Sound Reviews

can't help but agree with other reviewers. our unit doesn't also recognize most of the cartridges we have here. sadly, our location is in asia and there's nothing much we can do. it frustrates the kids to keep on hearing the "ooops! that's not a leap pad cartridge!" what a waste of money...

My three kids (ages 3, 5, and 7) love these things, and it is great while it works. We are now moving on to our 5th one in 1 year. Besides just plain not turning on frequently, it also decides to say "whoops that's not a leap pad cartridge". This is NOT a toy you can leave a small child to enjoy without an adult constantly jiggling the cartridge or pen. When we called the company, who instructed us to clean the cartridges as well as the notebook, I followed what they said to do and either it doesn't work, or it will work with one but then stop working with that one a few minutes later. I've also replaced the pens half a dozen times. I tell them this and they tell me it must be defective, but how many defective ones are there and why am I finding them all? The only reason I replace it is because my children love it so much, but I am just about at the point of saying no more. After buying notebooks and dozens of cartridges to go with it and to have it work for several months, maybe it should be called the disposible leap pad notebook. It's a real shame as the overall concept and content is excellent. It is too bad that cheap manufacturing makes it basically a piece of junk. I am fed up with it, and my kids are heartbroken that their favorite toy is broken... again.

I am very pleased with this product! We have ours for almost 5 years now, and it was used in my classroom when I taught kindergarten. I now am a stay at home mommy and my son uses the same one! It was obviously used everyday when I taught and I had no problems then either. Now it gets used maybe 4 times a week, and my son can independently insert the matching cartridges with NO problems. He does that cause we took the time to teach him. I recommend it to EVERYONE! In fact, we purchased one for our cousin just last month for her birthday! Try it, and you will love it!

My daughter received this toy as a gift when she was [...] We started with it on the floor, then put the legs on it when she started to pull up. She plays with it daily. It has many different songs and sounds, so she is entertained for long periods of time. It's great for teaching different instrument sounds and the songs are not annoying at all.

My neighbor gave my son this table. He LOVES the music!!! The table encouraged him to stand and it keeps his attention. Well worth it.

This is a great toy for kids learning to stand up. It is very sturdy and has lots of different levers, knobs and gadgets on all sides for the little ones to experiment with. Because there are so many different things to do, the kids don't get bored easily.

This toy has been part of my family for three years and has withstood two kids. It still looks and acts new. I only had to replace the batteries once in this time period.

It is not incredibly noisy and it plays many different tunes in different ways. This is nice so it doesn't become too irritating. Also, there is a volume control and on/off switch on the bottom which isn't very easy for the kids to get to. So when you turn it off, it usually stays off!

I bought this for my daughter when she was 7 months. She is now three years old and can finally push on the pages hard enough to make it work. She actually spends more time just looking at the pages than actually using the Little Leappad as it is intended. We now have a second daughter who is 12 months as she has experienced the exact same thing.

We do play together with the girls using this product; however both my children are quite independent and want to do this for themselves. When they can't get it to work - primarily because it requires to hard of a touch to activate - they get frustrated and move on to a new toy.

I am a huge fan of LeapFrog. However, must admit I am disappointed in this product. It is not their best. Due to our experience with this product, we have opted not to purchase the Leappad for our daughter and instead went with a competitor's product. Hopefully, we will have better luck.

This is a great investment. I just think kids need to want to sit and look at books. Our son was 18 months before he wanted to pay attention. Now he uses it daily. :)

We got this for my son when he was 9 months old. He wasn't intrested with it until he was about 20 months old; but now its great!!! He has played with it daily for about 6 consecutive months now. The noises are realistic and the voices very clear. I love that there is noise level adjuster as well.

I bought this thinking my son would enjoy it at about a year and a half. As soon as I put it on the fridge he understood how to push the buttons and really enjoys the song. I like the song too, the voice is not one that makes you cringeeach time you hear it, instead you chuckle at the silliness of it. I think every child should have one of these.

This fun little toy helps entertain my daughter while I do dishes and get dinner ready. She initially just had fun fitting the pieces into the main toy; now she brings the magnets to us and says "horse" or "cow." It's the rare educational and fun toy that makes sounds but isn't terribly annoying. There are also two volume levels, which is good for the parents.

