Editorial Review

This is a happy, noisy toy that should amuse most toddlers. Everything that can be touched reacts in some way, from a trombone-playing frog to a book that sings the alphabet. Our favorite is the colored keyboard that sings each color you press. The tabletop can be placed on the floor for those still in the crawling phase, or can sit on the included legs for a sturdy surface and leaning spot for little ones who are new to walking. If there is any fault with the Learning Table, it may be that it has too many features: each element of the table reacts in two different ways, depending on whether it's in Learn Mode or Music Mode. (Modes are switched by flipping the page of the book mounted in the center of the table.) Though this means more fun stuff for kids to hear, the mode concept is not one that they can be expected to understand, and the effect of the toy's inconsistent reactions is likely to be confusion. --David Stoesz ... Read more

Reviews (722)

Great toy!
My daughter got this table for Christmas when she was 6 months old. She wasn't standing yet so we took the legs off and put it on the floor for her to play with. She's been playing with it everyday since. She's now 11 months and still loves it.

Best table toy ever!!!
We bought our daughter this toy about 3 months ago and she still just loves it.She is 9 months old and it is one of her favorite toys.There are many different things to do.If your baby loves music like mine this is the toy for you.It has also been great to help her learn to pull up on.It's a great toy!!!

still loving it!
MY DAUGHTER REC'D THIS TOY FORCHRISTMAS-SHE IS NOW 15 MONTHS OLD, AND STILL PLAYS WITH IT EVERYDAY!THERE ARE SO MANY DIFFERENT THINGS TO PLAY WITH ON THE TABLE!I LOVE THAT, WITH THE TURN OF A PAGE, YOU CAN SWITCH FROM ABC'S TO MUSIC! ... Read more

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

Reviews (31)

Great toy addition!
I purchased this toy for my 9 month old daughter and she absolutely loves it! She loves to grab up all the blocks and bang them together and chew on them. My 3 yr. old daughter loves to play with them too and when she stacks them up little sister loves to knock them down. Each block has lots of colors & different objects inside them which keeps my 9 month old intrieged and my 3 yr. old entertained. I highly recomend these! I also bought the Fisher Price Train & blocks set and she loves that too!

My son would not touch these
From the time he was six months old till now when he is 16 months old. He never would touch these! He liked the leapfrog drum and the activty tables but not these. I gave them away because they were worthless to me and my family. Very boring toy for imaginitive children.

Coolest Blocks Out There
I love Peek a blocks. They have many low priced accessories that can be purchased for the blocks. Like the dump truck, the giraffe, the activity block the little pully wagon thingy, the circus elephant and more.

My son is loves to look in them. I do too. I love the fact that there are so many different themes behind the blocks and they all are compatable with all the many accessories. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baby and Infant    2. Construction    3. Blocks    4. Learning    5. Toddler   

Editorial Review

Hours of sensory stimulation await the infant who encounters this award-winning play systemfrom Tiny Love. Packed in a large see-through bag (complete with a sturdy plastic handle), the set featuresfour padded, 2-foot-long fabric panels. Each exceptionally well-sewn panel contains its own set ofexploratory activities and fun toys to squeeze, hug, or roll: a squishable water mat filled with plastic fish, achild-safe mirror inside a sun's crinkly rays, and Velcro-backed pieces to manipulate. Link the panels invarious ways by using the secure Velcro straps on each end, or attach a single panel to your baby's crib orplaypen. Remove the water mat, mirror, and animal face pillow for easy cleaning or to create differentsights for your baby. Track your baby's developmental achievements with the detailed milestones guidethat is included in the set. --Liane Thomas ... Read more

Reviews (40)

Poor Quality and not worth the money!
I bought this item for my newborn - thinking it would grow with him and be useful for at least the 1st year.I was SO wrong.First, as I feared, the water "fishbowl" leaked the 1st time I filled it.I returned it and the next one leaked as well.Then, the mirror is one of those "plastic" mirrors that gives a distorted reflection - which was of no value or interest to my son. The cow that makes noise died after less than a month of light to no use.Finally, the toy just didn't have that "fun" value that a $43 toy should have.He hated it - never attempted to crawl down it, never played with the features. Save your money - this toy is of poor quality and poor entertainment value. There are tons of better products out there...

