Baby Toy Reviews

My son received this for his 1st birthday and loves it. It has been a great teaching tool too. I ask him where is the duck and he picks up the duck piece, he is even getting pretty good at putting the pieces back in place - in only a month.

Lights, Camera, Interaction! makes beautiful products and this puzzle is no exception. The wood makes it durable and attractive, the pictures under the pieces make it appropriate for babies as young as 12 months, and the knobs are easy for small hands to manage. The pieces are cut to fit perfectly, so that they slide into place easily once the child has aligned it correctly.

My 12 month old baby is beginning to enjoy this, and my three year old still plays with it too. I can't recommend the toys and puzzles made by this company, also known as Melissa and Doug, highly enough. They are all excellent quality and provide fun learning opportunities for kids.

My 20 month old is so proud of herself as she puts the pieces in the correct place, and it helps her practice all the names and sounds as well. Very good quality. Highly recommended.

Mega Bloks are blocks that you know and can trust but what I loved about these were the colors. I have a little girl and I didn't want the basic red, blue, yellow, green blocks. I love that these came in purple, blue, orange, lime, white, magnta, and yellow.

They are nicely colored, easy for little hands to hold, and extremely durable. You can build with them, bring them in the bathtub, take them outside-the possibilities are endless. The zippered bag is also a plus, it certainly makes for easy storage.

These blocks are best for those two and over. This is a great starter set, but you'll find that you need more as your child will want to build bigger and more complex things.

I run a home child care and have two children of my own. These blocks are great for everyone. The ages playing with them are 1 to 8 years. I love the fact it is an open ended toy with no right or wrong way to play. Just use your imagination and have fun.

I bought this for my daughter when she was just a baby because it has all relatively big parts and nothing hazardous. She still loves it and she is almost 2. My little boy who is 4 still plays with it too, albeit probably not in a manner for which it was intended:). The baby animals are adorable and she loves taking the fence apart and putting it back together.

I got this for my 18 month old son, and I am so pleased with the purchase. While my son doesn't quite "make-believe" with the toys yet, or use them how they were intended (hehe) he does love them. All the pieces are useful to him, as he tries putting the fence parts into different containers, and once in awhile gets bold and tries putting them all together. He loves the animals -- they are adorable and he picks them up and gives each a kiss before he starts playing. Definitely a great toy for young and older toddlers!

This is a great toy and is a must if you have the Animal Sounds Zoo. You can take the fence pieces and add to the fence included in the Animal Sounds Zoo, which makes the entire zoo bigger. Your zoo will then be well supplied with animals! My twins love their zoo, and occasionally, they even add their other dinosaurs toys to run wild in the zoo!! Great fun!

I bought this baby doll for my litle girl for Christmas and she will not let it out of her sight! It is very soft, very light weight, pretty and easy to clean. I am terrified of loosing it so I'm buying a few more as backups "just in case". In fact my hubby wants us to give these to all the new baby girls born to our friends and family, he likes it so much! Worth the money, it is a beautiful doll.

My daughter - now 14 months - has two of these dolls. One at home and one for day care. She sleeps with them and loves them!
We got one as a "new baby" present and when she decided it was her favorite I bought a back-up. We've washed them numerous times and haven't had any problems. One of the great things about this doll is that she's so light... any small child can drag her around with no problem. Definately a great first doll for any little girl.

This is a lovely little doll. My only complaint is that her few strands of hair stick straight up. I don't know why this bothers me so much, but I've tried everything to get them to lay flat. Another thing to consider - this doll has no visible ears, nose, fingers, or toes. I didn't really think about this one way or another before I bought it, but my daughter is learning body parts, and she is very upset that the doll is missing some. It's kind of funny, but something to think about.

My two year old boy has never shown much interest in toys, but lately he has been dragging stuff around, so I thought a pull toy will be suitable. He just turned three and I got him the pull dog for his birthday. In anticipation to the short cord, I bought a pair of shoe laces and used one to extend the cord. It works fine. He absolutely loves it and plays with it all day long. The dog is smaller than I expected, but well designed to suit its purpose. It lands on its "feet" almost all the time no matter how many obstacles it has to pass; it rolls on any surface, including carpet. Its head shakes and its tails wags as promised, but its bark is less than desirable. It is so loud! It is a cracking sound that doesn't resemble barking and can definitely drive any adult crazy. All said, it is the first toy my boy has ever shown interest, and I certainly don't regret buying it. I am going to put tape on its belly to muffle the sound, though.

The string is way too short to pull this toy, but my twins both enjoyed pushing it around on the ground (rather like a car or truck), at least until they started walking.

Max has been a favorite toy at our house since we brought him home over six years ago. Our kids had a half a dozen or so pull toys but only Max kept their interest. Yes, the string is ridiculously short. However, I easily found a replacement and my kids were off and running with Max at their heels. Even now when our youngest two are almost four, Max is still popular. I think it's just that he's a dog that they can walk all by themselves. We highly recommend this toy!

I bought this pool a year ago for my toddler. After only a few uses on grass we decided to put it on the deck - big mistake. It punctured immediately. However, because there are two layers of plastic, only the inner portion deflated so it still held water. I patched it and it seemed fine for a few more uses.

I just brought it out again this year and blew it up yesterday. I had forgotten what a pain it was to blow up. (Pretty quick but it's a long time to a toddler.) The patch seemed to work but after a few hours sitting outside (on the grass) it deflated halfway. I've decided to try a solid plastic pool instead.

For the price, this is a good first pool for a baby/toddler and it doesn't take too long to inflate. However, I wouldn't buy this product again due to it's lack of durability.

