Posts Tagged ‘Baby Girl’

Have an Adventure! With the Baby Einstein Animal Exploration Tunnel

Baby Einstein Animal Exploration Tunnel
Tunnel features colorful Baby Einstein characters and real life imagery, plus developmental toys, textures and activities. The mesh window panels along both sides encourage parent and child interaction with peek a boo play. Tunnel includes flaps, textures, crinkle and real life imagery to create a unique crawling experience for babies.

It has five developmental toys which includes red bird that “chirps”, soft sun rattle, discovery flash cards, ring rattle, and water filled teether. It comes with 8 sewn in loops plush 8 Baby Einstein links included to reposition toys or add more of baby’s favorite toys.

We just got this tunnel for our 16-month old boy. Our local club store had a big sale on it, so we said, “why not?”

Boy, we should have gotten this two months ago! Of all the toys we’ve bought in the past year, this simple toy had gotten the most excitement out of our boy. If you were to quantify “fun-per-dollar”, this toy did 10 times better than the next best toy.

Within a minute of setting it up, our boy was exploring it – crawling inside, pushing against the tunnel wall, laying on his back to look up, peeking out the “curtain” that is attached to one end of the tunnel, and just smiling from fun.

The next day, he started to roll the tunnel by pushing against the sidewall with all his weight. He pealed with excitement and happiness for a good part of ten minutes, waking up the napping mommy in the process. I’m sure he will eventually get bored of this toy — but in the first two days, I think we already got our money’s worth.

Cons:
1. It is very large when set up, and it does take some time to fully break down and set up.
2. The mesh sides are vulnerable to velcro when in the wash

Pros:
1. It is large enough for me to get in to play with my daughter
2. If need be, it can break down to be even smaller than how it is shipped.
3. Machine washable and air dries ‘flat’ really quickly
4. Lets in a lot of light and feels bright and cheery
5. Very soft floor
6. Has pairs of images: one photo and one illustration of the same animal
7. Lots of toys to meet a wide range of interests and ages
8. A couple of crinkle ‘leaves’ and some ribbon tags on the floor help get my kid, who usually imposes a strict embargo on tummy time, to actually enjoy it (for a little while, anyway)

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4 Reason to Buy The Fisher-Price Rainforest Melodies & Lights Deluxe Gym!

Fisher-Price Rainforest Melodies & Lights Deluxe Gym

Bring the exciting world of the rainforest to life with the Fisher-Price Rainforest Melodies & Lights Deluxe Gym. This fun, interactive, and educational activity centers encourages healthy development while entertaining and calming baby. Designed for use from birth on up, and requiring two “C” batteries (not included), the gym has a soft quilt and offers music, lights, and nature sounds to keep baby safely occupied.

Re-positionable toys include a soft hanging monkey, a soft toucan with jingle, an elephant with soft ears and a spinner with beads, a parrot with a paddle spinner and a frog character mirror. Two satin butterflies fly around above baby as colored lights pulse on and off while music plays. The large mat has a quilted rainforest underside, sun ray ribbons, and a soft tiger tail. A large soft giraffe sits at the bottom of the rainbow arch and has two points on which to link toys for baby.

Mom can also link the toys to any of three link points on the mat as well as to any of five link points overhead for a total of 11 places to link toys for baby. Mom can choose between three modes of play: Baby mode allows baby’s play time movements to set off eight to 12 seconds of lights and music. Music mode plays music for 20 minutes while baby plays. Rainforest mode plays 20 minutes of rainforest sounds while baby plays. The gym provides four songs and two sound effects sequences. Requires 2-C batteries, not included. Gym measures 20″ x 32.5″ x 32.5″.

* Activity gym stimulates growing babies with music, lights, nature sounds, games, and textures
* 20 minutes of parent-activated continuous music; baby mode with 8 to 12 seconds of lights and music
* Floor quilt with silky borders and colorful arches
* Includes spinner with rattling beads, spinning butterflies, shiny mirror, crinkly leaf for peek-a-boo fun, and movable and stationary activity toys
* Gym measures 20 x 32.5 x 32.5 inches

Plays up to 20 minutes of music or rainforest sounds for baby.

I bought this for my VERY fussy 5 week old. He is an ultimate velcro baby who never wants to be down and I wanted something to keep his attention so I could get a few necessities done.

