Activity Toy Reviews

My six year-old received this for his birthday and hasn't given it a second glance. But he was the same with Lincoln Logs a while back and now loves them. So I haven't given up hope yet.

Brilliant. Simple, easy to use creatively, encourages practice with spatial relations and engineering.. My (currently four year old) son plays with his Tinker Toys all the time. He never seems to get sick of these!

When shopping for xmas presents I wanted to buy a "building" set and I was recommended that Tinkertoys were very popular in the USA - I am a brit so never really knew what this toy was.

Not wanting to do lego's yet, but wanting something better than megablocks as we had outgrown them alreadythought what the heck and bought it a box of Tinker Toys for my son.

I can honestly say it was the best [...] we spent that year. He has played with this by himself, or with his dad or/and me, who have built all the toys on the box ! Its a really fun toy.

BRILLIANT !!

and the large box is enought btw to build things, and also, just enough pieces that they dont get lost and will get picked up each time.

Also great size pieces as younger than 3 cant swallow anything, but intriguing enough for the older kiddies to build with :}

Great learning my children love it ages 3 & 4 years old.

some days i cant get my daughter off her vsmile she love the toy story game..... I hear her in her room giggling,and haveing fun while she learns ,its great

Both my boys (3&5) love this game. It is very quick to play, like some other reviewers pointed out, but that doesn't seem to matter to them. They just start over again. I think they get a feeling of accomplishment when they get through the entire learning adventure. Plus there are also the short games to play. They haven't gotten bored yet. We have over 12 V-Smile games and right now I think this one is their favorite. We love our V-Smile!

The chalkboard is very difficult to erase. I actually had to wash the chalk off and dry it for my grandson to use again. Any help would be appreciated. My grandson loves this and I would hate to have to return it.

I bought this for my then 2 and 4 year old. It is the perfect size for our narrow sunroom and the kids love it. Great hit at playgroups too. Easy to clean, I just use babywipes. The organizer tray is quite practical and does not pop out easily. I put non-skid pads on the bottom so that the easel does not move around while the kids are drawing.

I purchased this for my 3 year old's birthday. It arrived 2 weeks earlier than estimated, I was impressed. This easel is wonderful, even came with dry erase markers and chalk and an eraser. Right away she used the markers on the chalk side, we panicked. The marker washed right off! WOW! Don't hesitate to buy this. Easy to clean!

it is hard to get its clothes on really hard and she isn't cool looking she is wearing clothes that are from old myscene dolls.


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Chelsea is very pretty doll.When I first saw her I knew I had to get her.The price was well worth it but now she isn't avalable(bummer).She has brown silky hair, that's very durable and brown eyes.The colors and styles of the accssories shone in the picture may very.She comes with a second outfit that you can mix and match with the first,without making it look weird.Her accssories include a bag,sketches,some art supplies,a beret,some make-up,a book,a make-up box,a purse and a phone. There's also a charm bracelet for you.This is a great doll to add to your collection,and if you play with her she and all her accssories are very durable.HIGHLY RECCOMMENDED!!!!!!!!!!

Chelsea doll is a fun party girl on-the-go. When nighttime rolls around, she can change into her chic night fashions and hit the town in style. Chelsea doll comes with over 25 fashion and accessory pieces to help her transform from day to night, and there's even a totally hip charm bracelet just for you. Doll measures approximately 12" tall.

My daughter just received this laptop for her 4th birthday. I would love to give it 5 stars, but it is entirely TOO LOUD. It is hard to imagine that a product that can do so many things does not have volume control. In order for her to use it, I am going to have to figure out how to tape something over the speaker to reduce the volume. I'd be interested to know what decibal this product is tested at. It can NOT be healthy for anyone's hearing. Very disappointed.

My 4yo daughter got this for her birthday last Sept. and mastered it a long time ago. There's no way the age range can be 3-9 (much less 12). It IS loud and there is NO volume control. I also don't think it's worth the money.

