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Fisher Price Rainforest Peek A Boo Waterfall Soother

Calm even the crankiest baby at bedtime with the Fisher-Price Rainforest Peek-A-Boo Waterfall Soother. Recommended for use from birth on up, this delightful combination of lights, toys, and music helps make sleep-time a restful, relaxing experience for both parents and babies. The Soother also brings the serenity and fun of the rainforest right to baby’s crib. It requires four “C” batteries (not included).

Fisher-Price Rainforest Peek-A-Boo Waterfall Soother offers: Combination of lights, toys, and music helps calm baby at bedtime Friendly monkey and frog play peek-a-boo among the leaves Both babies and parents can operate the toucan "on" button

Baby can activate this toy by pressing the toucan to start the rainforest fun. View larger.

Glowing Waterfall and Charming Toys
The Soother features a glowing "waterfall" with a mesmerizing motion to lull baby to sleep. This waterfall cascades gently into a pool where a playful, bobbling fish and plenty of bubbles charm your little one into quiet enjoyment. There's also a friendly monkey and frog playing peek-a-boo among the leaves. You can choose up to 18 minutes of classical music, lullabies, or rainforest sounds, with or without the Soother's softly colored lights that pulse gently on and off.

Easy Operation for Parents and Babies
One of the Soother's best features is its cute toucan "on" button, which allows both parents and babies to control the unit. Volume is also easily adjustable and offered at three levels that can help develop baby's auditory sense: low, medium, and high. The Soother attaches to baby's crib without the need for additional tools, too, making set-up a snap.

The Soother measures 9.5 x 3.75 x 9.75 inches (WxHxD) and weighs 3.8 pounds. It also includes a power/volume control.

What's in the Box
Mobile with toys and lights and power/volume control.

Soothing music, lights, motion & rainforest sounds calm your baby to sleep. View larger.

User Ratings and Reviews

1 Star item sucks
bought the item and didnt work well from the first day and now after one month it is not making any music and sound ..

5 Stars A bit expensive, but completely worth it
I debated a long time before I finally decided to break down and buy this item. First off I was a bit surprised at the price- when all it does is play music, light up and move a bit. We did the family thing until my son was 7mo. and this was essential is making that trasition easier. The music is very soothing, there are a ton of option of music, nature sounds, music and lights, music lights movement, etc. Now, any time we're out of the house and his normal crib setting, we just take this thing with us and it creates enough normalsy that he's able to fall asleep with little fuss. I love it and ended up getting 2- one to have at the inlaws

5 Stars Love It!!
I received an Amazon gift card as a shower gift. Never used Amazon before, it was a great experience! This is one of the items I bought for my brand new baby. From the beginning she has loved it. The music, lights and motion keep her watching. Now that she sits it keeps her entertained while I'm putting away clothes. She can usually push the button by herself to get it going again. I think this is a great toy. It plays longer and is easier to restart than any others I've seen. At night we use the low volume, daytime it's on high. There is also a choice of which effects you would like to use. One comment mentioned lights too bright, just make it motion and music they can watch by nightlight. We love it!!

5 Stars So good we bought two
We first purchased this when our daughter was about four months old. It did a fantastic job of soothing her to sleep, and it continues to soothe her today (at 15 months old). We found it so helpful that we bought a second one to keep in her crib at the day care center.

We've traveled everywhere with this, and in spite of being dropped numerous times it keeps working like a charm. The battery life seems pretty good, and it has a nice set of options for sound, music, lights, action, or everything.

Definitely one of our best purchases.

5 Stars We have two!!!
My daughter loves this! We have one for day care and one for home. She loved it from the minute we put it in the crib. I dare say it is her favorite!

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Vtech Write and Learn Letter Pad

The Write & Learn Letter Pad makes learning letters fun and easy. Children learn how to form letters step by step on an interactive, erasable letter pad while they get positive coaching from the encouraging Write & Learn “Spokespencil.” With the Write & Learn Letter Pad, you don’t have to wait for the ink to dry for your child to be writing letters! Includes three different activities. Requires 3 “AA” batteries, included. Measures 9.5″ x 10″ x 2.3″.

