Editorial Review

Toddlers love to hear their favorite nursery rhyme songs, and of coursethey love anything with sound effects and flashing lights. This electronicmusical toy is 45 inches long and 11 inches wide, with a large, one-octavekeyboard sporting a plastic handprint on each key and a red button above thatflashes when the key is played. The keyboard can be played in five differenttones: piano, bells, doggie barks, kitty meows, or birdie tweets, and in severalmodes: complete songs, free-play mode, or preprogrammed mode. The preprogrammedmode is an interesting feature that will help preschoolers (or their parents)learn to play the eight familiar songs. The tiny red light flashes, you playthat handprint, and follow along until--hey, you're making music! The musicalmat has a wipe-clean plastic surface, and it requires two AA batteries (notincluded). --Marcie Bovetz, mother and former children's librarian ... Read more

Reviews (10)

No Good
I bought this for my daughters birthday and when we got it, it was a piece of junk the buttons worked for one day then the next day when you tried to push a cerain button it would give you a different noise or it would not work at all, the things are hard to push you have to really push hard on them, this toy is not worth it not even the amount they are asking for to be honest I think it is worth fifty cents, I am very disapointed in it.

Fun toy
This was given to my 18 month old son last Christmas. He enjoyed playing with it daily for awhile. I recommend not putting this in the toy box. Now a year later it has some problems - it only plays when IT wants to. I do like this toy, but it needs to be well taken care of to last.

Musical Hands mat
This toy does not work.I do not recommend it.There is no quality to the workmanship.A total disappointment ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baby and Infant    2. Preschool    3. Learning    4. Toddler    5. Activity    6. Music    7. Musical Instruments    8. Electronic Learning Aids (ELA)    9. Electronic    10. Hand-Eye Coordination    11. Musical   

Reviews (29)

Future American Idol!
My kids adore this machine!Not only does it go through all the ABC's, shapes, and favorite songs, but it gives them a chance to sing to the music too.They love the microphone effect.Make sure you stock up on batteries!My kids run them out because they use it all the time.I would definately invest in some earplugs if you don't like listening to all that music.I find it very cute when my kids go around singing those songs, though.

Leapfrog does it again.....
We bought this toy for my daughter's 2nd birthday and she loves it.I have had no problems with this toy at all.This has a volume feature and my daughter loves singing into the microphone.The songs this plays are great too!All in all, leapfrog has done it again with another great toy.

My daughter couldn't hear herself sing.
The volume for the microphone is so low that it is hard to hear the child singing.Also the microphone cord when moved causes static and if the mic is too close to the speaker it will cause high pitch noices. Lastly the voice comes out sounding muttled and that is not when I was using the voice effect. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Preschool    2. Learning    3. Electronic Learning Aids (ELA)    4. Electronic    5. Math    6. Alphabet    7. Music    8. Activity    9. Musical    10. Counting   

Editorial Review

Classic and sturdy, this black, solid wood grand piano is an adorableaccessory for your child's playroom or bedroom. Toddlers will love feigningMozart alongside real pianists, or simply getting their fingers prepared forthose afterschool lessons. That said, this piano is not a real piano; the keysare arranged like the real thing, but it doesn't use tunable strings. And whileit gives the proper notes, the instrument sounds more like the toy that it is,rather than a tiny Steinway, as the elegant exterior implies.

The piano hasonly 15.5 inches of legroom underneath, and the matching bench is about 12 by8.5 inches, so kids older than 4 or perhaps 5 years would hardly be able to playcomfortably at it. To get your mini maestro started, a page of letter-codedsheet music featuring short familiar songs, such as "London Bridge" and "JingleBells," is included. A detachable sheet music stand rests conveniently on top ofthe piano. --Diane Beall ... Read more

Reviews (3)

Good piano but the stool breaks easily
I bought this last Christmas for my three year old and five year old.Thesound of the piano is a little off, but all in all the piano is nice for the price.The leg of the stool breaks very easily.Don't buy unless you can fix.

