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Pretty good deal but could be more exciting
I bought these blocks for my daughter when she was 9 months old and she really only enjoys them now. She is 14 months now and is starting to recognize some of the objects inside when I ask her to get them. But be warned bc they're not great for the real younger babies since there are only a few of them that really do anything like beep or rattle. Most of them just have a stationary object that may jiggle a bit. The ones that you can twist yourself are not child-friendly. She can't turn the knob at all so she gets frustrated. My 3 yr old can just do it. He likes them too bc they incorporate the alphabet. Another thing is that the printed letters block some of the objects so it's harder to see inside. I would more so recommend a diff set for a younger baby (6 mos)- like the sound sensations and these for an older child (1 yr). Although you can't beat the price for 26 of these blocks! I also just recently got the Roll-A-Rounds by fisher price as a gift. It's the same concept but a ball vs block. She likes them ALOT!

Great value.
This set incorporates a lot of the favorites from other sets packaged in an A to Z learning format.I have been leary of purchasing too many of these blocks for storage reasons so the zippered case is a great bonus.Definitely worth every penny. ... Read more

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I LOVE THIS TOY! GREAT FOR ALL AGES!
This toy was bought for my 10 month old son and he LOVES this toy! My 4 year old son, 12 year old Daughter, and my 30 something husband also LOVE this toy as well as the cool blocks that come with it and the others that you can get separately. We also have the Giraff and will be getting the wagon too! This is one cool toy! I see lots of fun years ahead with these toys! It's great for ALL ages!

Great first truck!
This is by far my son's favorite toy. He has had this since he was six months old. At first, he just enjoyed shaking and mouthing the blocks. Now that he is 8 months old, he loves pushing it around and listening to the music. He hasn't gotten the hang of putting the blocks into the wheels or filling and dumping the truck yet, but we look forward to seeing the progress. I'm sure we'll get many more months out of this toy.

Great toy for a little kid
My son received this when he was about 9 months old and loved it. It was the one toy that he played with constantly! He loves putting the blocks in the back and dumping them out and every time the truck rolls, it plays music. Really cute!

A happy boy!
I just got this for my 7 month old son. He has several lines of the peek a blocks and loves them. This one is a little different than his others because the blocks actually fit into different places on the truck. He is crawling and loves to move it around (It sings a song whenever the wheels move) He loves the blocks. I am trying to show him how to put them in the truck and dump them out! He likes also putting cheerios in the truck! The blocks also work well for teething, they are textured and he loves chewing on them! This is a great product and I can see it keeping his interest for a long time. My niece is 19 mos old and when she comes to visit, she loves to play with it too!

A favorite toy in our house
This is a great dump truck for any older baby/toddler who loves cars. My thirteen month old is a big fan of peek-a-blocks and this is my favorite toy in the line. The truck is constructed wonderfully, the blocks are GREAT (more interesting than other toys in the line), and you can incorporate the blocks into the truck very easily. My only complaint is that the song gets annoying but that's what the off swich is for. Highly recommended!!! ... Read more

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Fun for hours and years!
My son received the wagon when he was nine months. He is now 13 months and still plays with the wagon and blocks everyday.

In terms of child development, this is a wonderful toy. It really grows with your child. At first he banged the blocks together to make cool loud noises. Now he works the wheel, opens the door, and actually investigates the inside of each block to see how each block works. For example, one block has little finger holes on the outside for him to turn the paddle on the inside of the block.

He has NEVER gotten his finger caught in the wheel nor have any of the stickers fallen off, and trust me he abuses (oops, I mean uses)this toy everyday.

It is also a great toy to take along for play at homes with no toys.

This is a great toy whether you use the batteries or not! Sometimes I think we have too many toys today that light-up and make sounds, so if you don't want the lights and sounds, that's fine, too. In fact, we often turn the sound/lights off and our son still enjoys playing with the blocks and wagon.

My nephew who is 2 also has this toy, and he loves it as well.