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This gym is a great size for a little one, not taking too much room but will be large enough that he’ll play with it until he can crawl at least. I sometimes put it in the pack n play (always supervised) just to keep my little guy up away from our dog while he is playing. The music is not too tinny or annoying and there are two volume levels. There are also rainforest sounds if you are looking for a more soothing experience for your little one.

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When I turn on the sound there are lights on the canopy that my son always smiles at and has now started to coo at. He does tend to get overstimulated if I leave the music and lights on for more than about five minutes but thankfully the colors and hanging toys keep his attention without the music too.

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There are many places to take linking toys so you can add your own toys and move toys around to keep it fresh and entertaining. The mat itself has lots of colors and some black & white animals that keep little ones busy for tummy time.

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My son spends fifteen to twenty minutes with this mat twice a day for tummy and play time and I pop him on it when I need a few minutes to accomplish something. My little guy is now 11 weeks old and we are still using this every day. He really loves the lights and music now and is reaching out to touch the toys. He especially loves the parrot that has a spinner on it, so when he bats at it he gets the gratification of it spinning for him. We also use the mirror for tummy time and he enjoys smiling at himself.

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Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seat Base!

Graco SnugRide Infant Car Seat

This convenient second adjustable car seat base is the perfect compliment to your SnugRide infant car seat. It will simplify your life and make moving your baby from one car to another easier. You can install one base in each car and then move the SnugRide car seat between vehicles with ease. This base adjusts to help get the proper recline for your Graco SnugRide infant car seat and is LATCH-equipped for easy installation. The metal and plastic components may be cleaned with mild soap and water. Then use a towel or dry cloth to wipe dry. The SnugRide infant car seat and base are to be used rear-facing only and are intended for infants from birth to 20 lbs and up to 26 inches. Note: if you are shipping this item to Connecticut, sales tax on the related shipping and handling charges will be refunded to your credit card.

We purchased this car seat because it had a good rating from Consumer Reports – BUT – we found that the base tips when intalled in the middle of a sedan without a lap buckle. If installed on the side, it slopes forward so that when our son falls asleep, his head hangs down. The fire department installed our seat, so we know we did it right. It just doesn’t sit well. However, in my husband’s SUV, it works just fine since the back seat is a flat bench with a lap belt. The base is very tall and makes snapping the seat into the car difficult. Also, I find the seat itself to be rather heavy. I think I would consider another seat next time.

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Fun-2-Learn Software with Clifford, Dora & Diego, Scooby-Doo, Sponge Bob!

Fun-2-Learn Software

* 4 separate titles included in set: Clifford, Dora & Diego, Scooby-Doo, Sponge Bob
* The ready for school center is an expandable system with each additional piece of software consisting of five Learning centers and one field trip activity
* The five centers are reading, writing, math, art, music, and science
* Each center is represented by a physical button on the base hardware that are used to access those activities additional figure keys unlock new functionality
* Print out reward certificates and supplemental worksheet-type activities

Go on amazing learning adventures with Dora and Diego in this accessory to ready set school. The ready for school learning center is a kid-safe USB computer peripheral that includes a kid-friendly keyboard, writing tablet, stylus and CD ROM software that helps preschoolers in getting ready for school. The ready for school center is an expandable system with each additional piece of software consisting of five learning centers and one field trip activity. The five centers are reading, writing, math, art, music, and science. Each center is represented by a physical button on the base hardware that is used to access those activities. Children can also print out reward certificates and a supplemental worksheet-type activity from each center, while a parental control lock the child out of the desktop, prohibits internet access, and limits the number of prints the child can create.

This is a nice addition to the previous software we had to use with the Cool School Computer. My 3 1/2 year old son loves playing on the computer and he is learning something as well. I only have 3 software games for my son’s cool school but I’d rather have him on the computer anyday instead of watching television! I love this toy and would recommend it to any parent! Where we have the computer located helps me make dinner while he is playing. Then I can help him out or look at some of the artwork he has done without having to leave the kitchen. One of my absolute favorites toys for him!

Learn under the sea with Sponge Bob in this accessory to ready set school. The ready for school learning center is a kid-safe USB computer peripheral that includes a kid-friendly keyboard, writing tablet, stylus and CD ROM software that helps preschoolers in getting ready for school. The ready for school center is an expandable system with each additional piece of software consisting of five learning centers and one field trip activity. The five centers are reading, writing, math, art, music, and science. Each center is represented by a physical button on the base hardware that is used to access those activities. Children can also print out reward certificates and a supplemental worksheet-type activity from each center, while a parental control lock the child out of the desktop, prohibits internet access, and limits the number of prints the child can create.