Good product for the price!
My wife and I knew we wanted to get a toy piano for our little girl, and struggled somewhat with what brand and price range to stick with.I'm glad to have come across this little jewel!Our girl, though only one year old now, plays with it frequently, and likes to hear other people play it.When she's hiding somewhere or getting into mischief, I'll just hit a few keys and she'll come crawling out of wherever she was hiding to join me.

Keep in mind this is a *TOY* piano--don't expect a grand piano sound out of a toy.This utilizes small metal rods of varying lengths in the interior of the instrument to produce the sound, which is a clear, pleasant tinkling; much like a windchime.One note was a bit sour, but I solved this by removing the top cover (4 screws), and adjusting the appropriate metal rod.These slide back and forth with gentle pressure, so it is possible to tune the instrument perfectly.The legs of the piano and stool can loosen over time, but you can easily solve this with a couple drops of loc-tite solution.

There are more well-known name brands and better workmanship out there, but I'm glad not to have spent more than was necessary for a decent quality instrument.

Sound is not very good
My 2 year old son got this for Christmas last year and was initially very excited because he loves music.However the piano has a very tinny sound and doesn't even come close to a real piano sound.Also the stool and piano legs have to be tightened often and can come off quite easily. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Learning    2. Music    3. Musical Instruments   

Reviews (2)

million dollar smile
my grandson is only two years old and love music,jazz is his favorite because he is always in the car with his father and he hears all of the cds.His father has a guitar and he is alway found trying to play it.I saw ths one on amazon and he received it yesterday as a surprise.He was so happy when he open the box and was able to play it right away.He came to the phone to let me hear him play.I was so thrill and very happy.thanks amazon.

kid's toy
I bought this for my 2 year old nephew. He loved making sounds with it. It's a great kid's toy for 1-3 year olds. It lasted a long time and he loved it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Electronic   

Reviews (38)

Agree with all the others - do not buy this toy
Wow, was I surprised when I got on-line to purchase a new mike stand, which broke almost immediatly, only to find everybody else had the exact same problem.

What a rip off.

Also, poor quality sound - too scratchy and loud.I really wish we'd read the reviews on this toy before buying (we saw it in the store and fell so in love with it we bought it before doing our homework).Mistake!

Very Disappointed in the Quality
My daughter received this toy for Christmas.It was great for 4 months -- she loved it.Then it just died.When I called for assistance I was told that the warranty was only for 90 days and I'd have to pay to have the toy shipped to them as well as any parts/labor etc.(approximately 10 - 15 dollars for the part alone)

I can't believe that they feel they (Kidstation -- not Toys r Us) can charge close to $40 for a toy they can only warrant for 90 days.Shouldn't we be getting better quality?

For as much as my daughter loves this toy, it's killing me to not get her another one but I refuse to buy anything else manufactured by Kidstation.

And on top of the poor quality of the toy -- the customer service rep was rude as well.

Breaks too easily
I too have experienced almost all of the same problems as the other reviewers.Our microphone is useless on the stand, it creates horrible feedback and can only be used if not anywhere near keyboard.Which is good since the microphone stand broke off.Also the keyboard itself can be used attached to the legs as a piano or off as a keyboard.Mine keeps coming off the legs with even a little pressure from my 22 lb 2 year old. Also the supports at the bottom of the legs come out so easily that my daughters take them out all the time.So much that they have cracked the plastic around the holes they fit into.This piano also has a default volume that is way too loud.When first turned on you have to adjust the volume by pushing the down arrow several times to reach an "acceptible" volume.Overall, I think this toy is very unsatisfactory.For something that is meant to be for a preschooler, it is definately not sturdy enough.Even if your child has the softest of touch. My kids still enjoy playing with it, but I am definately not happy with it overall. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Electronic   

Reviews (70)

It's just like Murray's guitar.
This musical red instrument looks just like Murray's guitar from Playhouse Disney and Wiggly movies.