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Great learning toy!!
Purchased the Write & Learn for my 4 year old son to help his writing skills in a fun interactive way and have been very happy with the results! It holds his attention longer then schooling him with our books and he even uses it on his own! i also like the art function that teaches him to draw certain words. I have seen more confidence and less frustration in how he expresses himself with art now, let alone his writing has improved. Great practice for school right here and at such a value! it’s worth ever penny and more and has served it’s purpose so well in my opinion!

5 Stars Better than I expected…son loves it!
I bought this for my 3 year old at Christmas. It was one of the less expensive ones I bought, yet my son LOVES it and has played with it for a while now. It does lots of stuff. It teaches you how to draw letters and objects that start with all the letters. It is pretty cool. I love that the little writing “pencil” easily goes back in it’s slot using a magnet. It is nice and compact to bring in the car with your child and my son really enjoys it. Highly recommend!

5 Stars Great Learning Toy
My developmentally disabled 6 year old LOVES this toy. He got it last Christmas, it has been used and abused and still works like new. It helped him develop an interest in drawing and writing that he did not have before (due to his lack of fine motor control). It not only teaches letters, but encourages the kids to draw objects too, like a queen and an igloo. Awesome toy!

3 Stars No Screw on Battery Cover
Most children’s toys have a screw on the battery compartment, but this one did not. My 3-year old daughter quickly broke off the cover and pulled the batteries out. It seemed like a fun, educational toy for the few days she got to enjoy it.

3 Stars Just ok – battery compartment easily opened by toddler
This toy is decent for the price. My biggest gripe is that the battery compartment does not screw on. My almost 3 year old is quite capable of removing the cover and batteries. I’ve had to put it away for the time being because of this.

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LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game Thomas and Friends Calling All Engines

Join Thomas and Friends on the Island of Sodor for fun learning games and an exciting interactive story. This Leapster Electronic Book teaches essential pre-kindergarten and kindergarten reading, story comprehension and math skills. Use with Leapster Learning System or L-Max (sold separately).

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars A favorite of my Daughters
My daughter got her Leapster for Christmas this year; along with one game. When I was looking for a second game for her, I found the Thomas one. She is almost 5 and in preschool, and I thought this would be a good one to try. She loves it. She loves Thomas anyway, but this game really holds her attention. She loves collecting tickets, playing the games and reading the stories.

3 Stars Fun at first, but doesn’t hold their attention.
My boys just turned 5 and this was the first game they got for their Leapsters a month ago.

They are both nuts about everything Thomas, but this game doesn’t hold their attention. They played with it for the first week, but haven’t asked for the cartridge again since then. It just doesn’t seem challenging enough.

4 Stars Great for little ones who want to be independent
My four year old is able to navigate and learn with very little assistance from Mom & Dad with set up or play. At first, we had to force him to allow us to assist him as we ensured he was truly grasping the learning skill. It explained everything to him and he was able to be independent.

5 Stars Bought for my grandchild.
My Daughter suggested these for my twin 3 yr. old Grandchildren. She says that they are happy with them.

5 Stars Great learning game
My 4 year old loves Thomas so this was a big hit in our house! It teaches letter-sound relationships, number patterns, solving simple addition & subtraction problems as well as a lot of other useful concepts. I would recommend this game.

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Hasbro Electronic Catch Phrase Game Second Edition

Ever play “Hot Potato” with a spud that ticks and talks? Welcome to Electronic Catch Phrase, the battery-powered (three AAA, not included) blend of clue deduction and race against the clock. Two teams of two or more players each alternate turns, guessing the answers to clues in 11 categories, from Food & Drink to Tech & Inventions. Set the timer on the discus-like game unit, and the clue-giving countdown begins; if a team’s guess matches the response on the game’s readout, pass the unit to the opponents. Just don’t get caught holding this potato when the buzzer sounds (after about a minute of increasingly insistent beating), as the other team will score a point, possession being nine- tenths of the “Awww!” With its infectious mix of fast, nerve-wracking, high- pressure passing the buck, Electronic Catch Phrase spreads a serious case of fun. –Tony Mason

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars Catch Phrase
Fun Fun Fun to play in large groups of adults. It is a little difficult for children under 12.