I got him the computer cool school for Christmas and this is the second class room download for the computer cool school key board. I only had to install the software once and take the CD out. After that it is good. My son loves playing his computer cool school and he loves watching sponge bob so it is a great learning program for him. He is 3 years old and he learned very quickly. It is teaching him to sit down and concentrate on something which is exactly what I want him to learn in preparation for school [...]. Very affordable considering the prices of others like it. Plus, it is a completely separate hook up to the computer so you don’t have to worry about the kids pounding, or even touching,the computer. Can’t say enough. It is awesome.

I’m not sure how to compare the MSRP to the actual price that stores are selling it for. I bought mine directly from FP for $16.00. I’m not sure that I would spring $30 plus dollars for it.

Solve the mysteries of school with Scooby Doo in this accessory to ready set school. The ready for school learning center is a kid-safe USB computer peripheral that includes a kid-friendly keyboard, writing tablet, stylus and CD ROM software that helps preschoolers in getting ready for school. The ready for school center is an expandable system with each additional piece of software consisting of five learning centers and one field trip activity. The five centers are reading, writing, math, art, music, and science. Each center is represented by a physical button on the base hardware that is used to access those activities. Children can also print out reward certificates and a supplemental worksheet-type activity from each center, while a parental control lock the child out of the desktop, prohibits internet access, and limits the number of prints the child can create.

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Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby’s First Blocks!

Ten bright blocks are ready for baby to drop into the open bucket or through the shape-sorting lid. Baby will love filling the bucket with blocks, dumping them out, then starting over again. Great for eye-hand coordination and other early skills. Then baby can move on to sorting and stacking and learning about identifying and matching shapes. Includes plastic shape-sorting box with take-anywhere handle and ten colorful blocks

* Baby can sort and stack and learn to identify and match shapes
* Filling the bucket with blocks, dumping them out, and starting over is great for eye-hand coordination and other early skills
* Ten bright blocks are ready for baby to drop into the open bucket or through the shape-sorting lid
* Learning Blocks
* Interactive learning aid

My 8 month old has been playing with this for 2 months, and she LOVES it. She feels the shapes, chews on them, throws them, bangs them together, etc. However, she doesn’t actually put the shapes through their correct hole. The lid comes off way too easily! She rips the lid off, bangs it on the red box, throws it, chews it, but never uses it as it is intended. Perhaps if the lid snapped on somehow she would learn how to put the shapes into the holes. I do use this toy to say the name of the shape and the colors, and I try to show her how they fit into the holes, but she’s not interested. One good thing is you can wash them in the sink with soap and water very easily. You can’t do this with a lot of toys.

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I bought this toy for my daughter. She seems to enjoy it, but perhaps she is just slightly too young for it. She stands up holding onto the toy, which isn’t meant for 20+lbs to be leaning on it, so its always tipping over (she’s never gotten hurt as the toy isn’t very tall and I always put it on carpet; the thing tipping is more of an annoyance to me). If I don’t want it to tip, I have to hold the thing steady while she plays. Also, sometimes the suction doesn’t seem to work right, and the balls won’t shoot up through the tube – I check to make sure nothing is blocking the little fan on the bottom – I have no idea whats causing this. Usually I just turn it off and then back on, and everything is fine. I have only had this item for a little over a week though, so I think its kind of crappy that I would be having even occassional problems with it.

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LeapFrog Learn & Groove Musical Table!

The sturdy, plastic-molded, brightly colored table sits flat on the floor for babies to play at while sitting. You can attach the table’s legs to adjust it to accommodate toddlers’ play while standing. And it offers plenty of activities at different levels of learning to keep your child entertained for these early developmental years. Your child will delight in spinning the maraca to hear a fun rendition of the ABC song; playing the colored piano keys to practice motor skills and learn about colors; moving the trombone’s slide to count to 10; and sliding the cello to learn about up and down. Kids can tap on the colorful drum and learn about colors and primary shapes, too. Then, by flipping the pages of the “book” to go from the Learning Mode to the Music Mode, kids can hear more than 40 songs and melodies, including nursery rhymes and fun individual instrument sounds that will have them singing and dancing.

Plenty to Do, Lots to Learn, With all of these activities, your child will exercise his or her memory and problem-solving skills with lots of things to push, pull, turn, open, and close. And with the flip of a switch, the songs and games switch from English to Spanish, offering a great introduction to foreign-language learning. The Learn & Groove Musical Table requires some assembly and needs 3 AA batteries for operation. Batteries are not included.

