Novelty Reviews

Our 2 year old has a ball playing with this. It's hardly an educational toy, but it does keep him busy for a long time. The biggest problem we have is that it cannot be cleaned. We tried getting some dirt off the botom right corner with a little water and a sponge (just dabbing, not scrubbing). Now, that corner can't be used (water doesn't change its color anymore). My advice is to put your money toward an item that can be kept clean and has a little more educational value.

we bought this toy for our 2 yr old daughter for her birthday because she loves to draw especially on the walls. I wanted something that she could draw on that i did not have to worry about. Now i can say that it is a toy more for 3 and up my son who is 3 loves it and plays with it a lot he does not mind that it is only in blue by the time he fills it up he is bored with it and by the time it dries he is ready to go again. I was suprised how much he enjoyed it because of the reviews i had read. My daughter on the other hand still is drawing on the walls but now with water and instead of eating crayons she is sucking the water out of the pens. On occasion she will go over and draw and she loves splattering the water to make rain. I think it is something that she will grow into and really enjoy when she hits 2 1/2 and for now i don't have to worry about repainting my walls or the digestion of colored wax and the plus is she now drinks water.

My 2 year old and all her friends love this mat. It is the first thing the kids go for when they come to the house. It is great with using kids imagination! Wished it came with two water pens to use with a friend, but you can buy extra seperatly. We pack it up and bring it when we go away or to someones house. It folds up small ( fits into my diaper bag) . It is instant fun as soon as we take it out. Great invention!

When I was seven years old I received a Magic 8 Ball for Christmas. As soon as I unwrapped it, I ignored every other present under the tree for the next half hour, so absorbed was I in the 8 Ball. Fast-forward some quarter of a century later when my own son was seven. I passed my 8 Ball down to him. That's how durable it is.

WHAT IT IS:
The Magic 8 Ball looks almost exactly like the 8-ball in a billiard game, only larger; about five inches in diameter, slightly flattened on one side, which allows it to sit on a flat surface without rolling off, and constructed of very hard black plastic. The flattened side is a round window, in which you can see an icosahedron (a 20-sided geometric figure) floating in water. On each face of the icosahedron is a phrase written in white: Yes, Without A Doubt, My Sources Say No, Concentrate And Ask Again, Yes Definitely, Outlook Not So Good, You May Rely On It, Ask Again Later, etc. The positive, negative and vague phrases are distributed about 10-5-5, so you get a 50% chance of a positive response, a 25% chance of a negative response, and a 25% chance of a vague response.

HOW TO PLAY:
Using the 8 Ball is great fun. You hold the ball face up, with the 8 showing, and ask a yes-or-no question. Turn the ball over, wait a second or two, and as if by magic (at least young children will think so), a face of the icosahedron with the answer to your question will swim eerily up into the window. The question, of course, should make sense. I remember my bratty little five year old neighbor down the hall complaining that my new 8 Ball was dumb -- "I asked it, Is my mother a boy? and it said Yes." I told her "Ask a stupid question, get a stupid answer." She went home in a huff.

The big caveat in playing with the 8 Ball, of course, is taking it too seriously. It's a game, for heaven's sake. It's a toy, actually, but grownups who think they are too grown up for toys can call it a desk game or whatever else they want. (Law & Order SVU fans: check out the 8 Ball sitting on Detective Tutuola's desk.) You can ask the 8 Ball any question that can be answered with a yes or a no; like most other fortunetelling games, its response will be right some of the time. Using the 8 Ball to play the stock market is definitely dicey. It's can be frustrating when you're told to "Concentrate And Ask Again", or "Ask Again Later". I wanna know now, dammit.

The Magic 8 Ball is one of the classic toys, like Slinky, Mister Potato Head, and Lego blocks, that have stood the test of time. It's easy to use and great fun.

SAFETY/DURABILITY:
I've never known an 8 Ball to break. My own was dropped on the hard floor innumerable times and never showed a crack. Maybe if you bounced it at 90 miles an hour off a concrete wall...

AGE RANGE:
Age 5 to adulthood. Children under 5 will probably find it too large and too heavy to handle easily.

