Baby Reviews

My daughter loves her other Leap Pad stories and activity books, but she was bored with this one. As she got older, I hoped she would grow into it. She is now almost three, and it still doesn't interest her. Plus, it is really no different than the regular book. (She would rather have me read the real book than listen to it on the Leap Pad.) Save your money- buy the book, don't buy the Leap Pad version.

I've been reading this story to my grandson since he was just a few weeks old. Now it comes to life for him.

We got this for my daughter, along with the Little Touch Leap Pad, when she turned a year old. At this age, she isn't that interested in following the story or doing the activities on the book, but she is obsessed with turning the pages and looking at the pictures. This book seems flimsy but is actually QUITE durable. She has chewed on it, crumpled the pages, yanked on it, thrown it around, etc. and the pages DO NOT tear and they are also waterproof so the constant drooling doesn't mess up the book.

My 2y daughter received this on 2nd bday and she has not let it go since, (7mo). Dora "feeds" the baby bro/sis with the bottle in her hand, while it (bottle)makes good sound effects. There is also a pretend plate of carrots/peas/potatoes and comes with 2 spoons, very good role-modeling as Dora is the big sister. The songs she sings are very sweet, as both the songs and the questions she asks engage my daughter in fun role playing.

My 2 yr. old daughter and I were at a store shopping for her birthday presents ( a little early ) and when she saw this dora doll with her baby sister and baby brother she wouldn't put it down, and since I bought it for her she has slept with her every night, this doll is practically attached to my daughter. Every time dora asks, "do the babies want some more?" after feeding them my daughter giggles and says "ok dora" it's amazing how she interacts with this doll. It's deffinatly worth the money to buy it!

My daughter adores Dora and has been asking for this toy. She received it for Christmas and is thrilled. I love it because it is a very sturdy toy. The babies are heavy duty plastic and Dora is half plastic, half cloth. My daughter has been sleeping with the Dora. She is enjoying pretending to feed the babies and put them in Dora's carrier. This toy is great for play acting as well as wonderful if you are trying to get your child ready for a little brother or sister, although you might want to educate your child that they won't be able to carry their new sibling around in a carrier like Dora until they are much older.

As a Math teacher and mother of two girls, I was horrified that my four year old within minutes of playing with this item, noticed that the pentagon shape was marked "6" and the hexagon shape was marked "5". I called the company immediately and was informed that they receive this complaint ALL THE TIME but the design is intentional. If the hexagon were correctly marked "6", I was told, kids could then place the shape upside down and it then would read a "9". However, the clock face provides the correct number printed above the cutouts so kids could verify their work that way. Moreover, that would not be the first time that kids confuse "6" and "9", which is what learning is all about. Children would be far better served if Melissa and Doug would skip the "hour numbering to geometric side" concept, which they don't carry thru with all the numbers anyhow, and just design a clock to teach time and not complicate it with an inaccurate secondary purpose. I shudder to think how many kids will mislearn pentagon and hexagon thanks to this clock.

The clock is a good size and the colours are bright. The numbers are easy to see and hands showing which is minute and which is hour are great. It even has on the inner part quarter past, half past etc for each 15 min incriment and the 5,10,15,20 etc for each 5 minutes at the appropriate number on the clock making this work well for each stage of learning how to tell time, as well as having the more complex shapes. The only thing I found funny is that the 6 is put on a pentagon and the 5 on a hexagon instead of the other way around which may make it confusing for a child seeing the number 5 on a six sided shape or the number 6 on a 5 sided shape when trying to determine what it is.

All three of my kids love this toy! We have no complaints about the quality - as most Melissa & Doug products it is well made AND durable.

We also questioned the 5 and 6 shape decision - when we called their customer service number, they told us that it is a self correcting clock and if they used the hexagon for the "6" then a child could put it in upside down as a "9." If the other numbers are put in upside down then they are not numbers - that works for us!

We are very pleased with ALL of the other valuable teaching elements this clock has to offer! Learning time increments; hours, quarters, minutes, seconds, shapes, colors, numbers...the list goes on.

Five stars for this GREAT product...keep up the good work Melissa & Doug!!!

I bought this for my baby when she was about a month old, and she loved it until she was around 5 months - when she started sitting unassisted. She would stare at herself in the mirror and eventually was able to reach and pull down the toys.
My only complaint is once she began to reach for the toys and get them down, she would naturally chew on them. The pictures on the hanging toys are stickers and even without teeth my baby would mouth the sticker and would end up with loose pieces in her mouth.

i bought this for my 2 month old son, he LOVES it! i had originally bought another fisher price playmat (barnyard) and it was way too overstimulating for him. this has gentle music and is slow moving so he can easily follow the petals and not get over stimulated. i also like that you can activate the mobile without the music. he loves the mat for tummy-time also. the toys hang at just the right level and can also be adjusted accordingly. he rolled over for the first time while looking at the toys! i would highly recommend this. it has all the benefits of a playmat and more. he laughs and talks at himself in the mirror and can stay entertained for an hour sometimes! LOVE IT!!!

We bought this for my 2 month old daughter and it was the only thing she will lay under and get her attention. She is 4 months now and still likes it. The only complaint I have is that the panda mat is hard to connect and it does take up a bit of room. But over all we are happy and so is Anna.

I bought this toy for my infant a couple of months ago, and she loved it. It is really a cute toy. I think I like playing with it as much as she does. However, when she learned how to pull up on it the whole thing tipped over away from her. She fell over the top of it, and she hit her mouth. She has not been quite as interested in it since this happened. It is a great toy, but extra care should be taken once your baby can pull up.

