Toy Reviews

Infants

 
 
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Infant

Both of my boys loved playing with this toy.  They loved putting the balls in at the top and watching them make their way to the bottom.  It makes several silly noises each time the ball goes down.  Riley later enjoyed seeing what else he could put down the hole besides the balls when little brother was playing with it!  My caveat is that this toy is targeted towards children 9 months - 2 years.  If your child is not sturdy and still pulling up on things to stand up, you will want to monitor them closely.  It is not very bottom heavy and can tip over easy if the child uses it to pull up.
   
  Garrett got this for his first birthday.  He never showed much interest in it.  He liked taking the pieces off and chewing on them, but never got the idea of stacking them back.  I think the traditional stacking toy is better for that.
   
  This was hands-down one of my kids' favorite toys when they were little.  They absolutely loved Sesame Street.  Riley learned to say the characters names from this toy.  And we had a game where I would say, "Who says?...." and he could tell me the character having remembered hearing the sayings from this toy.  Our friends from England visited and their little girl was so attached to it that we had to buy one to send over to her when they left.  Great toy.
   
  I totally did not get this toy and neither did my kids.  It didn't seem to work and I don't think the boys would have cared much if it did! 
   
  The kids have this toy at Grandma's house.  They would occasionally pull it around, but showed little interest in it.
   
  Both of my kids loved this gym when they were little!  You can move the accessories to different places according to how they lay on it and their reach.  Ours came with a musical toy, some plastic links and a mirror.  They loved the mirror most of all.  Storage can be a problem unless you keep the original bag around, as the poles that criss-cross are awkward when undone.  You can also buy additional toys to add to the system.  The mat is easy to unsnap and washes well.
   
  This toy scared both of my infant boys to death!  All is fine and well until they reach up to touch the part that spins.  Riley would get his finger stuck in it every time and it would make this horrible noise!  Then little Garrett came along and lo and behold, he did the same thing!  So this toy did not get used at all.
   
  We had the older version of this toy.  It is pretty boring.  It might keep an older infant's interest for a little while, but not a toddler's.
   

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