Good toy, but not $40 good
I bid on this toy on Ebay ($13), it definitely isn't worth $40.My daughter enjoys it, and she will roll from one end to the other playing with the different parts.She eats the velcro pieces, and plays with the water filled part.Mine has not leaked yet.The animals quit making sounds very quickly.Only one of mine still works.She gets her foot caught under it a lot too, it is too light.She can lift the pieces up.I would not recommend buying this new, but if you can get it cheaper it's pretty good. The Tiny Love Gymini is worth every penny, and lasts a long time!

Disspointing
I wanted this toy because it just looked like it was wonderful. It is brightly colored and uses mainly primary colors. One section has a water pocket that plastic fish float in. This is supposed to encourage eye and hand coordination. It had shapes that velcroe to the green background. It has animals that make sounds and fit into circles sort of like a puzzle. There is a mirror also. Everything on it is well thought out in terms of developmental skills a baby needs.

Why is it disspointing? My children, all three of them, never really played with it.

My water didn't leak like many reviewers say theirs did. Everything seemed well put together. It is made for sturdy play. However, it did not get played with at all.

My mirror did get easily scratched and didn't ever work well as a mirror.

I can't explain why my children didn't play with it. Maybe there is too much thought put into this toy and it just isn't fun? Maybe there is too much going on with it?

It is a lot of money to pay for one toy and I wouldn't buy it again. Particularly a toy such as this that really has limited use as babies are only on their tummy for such a short time. Once they are crawling they lose most interest in toys such as this.

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Subjects:  1. Activity    2. Gyms    3. Baby and Infant    4. Visual Stimulation    5. Learning    6. Toddler   

Editorial Review

This is a no-nonsense, down-to-earth pegboard set with big, colorful pegs that are ideally sized for small fingers but too big to swallow. Designed to build eye/hand coordination, fine-motor skills, math skills, and color recognition in 2-to-5-year-olds, the Tall-Stacker Pegs & Pegboard Set includes 25 colorful pegs, a crepe rubber pegboard, and suggested activities for parents to help get children started. --Chris Livesay ... Read more

Reviews (8)

mom_of 16month_old
I purchesed this toy from an educational store looking for something to travel with and something without batteries. We bought it 2 months ago when my son was 14 months old and he liked it right away. It only took him several hours to figure out how to stack them. He plays with them every day and his color preferences are showing up while he plays with the pegs (he picks out all the orange ones first). He works both hands on his own when trying to stack the pegs. I think it has helped him in learning how to hold crayons. The only dislikes I have with this toy is the foam mat and the thin plastic wall in the center of the pegs. My son is still at that age were he bites everything and sometimes I think that if he worked at it enough he could chew a corner of the mat. We had one of the center hole walls break the other day and found the piece on the floor. So I would inspect them every so often. Also, try to teach your kids to hold the pegs down low as to not poke themselves in the eye when trying to stack the pegs with out the mat. It happened to our son--nothing severe just alot of crying. Overall it's a great toy and worth the money. I would definately purchase it as a gift for other children as well. Our son gets very excited when I ask him if he wants to play with his pegs. :)

Fun but a little flimsy
My 21-month-old loves stacking things and sticking things into other things. So this toy was perfect for him, except that the base should be made of something a little more sturdy. It's rather flimsy rubberized material. He can't play with it in his crib or on my bed. He has to place it on a table or something else with a hard surface. Other than that, he seems to really like it.

Great toy for the kids
I bought this because my son used to play this in OT sessions. He loved it and it really helps him to concentrate, use both hands (motor skills).

I will recommend this to everyone (1+year kids) ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baby    2. Stacking    3. Color Recognition    4. Preschool    5. Learning    6. Math    7. Baby and Infant    8. Toddler    9. Activity    10. Shape Sorting   

Editorial Review

Variety is the spice of life, especially for toddlers. The Flip 'n Play table answers the call. It comes with a two-sided insert and stands 13 inches off the ground. The table's strong point is its vast array of features: a miniature rotary phone, a small flipbook of circus animals, three each insert number and letter shapes, a jingling flip handle, a clock with spinning hands, and a mobile of colorful, spinning "balls within balls." But that's not all. A lever easily activates a circular train track with attachable train. A button next to the lever sets off an authentic train sound. Flip the entire insert over and you have a building table for blocks of squares, circles, rectangles, pyramids, and cat and dog heads (all included). Your child can build a multiplicity of configurations. For even more fun, add to this play center from a wide range of available accessories. --Sandy Hirsch ... Read more

