Lamaze Reviews

We received this toy as a gift when my son was 6 months old. The shapes are not firm enough to resist the child from forcing them into the wrong shape. Isn't that a principle for a good shape sorter?

FYI, Peekablocks make a great shape sorter that my son now loves!

We bought this for our nephew over the holidays. He was seven or eight months old at the time and just loved it. His parents had not given him many of the pricier developmental toys, and most of his toys seemed to be either cuddly stuffed animals or older plastic baby toys from a cousin. This toy seemed to fill a void and to hold his attention for quite a while. He seemed to love the visual stimulation, tactile sensations (the softness, the crinkle) and the sounds (the crinkle sound, the bell sound). He giggled a lot while playing with it, which seemed to be a good sign! It's a great toy and one we will certainly buy when we have a baby!

We got this toy very early, when my son was only a few months old. Now that he is over a year old, he has used different aspects of the toy over different stages. Earlier on he would just drop the shapes, but now he loves chasing the soft ball around, and opening and dumping the blocks from the box. It's easy to clean and just a nice, simple toy that allows for good imaginative play.

This was the best $12.99 ever spent! From the time my little was born until now (she's 10 months old), Freddie has been her favorite toy. I love that I can hang in on the stroller and it's a lifesaver when trying to entertain her in the carseat. There are alot of things to stimulate your little one's mind, between the sounds, textures, colors, and mirror.

I recommend this highly!!!

My daughter loves this toy - I actually got this from another mom and she had never used it, so I took the advice of one of the mom's reviews on here and washed Freddie. He washed so well! And now my daughter will not let go of him. He's a safe teething toy too. Great for the car.

We received this as a gift. Our daughter loved it. Great infant toy. She gnawed on this poor thing until she was 15 months old and it still looks good. Easy to clean with damp cloth.

My son, 4 months old, received this for christmas last year from my mom. Although he cannot squeese the legs to make it squeak he loves to grab onto this toy, and just staring at it and trying to put the legs in his mouth. This toy keeps him happy for quite a while, nothing else keeps him entertained except for his Octotunes, which is very similar to this toy.

I've given Puppytunes as a gift twice to friends for their babies. Both have raved about it and sent great pictures. Babies seem to love the bright colors and especially the texture of it. I think it's a great baby gift.

I bought this for my 1 year-old godson for his birthday and he loves it. An adult had to squeeze the paws at first, but now he laughes whenever he does it himself. I recommend this toy, especially to help with development and color recognition.

My daughter got this toy when she was 2 months old and she still loves it (at 8 months). It was the only toy that would keep her entertained on car trips at first.

I took one star off due to some minor problems: 1) it is not machine washable (unless you don't mind loosing the barking sound) and 2) the battery can't be replaced.

We call him Seizure Dog because the color scheme is, frankly, almost nauseating to grown-up eyes. But babies react to this little guy like no other toy I've seen. It was really the first thing that my daughter ever responded to outside of food and people. She used to fall asleep holding some part of Seizure Dog's anatomy and would wake up playing with one of the various dangly bits. The high-contrast and bright primary color scheme really draws infants' eyes, especially from generally (and appropriately!) sedate and relaxing nurseries.

We now buy Seizure Dogs for all of our friends with babies. The next one we get will be the 6th one of these we've purchased, so I'd have to say we highly recommend it!

We have had this toy since my son was 3 weeks old...he is almost 7 months now, and he has loved it all along. It still looks great and still barks, when we travel we are always sure to take "red" Thomas' favorite toy! It has lots of 'chewable' pieces and it attatches to almost all of his travel gear.

I bought the lamaze play and grow for my newborn son soon after he was born. Although he can't really play with it he sure does enjoy the mirror. I like it for its creative colors, and different textures he will soon learn to love and have fun with his new toy.

This toy was bought as a shower gift for our fourth baby in 2002, and it's still in the toy box. It has many features and is just overall a great toy that keeps babies occupied.

It's soft, crinkly and rattles. What baby could resist this great turtle? It was especially delightful to watch him play with the mirror when he got old enough to discover it.

