Storage Reviews

My 3 year old son has a speech delay. His speech therapist suggested getting him a game that would help him develop eye-hand coordination, learning his colors, letters, etc...I was afraid that the joystick controls would be too advanced for him, and unfortunately I was right. First of all, I couldn't get him to quit turning it on and off (they need to make the buttons less accessable). Then when we did manage to get him to leave it on, he quickly got frustrated with the all the buttons and joystick. I've read the positive reviews, and I wish that I could be positive as well, but.....if your child has a delay this game will be far too advanced. I returned the system the following day.

I bought this for my son, who was at the time [...]. He wasn't much interested in it at that time. Like many others, though, within a few months of having it, the system won't turn on most of the time, and if it does turn on, it'll turn off with the slightest "wrong" move (not yet sure what that is). I know the system may have been "bumped" (and by that I mean lightly) by him a few times, but that was it. My son is now [...] and has shown more interest in wanting to play it, but we not only have difficulty getting it on, the games will no longer show up on the screen (they're all scrambled). We've taken good care of this system and it almost seems as though it's failure is inevitable. I came on this site to see if anyone else was having the same trouble I was, and not to my surprise, they were. My sister-in-law had also bought one the same time we did, and there's was broken even before ours. In my opinion, this is a system that should be $5! Please don't waste your money on this. While the games are nice, it's not worth buying if it's not going to work for long!

My daughter is 9, and has cerebral palsy. She has NEVER in her life been able to play a game of any sort by herself... until V-Smile! She asked for this for Christmas and I was not going to waste the money on something else she couldn't do, but then someone sent me money to buy her a gift from them. I bought the V-Smile, and she spent 11 straight hours Christmas day playing this game BY HERSELF! She was ecstatic! The next day was the same. Her hands can operate the controls, and I put double-sided Velcro on the bottom to stick it to a special table she uses so it doesn't slip. She has played with this consistently since December and still loves it, especially because she can do it on her own. Recently I bought another one for her classroom and she has gotten a blast out of teaching it to the other kids. Now she is working on earning another cartridge (by certain behaviors) - she has already earned one - it's the best prize for her! I just found out that you can add another joystick so 2 people can play and each have their own, so I'm buying it. Never had any trouble with malfunction, and I have to say.... V-smile makes ME smile!

My daughter got this with the play wall and it fell on her as soon as she could pull up. Mattel was very helpful when I notified them, they asked me to return the item to them and sent me a full refund. I will continue to buy fisher price (who is owned by Mattel) because of the excellent customer service.

Good Item for the $. But, if you have a little guy or gal who isn't interested in crawling, like I do, just make sure to watch so they don't pull the tunnel on top of them.

Excellent customer service. Prompt shipping. No hassel. Highly recommend! Will buy again from Amazon.com

so i went 2 my friends house on monday. we played dream life and it was sooo much fun! u got to do all this kool stuff! im sooo getting this real soon!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! I have some advice .,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.,.BUY IT NOW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! dont listen to the bad reviews cuz there is nothing bad about this game!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

My daughter loves to play this game and so does her friends. It lets them truly have a "dream" life. They get to earn money for chores, go to dances, buy clothes, etc.. She loves it.

I saved my money for 2 months to buy this game, and it is SOOO fun.

Yeah, you don't actually get to SEE the actions, but I'm alright with that.

My friend came over and played it for 4 HOURS STRAIGHT. She absolutely LOVED it!!

It DOES teach you good study habits, though!!

(However, I do agree the chore pay-offs are absolutely too high. $[...] to water a plant???!!! I get paid that much to clean the whole house!!!)

THIS GAME RULES.

My two year old has gotten hour and hours of play time with this. He loves it, and it has taken a lot of abuse, and still is going strong. The train is large enough for me to get into it with him (I am 5' 11"). This is a great toy and well worth the money.

I got this for my son for his second birthday party. It was the hit of the party since all the young guests wanted a ride in Thomas. A few kids at a time would go in and chug around the house. Now that it has been in the house for over a month, he still loves it especially when mama and daddy join him inside. I highly recommend this for all Train fans.

My two year old recieved this for christmas and has loved it soo much he has sleept in it every night since. We figured out that his crib matress fits in it perfectly. He use to throw fits about going to sleep in his bed now this makes it so easy for me! and him:)

I purchased the water table and sand table separately because I knew that my 3-year old would not be able to resist mixing sand and water. I don't blame him. I liked this water table because I could just dump out the dirty water when the kids were done and refill it with clean. That would be hard to do with a combination table. The kids love the water wheel that turns and the ramp for the boats. The only fault that I can find with it is that the legs are really short. It sits low to the ground even for a 3-year old. They usually just make do with it or sit ina couple of plastic chairs while they play. Over all I think it is a good purchase for water play.