Judy Lind

it helps u from making descions. when ur under pressure, u can just ask ur magic8 ball...its cute even though its a ball. i luv asking stupid questions or questions that i need asnswers to. its fun and helpful. u can use it at any age!<3

When I was a kid, my brother and I would play with my Grandfather's Magic 8 Ball. We could sit there for hours thinking up questions to ask the ball and then laugh hysterically at the answers that popped up.

I have to admit that I'd forgotten all about the Magic 8 Ball until a recent trip to Toys 'R Us for some early Christmas shopping. While wandering up and down the aisles, I rediscovered the Magic 8 Ball! It's hard to imagine getting so excited over a toy, but I nearly jumped for joy at the sight of it! As soon as I got back to the car, I ripped the packaging open and started asking questions. My favorite answers are, of course, Yes and You Can Rely On It! Once home, I called my brother to see if he remembered sitting on Grandpa's front porch playing with the Magic 8 Ball. This turned into a great conversation about us as kids and for that alone, this ball is magical!

If you are looking for a fun toy or to bring back memories of childhood, the Magic 8 Ball just might be the answer! It was for me!

This sit and spin is so incredibly hard to spin on, it is almost impossible!!! My daughter has taken it out maybe 5 times since christmas and is done with it in about 2 minutes!! A complete waste of money!!!!

The volume on this toy is way too loud. It is only moderately tolerable if my daughter's little behind is positioned exactly so it covers up the speaker. It also has the most annoying music; some sort of disco/techno monstrosity.

I bought this toy for my 18 month old daughter Ava because she had so much fun on the one over at her grandparents. I got it and put it together. It is a waste of 25.00. Its so cheap, tips over easily, is hard for the child to spin, and the awkward oval shape is so stupid. Save your money and buy a different type.

This is a fun toy but not a dance mat as previously posted which was a bit of a disappointed as my little one loves to dance. Wish I would have read the reviews first.

I bought this for my nephews 2nd birthday and he loved it. He learned quickly how to change the song and start it over. He dances and sings forever on his Wiggles mat. Terrific gift for little ones with lots of energy!!

My daughter received this for her 2nd birthday. I was unaware of the 4+ age disclaimer when we opened it, but I have no worries about it's safety. My daughter LOVES it... every child, wiggles fan or not, who comes over LOVES it... I believe it IS Greg's voice singing... we have had no issues... I will say that I wish they did entire songs, but the kids don't seem bothered by it, so why should I? It's fabulous!

i had fun punching this for 5 min then i broke it because i ran it over with the car and that's when it squeaked it's last squeak
sniff sniff...

The bloody people who think this board has anything to do with Satan are brainwashed. Why does anything that looks paranormal have to be evil? you are like sheep just following and being dumb. That's not what religion is about, that is mind control. To be honest I am very open religiously and I accept everyone's religion, but there's no point in going to tell people they're gonna fry in hell cause they believe in something different. That's what got innocent people burnt on the stake ("heretic" comes from greek and meens "choice"). I 'm sure that if you people had been the first to see a television set you would have probably thougt it was the work of the devil. And don't go sayin I'm a satanist cuse it's not the case.
(Do not take note of the rating I gave this game)

I hope amazon.com posts this because i feel it is important.

Say this prayer, and come to the light, and get to know Jesus Christ. Jesus Loves You.

Jesus,
Save me from the eternal damnation.
Come into my life and save me.
Take me away from the wicked sin life
i am living. I pray this in your Holy name, Amen.

I am a Christian, and i hope that you all get saved.

Bye.

Come to Satan, A Prayer for those who need Him

I really hope Amazon posts this, because I feel it is important.


Say this prayer, and come to the darkness. For Satan loves you.

Satan,
You are the Horned One
Save me from Forcibly spread religion
Whose followers scare people into believing
Lead me to a life of intense pleasure
I pray this in your most Holy name.
Amen

I am not a Satanist, I am just a prick.

Bye

PS: SPREAD YOUR RELIGION SOMEWHERE ELSE!

We got this at 3 months. He loved it then, and now at 1.5 yrs, he still cuddles up with it.

