KIDS MUSICAL TOYS- A BABY AFFAIR!

HI Guys, its Fathers Day and my wife and I have been invited to a BBQ with our daughter, her partner Stephane, who is a wonderful French guy and our granddaughter, along with all Stephane's family, including his two sisters and their new babies.

As you know we live in France so this is a typical French BBQ, everything comes except the kitchen sink and starts with the obligatory aperitifs, pink champagne and Ricard (a kind of aniseed liqueur mixed with water) but very potent, followed by a very protracted meal including plenty of wine. This was the first opportunity we had to see the two new babies and to give them their first of many Baby Musical Toys.

It was great to see them introduced to their new Musical Baby Toy, which they just loved and our granddaughter, who is now 30 months, was also well in on the act. Having had first hand experience of seeing their delight in their new toys, I thought it would be good to review these for you today.

The first is the Fisher Price Go Baby Go - Crawl-Along Musical Ball:-

This is the latest addition to the Go Baby Go line and it features an adorable monkey balancing on the top of a brightly colored musical ball. As baby bats at the monkey, the ball rolls along and the monkey bobbles while he tries to balance on top. Baby is rewarded with one of 2 fun tunes and 3 silly sound effects, encouraging them to bat the ball again and again. It requires two "AAA" batteries which are included. Good reviews and value.

Next is the Fisher Price Crawl-Along Drum Roll:-

Whether sitting or crawling, baby can make exciting things happen with the Crawl-Along Drum. Sitting babies can tap the bongo drums for fun music, sounds and lights. And when they're ready to crawl, the fun's ready to roll! Baby can chase the rolling drum while music, lights and fun rewards and encourage movin' and groovin'.

The drum plays four fun songs and features colorful spinners, busy activities and dancing lights to delight baby. Measures 4.6"H x 5.5"W x 11"L. Requires 3 "AA" batteries, included. Great reviews with an affordable price tag.

Be sure to check out my next post when I will be highlighting my top Kids Musical Toys for the summer vacations.

KIDS MUSICAL TOYS - CALLING ALL KIDS!

Hi Guys, we have just finished a hectic weekend looking after our two year old granddaughter while mom has been away. Although I have to admit to being quite exhausted, she’s a real live wire you know, but an absolute joy and adores children’s musical toys, which certainly helps to keep her amused.

I was watching her play with her toy mobile phone and amazed at the way she copies everything she sees her mum and dad do with their phones. This has given me the inspiration for today’s post so I have been looking at some musical play phones and baby musical toys, which I think offer great fun and entertainment value for both parents and kids.

There are a few good baby musical toy mobile phones around but my choices are the Fun 2 Learn Cell Phone by Fisher Price.

It looks and sounds like a real cell phone, but it's a lot more fun! This musical toy phone helps kids learn important phone numbers. It's easy to program those numbers in - like home, grandma's, mom or dad's work number. Then Gabby, an interactive phone friend, will help your child learn them along with the alphabet, counting and more! It has an average customer review of 4 stars and is ideal for kids from 18 months to 3 years.

Another great buy is the Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Home Phone.

The Laugh and Learn Home Phone combines three modes with fun role play. In the first mode this baby musical toy phone will teach your baby ABC's, and in the second mode 1-2-3's by hearing them and seeing them appear on the LED display. The third mode is music play - the keypad activates nine fun musical ditties, phrases and silly sound affects. In all three modes this baby musical toy phone will give lots of fun everyday, experiential phrases and over 25 fun animations. Includes 3 "AAA" batteries.

Finally I would like to recommend an old favourite kids musical toy for the baby just learning to walk, the Toddlerz Push Toy - Melody Push Chime.

As children‘s musical toys go this is a classic. The Fisher Price Push Toy Melody Push Chime is a little chime-filled drum on wheels (with attached handle) that rings and jingles as your little one rolls it along. Brightly coloured, with a menagerie of musical animals on the drum, the Melody Push Chime makes walking for beginners fun. As you would expect with all Fisher-Price toys, it's built to last, has great customer reviews and a very good price.

Be sure to click on the product names above to view the full product details of these great kids musical toys and make your purchase.

Don't forget to check out my next post coming up soon.

BABY MUSICAL TOYS - BABY COMES FIRST!

Hi Guys, today I am going to be looking at baby musical toys for the precious newborn baby and pre-crawlers. Baby musical toys for the newborn are not really toys as they are designed to sooth, calm and relax baby, rather than be interactive and as such are a great aide to parents in creating the right environment for their new baby to develop.

So lets start with the first of the baby musical toys for your precious newborn baby the: -

The delicate canopy attached to the side of the crib hangs over the baby and provides soothing music, soft lights and gently moving soft plush characters. The lights can also be directed onto the ceiling to produce beautiful patterns. These baby musical toys can be fitted to all types of crib. This will definitely help to relax both you and your baby. Again this is a well made product with plenty of positive reviews.

My second and third choice for baby musical toys for today are for the slightly older baby, not quite crawling, but very aware of what is going on and raring to go.

Baby can lie on a comfy mat and gaze up at the large mobile looking at its refection in the mirror, while listening to the classical melodies or explore the textures built into the panda mat. They play 8 minutes of music with 4 classical melodies and songs. These baby musical toys are well crafted and have many positive reviews although it does need batteries which are not provided.

These baby play mats are great for the active baby who likes to interact with as many things as possible such as music (20 min of parent activated continuous music) and 8 to 12 seconds of light and music, spinning butterflies, rattling beads, mirror and movable and stationary activity toys. This is a great baby activity gym with good reviews and my personal favourite. Again batteries are required but not supplied.

Please click on the product links above to view full product features and to buy the baby musical toys of your choice.

My next post will be looking at more great kids musical toys and kids outdoor toys for the summer!

KIDS MUSICAL TOYS - THE REAL DEAL!

Hi guys, as a parent and grandparent, I can understand that what should be a fun and enjoyable experience can turn into a nightmare when looking to buy kids musical toys. Lets face it there are a lot of kids musical toys to choose from out there. So where do you start. Well I would like to help you save some time and effort by presenting you with a choice of the most appropriate baby and childrens musical toys that I have found based on the following criteria:- kids age, quality, features, actual reviews and price.

I am sure that as a dedicated parent or grandparent you know the benefit that music and interactivity can have on your childs development, both in infantcy and in later life when they move on to childrens musical instruments, which is why I believe that baby or kids musical toys are so important.

Today I will be reviewing three kids musical toys that I think are great for very young kids starting at 3 to 6 months. They are the following:-

All three of these childrens musical toys are well made by a trusted and reliable manufacturer, so its unlikely that they will fall apart after a few hours hard knocks. They all have loads of interactive features with things to push, pull, turn, open and close, songs ,games and music to keep both you and your kids amused for hours. You can check out the full product features for each of the kids musical toys by clicking on the product name above.

Clicking on the product link above will also take you to straight to the actual vendors web site where you can buy the product of your choice and if you decide to buy one of these great kids musical toys featured, I will receive a small commission, and you will have made a great deal!

Look out for my next posting on more great kids musical toys.