It plays different songs whenever you press their button and sing along with the Wiggles' voices recorded.That's why I love it a lot.

You can "Play your Guitar with Murray" any time.

My little musicians love this guitar...
This is a complete crowd pleaser.My boys are HUGE fans of the WIGGLES and they each receieved this guitar as a gift when they were about 3 years old and it's still on their Top 10 list of "favorite toys in the house"!It really has helped them (not that they really needed the help) to come out of their shells and take on a role of entertaining friends and family that come to visit.The guitars are very durable as I've seen them used in my household as a bat and weapon (yikes!) -- nothing has broken yet!There are quite a few of their favorite songs on it and the same buttons keep being used over and over again.If you can stand the repetition of the music and noise I suggest this for the little music lovers in your house.

Gotta Get Another One
I bought this toy for my 20 month old son for Christmas, and he loves it!!!! The only problem that I have now is that I have to go out and buy another one for my four year old so that the "It's mine" "it's mine" fights will stop.This was the favorite gift under the tree and I thought my four year was too big for it.SHE LOVES IT, TOO!!It has good sound quality, it is durable (already taking a beating in the tug of war), it is just the right size, and all around a great toy.I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Electronic   

Reviews (21)

Falling apart in less than a month
The maracas cracked and split open and had to be thrown away.After minimal use, the chrome plating on the outside of the triangle is peeling off--a danger to households with a baby.The cymbals were tarnished when we received the set.The box is worthless.With no lid on the box, you can't store the items in it.When we made the purchase we were concerned that the price was too good to be true.It was.These are not quality products, and don't live up to occasional use by a 3-and-a-half year old..

Tambourine terrible - didn't last a day
My 2-year-old loves playing all the instruments, especially the fantastic triangle. The tambourine is a disaster though. It broke at the party at which she received it. The other instruments have held up well. It's a good price for all that you get.

For younger children with supervision!
My daughter got this for her 1st birthday last year and these musical instruments are well made. I don't let my daughter play unattended with the triangle and it's metal stick in fear she might run with it, but other than that this is a nice set. My brother's son did break the Spanish shaker by hitting too hard . So, if you get this as a gift just watch your child, as you'd do with other toys andyou shouldn't have any major problems. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Learning    2. Music    3. Musical Instruments    4. Percussion    5. Activity    6. Musical   

Subjects:  1. Learning    2. Music    3. Musical Instruments    4. Activity    5. Musical   

Reviews (7)

Sturdy but out of tune
After taking my 8 month old to a friends house where he loved their kids xylophone and especially the full sized piano we got this toy for our son.

Yes the strings are short and a little one doesn't know how to hold the mallet handles on their own, but I can position the mallets in his hands properly and he does just fine.They are just long enough to be able to strike all the surface of each bar with the end just fine.

It is very sturdy.My 8mo old likes to bang on it pretty hard and so far we've had no problems with it coming apart.

My big gripe with it, though, is that two of the bars are clearly out of tune (the 3rd and 8th from the lowest pitch).It looks like they just cut the bars using an evenly increasing size rather than properly sizing them to match a major diatonic scale.I know this probably isn't a big deal, but I'm really sensitive to things being in tune, and besides do you want your developing kid to get used to a musical scale that's out of tune?

Xylophone frustrating
We bought the caterpillar version and while the piano part is cute, the xylophone the very, very frustrating for my 3 and 1 1/2 year olds.I realize the strings are short to prevent them from getting wrapped around their necks, but these are so short that even if I hold the mallet perfectly, I can barely reach the end bars.For a toddler, who doesn't always hold the mallet the correct way, this toy is very frustrating.
Even if you hold it just right to reach the furthest note, the head of the mallet is so huge that it hits the sides of the instrument and the note sounds dull and not pretty at all.
This toy causes more frustration than pleasure.

