Baby Reviews

I read the reviews and still bought this and the shed for my bob the builder fan. This stuff really is terrible. My son wanted over and over to build the house as shown on the box - it can't be done.You just can't build anything - not even the face of a house. Not even because the magnets do not hold but because there aren't the right shape bricks.

He uses the bricks now as Skip's load but surely there are cheaper things for Skip to cart around! Also the Bob the Builder Shed is terrible - I super glued it together in the end as if you just touched it, it fell apart. The vehicles and die cast characters are A+++ but the other stuff is utter rubbish. Get Wendy and Bob on e-bay!

But if I could I would. My 3 year old son has every one of the bob the builder toys. The trucks and vehicle toys, for the most part, are great. Every single one of the playsets are junk and will fall apart the first time you play with them. They are of poor design and as you see in other posts they can be dangerous. DO NOT BUY ANY!!!

We have the Bob Toolbox playset, and it is junk, too. The only good thing about this set is that you get Bob and Wendy, and at least they don't break. If your little one likes Thomas the Tank Engine, buy those playsets instead. They are so much better made that it is ridiculous. They cost a bit less, too. The take along Bob vehicles are nice, but the larger talking vehicles, junk as well! My four year old loves his Bob the builder toys, but they are a huge pain because the design and quality are shoddy. You do need to know that before you buy. These are not toys you can set up and feel confident that they will get hours of trouble free play. The pieces fall off, some of the pieces do not fit properly. It is annoying, but kids love it.

My son has just starting playing with this at six months and seems to really like it. We lay the box on the floor in front of him, place the pieces into their proper spot, hand him the hammer and let him bang away. With each piece that falls through music and lights are triggered. He watches in amazement every time.
I love that this toy is interactive and teaches cause and effect. All the pieces pack up neatly into the tool box for easy carrying and storage.
The reason I only gave 3 stars for fun is because the pieces don't fit into their appropriate spots well. Each space is fitted with a button that causes the lights and sounds and that button can cause the pieces to lay sideways making it hard for baby to pound them through. If they could fix that, this toy would get perfect ratings from me.

My son started playing with this toy at seven months old and really loves it. I had to help put the shapes into their places but he understood right away to push the shapes through to make a noise and can easily move the inside piece back and forth. Like any toy with pieces I often have to search for the scattered blocks and put them back in. I also use this toy when traveling and add other bloks to the case. He loves to open and close the case and dump all the blocks.

I will note that my son is a large boy and is fairly strong for his age. He didn't have any problem lifting or handling the case at all.

I have 3 boys ages 4.5, 3 and 1 - all of them play with this toy. I like that all the pieces can be stored inside the tool box. The button inside where you place the shapes is great, because with younger kids you can get the shape started and the button holds it until the child pushes it through. My 1 year old loves the lights and the sound isn't annoying for parents :)

My daughter chose this doll; I had never heard of the Teen Trends line. I have to say I am very pleased with Mattel for designing a doll that seems to solve some of the objectionable physical characteristics of Barbie and Bratz. Deondra (the Teen Trends doll we bought) is considerably larger than Barbie at 17" tall. Since she is larger than Barbie, she is easier to dress and most of her accessories are too large to suck up into the vacuum cleaner. Her limbs are hinged so that she is very flexible, but the downside of this is that she cannot stand in an upright position without a stand. (I guess I should mention that our stand broke. I called Mattel customer service, and they were unable to replace it, but they sent a $3 voucher for another Mattel product.) Even without the stand, though, Deondra continues to delight my daughter (age 9) and me, her very selective mother. Deondra does not have a disproportionate chest like Barbie; in fact, she has a realistic flat-chestedness that one would expect of a doll that is called a "teen." Her waistline is also in proportion--no waspish figure here. Deondra's feet are flat, not permanently molded into the shape of a high heel. We purchased a clothing accessory pack to accompany the doll. In general, I am satisfied with the outfit, though the pink "night life" top just barely reaches the waistband of the skirt. I am not a fan of the bare midriff look for girls or their dolls, but I have certainly seen worse in the Bratz line, a product that I will not purchase for my child. The night life outfit also comes with a plastic "drink" that looks too much like a cocktail for my approval, but my daughter insists that it could just as well be a lemonade, and I don't have a good argument for that. I have appreciated the box that came with Deondra. It's sturdy serves as a good home for the doll and the accessories that my three year old might try to put in her mouth, were she to find them lying about. Over all, I have been satisfied with this doll and would consider buying another, though I would screen the accessory pack more thoroughly in the future to discard any items that seem to promote an inappropriate image.

THIS IS A REALLY GREAT DOLL THOUGHT THE ONLY PROBLEM IS SHE CAN ONLY MOVED HER ARMS UP AND DOWN. SHE DOES NOT DO VERY GOOD SPLITS BUT I MADE HER DO A SPLIT ANY WAY SHE DOES NOT BREAK AT ALL I GOT MY FINGER PINCHED BY HER WHEN I TRIED TO LIFT UP HER ARM IT SNAPPED BACK AND PINCHED MY FINGER. MOSTLY THE PACKAGE SHE CAME IN SAID THAT SHE CAME WITH A THING THAT WENT IN HER HAIR WELL IT DID BUT IT WAS TO SMALL WOULDN'T GO IN HER HAIR AND WAS VERY THIN HAIRED IT WORKES FOR THE FRONT BUT IN THE BACK IT DOES NOT HAVE ANY HAIR FROM THE HAIR ACCESORIES THE BLACK HAIRED DOLL DOESNOT HAVE VERY GOOD HIGHLIGHTS THEY DON'T SHOW UP BUT THE REST OF THE DOLLS ARE VERY GOOD.

coming from a sporty girl herself,Deondra is awesome!!Bratz are hideous,big heads and ugly fashions dont mix!!i also love other Teen Trends dolls,especilly Courtney because i'm like her to in a way.i love the dogs too.

My son received this car for his first birthday. At that time he did not have the fine motor skills needed to use the keys etc to fix the car, but he loves to push it on the floor and watch it go and crash when it bumped into things. It kept him busy in the kitchen in the evenings while I cooked.

Now that it is coming closer to the two year mile marker, he is learning to use the keys to refuel the engine and fix the problems on the car when it breaks down. It is just challenging enough to him to be fun, and it also dishes out rewards when he gets it right.

This toy is very durable and the planning that went into it is fantastic. It has just enough sounds to keep him entertained but not be annoying!
A+ at our house!

My son loves these ducks. He stays in the tub for atleast 45 minutes playing swimming with the ducks.

I bought this right after my boy/girl twins turned one year old. They loved it so much they would fight over the momma duck, so I had to buy a second set! They love holding momma duck underwater to fill it up with water, then pour it on themselves and each other. They needed help opening the back of the momma duck when they were younger, but now that they are two years old, they can open it up themselves. Mommy and Daddy like the momma duck for rinsing the shampoo out of their hair. The baby ducks usually make it out of the tub after bath time because they want to keep playing with them.

This is a great toy. My daughter got it when she was about three and played with it in the tub all of the time for several years. My one year old has now adopted the ducks and he loves it. It has held up better than any bath toy I have ever had. It dries well so that it never mildews and gets smelly.