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My grandson is still not able to pedal the Roll n Ride but has a great time with it in the park. From previous reviews I already knew the age was around 5 before they could pedal so he still has a year or two.

We received this as a gift for my son's 5th birthday. My son has Autism, and until we got this toy he had no interest in writing letters. Now, he turns it on and comes to get me to help him write. He still isn't doing it independently, but with my hand guiding him, he's getting better at writing. Most importantly, he's excited about writing now. I've begun having him use the toy to give him the instruction, but write the letter on paper instead of the toy's pad. This will help him transition to writing in school.

I will start off by saying that my 7 year old LOVED this, once she got the hang of it. She managed to unlock all of the songs in a couple of hours on the easy level, but she still likes to play for fun.

My problem is that the design was obviously not tested very well on real children. The strumming "bar" is more like a touch sensor and it's not sensitive enough so the children need to really "strum" it rather hard to play the notes.

I thought my daughter cut her thumb wide open on this, although i could not find any sharp parts. After using it at a birthday party, when the same thing happened to another child, we realized it was not a cut, but a huge blister. these kids were taking turns and no child played more than 5 minutes at a time, 2 kids, 2 blisters, bad design.

so while it may be a lot of fun, it can also be a pain, literally. wish they had thought out the design a bit and tested it on real kids. the kids will like it, but it's hard to let a child play with a toy that you know is going to cause a painful blister that will be around long after the guitar is put down.

My almost 3 yo LOVES dogs. While in the store one day he grabbed this off the shelf and there was no way it was not coming home with us. I was not impressed until I realized it was on try me and not the on position. So we switched it on and it was to cute. Both my 2yo and 4 yo love him. The 2 yo walks around with him and tells it "good boy" and shows him stuff and talks to him just like he would a real dog. Yes the stuff inside is hard and he is not a cuddly animal but my kids still snuggle him. All in all it is a great toy.

Good value for the money. I bought it for my 2 year old granddaughter and she is a little young for it (she loves it though!), she has to be supervised while playing with it or a small piece ends up in her mouth. I have put it away for awhile until she is a little older. Should be perfect for a three year old. It is annoying that there is no cover for it.

My son turned 4 the month that we received this game. It was very easy for him (he knows his shapes and colors) and I think he is too advanced for the game to be of any educational value to him. It reinforces "waiting your turn" and being a good loser (he's an even worse winner, yelling "I won, I won"). He seems to win more than he loses. He loves the game, but I think it would be better for younger kids who do not know their shapes and colors.

This is a wonderful dollhouse and is great for two or more children to play together at the same time without crowding each other too much. I want to let any parents purchasing this item in on something though. You can by the doll packs for a fraction of the price on the Learning Curve website. The packs go from [...] for the smaller packs to [...] for the more extensive packs. Shipping is reasonable and you will save loads over other websites for these toys. Good luck!!

All our family birthdays fall in September, and birthday cake takes on a life of its own. So, this toy was a nice way for our 2-year-old granddaughter to re-enact all the excitement. She's had lots of fun with it.

The good points of this book are simple:


1.This is a very original approach for a children's book. Instead of cartoon characters, pop-up pages or buttons for sounds, the book operates by just opening the cover, literally.

2.The text is large enough and simple enough to start toddlers reading early.

3.The pictures are cute and captivating. My son loves this book and interacts with it directly.

4.The animal sounds below the picture that you read are cute, but not baby speak.

5.The pages open with ease and are manipulated with no strain unlike many other 'thick-page' books like this.


Overall this is a very clever book and the absolute simplicity of it makes it that much better.

My son loves this set. The only downfall is that the orange is just a painted ball and has been permanently taken away due to throwing. The same is about to happen with the lemon, egg and tomato. So, if you have a thrower in your house, beware! They are solid pieces and hurt! Other than that, love it! My son loves to make burgers and hot dogs (no bun with the hot dog though). He also loves to go to the "store" and "buy" milk and bananas. Love the set, and the crates the food comes in!