My youngest DD wanted an 'omputah' for her december birthday [she was turning 3] My mom wished to get something to fit so I picked this out based on the wide age range - figuring she'd just push buttons for awhile . . . it's now been about three full months and using it a few times a week she now knows her letter and numbers [and she's the third kid so you can be sure I wasn't teaching her LOL] and I figured out which toy it was because she also wil point to, say, an owl somewhere and say 'o is for owl!' which is the word the machine uses
Her newly 6yo brother enjoys playing with it [different parts obviously] and now I'm here looking for a boyish one to spend his birthday gcs on cause he hates the indignity of having to ask his baby sister for permission to use hers LOL

My 4 yr old begged and begged for this toy and I finally gave in when I found it on clearance. After playing with it for maybe an hour, even he said "Mommy, this was a waste of money!" If he doesn't follow the directions exactly in the order said, or tries to skip ahead, the game is unable to keep up and then he gets frustrated. I'm really glad we didn't pay anything close to full price for this useless piece of plastic

I wish they were still making the Fusion Crew creatures because they made wonderful behavior incentives for my 5 year old son. This game works something like one of those trading card games. My husband used to play "Magic" when he was in college so enjoys the Fusion Dome with my son. You stick critter halves together to create your own creature and then compete with the other player. The dome talks you through the process and anounces the name of the creatures by reading a bar code. There are lights and sounds and the loser gets "flushed" down the shoot. My son can be pretty hard on his toys and this one seems to be holding up well.

My 4 year old son got this for Christmas. He'd been asking for it for months. He absolutely loves it! He's always asking for me to play it with him. I don't even think the buttons each player presses really do anything but he thinks they do. He anxiously awaits to hear who wins. It's a lot of fun for him. I imagine for older kids it may not be much fun but for 3-6 year olds it is. Not much educational value but perhaps it could teach a child how to listen and follow instructions.

I ordered this for my young cousin, but was disappointed with it and actually returned it. I thought it would make a nice gift because it is creative and active, and unlike some other bead jewelry sets for kids, the relatively large wooden beads made it appropriate for younger children. Unfortunately, upon arrival I noticed the colors were ugly and also the box had a very strong smell of paint fumes. The colors were dark in tone-- dark goldenrod instead of bright cherry yellow, mossy green instead of bright green--and I didn't think they looked very pretty. And if that wasn't discouraging enough, the overpowering smell bothered me enough to send it back.

I received this toy for Easter for my Twins in thier baskets. I have to say that the nicest part of the toy is the three brightly colored balls. I am a big Fisher Price fan and I like the adjustable volume and the music is not too overbearing but the toy is not made well. The hoop attachement falls off way to easily (everytime) and having to re-assemble it each time its touched is annoying. With three small kids, I need a toy to hold up for play. It's not worth the money and I would not give this to anyone else.

We got this toy at Christmas when Ethan was 5 mos., he is now 10 mos. He likes to spin the side spinner but that's about all. I agree that the hoop falls off MUCH too easily and it was really hard to put the bottom pieces together. It seemed silly they weren't already connected. Ethan loves playing with the balls alone but not worth the money.

My son almost 7 months old and this has been his favorite toy for months. He can hold the balls in one hand (sometimes one in each hand) and has figured out how to put them in the basket. He also chases the balls around the room and loves to watch his daddy juggle them. He loves to hear the music and looks perplexed when he makes a basket and the toy isn't turned on! Yes, the top comes apart from the bottom occasionally but not everytime by any means. My son picks it up, pulls it around, and it stays put together. I got online to order another one for grandma's house and was VERY surprised to see such a low review.

Just a quick note...this is wonderful and is great in our playroom. We are quite pleased with it and it is durable...we have had several kids (2 to 4 years in age) inside at once and it was lots of fun and held up fine. We have had several inflatable play/bounce items before (but the kind you inflate and leave along) and they inevitably break, leak and just give way. This seems to be very sturdy and we like to constant fan/motor feature....a bit loud but not too bad! So whenever we visit the play room we just turn it on and it inflates in less than a minute. Enjoy!

As a Parent of 2 boys age 2 and 5 . I love this toy its durable enough for over 200lbs of jumping kids and Mom to sit in. I strongly suggest you have a large room to setup this toy as I have it in a 20x20 play room upstairs . I air motor is loud but not annoying .

We suffered through 27 straight days of rain out here in Seattle and were desperate for a fun activity that would let our 2-1/2 year old burn off that seemingly endless supply of energy. This thing did the trick - just the right size for indoor use; well designed for safety; large enough for 2 little ones; and inflates in under 10 seconds.