My Grandson loved the Water Wheel. He had so much fun. I recommend this toy for any one year old that enjoys playing in water.

I love this water table and the colors are so cute and remind me of the sea!

My son got this for Christmas from Dranny (Grandma...don't ask), but didn't get to use it until about two months ago as it was at her house in another state.

The very first day he played with it he splished and splashed, had a good time, and got SOAKED! :)

Accessories included are:

Water Wheel

2 Sailboats

1 Pouring Cup

It does feature a plug.

My only gripe about this table is that there is no cover...as with most other water (or water and sand) tables. I always feel so wasteful when he only plays with it for maybe an hour and then I have to dump it out until the next use. Of course, you want to dump it if you aren't going to use it for a while, but with a cover you could get a couple of days of use from it. You're forced to dump it because we all know that dirt, grass, and other random plant-life or bugs make their way into bodies of water.

So, that is my major complaint. I also wish that the water wheel was attached or clipped in somehow as my little man thinks it's funny to throw it off the deck or in the yard somewhere causing me to have to run and get it every bit or so.

I also recommend trying this table with sand. Sure, it says it's a water table, but there is no harm in putting sand into either or both of the sections.

Recommend!

I bought this for my daughter, but she's too young for it right now. I couldn't beat the price that I ended up paying...

My daughter loved this set because it won't break and make her cry (like the porcelain sets) but the designs on the pieces are stickers, not painted on. That was a little disappointing to her. As a mom I love educational toys but that is not the reason you buy a tea set, this is pure fun. My daughter's kitten and stuffed animals have enjoyed many tea parties with her.

i got the classic dollhouse for christmas 2004.at first the rooms were too small but after a while i worked out were each set fited.and you dont have too put a set together.you can mix and match.were i live,australia it is very hard to get furniture or any fisher price for girls.so we shop online. but this house is awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

When my girls were 2-3 years old, this was the favorite toy as the dolls fit nicely in their hands and they liked the articlated arms and legs. Very quickly, though, my oldest started taking to Fisher Price's Sweet Streets grouping (smaller sizes and more buildings/accessories) ... For a while this doll house just sat, but now the girls have dubbed this doll house "the mansion" and they've incorporated it into their Sweet Streets collection. The Sweet Streets furniture and people actually are a better size for this doll house and the girls "decorate" using the Sweet Street furniture. As some of the reviewers point out, the Loving Family Furniture is pretty big for this doll house and tough to get it to fit right, but the Sweet Streets furniture (again, smaller scale) works very well! For those of you having a tough time finding additional furniture, consider Sweet Streets and mix the sets. It has breathed new life into our doll house! (The Loving Family dolls and family pretty much just sit in a basket these days, but the doll house still gets lots of playtime!) Really, we love the Sweet Streets Collection the best!

This dollhouse exceeded my expectations especially since I bought the extra furniture. My 3 year old granddaughter loves it so much and it is something both of us can share together. Don't hesitate to purchase this as its well worth the money.

I thought this would be great for my 2-year-old. It would teach him letters and eventually be able to draw the letters. Then he received it for Christmas...

It has a cute concept, but I was so frustrated with the educational aspect of the toy. There's a feature on it that ask you to draw the letter then push the button. It doesn't matter if you draw the letter right or even at all. It gives a "hooray" either way. That's not educational. How are the kid's going to know if they're doing it wrong aside from us telling them so.

If you're buying it for the educational aspect, I'd say save your money.

My daughter loved this toy. We played with it in the car frequently and typically took it where ever we went. The problem is the place to store the letter cards is not secure. I think we now only have two or three cards left. We like the toy but would love to see a design improvement that has a locking storage space for the cards.

My daughter has enjoyed the Doodle Pro Learning Bus for several years and I enjoy using it with her.

I agree with other reviewers that it would be better if it did not congratulate the child regardless of whether they wrote the correct letter, number, or shape. However, since the child is drawing/writing free hand, it is not surprising that the toy has no algorithm built in to check for the correct letter or number. I believe image recognition is still considered a moderate to hard problem to solve with high accuracy. That is why you should interact with your child as they use this toy.

A feature I am grateful for is that there are two volume levels. The loudest is too loud, while the lower setting is okay.

My girls love Polly & her friends, but keeping all of those pesky little shoes & other tiny pieces organized is quite difficult. This is the best storage system for Polly & her stuff that I have ever seen. The small drawers work well for shoes and small pieces. The larger compartments can store the dolls, pets, and larger accessories. I would definitely recommend it. The center compartment is fine as is. They recommend a smaller storage unit to go in it, but it isn't necessary unless you want more small drawers.