Classic Games Reviews

You can not play "read with me DVD"s on a computer that plays DVDs. My kids each have a portable computer for playing games and watching DVDs. These do not work at all. Normal DVDs have options that you sellect on the screen. These need to have a remote control, which our computers do not have. This is a substandard DVD, and probably should not be called a DVD.

My son is 5 and this was a great gift for him. He enjoys the many different activities associated with each DVD. Unlike a previous person complained, I was fully aware you needed the special player to view this DVD. The player is very easy to use and my son requires very little assistance from me. He sits for over an hour playing with each DVD!!!

My son received this as a christmas gift, and thoroughly enjoys it. This is not a regular DVD. It is designed to go with the "Read With Me DVD" system (a separate remote control that works with it on your TV). A previous reviewer was not aware of this, so it should not have received a bad review for consumer error.

These balls are so much cooler than the ones at the ball pin at places like Chucky Cheese! Because they're filled with air, they are so much softer and they don't dent when you fall into them. My 8 month old son loves them and so do I. We bought a sandbox and filled them with these balls instead of sand and it is so much fun and much safer for a baby. good times! =)

I have a 3 yr old son and a 16 month old daughter and they love their ball pit. These balls are much better than the original ones that came with the toy. They are more durable and so far haven't popped at the seam like his other ones.

I decided to get my son a ball pit and after reading all the reviews I decided just to buy a swimming pool and fill it up with balls. So to make sure my son liked it I just bought one bag of balls. He LOVES it! The balls are big, bright, and soft, although very durable. My son has rolled on them, laid on them, jumped on them and none are dented. I am going to be getting another bag this week.

This is a really fun toy for my 2.5 and 4.5 year olds but it can be dangerous. My son can easily topple my younger daughter over backwards just by getting off it quickly. The teeter totter then pops up in the air and crashes down on top of her. I would still say that it is a fun and fairly safe toy. It just works better (obviously) with kids that are fairly similar in size and weight.

I got this toy for my 2 yr. old twins and they love it. Its a great activity toy and teaches kids to share. Its really durable and easy to clean. A nice color that goes with any home decor.

The Naturally Playful Teeter Totter is a great toy for indoors or outdoors. In the winter time we keep it in the living room where theres plenty of room for the craziness. Summer time we keep it in the back yard.

This is a great toy for siblings. Even by themselves, they like to sit on the teeter totter in the middle. Sometimes my son gets adventurous and will try to "surf" on it.

The toy is very safe and doesn't flip or "launch" the other person if one decides to get off. There have been incidents of my kids bumping heads in the middle if they lose their balance.

This toy is so durable that my husband and I even play with it sometimes. It can hold a lot more weight than most kids toys.

Great educational toy. I have 2 kids with special needs and this is a great way for them to learn to read. I am having a hard time finding more DVD Books for the system. Found some here. Hope they continue to make them.

This Read with Me DVD helps kids with letter recognition, matching lower and upper case letters together! It also emphasizes rhyming, which is an important pre-reading awareness. My daughters and I found out about Chicka Chicka Boom Boom from Blue's Clues, so when this showed up Christmas morning, they were so excited. My almost four-year-old daughter understood how to use this toy with only minimal instruction from me. She watched the dvd "read" the book to her, and then she chose to play games based on the book she had just read. It is very interactive, educational, mesmerizing and entertaining. She will play with this for 30 min-1 hour, asking me questions every now and then. She likes that she controls what happens, whether it's just reading or playing the games. She asks to play this when she wants to be a "big" kid. She thinks she's playing video games, just like Dad!

One of the best games out there, but this version is far from Deluxe, and I agree with the other reviewers about disappointment with the VERY cheaply made board. I would suggest finding a "classic" deluxe edition on an auction site.

There is no question that Scrabble is both fun and educational from kids to senior citizen adults but the "quality" of this alleged "deluxe" turntable edition leaves much to be desired!

Besides being all plastic and the tile holding raised area only barely holding the tiles in place, the only plus side to the thing is the turntable feature but even this tends to do a sort of moving stroll so to speak and often has to held in place! Very disappointing and hardly worth what is being charged for it which I in fact believe to be a grossly inflated overcharge!

