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Pop Tunes Big Rocker Guitar

January 29th, 2010

Pop Tunes Big Rocker Guitar




Little Tikes Pop Tunes Big Rocker GuitarPlays songs to get kids moving with music that parents can appreciate. Pop Tunes infant and preschool toys play the popular songs parents grew up listening to on the radio! This toy helps develop music appreciation. The Big Rocker Guitar is simple and easy to use. Kids just strum a note to play a song. The guitar can be played freestyle or plays 5 kid-friendly versions of famous songs. Songs include: “Message in a Bottle” by the Police, “Crazy Little Thing Called Love” by Queen, “Wild Thing” by The Troggs, “Love Shack” by The B-52’s, and “All Star” by Smashmouth. Requires 3-AA batteries (included). Recommended for ages 3 and up.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great music for parents and kids
This could very easily have become an annoying toy very quickly. But since the songs that it plays are so fun for parents, I think it’s fantastic. It’s been a great way for my son to learn to pluck the guitar strings, and pull the whammy bar along with the music. My son likes it so much he often picks it as the 1 toy he can take in the car with us. One additional benefit – it has an on/off switch.

4 Stars It’s a hit with all the kids
I bought this for my two year old son who is very much into music right now. We pop in a U2 concert tape and he jumps around and strums along to the songs. As others have said, the little tunes are real songs. The strings can be strung. And the whammy bar is fun too.

My only wish is that it came with a strap. We had to make one out of a nylon strap using the holes in the back used for packing, which works fine. Maybe it’s a safety issue having a strap but other toy guitars have them.

Keep in mind it’s small, but I’ve found that kids from 2 up to 4 years old really enjoy this guitar.

4 Stars Fun songs
My son got this for his 2nd birthday and I think the adults have had as much fun with it as he has. The songs are fun. Reviewed and looked at lots of other guitar toys and this one is so much better than the others. Recommend for little ones.

5 Stars Little Tykes guitar
My son absolutely loves this guitar. He loves to dance, and the guitar has 5 buttons he can press to get a song to play. There are a few strings, so he can pretend to play along with the song. There are several volume settings along with an off switch. It’s size and weight make it easy for him to carry around and play. He can really pretend he’s a rock star with this guitar.

This is definately a toy guitar, though, and not an actual guitar. Music stores do sell small guitars, so I would check there if your child wants a real guitar. My son has one and he plays with both daily.

4 Stars Awesome music and fun guitar
My son loves this guitar and plays with all the time. The songs on the guitar are pretty cool. It is exactly the right size for a 2-3 year old kid and is slick looking

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Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes

September 4th, 2009

Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes




Promote music appreciation and auditory development by introducing your little one to baby-friendly versions of classical masterpieces by Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin and Rossini with the Baby Einstein?Takealong Tunes! A large, easy to press button allows your baby to toggle through 7 high quality and enjoyable classical melodies at home, or for on-the-go fun! This baby?s version of an ?MP3 player?has colorful lights that dance across the screen to enhance each entertaining melody and promote visual perception.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great musical toy, great sound
This musical toy is fantastic. Our granddaughter is fascinated with the music and the flashing colors. It is quite entertaining and the the music plays nice and clear. This is a toy that all parents should have.

5 Stars The BEST Infant Toy We Could Find
Our baby is 3 months old, and loves to look at lights, especially those that move or flash. That being said, those items are hard to find. Most only play about 3 seconds of songs and lights, then you have to activate them again. This toy has 1 large, kid friendly button that activates it. They are then treated to about a minute of classical music while 7 LED lights of different colors flash to the beat. It has made a huge impression on our little one, and brought great relief to us. The music is no CD quality, but is non verbal classical (you have heard all of the songs before) and it is not as annoying as other toys. It doesn’t bother us a bit, but we are former classical musicians. For $10 (or less) IT CAN’T BE BEAT!!

4 Stars Guaranteed smiles…great for picture-taking!
Overall, a great toy. My son really began to enjoy this when he was about 2 months old. As everyone else says, the music is actually really nice–better than any of the other toys we have. But the best thing about it is the lights…something about the way they dance around, it always makes my little one smile. In fact, whenever we want to take pictures of him smiling, we would hold it behind the camera to get big grins from him. The only thing I would change about it would be to make the caterpillar handle a little smaller. He is four months old now, and still cant hold onto it. I am a little concerned that by the time he’s old enough to hold it, he won’t be so interested.

1 Star worthless
the only thing my little girl has ever done with this toy is throw it… she is completely uninterested in this toy.

5 Stars great for tantrums
This toy gets my son’s attention. The music and the lights are a perfect combo. When he throws tantrums or get restless…it always gets his attention. I love it.

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Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes

May 20th, 2009

Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes




Promote music appreciation and auditory development by introducing your little one to baby-friendly versions of classical masterpieces by Mozart, Vivaldi, Chopin and Rossini with the Baby Einstein?Takealong Tunes! A large, easy to press button allows your baby to toggle through 7 high quality and enjoyable classical melodies at home, or for on-the-go fun! This baby?s version of an ?MP3 player?has colorful lights that dance across the screen to enhance each entertaining melody and promote visual perception.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars LOVE IT!
We LOVE this toy! We have one in the diaper bag and the other one on the baby’s changing table to entertain him when he’s cranky. This is sometimes the only thing that can distract our baby from a meltdown.

5 Stars Can’t live without it!
We bought this on the recommendation of a friend for our 6-month old twins. At first, they just watched the lights. Now at 11 months, they reach for it and prefer it over other toys. The music is fun and upbeat and the lights are great and keep the baby busy. As a mom, I like that the volume has 3 settings: off, low and high. The “high” isn’t really that loud either. We have it set to the lower setting, and turn it off when we put it in the diaper bag. If you don’t push “play” again after the song is done, it stops, so it’s not constantly playing and driving you nuts. Great toy at a great price.

5 Stars this is awasome
this is her favorit toy. its small enough to carry and so easy for her to push the buttons to play the music. yhe music wasn,t to loud either.

5 Stars Lovely music, great price

My twin grand-daughters are 10 months old and they really enjoyed this toy. The music is great and it’s light weight enough to go in the car, crib etc.

5 Stars Baby Einstein Takealong Tunes
This is the cutest and it plays music and the colors are great. My granddaughter is only 3 months old and she just loves it.

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