to get the cards to lay flat (facing down toward baby), but once you get them the flashcards are great!

My 2 month old stares up at the shapes, smiling. She giggles and coos and will gladly look at the shapes for 20 minutes or more.

The one negative, as other commenters have pointed out, is that the faces don't make much sense. They are printed really poorly (they have weird color casts over them so the baby faces are green, red, blue, etc) and are not nice to look at.

I would have given this 5 stars if they had printed other shapes on both sides, instead of the faces.

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My three month old was not as interested in these flash cards as I anticipated. Also the photo quality of the baby's faces was poor.

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We only used the side with the red-black-white shapes.

Kept the little one interested for the past two days but not sure if it will continue to be interesting in a week's time....

still, this was a decent buy for this price.

Thursday, May 8, 2014

Dwink Juice Box Holder - Purple

Dwink Juice Box Holder - PurpleIt serves its function. It's a little tall so smaller juice boxes sit lower, but overall it serves it's purpose. My daughter is 20 months old and has no issue holding/ using it.

Not much to say it holds juice boxes with handels somebody is racking in the money for this simple idea

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This item works as it should. I use it for the Mots for Tots little square juice boxes for my toddler and it works great. You just have to remember to put the juice box into the holder before opening it, otherwise pushing the box into the holder makes the juice box leak.

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These drink boxes are a must have for toddlers. Otherwise, my daughter just squeezes the box and gets juice everywhere. All drink sizes, even Caprisuns, fit in this one. Buy several so you can keep one in your diaper bag.

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I have always liked these juice box holders so that the kids don't squeeze the juice out but this one only works with the tall juices, not short ones.

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Wednesday, April 23, 2014

Gund Alicia Pink Bear 15" Plush

Gund Alicia Pink Bear 15' PlushIt is just as I expected it to be for a baby to cuddle. I was very please with the purchase.

If you've never had a Gund teddy bear, they're great. I bought this for my wife, whose parents gave her a Chaplin bear when she was little, to take with her without having to worry about losing her Chaplin (yes, my wife still has a teddy bear). If you've had a Chaplin, it's not quite as squishy -there's less "beans" inside and more stuffing -but it's still a great teddy bear.

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My daughter was tickled "pink" with her new pink bear. Perfect size for a four year old! I paid a really fair price it shipped super quick and is just adorable!

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My 7 yr old grand daughter wanted a soft teddy bear, and loves pink so this was a huge hit! Perfect size for a kid to carry under their arm and also high quality workmanship and materials. Nice and soft with an adorable little face! Meets my expectation for a Gund.

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I bought this for my four-year-old granddaughter for Christmas. She absolutely loves it because it is so soft and cuddly and will sit up.

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Saturday, April 19, 2014

Tolo Toys Magic Shaker

Tolo Toys Magic ShakerIt's an interesting toy. It's a rattle, but not a regular one. It's good for the babies hand, easy to carry on, and the color changing, when we turn it, it's so intriguing!

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Monday, March 31, 2014

50 Piece Jumbo Sized Wooden Alphabet Blocks

50 Piece Jumbo Sized Wooden Alphabet BlocksThe blocks that we received did not live up to the title. We received 40 blocks instead of the 50 we ordered. Also, the product description lists the toy as: Kid-safe, water-based paint, non-toxicpaints...the blocks we received were made in China which leaves us a little unsettled on the safety for our child and nowhere on the product packaging does it repeat the safety claim listed on Amazon. If we had it to do over, we would have made a different purchase.

Friday, March 14, 2014

Little Tikes Hide and Seek Climber

Little Tikes Hide and Seek ClimberThis slide is small, Once your child turs two the will be board with this slide. Step2 slides are more expensive but worth the extra money.

The Toledo Humane Society needed new "playground" equipment for their dogs. This fit the bill! Easy access and safe, long-wearing and fun!

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My son is 9months and almost walking,, cruising like crazy. The price is unbeatable-local toys r us price was over 129$$. This will def. last a long time i'd say til about the age of 3 =)

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Saturday, March 8, 2014

Haba USA 2335 Stack the Trix Mix Pull toy

Haba USA 2335 Stack the Trix Mix Pull toyLove, love, love this toy. Bought for my 7 month old one, thinking that she will be interested in it later but she loves it! It is her favorite toy now. She is 8.5 months now and she enjoys taking the rings off and pull this toy. Highly recommend! Fun for my baby, beautifully made, top notch quality and safe. Cannot expect more! Thank you Haba!

This is a wonderful toy! Great for working on motor skills, stacking, chewing on, and pulling around. My 15 month old has had this for 2 1/2 months and it is easily one of her favorite toys.