We love this toy!
My daughter is 18 months and has played with this for the last five months or so. I noticed many of the negative reviews have been by parents of much younger children. My daughter has never smashed her fingers in the wheel and maybe the key is she's older and can control her hand movements better. My daugher enjoys doing the motions to get the different sounds from the toy and also stacking the blocks. And as an older and very mobile child she can push or pull the wagon wherever she likes.

watch little fingers
I bought this toy for my son at 9mos, he is now a year old. Even though he loves this toy, he gets his fingers smashed everytime he spins the wheel (which is his favorite part). To see how much this hurt, I did it to myself. And I have to tell you it hurts a lot. I called fisher price and they offered a refund if I sent it back. They also said they haven't heard of this finger smashing problem. Which is an obvious lie after reading all of these other reviews. I wish they would re-design this toy because my son loves it so much.

I Love This
I have an 8 month old and she has loved to play with this since she began sitting by herself. It keeps her entertained for at least a half hour. I can sit with her and just relax! Do watch over them though because they can hurt their fingers in the spinning drum if not supervised. She loves to play with the blocks by themselves also.

WAY over priced...
My son has this toy. I thought at first he would grow into it and love to play with it. He played with it a few times when he learned to crawl and quickly got bored with it. I am hoping that he may play with it as he get older but as of right now, I think it was a big waste of money. This toy is WAY over priced. My son got it as a gift so at least I didn't waste my own money but the person that got it for him sure did. The only toy that my son likes with these peek-a-blocks is the elephant and of course he likes the blocks. He gets bored with the rest. ... Read more

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we love it!
My son received this as a gift and he just adores it! I like that it has a two volume settings, as well.

Great Toy
We recently bought this toy for our 11 1/2 month old daughter..she loves it..We bought the Christmas version of it though..It is so cute..I actually like it better than the origanal version.The blocks are so cute and our daughter gets excited when she plays with them...She is walking now and has been since was 10 1/2 months old and loves to follow along after the train..she loves the music when she pushes down its smoke stack..its just a very entertaining toy for her..Great buy..I love all of the Peak a blocks..they are a great toy for any age.

A favorite!!!
Our daughter received this from her train-loving family for Christmas when she was only 2 months old. She has loved it from the start, even when she could only lay there and watch it go rolling by her. Now she crawls after it and squeals in delight. She loves to try to grab the blocks off the top as it goes by. It has an off switch as well as a high and low volume. The music it plays is pleasant enough and the little 'toot, toot' is cute too. I think this is one of those rare toys that will last through both the baby and toddler years. I would highly recommend it to anyone.

A big hit
I purchased all of the peek-a-block toy sets before my son was born. All of them have been a great hit. My son is now 8 months old and this is his favorite of all of the peek-a-block toys. At 6 months old I brought it out for him to play with and he instantly loved it, at 7 months old he had figured out that if he pushed the front of the train it would play music and move and he loves to crawl after it. He also discovered that if he pushed the spinning piece in the center it would play music and he instantly starts to move as if he is trying to dance. At 8 months he has discovered that at the bottom of the blocks there is a place to spin what ever object is inside and when he finally gets his little finger to turn the object inside he laughs, then places the block on the train. Also, my 3 year old nephew instantly runs to this toy when ever he comes over, so I know that this toy will be a big hit for some time.

GREAT!
My 8mth old loves this toy it encourages him to crawl after it and to play with the blocks. he also try's to put them back on the train. when you push the trains smoke stack it starts playing music and starts moving he starts to laugh and crawl.This toy is great! ... Read more

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My little man loves it!!!
We bought this toy for my son for easter he was 6 months old. I wasn't sure he would really pay much attention to it. But he loves it. At first he would just take the top off and chew on it or just watch me as I put the shapes in saying the names and colors. Then he found out he could take the blocks out...which is his favorite thing to do now. I put them in and he takes them out and puts the bucket on his face and yells in it and jus laughs and then he puts a block in it and bangs it around. He loves it. And I love the shapes and bright colors. This toy will last a long time and can be used in many different ways.
As far as the lid coming off too easy well yeah but it's supposed to....that is part of learning...A 6 month old has to be able to get the blocks out on their own.
I would recommend this toy to a parent looking for something that will last for a long time and is fun and educational.

It Keeps Giving as the Months Go On !
We let dd use to dump things out of at a few young age. Then as time went on, she was able to "put things in" the bucket and also dump out. Then she started to recognize shapes and used as a shape sorter. Then at 18 months old, she started to use as a learning tool for reciting colors. Now at 20 months we are working on the names of the shapes.

