LeapFrog Baby Counting Pal? Plush
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Toys and Games Reviews of LeapFrog Baby Counting Pal? Plush
Customer Review: Not impressed.
Summary: 2 Stars
I bought this based on the reviews, and because I thought it would be nice to attach to his stroller, or a shopping cart, but I have been disappointed. We have had this since before our son was born. The music is nice, and my son likes the colors and will occasionally walk around holding this by the handle. The big issue is: it is not interactive. The "feet" are too short and fat for a small child to hold (and they don't do much anyway- maybe a few textures?), and at 13 months our son still cannot turn it on or press any of the numbers (it is very difficult to get the music to play- esp. for the target age group). If we turn on the music for him, he likes it okay (esp when he was smaller), but at this age he prefers if he can do that himself. I am just not impressed with this toy. There are much better toys for texture exploration, and you can find other toys that play music on the go. This is one of our toys I would pass on if I had to do it again. HOpe this helps!Customer Review: Cute, but not great
Summary: 3 Stars
At 7 months my son is not very interested in this, except for the butterflies which he can rattle. He will occasionally play with the other things under the caterpiller, but generally he ignores the rest of it.
Good:
It's colorful
I like it singing colors and numbers
The songs aren't as annoying as some other toys.
I love the classical music.
Bad:
The buttons are a little hard to press, generally he only manages to start them when he is randomly banging something on it.
Side note: I personally think it's funny that it "introduces" classic music (by saying the composer name and then playing a sample of his work). There's nothing *wrong* with it, it just seems a little much for a baby (Ah, yes, Mummie, I believe that is Johann Sebastian Bach . ...).
I hope he will show more interest in it as he is better able to push the buttons and be more interested in the colors/counting.
Customer Review: A lifesaver with my infant
Summary: 4 Stars
This toy has been one of my infant son's favorites since he received it for Christmas at age 5 months. He is now almost 11 months, and still loves it. He has always been a highly sensitive baby, and we have struggled with a lot of fussiness. However, this musical toy became a lifesaver for us in the car, during physical therapy sessions, and has even helped put him to sleep many times. The classical music has become familiar and soothing to him,and he still smiles at the caterpillar's cute face. This toy is very durable, colorful, and has many different little tunes, so there is not too much repetition. The carrying handle is nice, and it can also be attached to a crib. I like the volume adjustment as well! My only complaints would be that the numbers are hard to push for little hands, and it is not easily cleaned. Nevertheless, a really great, educational toy for infants.Customer Review: If only the buttons were easier to press I would give it 5 stars
Summary: 2 Stars
I personally love this toy. It's cute, the music is pleasant and it makes learning fun. The only bummer, and it's a major bummer, is it's hard for my child to press the buttons - and she's 15 months old! The only one she can easily press is the first button. The rest of the buttons have too much padding in front of them and a small area to press to activate it. It makes her frustrated and upset when she tries to press the other buttons and can't. Toys are supposed to be be fun not frustrating. Every once in a while she gets one of the other buttons to work. But I find she doesn't play with it very often probably because it's not much fun for her. I'm hoping that as she gets older it will be easier for her to work it. I can't believe they rate this toy for 3+ months. I hope something positive will come from this toy and she'll learn not to give up! =)Customer Review: Yes the buttons are hard to push
Summary: 4 Stars
My son has had this toy since he was about 7 months old. He is now 2 1/2 years old and every time I try to move it to the donate pile since it is a baby toy, he fishes it out, pushes a button and starts doing silly dances around it while laughing. We both love the toy. The color/number songs are catchy and fun and because of the classical songs (as well as the names of the composers), my older son can name a lot more composers than I could at that age. YES the buttons are hard to push. I don't know why they did that when it is supposed to be for babies. But when my son was younger, he would just play with the bottom parts (crinkle, rattle, etc) and wait for me to push the music buttons. Then when he was maybe 1 1/2 he would push them himself. Overall, I love the toy (can't believe that it is costing twice what I paid for it though)