Some reviewers have commented on the older 80's vintage turntable edition of the game and that was a decidedly superior product. This apparently updated thin plastic and so-called 'deluxe' version is pure manufacturer sales hype. At half the price, it would still have been a questionable value! The quality of the item is just not there although I will make clear this in no way detracts from the fun and educational value of the game itself.

Doc Tony

So, you want to buy Scrabble, huh? You were playing at your Grandmas, and you saw she had this cool version with a rotating turntable, wooden tile holders, nice deep pockets where the letters sit on the board. You decided to buy one yourself here at amazon. You ordered it, excited to have a high quality Scrabble in your own possession. You get it in the mail, you open the box, thrilled to own Scrabble, but then.... the unthinkable!! This ain't your Grandma's Scrabble!! What they have done, is turn a nice idea into the cheapest thing they could come up with and still call it "deluxe Scrabble". PLASTIC. Everything is PLASTIC. The tiles might be wood, I dunno I didn't bite them, but everything else is cheap, thin plastic. Doesn't turn nice like the old version. And the biggest kicker of them all, is the board itself. Gone are the nice deep squares the tiles would sit in - where even if you bumped into the game or table, they would stay put. Now it's shallow grooves, and you have to be careful not to turn the board to quicky or they'll move easy.

You're better off buying an old one at a garage sale.

While I love Dr. Suess and his books, I didn't love leap frog's version of his book. Of course Dr. Suess's words were wonderful and I liked how simple the page lay outs were (compared to some cluttery leap frog books)
I did NOT like the un needed ugly phrases that the Leap Pad people added. (the bumble bee was rude and cruel!)
Even my son said "Mom that was UGLY!" to some of the phrases.
And the voices of some of the characters sound almost sinister. Maybe the "goth kids" grew up and got jobs at leap frog, but as I remember Dr. Suess he was funny and quirky NOT creepy.
Sorry leap frog guys, I feel that you missed the point, and tone of Dr. Suess's wonderful books. I feel that some of the phrases in this book are NOT age appropriate. I would like to see more "innocent" books where they are not cynical or cruel to each other.(3-5 year olds should not be forced to be cynical!)
I guess I am picky, I also don't let my son watch sponge bob, or tom and Jerry (too violent) BUT if you are not picky and think sponge bob is great, then you will probly like this book.
every mom is different....

I gave this book to my four year old son before a grueling 32-hour trip with four plane changes. He had a blast recording his own voice with the microphone. He had a wonderful time playing independently. It was so refreshing to see him laughing his heart out saying "NO, Pat!" and "Don't sit on that!"

Dr. Seuss is doing an excellent job teaching my 5 year old son to read. Hop on Pop is fun and exciting and supports letter/sound recognition. It develops reading patterns and reinforces the concept of rhyming words. I definitely recommend it for emergent readers.

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.

My son loved the learning table so I really thought the pots and pans would be a big hit when I purchased them when my son was 8 mo old. I could not get the product to say anything but, "Red pan in, Red pan out". I called the hotline at Fisher Price and they told me to change the battery which I had already done. While I was on the phone, my son dropped the pot and it began to sing the alphabet song. The cust. service rep. told me that the pots said and sang things at random and that it reponds when manipulated like a child would. I was disapointed because the toy responds VERY randomly and usually only sings if it is shaken very hard or dropped. I really feel I wasted my money on this one.

This toy looks very appealing. I purchased this for my son, 16 months at the time thinking it would be a great toy to stash in the kitchen cupboard so he could play while I cooked cleaned etc. He played with it about 4 times total and he's 2 now! It doesn't do enough and does have much other than a shape sorter. I consider it wasted money but if my experience helps anyone I'm glad.

This toy taught my son how to stack in a day. It is such a cute toy, and my son loves to beat everything with it. It has cute, silly songs, and as far as our toy goes it plays very easy. The only thing I don't like is the spoon, because it doesn't have a place. If you put it in the pot then you aren't able the sort the blocks. Overall, it's a good toy!

I have been able to play both games, and both are enjoyable for either a quick game with friends, or long drawn out battle. This combination of games provides plenty to do with family and friends.

If you're looking for a great small party type game, these are a great combo. I got it on sale, so it's a nice cheap alternative to going to the store and paying almost 3 times the price. I would have bought them separately if the prices were right, but having these 2 games in a combo was perfect. Amazon also did a great job shipping it quick.

Great twosome for tweens and young teens, especially for summer breaks or rainy days.