My daughter is 3 months old and she adores Celeste. She talks to it, tries to grab the star. She has so much fun. This is just a wonderful toy. I bought this when she was a month old but now she has taken more of liking to it. This is a wonderfully made toy and very colorful. A definite plus.

THIS WAS MY BABY GIRL'S FAVORITE TOY SINCE SHE WAS ABLE TO OBSERVE AND TOUCH THINGS.. AMONG ALL THE OTHERS I BOUGHT SHE WOULD ALWAYS PICK THIS ONE, SINCE IT HAS SO MANY COLORS AND FEATURES... I URGE ALL MOMS TO HAVE THIS TOY FOR THEIR BABY, IT IS VERY HANDY FOR WHENEVER THE BABY NEEDS ATTENTION.

MA GRANATA
DOMINICAN REPUBLIC

I bought this after reading the reviews. We keep it in the car as the special car toy. My daughter loves playing with it. The fact the she can make it make noise delights her!

I know that the Amazon description says that this is for babies 3 months to 2 years, but I just had to buy this early after I read all of the great reviews. When it arrived, I attached it to the activity gym (I uploaded a photo of it if you are interested in seeing how I did this). My baby boy, Benjamin, immediately grabbed it. He was only 6 weeks old at the time, so I am sure that it was just a coincidence, but it made me feel bad that I had not offered him toys at a level he could reach before this. Throughout that first day, he became fascinated with the toy. He quickly learned how to grab (even though his depth perception is still off) and I believe that this toy helped him develop his "grabbing skills" faster than if I had not purchased this toy. I am sure that this toy is going to get a lot of use from my baby boy. He has now decided that it is more fun to kick it than to grab it.

Personally, I believe that this toy should have a lower age recommendation. He was only half way there and I know I could have given it to him sooner.

My 3 month old loves the cube. I attach it to whatever I can, it goes everywhere with us.

It is a very educating and entertaining toy; my baby is only 6 months old and he loves it! He shakes it and scratches it!!

When our son was 2 months old we velcroed this mirror (vertically so he couldn't potentially wedge his head under it...) to the side of his crib, over the bumper. The next morning he was baby talking to himself by turning his head and looking in the mirror. He's now 4 and a half months and still does this. It's always great when he can entertain himself in a safe environment. He still develops cognitively, while mom and dad get a little break.

Babies love to look at themselves in the mirror. This is a wonderful toy and I like that mirror can be detached that way you can hang it on the crib rail. Great buy.

Attaches easily to crib and behind headrest in car. Sure to captivate every baby. Great first mirror purchase.

i thought the inchworm would be more exciting than it is in terms of the noises it makes. it makes the crinkle sounds, a jingle bell, and the head of the inchworm plays a little song. that being said, i do really like it for the fabulous bright colors and cool shape. it is worth buying...if you like other lamaze products like i do...you will like this as well.

I bought this for my expected child. When registering I fell in love with it, thought its a resonable price for all the little things it offers. I think the colors are good for the very young, and each body cell has different noise, from crinkling, to rattle to actual music, something I think will be very helpful in entertaining my youngster upon his arrival. I have not tested this on a child.

I saw this online and noticed its high ratings so I got it, even though my baby was only two months old...but he loved it and still loves it. He gives what I call a "full body smile" when I give it to him, and when I press the face (which makes music play) he looks at me like "WOW!" and gets all excited again. Also there are two "inches" that have the crinkle paper in it and they are strategically placed--one he grabs with his hands and the other he squeezes between his feet. It's great for any baby that is alert.

I think I like this toy more than my son (11 months old). He really hasn't showed much interest in it yet. But I've learned to play chopsticks on it. :) Maybe as he gets older he'll like it more.

Good for an adult to play simple tunes but a child may have trouble manipulating the legs of the octopus. Overall an entertaining toy. The toy has a powdery smell that may/may not bother you.

It's cute, sounds great and even has a faint vanilla smell. I bought it for a 2 year old but my bigger kids like to play with it too!