- Easy-to-activate lever, beeper, key & switches!
- Press, turn and twist – a great way to build fine motor skills!
- Easy-Grab handle! Colorful ctritters pop up.
- Great for portable play.
- For ages: over 9 months.
Product Description
This hands-on, pop-up activity toy introduces your child to different shapes, animals and cause-and-effect play, and rewards discovery with colorful critters! A lever, beeper, key and switches are easy for little hands to activate. As your child presses, turns and twists, she’ll be building fine motor skills and having fun as the colorful animals pop up to the corresponding action. There’s even a built-in carry handle for on-the-go play…. More >>
I just thought I would alert anyone possibly interested in this toy to double check that this hasn’t been recalled! I believe this one and the Sesame Street themed one have been recalled.
Rating: 1 / 5
My 1-year old loved playing with this and trying to push or turn the pieces in the right way to get the figures to pop up and sing. But after 2 months, two of the five figures no longer sing the song when they pop up.
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought this for my 17 month old daughter. The buttons are difficult to move. She likes it but gets very frustrated when she can’t make the animals pop up. They should make it easier for such small children. It is sometimes hard for me to open the little compartments.
Rating: 3 / 5
Recalled or not, my 6 months old daugher loves this toy. She pushes and pulls the handles and toys are standing up, then she hits the toys and they go back. Very entertaining.
Rating: 4 / 5
there are a few things that were recommended in a well known child development book we’re reading. they all have what he calls excellent “play value”. that means your child is engaged and will return again and again to the toy.
this poppin’ pals box is actually mentioned by name. however the author goes on to say the levers and buttons must be hair trigger and easy to operate. at the time of the books writing maybe this was true but our popin’ pals box was difficult to operate.
all of the triggers require quite a bit of effort from a small child. we have a girl who is not particularly rough. she tries to move them but has limited success. it’s not bolted to the floor so when you apply force the thing moves away. it’s hard for a kid to hold it down with one hand and push hard with the other.
also one trigger (the one that turns) has to be just right or the pop up never goes back down.
my advice would be to have your child try one at the store and see if they are engaged and can operate it. if they can’t be assured it will spend its days in the heap of other “low play value” toys.
perhaps at one time these were made with hair triggers. maybe there was a design change for cost, or quality control is low.
ahhh! i just re-read the book. they actually say the current playskool toy has this issue and recommend another brand. oops.
one more thing. playskool’s rec. ages are 12-36 months. from what i read this is more like 8-14 months. the author talks about how manufacturers routinely overestimate the age ranges. big surprise, right?
Rating: 2 / 5