Features

• Multi-activity toddler play table
• Develops coordination and imagination skills
• One side building-block base; 1 side interactive train yard
• Comes with 20 accessories
• Handy storage bin underneath

Reviews (69)

Terrific Table
It's got bells--and whistles! Plays train sounds and the clack clack bell sound of a train crossing. You wind up the track for the train manually, put the train on it and away you go. I LOVE the fact that this toy is not a battery-eater like most of his others, and that it does double duty as a block-building table, too! Alex at 17 months still plays with this; we got it for him at 9 1/2 months. He loves to take the top off and sit in it, or sit on the floor on his knees in front of it and use the inside area for a little table to eat a snack off of. He has his own table and chairs, but sometimes he prefers to use this. THERE ARE NO SONGS THAT PLAY, AND NONE WERE ADVERTISED, despite a previous reviewers comments. There are two versions of this table available--this one, and the so-called new, improved, electronic, musical version, which I think pales in comparison to this original. Who needs one more musical toy that does everything but allow the kid to use their imagination and play? Not me! And if you want a good old-fashioned toy, that your kid will love for a long time and that will stand up to that type of use, get this. You'll be glad you did. I only wish I could find more of the plastic blocks that come with this by themselves, rather than in playsets that are sold separately.

too late for my 1 year old!
I think I missed the boat on this one; I bought it for xmas for my 13 month old and the only real play it gets is when my daughter and her 3 year old brother take off the "play top" and sit inside it!They think thats fun but thats about it.

Awesome Toy
We bought this table based on other parent reviews, and though we couldn't find it locally the shipping cost was well worth it.
Our 11 month old twins love this toy, and when they get done playing with the activity center they pull it all apart and play even longer. The best part is it seems virtually indestructible, and only one small part uses a battery, the train track just winds up. We're very happy with this purchase. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baby and Infant    2. Furniture    3. Learning    4. Toddler    5. Activity    6. Preschool    7. Hand-Eye Coordination   

Reviews (8)

Too Easy to Knock Over
I recieved this as a shower gift.I registered for it because of the theme and the fact it is reversable and has textures etc. built into the mat.However, like others, I experienced problems with the mat collapsing on my son when he was about two months old.I think this was caused by the fact that I hung another Lamaze toy on the crossbars.I guess it was too heavy for it to take.I solved most of the problem by attaching links from the lowest anchors on the crossbars to the anchors on the top and bottom of the mat which decreased my son's ability to knock the whole thing over.However, this should not be necessary for this type of toy.Overall my son enjoys the toys arching over his head and the crinkle sun (on the older side of the mat) but I think I would not buy this again unless it was improved.

Great Play Mat
This is a great play mat. The only flaw is that when your baby is older like 5 months she may kick and try to bring the play mat down.

Great toy but how to clean?
We loved this with our daughter who smiled at these hanging toys before she smiled at us! Now I want to use it with our son but can't figure out how to remove the arches to wash the mat. Wish it were easier or that the website had directions as I am reluctant to use it without a good machine wash... ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baby and Infant    2. Learning    3. Hand-Eye Coordination    4. Activity    5. Push and Pull Toys   

Reviews (7)

Cute
My kids have fun with it, yes it it hard for younger ones to do the sorting part. That is the best part, it grows with them, my daughter just throws them or put the tops on after my son sorts them, but he still doesn't even match the face....thats next!!!!!!

Great toy!
I bought this eggs for my daughter when she was 7 months old. It was on sale so I did not even take note of the age range.Personally I thought the toy was cute although my husband did not think so.Of course, my daughter could not do the sorting yet.She love to suck the eggs, bang them or throw them from the box. It is very durable.It's her favorite toy and she has lots of fun with it.

cute but not that exciting
my 2 year old likes the eggs themselves and likes to carry them around and finds them appealing but its hard for him to see the shapes on the bottom and fit them in because the shape is teeny tiny.I think it would be a cute seasonal item, the pieces are easy to lose though.They dont stay in the tray very well. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Learning    2. Baby and Infant    3. Toddler    4. Activity    5. Electronic Learning Aids (ELA)    6. Electronic    7. Hand-Eye Coordination    8. Electronic Learning Aids   