It is a fantastic toy. I read some of the other reviews stating that the cover came off too easily. I'm actually glad it goes on and off so easily - it allows dd to do things on her own sometimes and. Yes she too has little spats sometimes that she doesn't want to keep the cover on the container - - however we work with it and just lay the cover on the floor and try to have her fill the spaces with all blue blocks or all read blocks.

The only complaint that I have (and it's minor at that) is when using as a shape sorter, sometimes the blocks get stacked up on top of each other inside the container, so that by the time dd gets to the last few shapes, they don't go in right away until you shake the container to rearrange the blocks inside (making room for the new blocks to fall in). This sometimes frustrates dd - - again though it is very minor compared to all the great things this toy has to offer.

It keeps giving and giving and giving !

Great toy, good price.
I tend to buy mostly wooden toys and toys made of high quality materials for my daughter but, I thought I would give this one a try. I must say I was pleasantly surprised! This toy has been washed several times, and still looks almost brand new! My daughter first became interested in the toy at about 4 months--first simply bitting on the blocks, then later taking all the blocks out of the container, and now at 15 months she has really began using the shape sorter! I must say that I am glad the lid comes off so easily, it allows her to work at her own pace, and allows less interuption of her play from me. If she is given the opportunity to play with this toy with only minimal distraction from me, she will get almost all the shapes in without assistance. Since the lid comes off so easily, she can just dump the shapes out very easily. She also likes to put her hands into the shape holes so she takes the lid off in order to remove the lid from her hand. For the parents who were disappointed that their children didn't use the shape sorter right away. Have patience and guide the child, but do not try to force them to play the way "they should." It may take several months, but eventually they will notice that the shapes fit into the holes. Let them work at their own pace. Have faith and show encouragement and help them build their self confidence by guiding them. I think you will be very surprised at just how smart your children really are!

Top is supposed to come off easily!
The reason the top comes off easily is so that your CHILD can remove it himself without trouble. This way, the CHILD gets to decide how to play with the toy. When he's old enough to put the lid on himself, he's ready to start shape sorting if he chooses. If not, buckets of blocks are fun, too. Playing with toys should be about the child, not about the grownup deciding how to play with it. Reading the reviews of this toy is frustrating!!

So now there are rules for how a baby should play?????
We have an older version of this toy (only three different shapes on ours) that we have had since my second child was a baby. Now baby number six is using it and they ALL have loved it! It's one of the few toys I've saved between kids and I'll most likely keep it for all my future kids and grandkids!

I take issue with the complaints that children don't play with the toy "properly". Are we dictating how children should play, now, too, as well as learn?? Even babies have to follow the rules and do things according to someone else's pre-determined idea of "proper development"? PLEASE!! Let's let babies be babies. True learning is self-directed, not teacher or parent directed.

Yes, toddlers usually prefer to dump the blocks out and put them back in without the lid at first, maybe for quite a while. They also love putting other stuff in the bucket. What's wrong with that? When they're older they usually figure out the shape-sorting aspect on their own and become enthralled with that for a while. If they never use the toy as a shape-sorter so what? They'll still learn their shapes on their own without you "teaching" them and they'll learn whatever other "skills" this toy is supposed to teach as well. Can we not try to controll our kids' learning at such a young age - there's enough of that later for most kids.

This toy is a useful learning tool, though not neccesarily in the way every parent will want. It's also fun and relatively cheap and more durable than a cardboard box or some homemade alternatives. If you can allow your child to use it as they desire I highly recommend it. If you feel your toy "investment" must pay off with a pre-determined "learning objective" on a pre-determind timetable then maybe you better skip it. ... Read more

Editorial Review

Kids will be educated and entertained playing this jack-in-the-box game with Elmo, Cookie Monster, Oscar and Ernie. The popular Sesame Street characters hide away in their vessels (a trash can, bathtub, cookie jar, and alphabet block) until they are freed by a tiny finger on a lever or button. They pop out with songs that match their popular personalities--Oscar lovely trash, Elmo's alphabet, Ernie's ducky and bubbles, and Cookie Monster's cookies, of course. The button and levers make interesting sounds as well. It's a good, repetitive lesson in cause-and-effect that's lots of fun for toddlers. Still, it's not much more than a jack-in-the box if grownups are looking for a toddler toy with more learning channels. Required: 3 AA batteries. --Diane Beall ... Read more

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My son loves this!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
My son is 6mths old, and he loves this!!! He loves banging on them to push them down, then I will pop them up and sing to him.. I know one day he will learn how to pop them up and know the words to the song. This is such a cute toy.

