Activity Toy Reviews

This is a great trivia game that will be fun for kids and adults! The questions come in five different categories and five different question styles, making it more like a variety game (think Cranium) than like a classic trivia game. Players build the game board as they go and answer all sorts of questions that are broadly based across a variety of subject areas.

This is a great educational game and your family will enjoy it for years!

We love our Hug 'n Doodle. As previous posters have mentioned, it may not be as "cool" as the "real" doodle bear but this little guy is perfect for us. We are still learning where to use markers, so a water pen is perfect! Our little one loves it and I think it will hold up well.

I highly recommend this if you are avoiding troubles with markers but have a budding artist!

My daughter received this as a christmas present, she loves it. This toy is played with almost every day by her (she is 3) or her brother (he is 5).

I am in love with Aquadoodle! Just like the commercial says it's mess free and my kids love it. The doodle bear is a favorite of my daughter who draws on him over and over again, drawing hearts. It's cute. If you like Aquadoodle get this one or if you haven't tried Aquadoodle yet go for it! It really works. Full marks from me and I consider myself a tough critic.

My 3yo daughter LOVES this toy, even though it's a baby toy... she loves making different shapes out of the triangles, telling us what they are. Exceptional quality, as usual from Haba...

My three year got this for Christmas and just loves it. It is well worth the money, and not expensive like legos and some of the mega blocks. She even plays with her pollys in this castle. Her sisters who are 6 and 10 also sometimes play with her. Well worth the money.

My daughter received this set for Christmas and she really enjoys playing with it. Her favorite thing to do is to build the highest tower she can and then put the mouse on top of the castle tower and pretend to rescue her. I like to experiment and see what kind of different things she and I can build. I also like the fact it comes in a zippered pouch for storage and the pieces are colorful and easy to fit together. Overall a good purchase for the sale price.

I seriously thought I put this toy together all wrong, called the Little Tikes company and expressed my concern about the wobbliness, the toys being either not there or weirdly sharp for a baby. The rep on the phone immediately sent me out a new one, which was awesome. Same deal though!
So the company as a whole is great, seriously amazing! The toy though is not so great. It is wobbly, no matter what position you put it in (and good luck changing the positions!). The toys are sharp even for plastic.
Basically my 21 month old and 7 month old won't look or play with it for more than a minute, rather my older baby uses it to attempt to climb!
I'd stick with Little Tikes anyway, just not recommend this particular toy!
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I bought this for my 3 month old and took it back the next day. He kept knocking off the dangling crab and fish. This is not a very sturdy product at all! He did enjoy the lights/music, but it was not worth keeping. Overall not a good toy.

I bought this for my daughter to try to encourage her to sit up and play, and as soon as I put it together and saw her play with it I decided to return it. The space at the top of the dangling crab could mash little fingers very badly.

We purchased this for our 3 young children. They were so excited to play in it that as soon as it arived we went outside to set it up. It ended up taking my neighbor and I a 1/2 hour to put it together. I personally have 3 blow up toys and by FAR this one is the lowest quality and the hardest to put together and move around. If you leave all the parts attached to put it away its so big bulky that I couldn't find room in my garage. If you take it apart to put it away, I found it took a good 15-20 min. to put it back together every time they wanted to play.
Afer several times taking it out and putting it together the seams started to come apart and it began to deflate on my kids when they were in it. NOT the best purchase!!

I was really excited about this item however it is much smaller than expected I was under the impression it was 20x20 feet and after setting it up we actually measured it and it is 12x12 feet. The tubes are also very narrow and very small so the suggested age of 3-7 is wrong I would say 5 years would be the max age to enjoy this item. The material is very cheap compared to how the material of my inflatable bouncer is and I am scared it will rip or get damaged after not very much use. It is easy to put away and set up it took about 5 minutes and it is very light.I do have to admit even though I think the quality is poor the kids all loved it and it kept them occupied longer than any other toy we own so I overall would recommend this item but it is definitely way too expensive for what you get.

This is our 2nd fan-driven 'blow up' toy and it is by far the more popular of the 2. Our 3 kids, 3 1/2, 2, and 1 are able to equally enjoy the setup. There is plenty of room to play in each 'room' and the tunnels themselves also seem to serve a function of imagination. Words of warning- this thing is huge! When setup as a square, it measures almost 20' by 20'. We had to arrange the rooms and tunnels into a 'Z' design to get it to fit in our great room. It can be used inside or out, but be careful if you take it outside- the neighborhood kids will flock to your house to play in it if they see it!

The meat and potatoes-

The materials used to manufacture the playset are top notch. The bottom half (the part that contacts the floor or ground and the part the kids crawl or walk on inside) of the rooms and tunnels are made of a highly durable 'tarp' like material. The upper halves are made of high strength nylon, similar to that of expensive kites. Each room has three elastic openings that you can either insert a 'door,' a tunnel, or a plug panel. They attach to the rooms via double-stitched velcro. There are many layout options due to this design. The fan is a three speed blower (that attaches to the pirate ship only) and it moves tremedous amounts of air (never needed to use speed 2 or 3 unless there is a door or plug panel removed, however that is not recommended.)

Setup and takedown are quite easy as well, since everything is velcro'd, and the set came with a carry bag to store and tote the whole playset (minus the fan,) as well as ground stakes for using the set outside, and a repair kit for patching holes.

Overall, the kids love it (ok, I have been in it a dozen times with my youngest!) it stores and sets up easily (read the directions for first time setup!!) and hasn't shown any signs of wear or weakspots. The set is a little pricey, but well worth it!