5 Stars Great game for a crowd!
We belong to a once-a-month Game Night group of 8 couples (we are in our 30’s and 40’s). After reading the reviews here, we decided to give Catch Phrase a try and it was huge success. Only one couple had played before but the rules were so easy and everyone caught on fast. We played about 2 1/2 hours (girls vs. guys) and everyone had a blast. This is a fun, fast-paced game!

5 Stars Wet Your Pants Fun
Some friends of ours while we were camping introduced us to this game “Catch Phrase”.

I haven’t laughed like that night playing a game since I was a child.

Our friend’s Catch Phrase had a rubber body, and ours is pure plastic. Theirs felt a little more durable. You do end up dropping it or should I say throwing it away like a HOT potato.

I’ve purchase three this year as gifts.

5 Stars Catchphrase
Great inter-active game with others. . . A test of ones knowledge. . . opportunity to increase dexterity and knowledge. Bottom line: great fun!

5 Stars Drinking Games!
Ok, so maybe we aren’t using this toy in the most conventional sense, but it’s still a lot of fun for us. We play drinking (i.e. alcoholic beverages) games with this little toy to test out our verbal description skills. It’s a kinda boring at first until teams start losing and have to take shots or whatever we have going. Then is just devolves into a good time as people get frustrated with either someone inability to describe something or inability to guess correctly. For us, that’s where the real fun comes in – the insults and debauchery.

Would kids find this thing fun? Couldn’t tell ya…. but for adults who refuse to grow up and drink responsibly, this game is a good way to get the night going.

Cheers!

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LeapFrog Leapster Learning Game System Pink

Here is one handheld gaming system that both parents and kids will be able to agree upon. The Leapster Learning Game System takes the brain-building principles that Leapfrog laid out in its early electronic learning devices (which have an interactive book format) and applies them to a video-game format. Leapster draws kids in with familiar video game templates—all of which have a secret weapon: a built-in learning component. LeapFrog hopes that kids will become so engaged in the gaming aspects and familiar television and movie characters offered by this toy that they won’t even notice they’re learning and reinforcing valuable reading, math, and language skills.

With the Leapster Learning System children can play games, read books, create art, and watch videos.

Aimed at kids ages 4 to 8 years, the 6-by-4-inch Leapster is sized for little hands and comfortably shaped with safe, rounded edges. The 2.25-inch touch screen is ample for most of the gaming activities; although a little cluttered when used for the art and drawing modules. Buttons are suitably placed on either side of the unit for thumb-operated control. The right side features “A” and “B” buttons for selecting settings and answers, while the left has a multi-directional gamepad for game play. A stylus is also attached for drawing, selecting tools and settings, and dragging and placing objects. The 3-inch backlit display makes games visible in the dark (although parents will prefer that the Leapster is shut off at bedtime) and the animated graphics, while not completely state-of-the-art, are well done and suitable for this age range.

As with the manufacturer’s LeapPad products, the Leapster does require the purchase of additional cartridges to expand its capabilities. Kids can choose from a star-studded list of their favorite characters to play educational games with, such as SpongeBob SquarePants, Thomas the Tank Engine, Dora the Explorer, Nemo, Cinderella, Batman, and more. Leapfrog’s own cartoon star, Tad, narrates a few as well. While stocking up on the extra software titles can get expensive, it gives parents some control and input on which characters they’d like their kids to learn from. Plus, characters for these titles are appropriately matched to the maturity of the targeted grade level (pre-K through 4th grade).

This handheld system is a perfect fit for small hands and easily portable.

Starting up or hitting the Home button takes players to the main menu. There is one pre-loaded game that children will likely come back to again and again. Rabbit River is based on the Frogger game format but with an additional learning element. In letters mode, kids guide their bunny to hop floating logs to the other side of the river while jumping on specific letters to identify them or spell out a requested 3- or 4-letter word. In numbers mode, the bunny must land on specific numbers on the logs to skip count by twos or form a correct equation. Another pre-loaded activity is Color Corral, an interactive coloring book designed to boost creative problem-solving skills. This module is like a kid’s version of Photoshop and offers a variety of scenic templates, colors, tools, and moving icons that kids can combine for an infinite number of possibilities. The included manual gives suggestions on how to reinforce these math, reading, and art concepts in the real world.

