Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby's First Blocks
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Toys and Games Reviews of Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby's First Blocks
Customer Review: Fun simple toy for many stages of development
Summary: 5 Stars
My Mother-In-Law got this for my son when he was six months old. He has played with these blocks pretty much everyday since then. They are small and light and easy for those little teeny hands to grab. When he first got them he would bang the blocks together, bang the blocks on the bucket, and then grab the bucket with his feet and study it. Then he tried to grab two blocks at once. Then three. He would grab the blocks out of the bucket. We stack them, he knocks them down. He grabs the lid and bangs it on everything in sight. Now that he's figuring out how to put things into other things he'll put the blocks into everything, into the middle of his stackable rings, into buckets, into the actual bucket and occasionally he'll place a block on top of the lid and then look at me like - did I do that right? We're also now putting just the lid on the floor and setting the blocks into the right holes so he can see what goes where, which he is very interested in.
I love it that some day, when he's older, he'll make the connection between the actual block and cutout shapes and start putting the blocks through the correct holes. I think that mental connection is more important then just forcing things through whatever hole they happen to fit in. I guess eventually babies will get the concept either way but for us this is the perfect shape sorter.
Customer Review: Great toy through baby's developmental stages
Summary: 5 Stars
I read through several reviews before deciding to post my own. I noticed that several other reviewers gave poor reviews of this toy because their babies (ranging from 6 months up) simply took the lid off and dumped the blocks out instead of pushing the blocks through the holes. At a young age, this is NORMAL, and figuring out that you can take off the lid and put the pieces in and out of the box is actually a good learning experience. My baby played with the toy this way at first too. As she got older, she learned how to put the lid back on (she was quite proud of herself the first time she managed it on her own), and eventually she learned how to sort the pieces through the right holes. Now she's an expert at fitting the blocks into the holes, but that's thanks to her age, development, improved manual dexterity and experience playing with this toy.
Please do not discount this toy simply because your baby plays with it as they should for their age and developmental stage! Instead, realize that there is more than one way to play with this toy. My daughter, who is now two years old, still enjoys playing with it in her own creative way. This is one toy that she didn't outgrow in just a few months. It was well worth the price.
Customer Review: Solid All-around Choice
Summary: 4 Stars
Got this for our 8-month old daughter(she's almost 10 months old now). She loves doing just about everything with these blocks EXCEPT putting them into the box through the holes(I assume that'll come later). She stuffs them into her mouth, throws them at daddy and bangs them together. Nice colors, very durable(hard plastic) and so easy to clean, when needed.
As others have mentioned, I do wish the lid would stay on a little better. I'll probably figure out some way to secure it but it'll end up being an ugly fix(eg duct tape) ;)
I also have some concern about the blocks when she's crawling around on the floor and she's left them strewn about. In particular, that she might slip/fall(rare now, but it happens) and land on one of the blocks. The blocks are hard plastic and even the rounded ones could hurt her if she fell back/forward onto one while sitting/crawling. I don't think this is really a problem specific to this product but would be something to monitor during use. I've learned to just put them away or at least swipe them out of her path as she crawls.
Bottom line: Would I buy this again if it were at the same price under same conditions and having researched alternatives? Yes.
Customer Review: Lid doesn't stay on
Summary: 1 Stars
What is the point of a shape sorter if the lid doesn't even stay on securely to sort the shapes? I mean I want the kid to be able to get the lid off on eventually but this lid falls off if you so much as tap the side of the box with your foot. My kid swung out their hand and next thing the lid was off and blocks were all over the floor. When trying to put shapes through the wholes you have to be exact and precise. Heaven forbid you are acting like a kid banging and smashing around to figure out how to put the shapes in because then the lid falls off and the point of the toy is lost.
If I had known the lid doesn't stay on I never would have bought the product. By the time I realized it wasn't the toy for us it was too late to return it. (I bought ahead of time for christmas). The blocks are colorful and engage my kids but other then that the point of the toy "sorting" isn't even possible with this lid.
I guess thats what I get for the ten dollars I spent. I should of spent the extra ten for a toy that actually keeps its lid secured. Very disappointing. I expected more from fisher-price.
Customer Review: My baby loves these!!
Summary: 5 Stars
This set of blocks was an impulse buy. My baby was beginning to sit up and I wanted something that would keep him occupied while he was practicing his new sitting skills. I also am trying to balance the singing/noisemaking toys with simpler toys.
For a 7 month old baby (he got them at 5 months) I love everything about these blocks, the bucket and the lid. They are colorful and catch his attention. They are lightweight so he can pick them up and manipulate them. His coordination is improving on a daily basis. Other reviews have mentioned that the lid doesn't stay on so, but I see this as a positive so that my baby can remove the lid himself and take out all the toys inside. Maybe as my child gets older and is able to use the sorter, I will be more concerned with this, but for now it doesn't present a problem.
I wasn't expecting this simple toy to hold his attention for very long, but this is the toy that he plays with for the longest period of time. He hasn't gotten bored with it at all. Well worth the cost, but cheaper elsewhere.