Fisher-Price Reviews

my little girl loves this animals, and I like the shapes, expressions and materials they are made of.
The only recomendation I would do is to seal the bottom hole if your children will use this toys inside water, it gets very hard to remove the water after it is filled.

As I said in my review of the other animals, my 19 month old adores these toys. So much, in fact, that he often shares his meals with them. We've put all the animals through our dishwasher at one time or another and they've held up very well.

The extra animals sets are a wonderful addition to the ark. My daughter especially loved the alligators!!!

Until I read some of the doodle pads' reviews I hadn't thought about the cord length being a problem for left-handed kids. On most models the cord is on the right and too short for lefties. This version works great for my (2yr old) left-handed daughter. The cord is long enough. HOWEVER, If your child is lefted-handed and/or the cord is not long enough try using it upside down. I know it sounds strange but then the cord doesn't have as far to reach and it stays out of the way better. Then you just erase from the top.
As for clarity, ours writes clearly for us but you have to follow the instructions for "seasoning" the screen before you use it. Use the magnets to completely blacken the screen and then erase. Repeat several times and then it's ready to use. I would buy the small one for traveling if you have a toddler because this may be too big for a small lap in a car seat.

This has been the only toy that has held my grandson's interest for an extended time. He has had his doodle pro for over 2 years and still uses it on a regular basis. He started out having us draw pictures on it, moved on to practicing writing letters and now that he is finishing kindergarten, he uses it to write us notes and have us write back. He likes being able to wipe away his mistakes and try again. Best investment ever.

My 2 1/2 yo daughter has had this for about a year and it is STILL the first toy she goes to when she wakes up. She doodles all kinds of creations on it. The stamps are fun too! The only thing i'd have to say is wrong with this toy is that it's difficult for left handed kids as the string that attaches to the pen is on the right side of the drawing area. She's never complained, but it bothers me!

I think the reviews below are exceeding generous. This company makes children's toys as their primary business and they couldn't have forseen such an obvious potential problem?!? I guessed the microphone wouldn't last a day after our son immediately began carrying the toy by holding the microphone - I was wrong, it lasted two days before the microphone died. Brilliant design guys! The music is good and our son still loves Elmo so it gets one very lonely star.

My son got this as a gift and the microphone stopped working afther first day of use. My son who is 2 yrs. old loves Elmo and loves all the songs. So I went to exchange it and all the Elmo's on the shelf did not have a working microphone. So I just returned it. I decided to try another store thinking it would be okay and the same thing happened. So I called Fisher Price and they're sending me a voucher but I am going to try something else instead. I would think that for a $20.00 retail price the toy would hold up better considering the age limit is 18 mos & up. Anyway I'm keeping it but not buying another one. Be careful so this doesn't happen to you. At least you get the songs and they can pretend to sing with the microphone that does not work! Good luck!

The microphone no longer works on the toy after one day of use. And even when it did work you had to practically have the darn thing in your mouth for it to work. The one feature that sold us on the toy and it was the first thing to break.

We just purchased this for my 3 year old daughter and I was very dissapointed when we opened it. The ball was so small and flimsy that we had to purchase another one. The goal itself seems to be ok although the net is stretched very thight causing the ball to bounce back out. Hopefully it will stretch out over time. My daughter did enjoy it after we purchased a real soccer ball. They should include a normal size ball or sell this as a goal only!!!!!!

This toy is sold for 25.00 at fisher-pricestore.com! I was shocked it was actually more at Amazon.com!

Well, of course you want the ball to bounce right back out!!!! Do you want your toddler digging around in a loose net for the ball?

This is a great game!!

My daughter received this as first birthday present (mainly because she loved playing with - banging together - her grandfather's 'model' cars and she needed one of her own). It is very cute and she loved pushing it around. The music played from it is fun, although it didn't take her long to figure out that if she pressed the seat over and over, the 3rd time would play the song that she does LOVE! So, she basically scrolls through the "Beep-Beep" & start up sound to get to the song. The mom & baby are very cute and durable. It also has a little stroller. I think at this point, the sounds entertain her and I think that she will enjoy it more as she gets further into pretend playing. For right now though, she has a good time just pushing it around and listening to the song.

My daughters (3 and 5 years old) love this car too. They now have a whole collection: Camper, Purple SUV, Pink SUV and this blue SUV! Toot toot, here we go!

This toy looks wonderful - full of learning opportunities and fun to play with for a three-year-old. However, things don't work. The people don't fit in the hospital bed and they slide out of the wheelchair. After one frustating evening of play I returned it. I'll stick with Playmobil from now on!

My daughter got this last year, when she was five. It is a great set with several people. She loves the tiny babies and their little crib. Would be great for a soon to be big sister, or any child. I don't know why the other reviewer had problems, maybe her child was too young. The Sweet Streets line is great, highly recommended!

The size and detail on this is remarkable. Doctor is a female which is a great message for the girls. One patient is African-American (the little girl with a cast pn her leg). There is no male figure which would have been nice. The other patient is an obviously expectant mother. Wheelchair actually rolls. As we have a disabled family member, we were thrilled to find ANY play set with a wheelchair. This is a must-have set.

My daughter got this for Christmas at 2 1/2- she still loves it. It's lots of fun to "Land" the plane and have it take off. My husband and I even really enjoy it. We've had older kids (9-11) come visit and they have really enjoyed it as well. Even though it doesn't connect to the tracks it's fun. Sometimes we don't want to have the entire train set up- this is nice because it doesn't take up as much space and it's easy to set up!

WOW! Our son lives next to an airbase and loves all things winged or propellered! We bought this to go along with the working town railway for his 2nd birthday. It can also be bought and used without the trainset as it is VERY fun by itself! Our son can operate the plane all on his own by pulling the control handle back...he can take off, fly for awhile (the plane goes around and around on a hinged arm and you can even control how high or low you want to fly!) and land back down on the runway. You can use other vehicles with it as well, there are sea planes, jets and helicoptors available (separately) and the set allows for different vehicles by allowing you to choose between helicoper, jet or propeller plane sound effects! The control tower even has blinking lights and beeps. It is VERY durable, as is all of the geotrax toys we've had experience with. I love the size, perfect for younger kids, and great practice with their motor skills. It is large enough to become "engulfed" in that world. Our son has spent hours "flying". We love that Fisher Price designed something for toddlers that is usually reserved for the "big kids". In fact, our whole family is a little crazy about this set...parents and 9 year old sister. It really brings us all together to play and create and we love it!

This is my three-year-old son's favorite part of the GeoTrax system. After he got this for his birthday it got lost in the shuffle and wasn't brought out for several weeks. After his first time playing with it however, we wondered why we hadn't gotten it out sooner. While it may not connect well to the other GeoTrax, it keeps him well entertained while we spend time setting up the other tracks.

I purchase a couple of imaginext castle sets...only to be too frustrated putting them together and like the other reviewers claim imaginext falls apart very easily. My sets were in a scrambled pile of pieces just collecting dust in my son's room. I checked ebay for selling a used set but they had no resale value so I just threw the imaginext sets in the trash. Now I have more space.

This is a great toy for my 6 yr old nephew. I saw him and a friend playing with this and they were having a ball. I need to get more sets to go along with it! Also, it is of great size!

My four year old loves it, but I, on the other hand, am tired of continually putting it back together. The hand falls off when you look at it, but hey, it was cheap...