Received this as a gift for my 5 month old son. He LOVES it!!!! His face just lights up & he gets the biggest grin whenever he hears it and we dance to the music. BONUS: It's also a great way to distract a hungry baby while his bottle warms.

im 12, and this thing is awsome! i swear it has a mind of its own! it is sooo accurate, that if you were thinking of a mini ipod, it would guess it in only 20 Qs! (ive tried it :) )
this is soo fun, and it has a backlight, perfect for those looong boring trips at night, then you just pop it in your pocket! i love this item!

My father-in-law is an eccentric man who is very difficult to buy for. He has been disabled for sometime and was absolutely fascinated by the games on his cell phone. I was looking for something in that vein and thought this may do the trick. HE LOVES IT!!!! He very rarely stumps it and sometimes it makes him belly laugh. Even better is the side effect my mother-in-law gets--- occasional peace and quiet!! Greatest buy ever!!

Wonderful toy.
I played the game when it was on the Internet back 3 to 5 years ago. (and it's back - [...])
I would think of an object then go through the 20 questions several times using the same object to see what questions it would ask. Many times the start questions determine if my object will be quessed in 20 questions (+/-5).
Great fun using your imagination thinking of out of the ordinary animals or objects then going through the questions.

I purchased this for my toddler thinking that it was a nice update to the classic refrigerator magnet letters that were a fond memory from my childhood. Unfortunately, I have been disappointed by this set. It does have a catchy tune that my toddler enjoys and sings, and I think the product basically does what it is intended to do, but I have complaints about the design. First, when I opened it, the unit either incorrectly identified or did not identify at all several of the letters when placed in it. Second, it is too heavy for its magnet and constantly slides off of the refrigerator, making it difficult for my daughter to play with it there. Third, there is no case to hold all of those letters so several were quickly lost. It is true that the letters can stay on the fridge, but since the central unit will not stay put, it makes no since to keep it or the letters there. I think an included case would have been a nice (and reasonable) addition to make this a more portable toy. I say, spend less money and stick with the old-fashioned letters!

I was looking for the original fridge magnets from Fisher Price. Disappointed, guess they don't make them anymore. This was a good substitute. My son is only 8 months old so he did really need the bells and whistles of the sounds each letter made, just something to play with on the fridge. Either way he will grow into the sounds and it is a good teaching tool.

We purchased this product based on a friend's recommendation. I am so glad we did. Our first daughter has played the ABC's song so many times - we are confident this is were she learned to sing it.

She even now knows what the sounds of the letters are -- such as the A says aahh. This is a great combination with the LeapFrog DVD the Letter Factory.

We love this product so much, we have put the farm magnetic fridge set on our second daughter's wish list. Hopefully, this will help eliminate the fights over who gets to use the magnets.

Not too mention, if you spend a lot of time in the kitchen, this product will keep them entertained while cooking or cleaning. You will not be disappointed!

The power wheels kawasaki kfx ninja I bought for my sons 3rd birthday in september 2005 is in the shop and its 3 months old.
When I got the bike it worked great but about a month later it stopped running, and now its in the shop for almost two weeks and they say they are fixing the gas paddle and some other things, not to happy with this toy that my son has only played with 3 times.

This has been one of our best purchases so far for our son. We started with a smaller 4-wheeler and when he turned 2 we moved up. He loves it and has caught on so fast.
I do see a problem with the forward and reverse buttons, but we have just told him not to press them, and that seems to work fine. Now that he is almost 3 he has figured out how they work and only presses them when he is stopped.
We haven't had any problems with the battery, in fact we didn't charge it all winter and it was still ready to go this spring. Now that he has figured out how to use the turbo, he goes full steam all the time and it still outlasts him. Then we just bring it in and charge it overnight till he is ready to go in the morning.
Overall I would highly recommend this. It is a fun, safe and durable toy

We bought this kawasaki for my 5 year old son.And he loves it.he can ride it up and down the street.And sometimes He will bring it into the backyard and ride it on our grass with no problems.Its very durable.Great toy!

my daughter loved the flutterbye dreams soother, but it doesn't last long at all. I have returned the item to the store 4 times and got a new one each time and none of them worked. The first one the sound stopped working, I put in new batterys didn't help. The second one the ceiling lights stoped working changed the batterys didn't help. Third one the birds stopped moving changed the batterys didn't help. Fourth one the inside lights where the birds are stopped, of course I changed the batterys each time with new batterys and I tried the batterys on other toys to see if the batterys or ok and the batterys was ok. Ive been through 4 of flutterbye dreams soothers and I just gave up and got a different brand, I got Vtech soother and haven't had any problems with it.