Great Toy
My 1 year old daughter received this toy for her birthday and loved it. She is 2 years old now and she still likes to press the buttons and pop up the characters. It is a great toy because there are no little pieces to have to pick up and it is great for the car too!

Too hard for little hands!!
My daughter received this as a gift when she was a year old. At first there was very little interest in it, but I think by 18months she was definitely interested. The only problem is that she didn't have the strength in her little hands to press and navigate the buttons on this to make the pop-ups sing. So she would mostly just pull up their little heads herself. If an adult played this with her though, she found it very amusing and would laugh. Now she sings along with it, which is very cute but she's almost 2 and isn't really interested in it any longer.

Great Birthday Present
My son got this as a birthday present, he loved it from the moment he opened the gift bag. Great product!

Big success
My son couldn't stop playing with this toy at a friend's house so I bought one for him. He still plays with it for a longer amount of time than his other toys. It was great for traveling too. And yes parents, you will not be able to get these songs out of your head! ... Read more

Editorial Review

Welcome Baby to the brave new world of interactive books with this LeapPad-styled talking picture book system. As with regular books, grownups will want to introduce their tots to the concept, sitting together at first and pointing out pictures and words. Soon they can advance to the interactive part: touching words, objects, holes, icons, or textured spots on the pages to hear descriptive phrases, music, words identified, and fun sounds. More than 100 songs can be heard, and with the purchase of additional stories and cartridges, the opportunities for fun learning are endless. The Baby Animals book (included) is simple and colorful, with recognizable critters in their own settings. The system allows three modes to play: Story, Explore, and Surprise. Let Baby’s fingers do the exploring! Four AA batteries required (not included). --Emilie Coulter ... Read more

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A fun toy
My daughter's received this for their first birthday and at first, they weren't too interested in it. However, it has become a favorite with them. They will pull the pots apart and put them back together. Both of them have figured out how to make the pot "talk" and they seem to take great pride in that. They play with this toy for quite awhile and enjoy the bright colors and the three sorting blocks that are a part of this set. Neat toy overall!

Hours of Play Time and Fun!
I purchased this for my daughter for her first birthday because I like the Laugh and Learn collection.She opened it and loved it.The same day she played with it for 25 minutes straight!As you know, that is a long time for a 1 year old!She has played with it EVERY DAY since, and it has been over 6 weeks.It plays catchy little tunes that are educational like the rest of the collection.I didn't think too much of it in the store, but it is a huge hit with the kids.All the little ones that come over love to play with it too, and my other children like to play with the little one with it too.I definatly recommend it! ... Read more

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My son got bored after a couple minutes.
I bought it for my son thinking he would like it. Wrong. It is a pain to try to attach it to his car seat. When I finally got it attached he just tried to kick it off. Now it is somewhere in my house collecting dust.

We love this!
There are 7 babies in my family (including my own and my bros and sisters) They include two sets of twins. We've been using this toy (and the earlier edition and link a doos addition) for all of them. We've passed down them and bought more over and over. My 7 month old daughter LOVES this and I love that I can turn it on for her. My neighbor has triplets and they all three love this toy! (They're 2 years now)

I highly reccomend this toy for babies who fuss in the carseat or any other!

