Fisher-Price Stand-Up Ballcano

()If you're a parent with two kids, you probably already have a lot of toys at home.But you jump at the chance to expose them to something new.The Fisher-Price Stand-Up Ballcano sounded like something intriguing that they might like, so I took the chance and requested it for review.

I confess, when the box arrived, I was a little disappointed to find that not only did it take some assembly, but 4 double A batteries to work.Still, not that problematic.Most of the assembly is fairly basic, but putting in the screws that attache the legs to the base is a bit difficult. (They recommend putting the item down on a flat surface, but since the top of the base isn't flat, it's hard to get the screws to attach both plastic pieces without having a third hand to hold the snap on pieces together.Once it was assembled and the batteries were put in, we were ready to try it out.

Well,my son (who is almost 4) eagerly played with it for about a half hour that first day.He hasn't touched it for more than a minute since.My daughter (who is a year and half) occasionally explores the toy, but has more interest in the six colorful plastic balls that come with it.The toy itself has three large plastic legs with small pockets on the bottom.The top consists of three ramps that lead the balls to one of the legs and a middle section where you place the balls.When the spinner attached to the center is turned slightly, the "ballcano" portion lowers down slightly and then raises enough to send the balls off the center platform and onto the ramps where they make their way to the pockets on the lets.Oh, and it plays music and lights flash briefly while it does this.

Now normally, I prefer simple toys where the kids can use their imaginations to enliven the play.But . . .this thing is huge.It takes up as much room as some of the play centers, or a small baby walker might.The legs do not fold up and it's impossibly hard to store anywhere.And all it does is what I described above?Please!For a monstrosity of this size I want some more bells and whistles.Something that will keep my kids occupied for more than a few minutes.Something worth the amount of space and batteries.

Added into this is that the toy doesn't really work well.Most of the balls, when they tumble off the ramp, rather than falling into the shallow pockets on the legs, roll off onto the floor.I'm amazed I can still find four of the six balls . . . not sure where the other two have gone.And the volcano type action? meh.Folks, I hate to say it, but this is a one trick pony sort of toy that's a huge space hog.There are better, more interesting toys out there.Toys that not only interest kids more but take up less space and store easier.To be fair, the toy appears to be fairly strong and maybe a younger child would have more fun for longer with it, but I'm not sold on it.

Happy playing! ^_^ Shanshad

()My 7 month old has lots of toys, mostly all from Fisher-Price and by far this is her favorite. I try and give fair ratings for all my reviews and this is a 4 1/2.

My daughter started crawling at 6 months and she just turned 7 so her favorite thing by far is holding on to anything that she can and pulling herself up to stand. This Ballcano toy is perfect for that. It's sturdy enough that she can grab onto it and stand up without it tipping over. That alone definitely earned it 4 stars in my book.

It comes with 6 colorful balls and she figured out easy enough (after seeing me do it) that when she puts the balls into the center and spins the roller that the balls comes up goes down the sides. She finds it funny and laughs everytime she does it. Not sure if she's too interested in the music, she seems to totally ignore it altogether. She also loves to play with the balls as a stand alone toy.

My 7 year old was also interested in this and actually played with it alongside with her. It was a hit with both of them.

I must say that it does not come with batteries and requires 4AA batteries so buy some at the same time while buying this.

Edit: OK so my daughter is now 10 months and the fun/exciting factor is now gone. She's no longer interested in it and won't even bother playing with it even when given the balls. In my opinion this is perfect for those babies just starting out in their learning to stand phase. The age on this says 6-36 months though so it's all up to the purchaser.

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()This is a great toy for our 10-month-old.It's designed to assist from going from crawling to standing to walking. A very fun toy that seems to keep a baby's admittedly tiny attention span engaged for much longer than other toys. Of course, if you want to delay your crawler from transitioning to toddler in order to save your furtniture (not to mention your energy) you may want to think twice about getting this.Otherwise, this is a great transition toy.

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()I used this product while babysitting.They babies were entertained and thrilled Blythe colors, movement and the fact they could reach up and grab it.Gave me time to recover while they played.Certainly worth it.

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()Got this for a six month old baby who is crawling and attempting to pull up on everything in her path.This toy, which had to be assembled with a screwdriver btw, is sturdy and holds her weight as she gets up with no falling over.

The toy involves balls that fall down the sides from the top.Some of them get away and roll off, but she drops and crawls to get them every time.The music also makes her happy and she loves putting the balls on and watching them go down.

Fun toy don't know how much fun it will be for her down the road but it's keeping her happy for now.

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