My little loves the show on the ceiling , but when it arrived the amazon box looked to be opened and tape shut at least twice same as product box, makes me think that when buying a NEW product that you could be getting used or returned merchandise, was not done buy carrier delivering ....

My husband and I call the Flutterbye Soother, "The Birds" because we can tell if our son is awake - not because he's crying, but because we can hear him turn "the birds" on.

During those sleepless nights with a newborn, the projector gave off enough light that we could see what we were doing without turning on a lamp (that's the LAST thing you want at 4 AM). The music would play long enough that we could change, feed and rock the baby then get him back into bed without any break in the tempo. (Sounds crazy, but sometimes silence can be loud.) There are several music and nature sound selections, and they're very nice - even my husband and I enjoy them. I should also mention, that you can change the settings incase you don't want the projector on, or if you don't want the baby to be able to turn 'the birds' on him/herself.

As my son got a little older, he figured out how to turn "the birds" on himself. (There's a GIANT button on the front of the soother, shaped like a bird, that you tap and it turns on. VERY easy to find.) At night, instead of screaming for us because he hasn't fallen asleep right away, my son will turn "the birds" on and watch the projection until he falls asleep ON HIS OWN. He does the same thing in the morning - which gives us a little more time to get ready before we get him out of the crib.

I received the Aquarium Soother and the Flutterbye Dreams Soother as shower gifts. I tried them both and quicly chose the Flutterbye soother because the music on the Aquarium soother seemed almost creepy. It sounded like it was underwater, which fits the theme, but it scared me. Besides the bubbles, it really didn't do as much as the flutterbye soother.

As I said, my son is 1 now, and I've packed away a lot of his baby toys but 'the birds' will out for a long time.

This was an amazing deal and my grandaughter loves this line of products. I hope to find more of these deals in the future with Amazon.

Got this set for $10, amazing! The theater alone costs $20 in stores. It does not come in a colored package with viewable window to see the toy like most toys; it arrives in a plain white cardboard box with all the pieces inside individually wrapped in plastic. So it's not a store shelf kind of item, but it's the exact same toys!
Great for any playdate this summer for your daughter to share with a friend (stay inside from this heat!)

I bought this as a gift, but had to open it up and check to see if everything was ok. I got so excited by the quality and all the details that I had to unwrap all the items and set them up. What fun this will be for girls. I loved playing with dolls when I was a kid and would have loved this. I always wanted a doll house and this would have filled the bill. I can't imagine this not lighting up the eyes of a little girl.

My girls are having a blast making up new passwords, and the big brother is having fun trying to figure it out every time it changes. The only recommendation is to be very patient and speak clearly. Any background noise or change in inflection, stops the journal from opening. But if you remember that it is is toy, you'll have a good time.

My friend has this, and she loves it! I really want it!!! She says that it is really fun, and her two sisters and three brothers can't get in it! This is a really cool jornal and it lasts a long time! Get it for your daughters!

This is a great way to get me writing. It takes you about a half an hour to get it set up, but after that it is great fun. It lets you whisper if you don't want your siblings to get in. It is voice activated so it is almost impossible for anyone else(besides you) to get in. It talks to you so you know what you are doing. You can also put your pictures inside the flaps. If I go to the Kitchen i know if one of my sisters or brother is trying to get in because there is a loud "intruder" alert. if you are gone as soon as you open it, it tells you how many intruders there has been. I have 3 siblings 2 parents 2 birds and one dog i guess you can say we live in a "full house" and no matter what no one can get into this except me. DO YOUR DAUGHTER A FAVOR AND BUY THIS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!