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Thursday, February 20, 2014

Noah's Ark Soft

Noah's Ark Softwe LOVE this ark. most other arks are made with drab colors. this is bright and happy. i love all the matching animals. great for teaching animals and matching skills as well as imaginative play. baby loves the mirrors. my only complaint is that noah's wife's hair is made of yarn and sometimes gets caught in the sticky side of the velcro that closes up the ark's side. this certainly doesn't detract from the play value. so glad i bought this!

A great toy for ages about 5 months, or as soon as a baby can hold something in his/her hand, to preschool-kindergarten. Washable (in a pillowcase) and durable. I recommend it and the rest of this line of toys to those seeking quality toys that hold up well.

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We got Noak's Ark for our little boy when he was 9 months old because the Lilliputiens toys looked so cute. It not as soft as we thought it would be but it is well made. I like the Noah's Ark theme but our son isn't really interested in playing with it, probably because it doesn't make any noises and it doesn't have any moving parts. Also, Mrs. Noah's hair and the lion's mane keeps getting caught and tangled in the velcro, which is annoying. The price was steep for a child's toy as well, maybe because it's made or designed in Europe.

Pros: well made, cute

Cons: expensive, not very soft, velco damages some parts

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Thursday, February 13, 2014

Fisher-Price Travel Doodle Pro - Boy

Fisher-Price Travel Doodle Pro - Boywe have had it for about 6 months, it writes well.

My daughters bigger version of this we've had for about a few years is just getting to be dark screened. so they are replaceable after awhile but we get alot of use out of them.

I bought this for my grandson to use 0n a road trip. It works ok but is hard to get everything erased off of it. Good alternative to all those pencil, books they usually bring along

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I ordered three of these, one for each of our children while riding in the car. They LOVE them!

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Tuesday, February 4, 2014

Kids Preferred Amazing Baby Develpmental

Kids Preferred Amazing Baby Developmental Sound Photo CubeMy daughter is 3 months old, and we just purchased this toy for her. She loves that the rings on both sides allow her to grab the bee and then put it into her mouth to explore. The wings "crunch" and are shiny which gives her different textures to explore. Because it is light it is easier for her to grab and play with by herself than some of her lamaze toys which have similar features, but are very large and difficult for her to hold by herself.

I picked this up for my 6 month old and she loved it for about 5 months. We took it everywhere (the link is helpful-if it's not long enough for you, just add another link) and it always amused her. I was a little concerned about her chewing on the little butterfly and little sun attached to the larger piece. I worried that they could come off and choke her. THey never did, but I will be very careful about those pieces with her new sister. When my eldest finally stopped playing with it I put it away and brought it out again when she was 18 months old, she loved it again. This time she loved playing baby butterfly and mommy butterfly. I'm getting another one for her new sister.

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This is a fun product for a baby--there are a bunch of similar things out there--but what amazes me most is that I sent it through the washing machine HOT HOT water and it STILL WORKS, sounds and all. Very impressed by its construction, it totally held up.

The colors are bright, it makes a crinkle noise, and accomodates bigger photos than most baby cubes. And the noises--baby laughing, baby gurgling, a big kiss--are engaging. It's on the larger size but light. I think it's worth the $$.

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This photo cube is a great idea for kids that you don't live near because you can put photos of yourself so they recognize you when you visit. My only critique is that the cute noises it makes are unpredictable. I could only figure out how to get one of the noises to work on command and the others seemed random. Either way, I'm sure my niece will like it.

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Thursday, January 30, 2014

LANCO Natural Rubber Bath Toy

LANCO Natural Rubber Bath Toy, GoldfishMy son already loved the Fishy Fish Natural Rubber Teether so when he lost it and I bought a replacement I got this one too. The fins are great b/c the get into all the teething spots and I love the cheesy look!

My 9 month old loves his Kissy Fish! He loves to chew on it and I love not worrying about what he's chewing on. It's also a fun toy. He cracks up when I squeeze the fish to suck up the water and then squirt it out.

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It's way too tiny,can fit in my fist.Although it is made of natural rubber and isn't toxic,I returned it along with the dolphin of the same brand,not worth the money.

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Thursday, November 14, 2013

Kuster Bath Toy Store

Mebby Bath Toy Storage, Cream/Mint GreenKuster Bath Toy Store in Ice Blue and Grey

The product is great in theory, but very small. Not nearly big enough. I would recommend it if you have just a few toys you would like to have organized and dry.

This is a nice product. It's a good size that holds and drains a lot of bath toys. And I liked the idea of a bath toy storage bin that drains that you didn't have to mount with suction cups. However it came with this giant sticker on the side. It took me forever to scrape it off it still isn't off completely. If I were to see this product in the store and saw the giant sticker, I would not have bought it. I have no time for that. I also think the price is kinda high for a glorified trash bin with holes in the bottom.

