Activity Toy Reviews

We love it.A 4 year old boy and a 6 year old girl.What a blessing.I dont have to pick up the couch cushions and sheets and blankets any more.I am the mother and I put it up by myself easily.Probally took about 15 minutes.I think its as sturdy as a tent can be.I was thinking of buying a playhouse,they are so expensive.With this they can have it inside too.

There is no doubt the castle is a superb hit (twin boys, age 4), who absolutely loved it. However, it is extremely difficult & frustrating to assemble. Assembly could be much easier, but the instructions are essentially useless, and I still believe the correct assortment of tent poles was not provided (the instructions say there are 3 types of tent poles; the correct number is 5 types, and the numbers of each type provided did not match the number of spaces for each type of pole). The sleeves for the tent poles are well hiddent, and it took a super sleuth to find them. Set plenty of time aside for assembly.

If you were going to buy this I think you'd be better off cutting off the handles and using it as a bed. Your daughter (or son) could put this on their windowsill if it's big enough, or on top of their toy chest. I don't own this yet, but judging by the first review of this product it seems delicate enough where you should just use it delicately. You might have better luck with it, but I have yet to find out. I think I'll cut off the handles no matter what. I'd rather carry it on my back than hold it for hours. If you are going to use it as a bed you don't have to cut off the handles. Just make sure Baby Annabell has a blanket or she'll get cold.

I was not impressed with this baby Annabell item. It is not as well made as other things I bought for my daughter's annabell. It is an odd shape and hard to transform from blankie to basket for a 4 year old. The basket is held together with tiny velcro and comes undone easily making annabell fall out onto the floor. There are many things to buy annabell so I would pass this particular one up and buy something else.

I was surprised a bit by this carrier. Zapf products are usually top notch and so well made...but this doesn't seem quite thought through.
The velcro that converts the mat to the carrier is rather weak, and unattaches easily....and then OUT tumbles Annabell, which does NOT please my daughter! Other than the velcro issues, the carrier is cute. My daughter really enjoys carries her Baby Annabell around by the handles (when it manages to stay held together!)

If you're looking for a diary that REALLY locks, this isn't it. The lock is flimsy and can easily be pried open. Also, if you put it into a backpack, the buttons get pushed and the musical notes play inadvertently.

you would think that this is great for girls who would like to keep things a secret. i looked at the other reviews and wanted to try it for myself.PLEASE!!!!It didn't really keep me occupied. Get a good one that isn't "high priced."

My almost 8 yr old daughter wanted a the Personalized Password journal, but I purchased this one instead. I'm glad I did,especially after reading the Password journal reviews. This journal is easy to customized with any 4 key combination & easy to reset if you forget the combination. While it doesn't have alot of writing space, it really good for younger girls like 8-10 years old. It has a small notepad & storage space, which my daughter enjoys. Her also came with a plush flower speaker that can hook up to any music source (CD player, MP3, etc). The outer cover is removal for cleaning & the speaker is quite. I recommend this journal for younger girls to keep their "secrets"!

The idea of this box is very neat. You can put little things inside and then it is a game for the child to learn the locks and get in it. But, why bother? The two doors on the top have no latch or lock and just a little finger size notch to pull them open (see the second photo). They were easy enough to discover by my 2 year old and so he lost interest in the other locks and latches. Plus, if I were to have designed the box I would have put a divider inside to have more then on compartment since there are so many doors. I did see one similar but made by another company with a divider inside at a discovery store after I bought this one. It does state for 3 years and up so I guess I will put his away and see if he likes later. Too bad!

My aunt bought it for her grand daughters who preferred their dolls so she gave it to my boys. The boys, 2.5 and 1 yr olds, love it and play with it everyday. They do enjoy locking things inside and they like to just play with the locks opening and closing them. I thought maybe it's not good to teach them the locks cuz then we can't lock them out of places we dont want them in and maybe they'll unlock the window and jump out but that hasnt been a problem yet.

This toy was purchesed for a very curious 9 month old girl who has a fascination for the latches on our combination chest-coffee table in our livingroom. She absolutely loves this toy! We were all pleased with the craftsmanship. The baby loves the latches and the sound of the clinking metal. We play peek-a-boo, looking into the box, putting hands in one side and out the other. The box has stimulated imagination, tactile and visual stimulation as well. The colorful pictures are well-defined so the little one recognizes her favorite animals. Its a very good investment for the right child. We are all very pleased!

When I bought this game I thought that it would be regular Uno just with Hello Kitty on the cards. I was totally wrong. There is a new card in this version, called the Love Me or Love Me Not, that makes it totally different. I enjoyed this game and would encourage any Hello Kitty lover or even and Uno lover to purchase this game. And it comes in a collectable tin that is very sturdy and totally adorable. The images on the cards are some of the best Hello Kitty designs that Sanrio has out there at this time. I'm a diehard Hello Kitty fan and I love playing Hello Kitty Uno.

No children... bought this mobile for my office, I'm setting my sights on the final frontier. A better mobile might exist, but I never found it. The mobile consists of cardstock photos from NASA; I would not say it is durable, but it hangs from the ceiling so that should not be a deterent... as children should probably not be hanging from the ceiling anyway. It's easy to put together if you have two sets of hands and hangs beautifully once in place. Unlike a lot of the other mobiles I saw, this one has a sun... nice touch. I would highly recommend this product. The world needs more mobiles.