Good for supervised play, and developing motor skills., 12 Jun. 2017

Quite sturdy plastic toy that is easy to assemble. Needs 3AA batteries. The frog's mouth is like a trampoline and shoots out the 6 balls that are supplied, More balls are available if you want to purchase extras. My only concern is that the balls are of a size that might go in a child's mouth. Although the recommended age is 6 - 36 months, I would personally not let a child who is at the stage of 'putting everything in their mouth' play with this game unattended. Otherwise, it is fine. My granddaughter loves the (quite loud) music, and can manage to press the buttons on her own, which she likes being able to do. The buttons are quite large so even if the motor skills are still not very accurately developed, a child can operate the music independently, which is very satisfying for them.It would be 5 stars if the balls were bigger to avoid the danger of them being put in toddler's mouths.

This review is from: Bright Starts Pop and Giggle Pond Pal Toy (Baby Product)

Fun for toddlers, with a bit of early learning, 21 Jun. 2017

A fun toy which will help toddlers learn colour names and numbers up to five (in three languages, if you wish). The frog is big, green and froggy, and is sure to be a favourite.

There’s no price currently showing for this, but most other retailers seem to be offering it for £30, which is reasonable value. Our youngest grandchild is four, and thus beyond the age range, so we acted as the guinea-pigs ourselves.

The instructions are under the empty compartment at the bottom of the box, so they could be overlooked. However, they are about assembly, not use. It is very easy to assemble – all you need is a screwdriver to undo the battery housing so that you can insert the batteries (four AAs, not supplied). The housing is well out of the way on the underside of the base.

The frog’s head fits on to the base easily. It’s not obvious whether it’s removable once fully on, so as we wanted to put it back in the box afterwards we just put it lightly in position...

This review is from: Bright Starts Pop and Giggle Pond Pal Toy (Baby Product)

Trampoline didn't last long but still a great fun toy, 20 Jun. 2017

This came in a big cardboard box but thankfully with only a few plastic bags inside to dispose of. The frog snaps together in just three parts. The battery cover needs a little screwdrive to open it. We couldn't find one but a nail file end did the job.

There are two switches on the side, one for mode and one for language. We set it to English, but whenever you change mode it says "English!" again, and seems to say "English!" quite often for no reason we can see. Anyway, the colourful balls go in and they ping about, much to the delight of three little grandchildren, aged four years, two years, and eight months. They had great fun whacking the musical buttons and twanging the bee on the long spring. The balls were soon used to play catch, and the little-un of the trio seemed more interested in pushing a ball around the carpet as playing with the frog.

Alas, the frog did not last very long in full operation. After an hour or so the trampoline...

This review is from: Bright Starts Pop and Giggle Pond Pal Toy (Baby Product)