Hasbro Lite Brite White Flatscreen
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Toys and Games Reviews of Hasbro Lite Brite White Flatscreen
Customer Review: Not the Lite Brite I remember...
Summary: 2 Stars
This is not the Lite Brite I remember. The basics are the same, but the details of this new version are very irritating. First of all, the light has no "off" button, so once you push the button that turns the light ON, it stays on for 3 minutes, whether you want it to or not. So if you like taking a quick peek to see how your creation is coming, but then turning the light off so you get that "surprise ooh ahh" moment in the end when you finally illuminate your picture, you're out of luck. The light goes on, and stays on. (Unless you remove the batteries from the back, which is hard to do without making the pegs fall out.) Also, the handy-dandy peg holder is almost impossible to open. My 3 year old can't make it budge, and I can only open it with difficulty. Bad design. Also, be sure to have 3 D batteries handy (ka-ching!) when you open this up, or your kid may be disappointed. I personally would prefer a plug. I wish these "improvements" actually improved this toy, instead of making it more frustrating!Customer Review: Very disappointed
Summary: 1 Stars
I have such vivid memories of my Lite Bright as a child and was so excited to find one in the store for my 3 1/2 year old for Christmas.
When we opened it this morning...became very clear that it was nothing like I remembered. The sheets don't line up correctly, the drawer sticks and pegs fly everywhere (and her little hands aren't strong enough to open it herself), there aren't enough pegs of each color to finish the designs (though potentially we lost a couple when they flew across the couch when the drawer finally opened), and there is no power switch (ie..turns off after 3 minutes?)
She is completely incapable of doing it by herself, which though I expected she would need some assistance, she can do none of it alone...and the kid is pretty self sufficient with most of her toys.
Truly Hasbro took the cheap way out with this redesign and I certainly won't be buying it again or giving it as a gift.
Customer Review: It's okay
Summary: 2 Stars
I was so excited when I saw the lite brite in the store and immediately bought it for my 3.5 year old. When I got it home and got the batteries in, I was very disappointed. With the lite brite I had growing up, the peg grid was black, so if you didn't have the picture sheets, you could USE YOUR IMAGINATION and create YOUR OWN designs. However, the new lite brite has a white peg grid which you must use with the several picture sheets and two blank black sheets with white dotes or letters to show you where to poke the holes. The holes on the paper DO NOT line up with the actual holes in the gird. When my daughter uses up all of the picture sheets, I plan on using black construction paper to do the job. I also plan on calling my mother and asking if she still has my lite brite from childhood. The only redeeming factor of this toy is that my daughter loves it, despite all its flaws.Customer Review: My daughter enjoys it, but I have issues with it
Summary: 2 Stars
We requested the Lite Brite as a birthday gift for my 5 year old daughter not knowing about its redesign. She loves playing with it, so we're happy about that.
But I have issues with the redesign.
1) The screen doesn't always stay standing when putting in the pegs.
2) There is no way to turn off the light. It is on a timer and you have to wait for it to time itself out and turn off. I imagine this means the bulb/battery will burn out sooner than if it was still plug in or had an on/off switch.
3) The patterns are not reuseable.
4) BUT my BIGGEST ISSUE is with the container that holds the pegs. It sticks so pretty much every time you have to open it, it pops open and all of the pegs fall out. After about 10 times of doing this, I'm ready to throw the whole thing in the trash.
Overall I would not recommend this toy.
Customer Review: What happened to the old fashioned Lite Brite with the large, angled screen?
Summary: 3 Stars
I was just doing some research for my book about toys that develop good fine-motor skills and thought I would add Lite Brite to the list of toys that put the wrist in a good extended position as the pegs are pushed into the vertical screen. Now all I can find on the site is flat screens that look like computer games. These will not develop the same manipulation skills. Pushing the pegs into the vertical screen develops wrist strength and stability and motor control. Yes, the child still has to grasp these little pegs using a tripod grasp, but pushing them down into the board does not stabilize the wrist. The old fashioned type of Lite Brite actually helped children develop the motor skills to grasp a pencil correctly. I guess that Cube shaped Lite Brite is the next best thing.
Barbara Smith OTR/L, author of The Recycling Occupational Therapist.