It’s a learning fiesta for your little one. This interactive, bilingual activity table engages and entertains your baby for hours. There are songs, melodies, twinkling lights and real instrument sounds, plus lots of things to spin, roll, slide, open and close. The table plays over 40 songs and melodies so your baby stays entertained while exploring. When babies turn the center page, the activity table switches modes and transforms musical discoveries into learning activities where each instrument plays a learning song. The Learn and Groove Musical Table also helps your child develop the motor skills needed for learning to stand. Contoured grips make “pulling up” a piece of cake. As babies learn to stand, their little hands can stay busy with reaching, grabbing and pulling. Measures 23″ x 5.5″ x 15.5″. Requires 3 “AA” batteries (not included).

I got this toy for 9-month-old twins, but I was suprised to find that two to five-year-olds are also amused by it. I would not buy it specifically for older children, but if your baby has older siblings, this will be a hit with them as well.

It can become a hazard once your child is able to climb. It can become a stepping stool onto higher, dangerous places (like bookshelves and toy cabinets).

Other than that, it is a fantastic toy. There is a variety of music in there, so it is not as annoying for parents as some other electronic toys. It is also very sturdy. Ours has been through some serious abuse (it has even gotten soaked in the rain) and it still works well. Despite all the keys and buttons, it is fairly easy to clean.

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Outstanding learning toy…I can see how this will be fun for my son for a long time. He is 11 mos. and is using it to improve cruising skills. Even with a short attention span, he is quick to return to the table shortly after he leaves it to play with something else. He is utterly fascinated by it. It is fun for parents and kids, as the music and verbal material is very pleasant to listen to. The added bonus is that it teaches Spanish, which helps his bilingual training. It is has a very nice “ABC” song in Spanish, with a pleasant sounding female voice for the Spanish mode. It will also sing in soprano “blueeee” or “azuuuuul” (spanish for blue), when the kid presses the blue key on the piano. This is all when it is verbal teaching mode. When u put it in musical mode, it just rocks out, playing all kinds of instrumentals. As an amateur musician, I really got a kick out how sophisticated this equipment is. For example, there are a circle, square, and triangular buttons which sound like very intricate conga drum solos when u press them in music mode, and in verbal mode, it will say “yellow…circle” and obviously the same in Spanish mode. Very nice piece of equipment that will surely have your child entertained and learning. I look forward to seeing him evolve with this and become a little Herbie Hancock, as he learns to manipulate the different sounds instead of pressing things randomly, kinda like a little DJ! Buy this one. Well worth it.

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Fisher-Price Loving Family Dollhouse & Furniture Set!

It always sounds like there’s somebody home in this house with the phone ringing, cute little kittens meowing and more! Now there’s Fluffy the Cat, with a fun “furry” tail and tummy for petting. Add your child’s imagination, the Little People family of three, eight furnished rooms, and this house really becomes a home. All accessories store right inside. Also includes table and two chairs, stroller and bed. Requires 3 “AA” batteries, not included. Measures 15.5″ x 9.5″ x 16″. Sweet Sounds Home Restage has 8 rooms of play that support everyday family play in the Nursery with a lullaby and baby sounds, in the Kitchen with kitty sounds and in the Living Room with a telephone. Set includes a family of 3; mom, dad and baby figures, and “Fluffy” the kitten with fluffy tactile “fur”. Also included are a table and two chairs, stroller and bed.

I bought an earlier version of this product for a friend’s daughter a couple of years ago & it used to have more sounds/buttons to push. Now there is less of that & they’ve made the cat have fur. Well I got it for both my niece & daughter for their first birthdays and am disappointed in the change from the older version. I have a feeling the cat will soon be fur-less and simply hope they don’t ingest the fur. I miss the other sounds it used to make and the new sounds are so quiet you can barely hear them. For a simple first doll house it’s fine, but the included “bells & whistles” are lacking.

Make a house a home with Loving Family™ room accessories. All sized just right for any Fisher-Price® Loving Family™ dollhouse. Welcome the family for dinner celebrations or special occasions in this elegant dining room set. The drop leaf table opens for more seating and comes with two comfy savannah chairs. The buffet is great for storing accessories and displaying goodies. Also comes with dessert! We’ve purchased this set as an addition, we already had the deluxe dining room. My daughter is enjoying this set. It doesn’t look as fancy as the other one, but the table is bigger and allows the whole family to have dinner, and additional place mats and chairs come in handy

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