My neice and my son each have one and they both love it.. as does my four year old! they are so cute.. this is the first toy that my son actually played with! It is very cute. If I had not gotten it as a gift, I would buy it! Great toy..

I bought this for my daughter about a month ago and she quickly figured out how to get the gumballs to roll out. She was trying to play with it before I even got it out of it's box in fact. She loves to make all the balls come out at once instead of waiting for the music to finish but that's ok. She loves anything that lights up and since we live in a small town with only a Walmart to buy toys at these kind of toys are hard to find. She especially loves the ball with the smaller balls inside (she's also obsessed with rattles). This toy is very durable so far and I love it. Fisher Price makes some of the best toys around and I love the Peek a Blocks concept and now the Peek a Balls.

This is a fun toy for my 3 year-old boy, but the set was shipped without a golf ball. Was on hold waiting to talk to someone for a replacement ball for over 11 minutes. Once someone answered, it was no problem to get my request filled. They said it would be delivered in "7-10 days if not sooner."

Follow up .. the golf balls did arrive on January 13--18 days after I made the call.

When you first put this together you will find it odd that the "cart" needs 2.5" steel screws. It's not structural so it seems a little overkill.
Secondly, it would have been a better design if the "hole" went into, or attached itself to the cart, but oh well.
Fun product - even with the design shortcomings.

This toy is great. My son knows his dad and grandad are golfers and he likes to join in. The only problem is that this is more at Toys R US for $24.99. Little Tikes even only sells it for $19.99. It's overpiced but other than that, we love it!

My daughter received this set as a Christmas gift. I was going to return it because I had already purchased the Graco set. We decided to keep it because we have two little girls and figured two different patterns would be great. I must say, the Cabbage Patch set is VERY well made. The quilting design is nicely done and it looks like it is going to hold up really well. The best part of it is the diaper bag. This bag converts into a changing pad by opening it up. When open, it maintains the main pocket that everything was placed into. This seems logical I know, but the Graco bag when it is opened opens into one flat piece. It does not keep any pocket, so whatever was in the bag goes all over the place. All in all, we have one of each set and my girls love them both. I just think the Cabbage Patch one (and I admit this grudgingly) is a little better designed. I highly recommend it. The only possible downside is that an older child might find the pattern too babyish. For us, it's great. It has greatly increased the amount of time my girls play with their dolls because it gives them a way to really feel responsible. They understand the concept of diaper bags, etc. and can relate. The ability to take care of their babies has somehow changed the babies from a toy that gets tossed after a little playtime into more of a member of the family. We can't leave the house without them now. Anyway, great set... we love it.

Sea-monkeys are cool, and this set is also cool, but to own sea-monkeys, you need to be very serious about it, you need to care for them always, and if you forget to feed them once, or oxygenate them, or even the tiniest thing, they can die, this has happened with my sister and I for the second time, and this time they died after five days! So, I guess before you buy this set, you should be willing to take full responsibility for your little aquatic pets, perhaps make a schedule for feeding, oxygenating, etc. for your pets. Hope this helps!

The Sea Monkey Ocean of Light is a good invest. As long as you follow the instructions, the growth process folds right before your eyes. There are 4 easy steps to getting the little monkeys on their way. You and your child can read the instructions together, and they can help agitate the water or pour food into the tank. My kid loves watching the little sea monkeys swim around, especially since they are easier to see.

I always had sea monkeys as a kid, so when I saw them in the store, I could not resist picking some up for my animal-crazy 4 year old.
I had forgotten the 36 hours you have to wait, and since my son does not have a whole lot of patience- it was not an immediate hit.
However these little creatures quickly grew, and now Im almost more amused by these little shrimp then my children. (and yes I know they are just Brine shrimp, Thank You)
It was still a great science project for a four year old and his mom, and it added a nice dose of nostalgia to my day.

My little girl just love these dolls they are so durable and easy to handle the stroller was so easy to assemble. They are just precious. There are alot of accessories that can be purchased to go along with them also.

I have 30 month old twins boy/girl and my daughter always gets two dolls and says' i have my twins , too. Now she really is enjoying her "real twin " babies. They smell and look precious and stroller carrier is a deal.

This is the best swing out there. Best features:
-ability to adjust back as baby grows and wants to sit more upright. Many other swings sit back way too far and my baby didnt like that at all!
-ability to remove the tray makes for ease in taking baby out
-VERY SAFE...3 point harness, in addition to the tray that comes down.
-length of ropes is perfect...not to high or too low!

Overall, I dont think you will find a better swing with all these features.

I first bought this swing 8 years ago when my nephew turned 1. He LOVED it, it was his best birthday gift. Since then, it has become our standard one-year-old gift. I've given it to dozens of children and received rave reviews every time. When a friend bought this for my son's first birthday, we were thrilled. He and his friends are now nearly four and still like to swing in it even though they have mastered the big-boy swing. My one-year-old will sit in it watching the big kids play in the garden and he is a mover - does not like to sit still at all. It is also perfect on days when the ground is too wet to crawl around (which seems like everyday lately).

By the way, I read the 'upside down' post. I was concerned and tried to turn mine upside down without a child in it and the ropes are balanced that I could not turn it even empty. That family may have had defective ropes or it was installed improperly...

This swing is perfectly safe... Setting it up was a piece of cake and our 6 month old Loves to swing in it!