I initially wanted a pool large enough so I could get in it too, and made out of durable plastic, but when I saw this pool, I figured I would try it since it was so inexpensive. Let me just say, I LOVE this pool.

1st of all, the bottom enflates so that if your child takes a nose dive, he will land on a cushiony ground. The pool comes with many entertaining toys. The side cones squeek, like a rubber duck, the enflatable doughnuts are very entertaining, my child loved them and kept himself busy for hours (until he turned into a prune!). The dangling stars have little bells in them, so they rattle and they attach to the pool by velcrow. You can remove them and have extra floating toys.

My son is 8 months old and just had a blast. I will take this mini pool with me when I go to the beach, that way, he can be by my side, having a good old time in the his very own cooling pool. We tested the pool in our back yard and set an umbrella next to it so he was in the shade. Our son was just taping in the water, splashing everything, he would go reach for the toys, clap the doughnuts together, watch them float...

Best part is that since it is a small 1-2 kid pool, it enflates very quickly. You can put it in your Beach bag and set it up anywhere in no time. Plus, when your child outgrows it, you do not have a large bulky pool to store in your garage or attic for the rest of your life or until you have a yard sale!!!

It is the best $8, I spent in a LONG time. I'm not sure how durable it is, after all it is enflatable! Even if I get 1 summer out of it, that's all I need it for!

This is a great pool for your little one! My son is almost 7 months old and has a blast in here! My friends toddler came over and the pool was little for her son who moves but for a noncrawler I would recommend!

This toy, although at times messy, appeals greatly to my 31/2 year old. I suggest you give it a try.

My daughter loves this doll. She loves to carry her around and play with her. She loves to "feed" the doll as well, but it is a little difficult for her to push the bottle far enough into her mouth.

Some of the pieces that come with the doll can be easily lost, and the top of the potty sometimes wants to come out, but those are the main drawbacks. Also, in order to keep her pottying, I have to keep filling her bottle, and in order to avoid a mess, I have to continue emptying the potty.

She is a very pretty doll, however, and my daughter loves to play with her... whether she's making the doll go potty (which she only does on her potty chair) or whether she's just carrying her around the house.

I purchased one of these dolls a few weeks ago for my twins. I'd read and bought into the "Potty Training for Dummies" method, and one of their ideas is to have a doll that wets, figuring that, if a kid can show a doll how to use the potty, then they can do it, too. I did a little research, and found that this doll was the best for the money.

My twins (who are boys, by the way), love this doll. She only wets in the potty, which I definitely appreciate, both as a teaching element and as a mom who has to clean up. She comes with a LOT of gear, specifically related to toilet training.

The bottle and sippy cup are both a little bit hard to fully insert into her mouth, which does make for a bit of a mess sometimes, but my boys seem to have figured out that they have to get the nipples pretty far in, and we're doing much better with that after a short time.

In fact, they loved it so much that I ended up buying a second one, because they both wanted to feed her all the time. They certainly don't seem to mind that she isn't soft - both dolls are getting lots of hugs and love from my kids.

My only gripe - why not a boy? Our dolls do tend to stay naked most of the time (easier for the potty, anyway) and without clothes, you can't really tell. However, especially as a potty training tool, it might be nice to have a little bit of anatomical correctness, (especially for boys) as well.

However, that's only my OWN gripe - from the point of view of two 2-year-olds in my house, this doll is fantastic.

I purchased these "floaties" in Destin, Florida for our son and couldn't have been more pleased.

The soft, durable fabric means that there are no more "pinched" arms when putting them on and taking them off and they have lasted three years now. We looked and looked for them in our city but were unable to find them, and are so pleased that Toys R Us carries them.

I recommend these to anyone who wants to teach his or her child to swim or who doesn't want to constantly hold their child in the pool the entire time. *Of course, adult supervision should always accompany a child in the pool!*

Great product, very durable, great price.

Swim floats should never be used as a substitute not only for adult supervision, but also for adult parent/guardian accompaniment in the water. They provide a false sense of security. In addition, these devices are not the best way to train children to swim. I've been a swimming educator for 14 years and have found that devices such as these cause more harm than good. If your child does not know how to swim, purchase a coast guard approved life jacket. Even then, you should always be within arms reach of your child. If you plan on purchasing floats as a teaching tool, I can advise you that there are much better teaching tools out there, including fabulous instructors who are trained to teach and supervise children in the water. Call your local Park & Rec Dept., American Red Cross or YMCA. Always teach children about the dangers of the water and how to be safe around the water. Check with the CDC and Safety Council for more information on drowning prevention. But please, do not expect inflatable floats to provide the same protection as the above resources and common sense can do for you.

While playing in the pool with my child my father gently bit the corner of the float and it deflated and could not be blown back up. In my opinion this could pose a high risk to a young child.

My son would beam himself in the head with just about everything when he was younger. These were the only blocks I would consider and he loved them from day one (about four months old). He plays with them in the high chair after eating and they keep him entertained for quite a while. They are also great for teething. He is now ten months old and still loves these blocks. He plays more appropriately with harder blocks as well, but we still love these best.

I think I had as much fun playing with these blocks as my son did. They are very cute and so much fun to stack and knock over. I usually did the stacking. These kept us busy for hours. Wonderful blocks that are highly recommended.

My mother recently bought these blocks for my little brother that we are adopting. I was a little bothered by the smell at first to but it really doesn't matter. So what if they are banned in Dutch Toys'r'us stores because if they were making kids sick then they would ban them in the U.S. Don't not buy this toy because that review because they will definatlly keep your child busy.