Activity Toy Reviews

I bought this for my one year old but my 4 and 2 year old daughters took over, when we first got it, I sat down and taught them "jack and jill" song while playing with the weebles and this let them have fun with the nursery rhyme.

I bought this for my son when he was 5mo.s old. I pulled it out for him at 6mo.s and he had no iterest. I pulled it out again at 7mo.s and he LOVES it. It really works his hand eye coordination. It is small enough so now that he is sitting up, he can move it around and change it to what interests him at the moment. It has been really good for his independent play time.

Product was here in 3 days and was in better shape than advertised.

We received this as a gift when my son was 6 months old and at the time he loved spining the mirror and the little barrel of beads. As he got older, he started to learn how to use all the other functions on the cube. He is 10 months now and I have to admit he plays with it less frequently but every so often, he will sit there and play with it for a good 5-10 min. Overall, I think this toy was awesome!!

My daughter loves this toy. At different times, she's enjoyed each of the different features. Right now, she likes opening up the seat & pretending to take something out & giving it to us. We got the train for her when she was 11 months. She started out pushing it around & now rides it all over the place. At 17 months, she doesn't quite understand the steering part, but I like that it poses a challenge for her & will grow w/her. This toy is extremely well-made, & I love that it was pre-assembled. When I researched riding toys, I read of many headaches that were brought on by trying to assemble other ones.

We got this for my 10 month old son who is showing an interest in pushing things around and pulling up on furniture. Therefore I really appreciated the advice of another reviewer to put ankle weights in the middle compartment to keep the train from tipping over. That being said my son truly enjoys everything about this train. I really debated on this purchase because I did not know which push and ride toy to purchase or if it would really be used. I almost bought the one by Little Tikes but after reading all the reviews I decided to go for this one once I found it available with free shipping from Baby Universe. Also the fact that this one seems to be a little higher off the ground is good for my son whose height is in the 90th percentile. My son also enjoys the different levers and knobs which I also enjoy since they don't require batteries! I do agree with another reviewer that a brake would be a nice addition for when my son is "working on the train". I like the fact that this ride on toy steers very well since we have an octagon shaped living room. Obviously that may not be a concern for a lot of people. I can also see the point of the argument for a push toy that stays on a straight path but my son mainly uses it on carpet which slows the turning down when the toy is pushed.

Update: My son who is now 13 months old picks his new Nemo ride on toy over this one due to all of its characters to push. The Nemo also seems to be more stable than this one so you may want to consider the Nemo Ride On if your son is not a die hard train fan and you don't mind purchasing batteries.

My 2-year-old son loves ride-on toys - we have three different ones at home and he's ridden on lots of others at friends' houses. This is hands-down the best ride-on toy I've seen. It's just the right height, very durable and easy to roll and steer. It has some nice little gadgets to play with, but nothing electronic or annoying. He started using it at age 1 and I've had friends' kids up to age 3.5 use it with no problem. We even bought one for both of the grandparents' houses because it's something he can use for a couple of years.

My daughter received this clock as a gift at 3 months old. At first she would bat the pendulum to listen to the bell inside, and sometimes tip it over (it's soft and light). She would lean against it while learning to sit up. Now at 7 months, she grabs the face of the clock and the bead bar on top. The mirror on the back is great for tummy-time. The mice are the perfect size to grab and pass back and forth from one hand to the other, but not small enough to fit in her mouth. The brightly colored mice have high contrast black & white bottoms, some rattle softly and some crinkle. Right now she plays with the mice alone in her lap, or with their house (clock) by itself - soon she will learn to take them out the door and put them in the chimney. This toy is a big favorite, we all love it.

*I put all of it in the washing machine and hang to dry from time to time, and it turns out fine.