Activity Toy Reviews

This puzzle was and still is a winner. Some things never change and this one is still great. I've givin an extra star for the nostalgic "retro" attention to detail.

The basket is pretty, the the wooden needles were damaged, and we had to go to the library for better basic instructions for my daughter to understand.

My daughter was pleased as punch. She got 900 feet (that's a lot for child sized mittens and scarves!) of yarn and a pretty basket to keep the things neat. The needles were just fine. A few other kits at our local shop were going for twice this and didn't have as much yarn and the "baskets" were cheap plastic tubs. If something is damaged I know we usually exchange the item to the store or call the manufacturer and they're more than happy to replace items. Also my daughter is seven years old and just entered 1st grade and she had no problems understanding the instructions with a little help from me.

We got this as an 11th birthday present for one of my daughter's friends. It was the hit of the birthday party -- all the girls went home with new yarn belts, and my daughter, who can already knit a little, asked if she could have one, too. The colors of yarn are bright and the texture is easy to work with. For our purposes, this was a great birthday present.

This is a fun toy and lots of fun for my 3 year old twins. My major complaint is that the the shape magnets fall out all of the time and we spend a lot of time trying to find all of the pieces. Why couldn't they make a storage compartment or made where the shapes are suppose to rest magnetic so they would stick on? I have made up an accessory to attach to the handle to hold their pieces while not in use.

My daughter is nearly [...] and she loves her magna doodle. She likes drawing, but whenever we got the crayons out she'd spend more time trying to eat them and breaking them, than actually coloring with them. Plus, she's still learning how to press down hard enough when she draws to make her crayons really show up. Of course, she's only capable of scribbles now, but the magna doodle is great for that. We've got the mini version, that has no stamps to loose, and it can actually be clipped onto her diaper bag so we have it wherever we go. Most of all, we enjoy having her sit on our laps as she watches us draw simple pictures, and then we ask her what the picture is (kitty, kite, flower, house, etc.), and then we just swipe and draw a new one. We've even started using it to teach letters, numbers and shapes. She really seems to enjoy it.

Our magna doodle is aged 3 and up, and I imagine it is because of the string that keeps the pen attached. It could be a strangulation hazard, so we always supervise our daughter with her magna doodle. And we have to make sure she never steps on it or damages the screen in any way. Occassionally, the screen needs several swipes before it clears up, but that is no big deal.

I was surprised to find Doodle Pros everywhere and no Magna Doodles in stores, so I thought, why not, I'll get a Doodle Pro. I promptly returned it. Obviously they do not use high quality magnets in the Doodle Pro as they do in the Magna Doodle because the lines are not nearly as dark or as satisfying to make. The stamps are equally disappointing and leave only faint marks. The eraser bar is also very hard to drag across and does not fully erase unless you drag it back and forth. I love my Magna Doodle it is obviously a much higher quality of toy, dark rich lines, easy erasure. My only complaint is that the stamps fall out, but we always manage to find them. I would also mention that the age range seems too high to me. My two year old loves this and I love it because it is a good way to practice scribbling without mess.

She plays with all the LPS toys for hours.

my almost 7 year old has the main littlest pet shop house thingy ( dont know the exact name) and several "pets" and loves it! i ordered 3 more little sets for her birthday later this month, since they have the buy 2 get 1 free offer going on!

she is really bad about losing pieces to her toys, but this is the only thing that she still has ALL the pieces to, and i got it for her after she graduated kindergarden. it survived a move this summer, and HER!

over all a great gift!

WOAH!!!!!! Me and my TWIN sister got this for christmas and we LOVE it!!! IT's SO cute!!! I would DEFINANTLY buy it!!!!!! Especially when its only like $8.00!!!!! I would also buy the Lil' Bratz Ski Lodge and it's ONLY $8.00 too!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! :) :) :) I REALLY want the Lil' bratz Ski lodge!!!!!!!! This Littlest Pet Shop was SO fun to play with and I love it!!!!! I think its sturdy also!!!!!!!
-tori-

Easy to put together...but after a few swings he looses interest in it...but he is very eager to get outside to take those few swings...so he is still interested in the toy after a few weeks....

My son got this t-ball set for his second birthday and LOVES it. He will be three in two months and still loves to play with it (and if you have kids, you know that kids only like toys for a few weeks). Now his little brother also pays with it. He also is learning to hit the ball without the T and that means good hand-eye-cord. Great toy!! Perfect gift for any child!!

They will enjoy it even more when they are tall enough that the ball is at their normal swing level.

This toy is not good for children just learning to walk. The back handle falls off constantly if pulled even slightly. The Mickey Mouse ride-on/push toy is a much better choice...my 12 month old son pushes it all over the house and loves all of the buttons.

But the black handle is junk.

I bought it for my 2 yr old Nephew, and he is a major Thomas fan, as is his little cousin. They love this train, but the handle should be trashed to prevent accident or injury.

I bought this for my 1 year old. He sits on it, and my 3 year old pushes him around. The different music and sounds are great. It is one of the best parts of this toy. My 3 year old pushes it around singing "Thomas, Thomas". The handle does remove easily, but if pushed down, it doesn't move while being pushed around. It won't fall off if it is pushed down properly. Plus, it is nice that it folds, so it takes up less room in the closet!