Wow, $42? Are they kidding? My husband got this for our daughter for her first birthday a year and a half ago at Wal-Mart, and my now one-year-old son likes it, too. I think my husband paid about 10 bucks. It’s a nice little toy. The toy itself is a 5-star to me, though maybe I should have rated it 4 stars here because of the price. I also noticed that it says the shipping weight is over 10 pounds for an 8-ounce item. Maybe there’s something wrong with the listing?
Pros: It speaks English, French and Spanish, saying the numbers and a few words, like “Hello,” and “Have a nice day,” in all three languages. When you turn the wheel at the bottom, it rotates between a few songs, like “The Itsy Bitsy Spider.” The songs are just music, no lyrics. The wheel also brings up the phrase, “Have a nice day,” and a soccer guy yelling “GOAL!” It has a blinking light on the top end, which my daughter liked. It’s small enough and lightweight enough to carry in a baby bag as a take-along. I also liked it that it’s not indoctrinating one year olds into character marketing. You really can’t avoid them getting a lot of that, but I do what I can to favor the toys that aren’t as much a marketing tool. We’ve had this toy for a year and a half with steady use, and I don’t ever remember changing the batteries.
Potential cons: It does not have an on/off switch, which isn’t a huge deal to me, but it’s something worth mentioning. Also, the a sound effect where that soccer guy yells “GOAL!” can get a little annoying if my kids play it over and over and over.
I’m ok with the rest of the sounds it makes, and I like this toy a lot in general.
I purchased my son over 50 toys for his first Christmas. Chalk it up to being a 1st time mom. Anyhow, I purchased the Little Tikes Discover Sounds Universal Remote from Walmart, not at the price shown above. I like the toy but found that my son liked to play with the adult remote. I would recommend this but would not pay $29 for it.
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Wow, $42? Are they kidding? My husband got this for our daughter for her first birthday a year and a half ago at Wal-Mart, and my now one-year-old son likes it, too. I think my husband paid about 10 bucks. It’s a nice little toy. The toy itself is a 5-star to me, though maybe I should have rated it 4 stars here because of the price. I also noticed that it says the shipping weight is over 10 pounds for an 8-ounce item. Maybe there’s something wrong with the listing?
Pros: It speaks English, French and Spanish, saying the numbers and a few words, like “Hello,” and “Have a nice day,” in all three languages. When you turn the wheel at the bottom, it rotates between a few songs, like “The Itsy Bitsy Spider.” The songs are just music, no lyrics. The wheel also brings up the phrase, “Have a nice day,” and a soccer guy yelling “GOAL!” It has a blinking light on the top end, which my daughter liked. It’s small enough and lightweight enough to carry in a baby bag as a take-along. I also liked it that it’s not indoctrinating one year olds into character marketing. You really can’t avoid them getting a lot of that, but I do what I can to favor the toys that aren’t as much a marketing tool. We’ve had this toy for a year and a half with steady use, and I don’t ever remember changing the batteries.
Potential cons: It does not have an on/off switch, which isn’t a huge deal to me, but it’s something worth mentioning. Also, the a sound effect where that soccer guy yells “GOAL!” can get a little annoying if my kids play it over and over and over.
I’m ok with the rest of the sounds it makes, and I like this toy a lot in general.
I purchased my son over 50 toys for his first Christmas. Chalk it up to being a 1st time mom. Anyhow, I purchased the Little Tikes Discover Sounds Universal Remote from Walmart, not at the price shown above. I like the toy but found that my son liked to play with the adult remote. I would recommend this but would not pay $29 for it.