Editorial Review

This colorful car collection develops motor skills and hand-eye coordination while your child makes important discoveries about sorting and strategy. There are four vehicles, numbered 1 through 4, of graduatedsizes: a rattling green sports car, a blue police car with a revolving roof light, a yellow school bus with an opening sunroof, and a red fire truck with an adjustable clicking ladder. The vehicles can be rolledacross the floor, and then stacked--ever so carefully--atop each other, and finally all nested inside the fire truck. Vehicles only nest or stack completely when arranged in proper order of size and number. Made of sturdy plastic, these toys can be dipped in warm sudsy water for easy cleaning. --Kathryn Gustafson ... Read more

Reviews (138)

Great Trucks!
We bought these trucks for our 15 mo. old daughter and 4 mo. old son- We love them!They are nesting which is fun for our daughter to look underneath the trucks to find the next one or they can stack one on top of the other to make a tower.Perfect first trucks!And they aren't too big- a perfect size!

MOMMY loves this toy.
I saw these on sale at a discount store and couldn't pass up the price. I bought them for my 8 month old daughter. She plays with them frequently. I like them because we can play peek-a-boo by putting items underneath them. Because they are built open underneath, she can grab them easy. She likes the activities on each little car. They also pack very easily for taking some toys out of the house because they nest. I know that she is going to really play with these for years. When we take them places, other kids are very attracted to them. One little boy, age 2, played with them for 30 minutes in the church nursery, stacking them and rolling them. Another boy was 5 years old and he was really into stacking them and identifying the numbers on them. My only concern is that the wheels are held on by a plastic pins and I'm hoping that they don't break. However, you can usually count on FP to make toys that last. My husband is happy because he didn't want me to get one more thing that takes batteries and makes noise!

Maybe the perfect toy
This toy is terrific.It stacks, rolls, and the cars fit inside each other neatly.The three largest cars have a simple moving part on top; the smalles car rattles.No noises, no batteries.Just simple activities a young child can do his or herself.It's marvelously elegant. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Activity    2. Nesting    3. Stacking    4. Vehicles    5. Cars    6. Baby and Infant    7. Learning    8. Toddler   

Editorial Review

Segmented with feet, wings, head, and comb to build upon, this stacking hen will captivate your child longer than traditionally styled stackers. Why? Because it's a chicken that makes sounds, not a stack of silent, faceless rings. Discovering the surprises as each ring rattles, crinkles, squeaks, and jingles will prompt your baby to babble and chat. This stacker will fully engage your child while developing hand-eye coordination, touch sensing, body-part orientation, size grading, and imaginative play. The Stacking Hen is made of soft, brightly patterned machine-washable fabric. --Sandy Hirsch ... Read more

Reviews (5)

eye catching
My infant daughter received this as a gift. It is a very eye- and ear- catching toy. The rings are attractive, colorful, and full of great noises for infants. However the pole is too flimsy. Even my 2.5 year old can easily get frustrated trying to put the rings on.

Fun for the rings, not the best stacking toy
I love the individual rings that make up this stacking toy.The bright colors, textures, and sounds make them great for a younger baby just starting to exploreand manipulate things.Unfortunately, it isn't verygood for what it is designed for -- stacking.The middle pole is cloth andis too flimsy.My one year old can stack plastic rings, but when she triesto stack these onto the pole, the pole bends away from her.You reallyhave to use one hand to steady the pole, and one to hold the ring, which isbeyond most toddlers.Still, she loves carrying pieces of this toy aroundthe house.

excellent product keeps children very busy
excellent baby toy,worth the investmen ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Learning   

Features

• Shapes that encourage exploration
• Graphics and sound to stimulate senses
• For babies from birth to 24 months

Reviews (6)

Excellent toy.. highly recommended for new borns
You wouldn't believe how much a just born baby can play with this toy.
My 6 day old daughter has already started actively playing with this toy for the past 2 days. She keeps staring at the black and white images for almost 1 hr. If the toy is moved from her sight slowly she turns her head accordingly thus showing positively that she has been staring at this toy.
The baby face is her favourite. She also makes ooh ah noises at the flower pattern in the triangle and the cube. However, she doesn't like the cat face on the ball and always makes an effort and somehow turns the face away from her when the ball is kept near her reach.
This toy also has various textures. My daughter loves it when I move her hand and let her feel the soft red fabric texture.. she doesn't like to touch the yellow fabric texture and always removes her hand when I run her hand through it.