Each game offers multiple skill levels so kids can ease into new territory at the beginner level, then challenge themselves with more advanced learning problems as they understand the concept. If kids are stumped at any point during a game, they can hit the Hint button and receive a friendly push in the right direction from an animated tutor, Edison the firefly. Edison also appears automatically if kids answer a question incorrectly several times in a row and coaches the child to reach the correct answer. The Pause button lets kids stop the game for a snack break and pick back up again where they left off.

Designed for portability, the Leapster fits easily in a backpack or tote bag and is ideal for more purposeful edutainment on the go, whether a quick game on the bus to school or hours of playtime during vacation travel. This learning system runs on four AA batteries or on a rechargeable battery pack when combined with the Leapster L-Max Recharging System (sold separately).

User Ratings and Reviews

5 Stars I’m glad they had pink
I have two young adopted sons, and some grandchildren the same ages. I got green ones for my sons, and now have to buy two more for my grandchildren, whom I babysit. They loved their uncle’s games so much I have to get two more to prevent a lot of fighting. So I got another green one(for grandson), thank goodness it comes in pink for my granddaughter. I would hate to have 4 green ones!!! So far they love them.

I went to Leapfrog website and you can find some bargins there. I got them all, plug in power and game wallets. Next I needed a carrying case, I read at www.healthytoys.org that Leapfrog’s cases are full of lead. So, out shopping I saw insulted lunch bags on clearence, they work perfect. Well padded, nontoxic, and cheap. Brand I got was Artic Zone. It has a square bottom with zipper (for sandwich) game machine fits perfect in here, even with a game left in. Top of lunch bag is plenty big enough for game wallet and charger. I haven’t gotten headphones yet, so don’t know if they would fit or not, but they might.

5 Stars LeapsterL
We love it. My daughter is 3 and she can operate the toy and takes it everywhere.

5 Stars we love the leapster
My daughter loves her leapster.. she plays with it non stop.. before she goes to sleep whenever.. its very durable and there are so many games. We got it for her when she was 4 and it was very easy for her to figure out..she is 5 now and has had it for a year and still loves it..the games go up in age with your child..

5 Stars this thing is bomb proof
we have 4 very active children and they use this all the time. i love the fact that they are learning while they are playing.

they have dropped this many times and it still works. my daughter even dropped this in the bathtub and we took it apart to dry, when we put it back together it worked. that was a year ago. i am going to buy the boy version of this for my son.

5 Stars Kids love Leapster, and so do moms!
My 4 and 7 year old kids have the Leapster L-Max and the regular Leapster. The only reason we have the L-Max is because we couldn’t find the regular Leapster and the guy at Walmart said they were phasing out the regular Leapster.

The selling point of the L-Max is it can be hooked to the television. We did that maybe a few times, but we find that it really defeats the purpose of a handheld game. It’s supposed to be portable so we can take it everywhere. Hooking it to the tv is too much hassle and doesn’t really add to game play. I put the cord away and the kids don’t miss it. It is in every other way exactly like the regular Leapster.

If you’re worried about durability, don’t. Our Leapsters have been dropped and thrown in fits of anger and they are still working like the day we got them. The only way to break it is to have an elephant step on it, but it might even survive that.

All the Leapster games work on the L-Max. It is a terrific educational tool. My kids have learned math, spelling, science, critical thinking skills, art and more from Leapster games. It is the best investment I’ve ever made in a toy. The only drawback is the cartridges we have to buy for them but even that is worth every penny.

If you have a choice between Leapster and Leapster L-Max, I’d go with the Leapster just to save money. The L-Max feature isn’t worth the extra cost. I’m sure they are phasing both out now in favor of the Leapster 2, which connects to the computer to show the child’s progress.

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