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Taggies Grabby Elephant

August 22nd, 2009

Taggies Grabby Elephant




Taggies developmental toys are based on the idea that kids love to rub satin edges, clothing labels and tags!
Taggies Super soft Elephant friend is so easy to grab and hold and so hard to let go of. And what’s that in his belly? It’s his little friend, the Wiggle Mouse. Pull him out and he wiggles right back into place. They’re almost as inseparable as a baby and her TAGGIE! Ages Birth and up.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Taggie elephant
If your child likes tags this is the way to go. My daughter loves to play with tags so we decided to get her a taggie. This one was a great choice. It has TONS of tags to touch and feel plus a little pull out toy in the middle.

4 Stars Taggies Grabby Elephant
I purchased this for my 8 month old niece for Christmas. She loved it!!! As soon as we handed it to her, she was playing with (and chewing) all of the tags. I would definitely recommend the product even though it seems kind of pricey for a stuffed animal.

5 Stars Taggies Elephant- So adorable!
My son loves this toy! The jingle is so easy on the ears and there is so much to look at on this one little toy. The little mouse that vibrates is still something my son has not figured out (He is 4 months old) but that is just another new thing that he can discover on this toy for when he gets older/learns more. Whenever my son is fussy I bring out this adorable elephant and he is ALL SMILES! (:

So glad that I received this as a gift.

5 Stars Love it!
My baby absolutely LOVES the taggie elephant! The different colored and textured tags give her lots of options when she’s searching for the perfect tag. I have even washed the elephant even though it has a chime in it. It came out of the washer perfectly intact still. The little mouse on the inside is a perfect little surprise with the vibration sensation. My baby can play with it for hours. Great toy! I would recommend it to others. My baby loves this much more than the taggie books for some reason.

3 Stars Cute, but not worth the money
The elephant truly is as cute as the picture. However, for the money, it’s just not worth it. I bought this for my 6-month old for Christmas. She doesn’t play with it at all. The rattle on the inside of the elephant is too hard for her to grab and pull out. I’m hoping as she gets older and more coordinated that maybe it will engage her more.

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Lamaze Stretch the Giraffe

August 20th, 2009

Lamaze Stretch the Giraffe




Designed for babies from birth up to 24 months, the Lamaze Stretch the Giraffe is made to delight babies and stimulate their natural curiosity. Whether playing in his crib, sitting in the high chair, or traveling in the car, your little one will enjoy hours of interactive play and exploration with this cute, cuddly toy. Developed in conjunction with child development experts from Yale University, Stretch comes complete with a portable Lamaze link clip for easy attachment to strollers, carriers, and diaper bags.

The Lamaze Stretch the Giraffe:
  • Helps stimulate baby’s vision and auditory skills
  • Builds coordination by rewarding baby’s pulls with fun sounds
  • Comes complete with Lamaze link clip for easy attachment to strollers, carriers and diaper bags

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Stimulates Baby’s Vision and Auditory Skills
When babies are first born, they see in black and white. This is why Stretch strikes a balance between bright, high contrast patterns that help stimulate baby’s vision, and bold solid colors that give baby’s eyes a place to rest. Sounds like rattle, crinkle, jingle, chime and squeak also help stimulate and develop baby’s auditory skills. Finally, Stretch’s large, friendly eyes invite baby to focus and stare at a single object, which can help calm baby while supporting healthy eye development.

Builds Coordination
Stretch has a soft, plush body and head that encourage exciting play or quiet cuddling. Stretchy legs feature colorful ribbons, knotties and clinky rings that help build coordination by rewarding baby’s pulls, squeezes and grabs with fun sounds. Baby can also clutch or chew on the safe, cheery and clinky rings around Stretch’s neck, and grasp and twist the securely fastened ears, horns and decorative ribbons.

Stretch measures 3.0 x 6.0 x 12.0 inches (WxHxD), is machine washable, and comes backed with a 90-day limited warranty.




High Contrast patterns

Stretchy legs

Colorful ribbons

Click Clack rings

About Learning Curve
The creative force behind hundreds of award-winning toys, Learning Curve created the Lamaze Infant Development System by working in tandem with parents, babies, and childhood experts. Learning Curve understands that what matters most to parents is keeping their children healthy, happy, and safe. The company’s goal is to help parents do just that by offering products for every stage of a child’s development–from feeding to playing to sleeping. Learning Curve’s thoroughly researched developmental toys engage children, and provide parents with peace of mind. And their care, safety, feeding and soothing products give you solutions to day-to-day needs at mealtime, bedtime, at home and on-the-go.


What’s in the Box
Giraffe toy and Lamaze link clip.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Very Cute
My baby really likes this. She chews on the feet and though she would never be strong enough to make the squeekers squeek, it catches her attention pretty good when me or my husband do it. She also loves the rattling sound the ears make and likes to chew on the ears as well. The bright yellow color of the body is another favorite of hers.

Overall and awesome toy.

5 Stars Great for babies who like to kick!
My baby is now 4 months old and has loved ’stretch’ since she was able to grasp…she giggles with delight when you squeeze his nose as it squeaks and the legs each make a different sound.It’s a great toy when they start to kick as you can dangle the legs over them and when they kick it, it will rattle and ring so that the baby can really see cause and effect in their actions. Just the other day i found that the ears are scrunchy and make a noise too -endless surprises!

4 Stars Girafffe
We have our giraffe hanging from the car seat. I really like all the different colors and patterns. Can’t wait for my baby to start enjoying it.