Fun and Cute for baby-but one problem......
I just bought this item yesterday for my 6 mo old son. This toy actually requires an additional 3 "AA" batteries to operate (also the 9 volt for the remote control). It has been baby tested and he even plays with it in his highchair, on the floor (basically, the useage goes beyond the car seat or stroller). One little problem so far..... After installing brand new batteries for initial use; I kept pressing the yellow horn (the power was switched on) numerous times before it finally turned on. I may have a defective toy, but it seems pretty difficult to hit the horn to get the toy to start (blinking lights, music, etc). The toy actually will keep playing after taking a moments break for up to 2 hours before it stops (then you or baby have to hit the yellow horn to get it to start again). There is a label on the front of the toy giving a brief explanation of this. I will wait before attempting to exchange this toy for a different one, as it just may be how the toy operates normally. Otherwise, this is was a great purchase! The activities for baby are limited to watching the lights, listening to the music or horn, etc. and playing with attached linkadoos or the doggie. But it is bright and a really neat lap toy to keep him or her occupied in the car or elsewhere. Underneath the toy, has a strap that velcros closed (you wrap it around the crotch belt on the car seat) and two plastic white clips that you use to slip the harness seatbelt into. It is not meant to be a very snug fit (supposed to wiggle or move a bit on baby's lap). It seems very safe; the backside of the lap toy has a cloth flap that velcros closed (and underneath is the battery compartment (needs small phillips screwdriver to open) and has the on/off/loud switch)). Glad I bought it for baby!!

Fun in the car for everyone!
I bought this for my 3 1/2 month old daughter almost a month ago and she loves it more everyday! It has many different textures and colors for her to explore. Plus it has flashing lights and fun car sounds such as a honking horn, turn signal and the sound of tires stopping. It also plays music such as "the wheels on the bus" and about 4 others. The music and sounds arent too loud and the music actually is pretty easy on the ears.

Baby can watch the blinking lights, hear music and sounds and explore with her hands. Since this is part of the linkadoos line you can attach your other linkadoos to it. It does come with a linkadoo puppy attached. She can activate it by pressing on the center "stearing wheel" for a short song or MOM or DAD can press the REMOTE CONTROL to start it and stop it for them. When you activate it through the remote control the songs are longer in length.

I never thought I would like to listen to a musical toy but this one doesnt bother me. And the more important thing is she likes it. ... Read more

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Great Toy!
This toy is great. My 1 year old daughter got it as a gift and she already knows in waht order they go. Is very durable and the colors are very festive.

Great Buy!!!
Great toy, my 7mo. son loves to play with these pails. The one with the water is a bit heavy so I have to limit the play to the carpeted area in my house for fear that my son may throw it & chip our tile floor. The only complaint that I have is that on the babies r us site they are listed under bath toys, and this is definately not for use in water. For outside the tub its a blast!!!!!! (Look for the Ocean Wonders fishbowl also, its got great sounds, and more flutter balls & it does go great with the pails!!!)

I love these
These are fabulous. much beter than plain nesting pails

A great toy!
My daughter has been playing with this toy since she first sat up on her own, at 5 months. She loves it!! The bottom pail is a little heavy, but she mostly plays with the smaller two pails, and she LOVES the little pink ball. The whole toy packs up so compactly so we can take it anywhere. We even took it on vacation to Florida, but without the heavy bottom pail. Besides nesting, the pails stack up very well upsidedown, and my daughter loves to knock them down. The colors are fun and so are the moving parts. This is one of her favorite toys!

My son loves this toy!
I received this as a gift when he was born and had put it away until recently. He is 9 months old and absolutely loves this thing!! It does not seem to be too heavy for him at all (although he is large for his age), and has held up well with very rough play (he loves to throw things). I would recommend, but for older babies. ... Read more

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Total piece of crap
What a piece of crap this "toy" is. My son is soooo not into this. He's 20 months and hasn't been interested for the last 10 months. Do NOT waste your money.

Great toy!!
My daughter is 11 months & she absolutely loves playing with this toy. I showed her how to put the block in the giraffe & she's got the hang of it. Sometimes she gets frustrated when the giraffe falls over, but once you set it back up, she's happy again.

Tippy Giraffe
This toy is too narrow and tips over all the time. My daughter lost interest with it (even when she was 9 months old) when it fell over. I have tried bringing it out again now that she is older, but she still doesn't like the giraffe. I would suggest a different block toy like the elephant that has a "chute" in the head that blocks can drop through.

Get the wagon instead
We have the peek-a-blocks wagon which my son just adores. I was on the look-out for another hit toy and was seduced by the cuteness of the giraffe. My 8 month old son obviously thinks it is very lame--he doesn't even give it a passing glance. It is very unstable and uninteresting. Get the wagon instead and save your cash!

