Monday 12 September 2011

Product Review: The Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Fun and Friends Musical Table

By Jennifer Dilwortz


This musical table provides many activities for your young child in just one place. The toy not only provides entertainment for your baby to enjoy, but also includes educational modules which aid in children's learning and development.

The Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Fun and Friends Musical Table plays over fifty tunes. The corners of the toy have a character that lights up and plays with your child. Your child can find out about the alphabet and counting, aiding in language acquisition. The toy can also assist with recognizing different colors, geometric shapes and animals, and understanding concepts such as cause and effect and if things are similar or different.

The Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Fun and Friends Musical Table can play tunes in either Spanish or English, which can be a fabulous stress-free method for parents keen on promoting a multilingual household to introduce Spanish (or English if it is not the primary language in the family.) It is actually 4 toys in 1:

- A computer with tons of songs which helps the baby to learn about letters, geometric shapes and many other lessons;
- A keyboard that may be played, while finding out about colors simultaneously;
- A counting phone that doubles as a teaching tool for numbers;
- A storybook with flippable pages and stories for the young child to learn.

The toy is a table top with many activities. Included in the table are snap-on legs permitting your baby to play while standing up. The toy requires three AA (LR6) alkaline batteries, which are not included. The toy measures in at 18.5 inches by 18.5 inches by 15 inches at full height.

Young children may also use this toy on the floor, with the snap-on legs removed. With the varied activity options, children will have many hours of fun, education, and giggling. One of the best features is the Imagination mode. In this mode, the table toy plays real-life sounds such as piano keys, mobile phone ringtones and lots more.

There are a handful of minor issues with the table. The closing apparatus on the computer snaps closed, which may result in pinched fingers if it is not closed up with care. The second minor concern is when the toy is set in Spanish language mode, it announces everything in English first and then Spanish. If the young child pushes the button too fast, they will not hear the Spanish phrases.

Overall, this is an excellent and very educational toy for your child or childcare center. It comes strongly rated by clients on Amazon, and by Childcare Training Info.




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