We bought gloworm for a trip, so our son would have something new to comfort him at night along with his old crib toys. He was immediately mesmerized by it. We don't feel it's too loud, but our gloworm has a hat with two points intead of one like the picture. So, maybe ours is a different version? We like the fact that one song plays at a time, instead of continuous play. Our son will press the belly and play different songs for 10-15 minutes before snuggling up and dozing off. It also has a "nightlight only" setting, but we don't use it.

One cautionary thought???? Some people on the Target review page said that ToySafety.net said it was dangerous, because the face "could" be toxic. I guess if my son was younger and still chewing on things I would double check with Hasbro if that is true. My son doesn't eat his toys anymore, and we LOVE gloworm. We are not giving him up!

I bought this for my daughter because I remembered them from when I was little and because my niece had one but lost the battery pack. My daughter loves it and she's had it for almost five months (she's eight months old). She gets deliriously happy when I bring him out. She loves to teeth on him and cries if you take it away from her. It doesn't help get her to sleep... in fact it keeps her from going to sleep and I don't like that you have to press his tummy for each song instead of them all playing continuously with one press but for $10 this toy is a great one.

I've played solitare on the earlier model thousands of times over a few years. In the new Big Screen Soltaire - Blue, in Vegas style, when you loss, you hit 'new game' to continue the series. When you win a hand in Vegas, you continue to a new hand by hiting 'deal.' This also allows cumlative scoring. But if you inadvertently hit 'new game,' after winning, it ereases everything and starts over. In the earlier model, when you were in Vegas, you could hit either deal or new game without erasing everthing and restarting. That is taking some getting used to.
I must admit I still prefer the old model.

Entertaining, though it is bigger than the similar game I used to play.

This game is great! It comes with me into the bathroom, on trips, and also when I'm watching TV, during the commercials!! I can't seem to go very long without it! I love it! I've just turned 48, and I feel like a kid with this game. Now I understand why children get so into their hand-held games!!

This wasn't actually a card game. It was more of a book of 88 tear out sheets with one game each. They is no way that this can be played as a card game. The box doesn't even indicate that it's a card game. I thought this would be a fun card game for my husband & daughter to play together. You can purchase magazines with more games for less price. I wouldn't recommend this product unless you would like an overpriced book of sudoku games. I'm returning it & buying an electronic version for husbands PDA. The price is about the same.

The Do You Sudoku board game brings these wildly popular puzzles to a competitive level. Each player or team is given a gridded clear plastic tray and chooses a puzzle, which they fit under their tray. Then both players or teams race to complete their sudoku first, using number tiles that fit into the grid. Simple? Yes. Fun? Definitely!

The game comes with 100 puzzles that you can lock in to your grid, but we discovered pretty quickly that we could also play the game using puzzles from any number of the sudoku books that are laying around our house (we're big fans). How? Well, there are two sets of number tiles: one red, one blue. If you stick the blue number tiles on one player's grid as their "solid" numbers, and the reds on the other, and then switch colors, you'll always know which numbers are solid because they'll be the opposite color from the colors you're using.

The Sudoku board game allows players to compete in a multiplayer Sudoku game. Each player/team gets assigned a game board (mild, hot, or spicy) and races to see who can complete the puzzle first. The game includes two boards, two number sets, and one set of game cards. This game is very enjoyable and entertaining. Another neat feature is one player can use this game alone. Since the boards do not require a game card to work, the number of games is un-limited and can come from many different sources (books, magazines, website, etc), which requires you to place the given numbers yourself. This has provided us a great way to play Sudoku without the pencil and will continue to provide another way to enjoy Sudoku.

I can't say this is one of my 7 month old son's favorite toys but he does enjoy playing with it. It's a great car seat toy and very easy for a child to hold. The colors are bright and there is enough noise to keep my son interested without driving me nuts!

I bought this rattle for my daughter when she was almost 4 months old. I wasnt sure if or how she would react to it but she took it without problem and loves to play with it. Its one of the toys that is always found in my diaper bag anywhere we go! Its all plastic and easy to clean.

We have had this toy for about a month now I think, and my 7 month old loves it. He has bonked his head with it a few times, but he hasn't cried or anything, it has just surpised him. He likes to mainly hold it with both hands and stick it in his mouth. I would recommend this toy to other babies.