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Very handy! I like that it holds the small bath toys as they tend to accumulate over time. I also like that the outer bucket can be used as a trash can after you are done using it for toy storage.

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I thought this would be about the size of an average bathroom garbage can, but it is smaller. I didn't want the prevailing mesh style bath toy storage and wanted it in the room but not in the tub so this fit the order. The design concept of a drainable inside layer is great, but it could be about 1.5-2 times bigger. You cant fit too many toys in there, it's as if you need two of them, but then spending >$40 to store toys that didn't even cost that much is a silly price point. This grey should be called tan...it is quite brown/beige to be called grey and thus does not match any of the actual grey in my bathroom! At least it is modern and simple, not loud and childish like all the very toys you are trying to put away!

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I live in an apartment with one of those plastic covers over the tub and shower. Suction cups absolutely do not stick to this plastic, so I've been searching for some form of bath toy storage that did not involve suction cups. I was very excited to find this. It's pretty, it makes it easy to scoop up the toys and let the water drip out the bottom, and it doesn't take up much space on the floor. But there in lies the only draw back, it's much smaller than I expected. We had to go through his toys and get rid of about half of them for the rest to fit in it. But then again, that was totally worth it to find the perfect storage for bath toys. He didn't play with all of them anyway.

Friday, October 11, 2013

Bright Starts Peek-A-Zoom Toy

Bright Starts Peek-A-Zoom ToyMy 9 month old enjoys pop up toys & loves this one with it's cute characters & bright colors. We've had it for about a month. It makes all kinds of cute sounds so it's easy for her to work it successfully. She doesn't have to be able to pop up the characters on her own to still get it to make noise. She can simply play with the knobs, flip flop the characters, or move the wheels. It plays musical sounds, has the sound of a plane flying by, and makes short sounds like giggles & "do it again". It should continue to be fun for her as she grows because there are still skills she has left to master with this toy.

This toy is fun and cute. Babies can roll it along the ground to hear fun sounds or make the animals pop up. It's better than other pop up toys because it can be played with as a rolling vehicle as well. The animals pop up easily and also go back down easily.

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Has very cute figures and sounds. I like it a lot.

The only thing, is that I find hard for babies is the push in button in the middle, you need two hands to make the figure come up. I personally have to hold the plane from the other side to push in the button, if not you just push the plane away.

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I bought this toy for my 10 month old daughter and she loves it. It is perfect for her age. She can easily "pop" open the characters out of the top of the airplane by manipulating the knobs. One of them you smack down, the other is a knob you push, and the other is a key like shape that you twist. All of these result in the characters popping up out of the top of the plane. It is sort of like a jack in the box, but much easier for her to manipulate than the other pop up toys. She also loves to push it around on the floor and hear its take off sound. It has a real life sound of an airplane taking off which my daughter loves to hear. This toy has alot of features of similar toys but using them on an airplane is totally unique and my daughter loves to play with this toy. I would highly recommend it.

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The knobs have always been hard for my daughter to push on her own. You have to hold the toy with one hand and either push or turn the knobs. This toy does make noise, but mine stopped making noise just a few days after I purchased it. I maybe go a defective one, but overall not very fun for my daughter.

Sunday, July 28, 2013

The Original Art of CureTM *SAFETY KNOTTED* Cherry Bean - Baltic Amber Baby Teething Necklace w/ "T

The Original Art of CureTM *SAFETY KNOTTED* Cherry Bean - Baltic Amber Baby Teething Necklace w/ 'The Art of Cure' Jewelry Pouch-TMI bought this necklace because I heard such wonderful things about baltic amber teething necklace. When I received it I was so excited and put it on my son right away. I bought the darker necklace because I felt it was more for my boy. Well I put the necklace on at 4pm when I received it in the mail and by 7pm the necklace had dyed my son's neck a brown shade and was dripping black ink. Really scared me, can't be good! Made me feel this product is not real amber. Horrible!

I've heard good things about these necklaces, but wasn't sure if it would live up to its reputation. It seriously only took a couple of days of having my little guy wear it to be able to get him to sleep at night. He's much happier and more relaxed, even though he's still always chewing on his fist and drooling. I don't know how it works, but it does! And I would absolutely recommend these things to anybody with a teething baby.

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Friday, June 21, 2013

Anatex Cutie Cube

Anatex Cutie CubeBought this for our 10 month old. The sharp corners on the cube are very dangerous. My little one gashed his face open right above the eye and we were right next to him, so it's not like we left him alone with the toy. We now placed foam over the sharp corners, however, only allow our 2 year old to play with the toy. The toy should have rounded edges for safety purposes.

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