5 Stars Great toy for 3+ months!
I got this as a gift, and I’m so glad I did. I probably wouldn’t have purchased it on my own, but my baby loves it! The legs have bells, a squeaker, and crinkle fabric in them. He loves smushing the giraffe into his face, fingering the rings and ribbon on its neck, and batting at the legs if I dangle it above him. It seems a good size for hugging. The legs aren’t actually as stretchy as they appear, in fact I would say that they don’t really stretch at all, but that is not as much of a concern as an FYI in case you were expecting one of those toys that have very elastic legs.

3 Stars Fun toy but the Butterfly is better!
This toy is fun, but it doesn’t hold my daughter’s attention like the butterfly. Also, it would help if the clip was either a little longer or positioned differently.

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LeapFrog ClickStart Educational Software Animal Art Studio

May 7th, 2009

LeapFrog ClickStart Educational Software Animal Art Studio




Let your imagination run wild as you use your mouse to create your own animal adventure! Creative activities set in four different habitats encourage and develop mousing skills while introducing other school skills. Appropriate for ages 3 years to 6 years.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars My son’s favorite click start game!
My 4yr old son got this with three other games for his new click start and this one was by far his favorite. He loves animals, he loves painting and now he is learning to mix primary colors to create green, orange and purple. Great game!

4 Stars It si OK
I got this toy based on the reviews that I read and I expected more. My 4 years old is a smart boy and the truth is that although the games from Click Start Computer has developed computer skills (use of the mouse and keyboard) that’s about it. The games are really simple and short. This one I will say is one of the best but still simple. I liked that it has the choices to create secondary colors. I think they should have included the possibility to create terciary colors as well. He likes it so far but is early to tell if the game will maintain his interest.

5 Stars My Granddaughter loves it
I bought it based on the glowing reviews here. My 4 year old granddaughter loves it. She had no problem figuring out how to use it and it has kept her attention.

3 Stars Average
This product has benefits and drawbacks in just about every area. It is very easy for a 3 year old to operate and navigate through the programs. Mine had no trouble at all and has had very limited use of any computers in my home. The puzzle feature is dull and my child lost interest in it very quickly. You need to click on the squares until you hear the chime that indicates a puzzle match. This is all well and good and very easy to do, except you have to keep clicking and clicking the square as many as 10 times before you get a match. I counted at least 114 clicks with the mouse to paint the pictures that have only 20 squares to match.I saw no difference between level one and level two; the games, pictures, activities and features were exactly the same.

This program is not like a computer program that may have oodles of games and other things to do. It simply has only 4 pictures on the shimmering ocean (puzzle), and one or two other games to play in the other 3 catagories. My son likes it because it is his “own” computer and he has fun using it himself without any help. He doesn’t get frustrated if he makes a mistake, but does get bored with the shimmering puzzle. It does help him with understanding the keyboard and using a mouse. I see him out growing it real fast once he has mastered those skills.

4 Stars Great intro to computers…
My little girl likes this game and likes her ClickStart computer.

If your child does not have access to a real computer this would be a great intro…

Actually, even if they do have access to a computer the learning stages in the game may be helpful as the games are fun to play and have cute graphics.

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LeapFrog ClickStart Educational Software Animal Art Studio

May 5th, 2009

LeapFrog ClickStart Educational Software Animal Art Studio




Let your imagination run wild as you use your mouse to create your own animal adventure! Creative activities set in four different habitats encourage and develop mousing skills while introducing other school skills. Appropriate for ages 3 years to 6 years.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars It si OK
I got this toy based on the reviews that I read and I expected more. My 4 years old is a smart boy and the truth is that although the games from Click Start Computer has developed computer skills (use of the mouse and keyboard) that’s about it. The games are really simple and short. This one I will say is one of the best but still simple. I liked that it has the choices to create secondary colors. I think they should have included the possibility to create terciary colors as well. He likes it so far but is early to tell if the game will maintain his interest.

5 Stars My Granddaughter loves it
I bought it based on the glowing reviews here. My 4 year old granddaughter loves it. She had no problem figuring out how to use it and it has kept her attention.

3 Stars Average
This product has benefits and drawbacks in just about every area. It is very easy for a 3 year old to operate and navigate through the programs. Mine had no trouble at all and has had very limited use of any computers in my home. The puzzle feature is dull and my child lost interest in it very quickly. You need to click on the squares until you hear the chime that indicates a puzzle match. This is all well and good and very easy to do, except you have to keep clicking and clicking the square as many as 10 times before you get a match. I counted at least 114 clicks with the mouse to paint the pictures that have only 20 squares to match.I saw no difference between level one and level two; the games, pictures, activities and features were exactly the same.

This program is not like a computer program that may have oodles of games and other things to do. It simply has only 4 pictures on the shimmering ocean (puzzle), and one or two other games to play in the other 3 catagories. My son likes it because it is his “own” computer and he has fun using it himself without any help. He doesn’t get frustrated if he makes a mistake, but does get bored with the shimmering puzzle. It does help him with understanding the keyboard and using a mouse. I see him out growing it real fast once he has mastered those skills.

5 Stars My son’s favorite click start game!
My 4yr old son got this with three other games for his new click start and this one was by far his favorite. He loves animals, he loves painting and now he is learning to mix primary colors to create green, orange and purple. Great game!

4 Stars Great intro to computers…
My little girl likes this game and likes her ClickStart computer.

If your child does not have access to a real computer this would be a great intro…

Actually, even if they do have access to a computer the learning stages in the game may be helpful as the games are fun to play and have cute graphics.

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