Excellent toy!
Our 11 month old son still loves this toy. He has figured out how to put the blocks in as well as how to poke his finger in and push the button that starts the music :) Thats gotta be educational! ... Read more

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Not that exciting of a toy andtoo loud!
I bought this toy for my 8 month old son. I thought he would enjoy banging the hammer on the buttons.He chews on the hammer and rolls the toy around, obviously this toy does not keep his attention well. It is also very loud. It does have volume control, but it is still too loud.

Just okay...
My 3 year old wanted this toy after seeing it in the store. (She liked the little mole that would pop up and say "Peek-a-Boo!") I didn't think it would hold her attention for very long, but because I also have a 5 month old that can "grow into it", I went ahead and got it. At first, I was really disappointed. It seemed that it didn't do much. Actually, though, after playing with it more with my kids, it's okay, although I definitely think there are better toys out there for your money (more "bang" for your buck, as the saying goes). My daughter likes to pull the tape measure and hear it sing the ABC song, but the lyrics to the other song just go on about what this toy can "teach". It is really quite a dumb song, in my opinion. It's to the same tune as a song on the Learning Home, only with different words. The one on the Learning Home is better (although it's not my favorite either). The music and sounds that go with the other parts of the toy are great--upbeat and fun. I like how it counts as you pound the shapes, and if you stop pounding before 10, it will play a cute, short little melody. It's nice that you don't really have to "pound" either... a gentle press of the shape is all it takes, which will be good for my little one. The slider button names the shape and it's color as you slide it below the shape, but it's pretty hard to slide. My 3 year old can do it fine, but I think even a 1 year old might find it a bit hard to do on their own. The down side to this toy is that it is very HEAVY. It'd also be nice if the tape measure played more than just two songs. I was right about it not holding my 3-year old's interest for long (2-3 minutes is all in one sitting).We'll see how it goes with my 5 month old as she gets a little older.

Not that interesting
I originally had the FP Laugh and Learn Birdbath for my 8 mo old. She loved it.She loved the songs, the shapes and the birds.It broke after about 2 weeks though.So I exchanged it for this, because the price was equal in value, it was also a "laugh and learn" toy, and they didn't have the birdbath anymore.
But....
The songs on this are horrible. She isn't interested in it at all. The songs don't get her attention, the only thing that does get her attention is when it lights up. But, that's to be expected. She used to sit and play with the birdbath for about 5-10 minutes.This won't hold her attention for one minute.
I'm taking this one back too. ... Read more

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Baby Pinball...A Great Way to Scare an Infant!!!!!
I was so excited to get this toy at such a great deal from Amazon, then I showed it to my 5 month old son... He started screaming an d the dog even ran under the kitchen table!! The toy is very loud and noisy as it shoots the "pinballs" from one side of the toy to the other. The music is terrible too. I have a bad habit of buying anything that may be of interest to our son. I think that I have learned my lesson with this toy that scared him (and the dog) so badly!!

Alright toy
I brought this for my son when he was 4 months old to help with tummy time. It help a bit, but not enough to be worth the money. He had no problems pushing it, but with only two things with play with he quickly became bored with it. The music, spinning sun, and the balls wouldn't hold his attention for long after less than a week.

Not worth the money
My daughter received this toy as a gift for christmas. She loved it. The lights, the music, and especially the ball popping back and forth.

However, 2 months later, it stopped working. How disappointing! Not worth the money!

It's a Ball!
My husband and I bought this toy for my son for christmas. He is fourteen months old with devlopmental delays, so it's hard to find toys that he can opperate. He loves this one! I'd say it is his favorite by far. It is very easy to operate and he plays with it for hours. The lights, movement and sound keep his attention very well. The only negitive is that it is hard to attach to the crib, But the end result is well worth the struggle!

Great for Tummy Time!!!!
My 3 month old son hates tummy time, until now. He loves this toy. He use to only tolerate tummy time for 1 to 2 min. but with this toy he will play for much longer. He has built up so much upper body strength in the little time we have had the toy.
Two thumbs up for push up pinball!!! ... Read more