Despite mixed reviews...
We bought this toy for my 19 month old son for Christmas and he loves it. I agree that the strings are a little short but I guess that's how life goes. He doesn't have any problems with the keys...toys are so individual as far as kids go. Some kids will love it and some kids won't look at it twice. He hasn't broken it yet and it seems pretty tough, so I guess we'll cross our fingers. I think that it was totally worth it. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Music    2. Musical Instruments    3. Electronic   

Reviews (27)

Cool toy
I picked this up for my 22 month old son on clearence for $7.50 at a KB toy store in our mall.He loves it.Plays with it everyday.Thank goodness for the 3 different volume settings because he takes it everywhere.I think it was the best $7.40 I ever spent. He has been a little slow on his talking but this has him singing the words all day.I have to admit that the on and off switch is a bit frustrating for him because of it's location.But he is learning to deal with it.

on/off button is a turn off!!!
My 17 month old loves the Wiggles, so I thought the microphone would be perfect. But whoever designed this toy really wasn't thinking and I can't believe it made it to the assembly line this way.The ON/OFF botton is right where you hold it. My daughter is consently turning it off by accident and gets very frustrated. I will say it is durable, she has thrown it a million times and it has held up. I also bought her the guitar, I would give that 5 stars and suggest it instead of the microphone.

fun, fun,fun!!!!!
We just got this toy for my son, who is 16 months old. It was on Clearance at Walmart, for only 7 bucks so I thought why not? I am SO happy I purchased it I would have paid full price in a heart beat. I agree with some other reviews that the "pattern" for the buttons can be a little tricky, but my son loves it. There are several songs in it and you can either sing along with it, not sing at all or sing without the songs. And for the parents sake, there is 3 volume controls!!! Love that one.
Overall is a great toy, and it stands on its own too. A great buy for lots of fun. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Music    2. Musical Instruments    3. Activity    4. Musical    5. Learning   

Editorial Review

This soft-sided black nylon case for a student guitar includesmany nifty features. Designed to hold a 30-inch instrument, it hassturdy blue carrying handles. While it won't protect the guitar in ahard fall, it will guard against dirt and rain. Two zippered poucheshold all the accessories a young guitarist could need: a portable CD ortape player, guitar picks, or even a snack. --Sally James ... Read more

Reviews (2)

Terrific
We just bought this case for my son's new FirstAct Discovery series guitar. It was so inexpensive that we were sure it would be cheap and cheesy. We wrong! It's durable, attractive, has two convenient handles, and a pocket up front for extra strings and music. This is a must if you own a Discovery series guitar.

Please read to avoid any problemsFirst Act guitar case $9.99
I cannot really rate this item because I never had the chance to actually use the item, due to a lack of information in the description of the guitar case.The description did not contain any information regarding what size guitar this case would hold. Hopefully, people wanting to purchase this will read my description so they do not have the same problem.
This guitar case will only hold a 30 inch guitar.I feel it is important information that should be in the advertisement.I couln't send this without rating the fun, educational value and durability so I just gave it the lowest ratings since I really never had the chance to use the guitar case with our 36" guitar.So this may very well be a great guitar case, we just never had the opportunity to find out. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Music    2. Accessories    3. Learning    4. Musical Instruments    5. Stringed Instruments   

Features

• 4 touch-sensitive drum pads
• 55 assignable voices to any pad
• 4 sound effect pads with 16 effects
• 10 assignable percussion sets

Subjects:  1. Electronic   

Reviews (5)

The boy who has everything!
Our 3 year old has so much that sometimes it seems like nothing keeps his interest for long.This little tin drum keeps him busy and feeling like he is in his own marching band!Cute as anything, we love watching him walk around holding this tiny tin drum around his neck and going to town on it.Great gift!It was a little smaller than I anticipated, would of liked the strap to be a little longer to go around his neck, but not a big deal, he doesn't seem to mind?

Great drum for your little drummer boy....
We bought this drum for our (now) 3 1/2 year old son about a year ago. He LOVED it!!! He played it every day, but after awhile, the drum head got a lot of little dents in it and it eventually just caved in. But, a year's worth of fun and music is well worth (...)