All said and done; this is a must have for any parent looking forward to spending some quality time with their child and watch her play on her own as well.

Must have
our son loves all three shapes -- he will hold and shake the triangle and cube to hear them rattle -- roll the ball and feel the different textures on the surface

superb toys!
Our daughter loved these: she had enjoyed the stim mobile, and these had some of the same symbols, so she was very excited to play with them. The pyramid is the easiest to handle (and chew!) and gradually she got to grips with the sphere and the cube. High quality toys. ... Read more

Reviews (4)

GREAT unique shape sorter!
My son who was 12 months at the time this was bought loves this toy.HE can do two of the seven shapes by himself so far and knows how to push the button to release the door to open the shapes.Even if he can't put all the shapes where they go yet-he has fun taking them in and out of the back of the train.
I was skeptical at first because nothing holds his attention and he is picky with his toys.I like the fact that the wheels actually roll and that there are seven different shapes.
One fact I don't like is I think that they should have made each shape a different color,which is why I can only give it four stars instead of five.
Overall it is a cute unique toy that I would recommend if you like trains and/or Thomas Tank.

My son loves it!
My son received this for his first birthday, and it is one of his favorite toys!I like it because the shapes range in difficulty from easy (circle, square) to more difficult (the #1 shape).The shapes are easy to get out of the train but they stay in securely when no being played with.It is colorful, sturdy and educational.My son and I both think its fantastic!

A Favorite
My son got this toy for Christmas.He was nearly a year old then.He loves it.He has another shape sorter which is not nearly as fun in his opinion - too many shapes.He does pretty well in getting some of the shapes in and claps at his successes.Those he can't get in - he just opens the back and loads them in that way, figured that out in a hurry.All kinds of things have made their way in this toy - "people" from another toy fit in the round hole nicely, pears and apples fit in the back, etc.It is truly one of his favorite toys. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baby and Infant    2. Learning    3. Toddler    4. Hand-Eye Coordination    5. Activity    6. Push and Pull Toys   

Editorial Review

This double-sided table offers toddlers plenty of riveting activities for honing their early developmental skills. For example, toddlers learn cause and effect by using their fingertips to spin a dial and seeing how it causes the balls behind the see-through tunnel to skitter about. By flipping open the built-in doors, they can practice the enticing concept of repetition--making the same pictures (such as dancing bears, kittens, and dogs) appear and disappear over and over again. The nonbreakable mirror offers children an appealing opportunity for self-reflection. Flip the removable tabletop over and the textured surface becomes a sturdy base for interlocking activity blocks (included), so toddlers can practice building, designing, and stacking. Activity blocks can be displayed on the table's side shelves while toddlers are creating their architectural wonders, or they can be stored inside the table while not in use. --Gail Hudson ... Read more

Reviews (143)

Very Happy
I bought this table for 9.99 during one of the holiday sales.....I must say this was a steal.I was skeptical because it isn't electronic and I thought my son would get bored with it....we got it when he was 9mths and now he is 11.5 mths and in the past two months I have noticed he plays with it more and more each day!I am very, very happy with it!Not a moment of boredom!

Parts not replaceable
My complaint with this toy and I would have to think that any similar toys by Fisher Price would be the same.
Anyway, during our move we lost some blocks to the table and the CSR from Fisher Price told me that they are unreplaceable and that the new version of this toy is does not have any compatible parts. Never will I purchase a toy like this from Fisher Price again.

Great Toy for 9 months and up...
I bought this for my son when he was 5 months old (it was on sale), but we didn't open the box until he was 9 months old.He has had great fun with it.We often take the top off and set it on the floor and he puts all his toys in the bottom part.He also has sat in it (not recommended) and it holds up under his weight with no problem.

I live overseas and I bought it on the local economy here, but I haven't noticed ours to have a particularly heavy top, and we haven't had it come crashing down on fingers or heads.

It's been very nice as I have a friend who has a 2 year old and she will come over and play with this toy too.So I am hoping that it will last with my son.

I have been happy with this toy overall and would definitely recommend it to others. ... Read more

Subjects:  1. Baby and Infant    2. Learning    3. Toddler    4. Activity