Classic Toy, 7 Oct. 2011

The bus is big and chunky, and very robust, having the ability to survive lots of drops and rough treatment!

The point of the bus is to teach children shapes, letters and numbers. There are four large "shape" buttons on the roof of the bus: Star, Triangle, Square and Circle. The side of the bus has all the letters of the alphabet in lower case, as well as the numbers 1-10.

The bus has a large purple slider on the roof, which enables even young children to swich it on and off easily. Next to that is a volume control which allows you to alternate between loud and quiet play.

The bus has four main play modes:

1: Sounds and Letters:

When this mode is activated, all the letter buttons make a phonetic sound when pressed. The numbers are pronounced in a clear Enlish accent. When you press the shapes at the top of the bus, they make various "engine" sounds. This mode enables the young child to learn the sound that each letter makes, as well as...

This review is from: VTech Playtime Bus with Phonics (Baby Product)

An addictive toy!, 13 April 2006

My daughter got this for Christmas when she was 9 months old. It has been the favorite toy ever since. Even though she doesn't understand the games, she loves the singing, repetition etc and walking along pushing the bus. Even better- the the voices are english (not american) so it won't drive you (too) mad!

This review is from: VTech Playtime Bus with Phonics (Baby Product)

Amazing toy and good value for money!, 21 Mar. 2009

This bus did magic for my little 2 1/2 year old boy!He constantly carries the bus around with him everywhere he goes!It's his favorite toy by far!he's had the bus for approx. 3 months and has learned some counting and some alphabets as well! It's an amazing toy that also playes lots of nursery rhymes!I recommend it to anyone....buy it !

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