Super cute, super fun!
We bought this for our 2 1/2 year old Thomas fan. It's really cute and rather reasonably priced. My son loves to bang on his drum, and dance around the living room. He plays it quite often and we've had it for about 6 months, so far we've had absolutely NO problems with the drum falling apart or getting dented up like some of the other reviews have mentioned. Bottom line: great toy for any music/Thomas fan. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Music    2. Musical Instruments    3. Percussion    4. Drums    5. Marching Drums    6. Preschool    7. Learning    8. Activity    9. Musical   

Reviews (2)

Jungle Jamboree Tapsy Turtle
I was disappointed with the product.From the description, I thought the beads would easily move and attract the eye.This does not happen like the reveiw from the manufacturer states.It is constructed well, and every child is different, but my four grandchildren quickly put this toy aside.

Love at first sight
I bought this toy (the ladybug version) for my daughter when she was about 5 months old because she grabbed it off the shelf and began pounding on it like a madbaby.I was in a department store at the time, and I thought, "Great!something to keep her occupied."Well, it occupied her so much (for 2 hours) that I kind of had to buy it on my way out.I have no regrets.

The belly of the drum appears to be on a spring and is loaded with electrostatically charged beads that wiggle around with the slightest movement.The result is an impressively loud noise when struck (not too loud and not too annoying).The wiggling beads encourage more banging...as if banging by itself weren't enough fun!

My only complaint is that the strings attached to the mallots aren't too terribly long and greatly restrict a child's movement.I may end up clipping the strings in the future, but in the mean time, my daughter is quite happy tapping out rhythms on her drum. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Music    2. Musical Instruments    3. Percussion    4. Electronic   

Editorial Review

Stop using those rickety boxes and give your musical keyboard some pride of place! This X-style design, adjustable keyboard stand from Casio easily changes height from 28 inches to 37 inches with a spring-loaded knob that locks solidly into place. Constructed with heavy-duty steel, it has rubber feet so it stays up--and stays put--during the big solo. The stand will hold keyboards up to 20 inches deep and is 30 inches wide when fully opened. ... Read more

Features

• X shape design can support all compatible pianos
• Stand is both portable and sturdy with easy to store design
• Stand is compatible with LK-30, LK-33, LK-40, LK-42, LK-43, LK-43JC, LK-45, LK-50, LK-55, LK-6, LK-73, LK-90TV, MZ-2000, WK-1200, WK-1250, WK-1300, WK-1350, WK-1500, WK-1600, WK-1630, WK-1800, WK-3000, WK-3500
• Compatible with CTK-540, CTK-541, CTK-551, CTK-555L, CTK-560, CTK-560L, CTK-571, CTK-573, CTK-574, CTK-591, CTK-611, CTK-620L, CTK-631, CTK-651, CTK-671, CTK-691, CTK-711EX, CTK-731, CTK-80, CTK-811EX, CTK451
• Also compatible with CTK-120, CTK-130, CTK-150, CTK-401, CTK-411, CTK-431, CTK-450, CTK-451, CTK-471, CTK-481, CTK-483, CTK-485, CTK-491, CTK-495, CTK-496, CTK-510, CTK-511, CTK-519, CTK-520L, CTK-530, CTK-531, CTK-533

Subjects:  1. Electronic    2. Music   

Subjects:  1. Music    2. Musical Instruments    3. Percussion    4. Activity    5. Musical    6. Learning   

Subjects:  1. Music    2. Musical Instruments    3. Percussion    4. Activity    5. Musical    6. Learning   

Reviews (2)

Electric Guitar with Headset
I purchased this guitar for my 2 year old grandson and he loves it.It is easy to hold and the buttons are easy to press.It actually sounds like an electric guitar.I would highly recommend this toy for your budding rock star.

don't waste your time (or $)
My 3 (almost 4) year old son received this as a gift and it is horrible!It makes some terrible, awful noises even with new batteries!And the noises don't stop until the thing is turned off!I'm returning it as soon as possible!!! ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Electronic