Fisher-Price Reviews

My child turned 2 and had a Barney birthday party. She was given this toy and now plays with it all the time. She loves having us join her for tea parties. She loves turning the teapot on and hearing Baby Bop sing (even though it can sometimes become annoying for the parent). I think this is a toy that will last us a while. There is nothing to break and it allows them to use their imagination. She will sit at the coffee table and play with this for long stretches of time (which is unusual for a 2 year old), but she just really likes it.

I got this knowing from other reviews that I have read it could stop working properly or not work at all soon after I buy it, but I thought maybe it was just a fluke with these other parents. So I got it but kept the box and reciept, it's a excellent toy if there are no problems that arise, but about 3 hours after I bought it would not scroll through the pages half the time and when we touched the screen it would not play the right sounds with that page it was on. We never dropped it or anything, I even replaced the batteries twice the same day I got it to see if that was the problem, but it still was acting up a lot, so the next day I took it back and got a refund, if you want to try it just keep the reciept and the box 'cause you might have to take it back.
But if it did work good it is a lot of fun, but it's very hard to see in dark rooms you need sunlight or a bright room to play with it, it really needs a backlight.

I cannot say enough great things about this toy.

I have purchased/received multiple toys of a similar nature including the Little Touch LeapPad and the PowerTouch Baby systems and the Learn Through Music system beats them hands-down.

Whereas the other toys were either difficult for my toddler to manipulate, were flimsy, were not durable, were expensive, etc. the LTM system has overcome all of those problems.

The system itself is very easy to use--insert a (sturdy) cartridge (of which there are a ton of titles and can be gotten for as little as $10), which then "clicks" in so it cannot be removed easily by little ones but easily by adults, press one of the bright arrow buttons and presto! Touching practically anywhere on the screen causes it to light up, and either play an associated song or describe the picture. The cartridges are "scroll" screens and pressing an arrow button causes the page to "turn." Each cartridge has several pages filled with so many different learning activities, picture recognition, and songs (the Dora cartridge even identifies the pictures in Spanish and English) that as a parent even I don't get tired of it!

The system has different volume levels which is a blessing for any parent. Also, it has different modes--music and quiz. The music mode is great for younger children and the quiz mode is perfect for those children slightly older who can follow along with the games and have greater cognitive skills.

My only complaint is that the microphone on my child's broke within the first couple of weeks, but honestly, since it always got the "feedback squeak" because my child insisted on putting it in their mouth to talk into the mic, it's not much of a complaint at all.

As far as sturdiness--this toy has been stood on, dropped, sat on, pounded with other toys, had juice poured on it, and, on one memorable occasion, was "fed" cheerios. However, it cleaned up easily and is still in perfect working condition.

Both my child and I love this toy, you and your child will as well!

THIS IS THE BEST TOY! I can not even explain how much we love it. My 4year old "special needs" daughter has a very hard time finding toys that she can actually play with or that she likes and for the first time this year we found a toy-that she LOVES. Her older sister (6yrs) also really likes it. It is easy, fun, interesting, musical, educational--it is truly a wonderful toy, worth every penny. I have not seen the Barney one, but am hoping it will be in stores soon...