Baby Reviews

Our 17 month old son received this playhouse for Christmas and it has been a big hit!!! It is just the right size and our living room is not huge by any means but not small either and fits nicely in the corner. He loves closing and opening the door. It only took my husband, brother, and dad 20 minutes to put together.

My parents bought this for my 2.5 year old daughter this year for Christmas, and she LOVES it! My husband put it together in about 45 minutes with a drill.It is not huge so it doesn't take up tons of room. Our Living Room is a good size and it fits nicely in a corner. It has lots of sounds and the little pretend stove and phone are really cute. My daughter loves running in and out of it, shutting her door and the shutters. Two childrens would easily fit in this. I can fit in it as well. I think this will provide hours of imaginitive play. Overall I would rate this an excellent buy.

I purchased this house about 3 years ago for my then 2 y/o twin boys and 4 y/o son. They absolutely loved it. It was very durable. It easily snapped into place and we chose not to use the screws in the roof. The roof was secure without the screws and it was easier to take apart and move. I assembled myself and it didn't take me long to do. The 3 boys all played in the house together and there was plenty of room. As they got older and started climbing on the roof we passed this toy onto someone else.

I bought this wagon today for my two daughters ages 2.5 and 4.5. They carry their dolls and stuffed animals around by the armful so I thought they would have fun pulling them around in a wagon instead. This toy is a piece of junk. It is advertised as "3 in 1" with the added ability to act as a teeter-totter and spinning ride in addition to a wagon. To use it in this way, you have to fold up the handle which requires turning a knob with one hand and folding the wagon's handle down with the other hand. It requires a fair amount of coordination to do this assuming the kids even know they need to do it. My kid tried to push the handle down without turning the lever and pretty much broke the thing on the first try. The mechanism that folds up the wheels stopped working. Also assuming you do fold up the handle, I think it is a stretch to call the thing a teeter-totter. It barely moves up and down at all, maybe an inch or two. And calling it a "spinning ride" is outright false advertising as far as I am concerned. The thing spins to the extent that you can pretty much put any object on the floor and spin it. There is no rotating platter or any other mechanism to actually help it spin.

Mom's opinion aside, my kids were not happy when I told them I was taking this back to the store. They definitely liked pulling their dolls around in the wagon before the wheels broke (a total of five minutes). For that reason, I gave it a 2 in the fun category. If your kids like pushing their dolls and toys around, I recommend a portable doll stroller like the Graco Out Ridder instead.

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 17 month old enjoys playing with this kitchen, mimicking Mommy. However, in the past few months she has REALLY shown an interest in kitchen playsets for 2+ that are for the child to stand at while using. She doesn't go to this kitchen as often as she used to. For her, this toy seemed to be at it's prime for about 3 months (12-15 months of age) and now she has moved on to the next level of play. It is a cute toy that introduces toddlers to kitchen "ideas", but it either needs more intrigue or a younger age to start. I think that when she was 9 months old or even just sitting up she would have had fun playing with parts of it-opening the refrigerator/microwave/or oven, hitting the stove to make the music play or turning the "water" in the sink to make the music play. She may have had more trouble with the shape sorter then, but I think toys are good to grow into. I do not recommend this as a 12-month toy. Wait a few months and buy one for 2+.

I got this toy for my daughter for her first birthday, which is actually not until next week, but I had to let her have it. I don't think she really understands that she is pretending to cook, but she loves the sounds it makes, and we all play with it together. She has such a good time making breakfast for her Mommy and Daddy! She cooked me an egg and Daddy some cheese just a little while ago. She is full of smiles! We are having a lot of fun with this toy. My only complaint is that the door on the refrigerator is a little bit too flimsy and I am afraid she is going to break it off. Hopefully this will not happen!

Hi!! I have never written a review..but... I had to on this item.... My daughter LOVES this kitchen.... She talks on the phone and puts away the food and just loves the sounds it makes!! The only negative is that she was starting to stand up and would try to use this item as a support for her to stand... DONT LET THAT HAPPEN!! She toppled over and it was not a good day after that... Other than that she just loves shaking the salt shaker and the spatula and spoon and brings me the cheese wedge!!! Make sure you get the supplement (the spatula and spoon and shaker...) it makes the kitchen!!! Cant wait to get the big girl kitchen for her next christmas...something tells me shes ready!!!