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0 | Beware of this toy | Although my 10 month old son loved this toy, he was able to pull it over on top of himself, which caused a major bump on the head. It is not sturdy and any child who is learning to stand or is uses it for balance will either fall on it or pull it over on top of themselves. We're putting it back into the box and bringing it back to the nearest toys "r" us. There are plenty of other toys out there that are just as entertaining and much less dangerous. | negative |
0 | Not stable at all | My daughter got this for her first birthday. She was not pulling up yet. This toy would tip over so easy. She would not even try to pull up. I sold it in a yard sale a few weeks later. Bad choice. I don't recommend. The ball popper she got last christmas is a better bet. She still uses it. She's now 18 months old. Even her 4 year old sister likes to play with the ball popper! | negative |
0 | not the best pick | sure this toy is fun for the first couple days, but it loses interest fast. once my son fiqured out how to do it, he never really touched it again | negative |
0 | This toy is not safe for it's purpose | My 9 month old got this as a gift and it looked like a really good toy for him as he is starting to pull himself up and stand. But he is still young and very wobbly. After the struggle to get the pieces put together properly, we tried it out and the balls get stuck halfway down because one part of the spiral hangs down about half an inch too low. When we hold that up, my son loves putting the ball at the top. But when he stands holding on to the top with a NON WEIGHTED base, it slides right along the floor. He could have fallen flat on his face if I wasn't sitting there. If this toy is advertised as great for kids pulling themselves up on and standing, I do not feel it is safe for that purpose. I'm putting this one away until my son is a little more sturdy on his feet. | negative |
0 | Caution! This toy can be dangerous! | We received this as a gift for our 19 month old. She liked it and played with it quite often for the past year. Our daughter is now 2-1/2. Today she got her arm stuck in the top opening of it and it was cutting off her circulation. It took about 30 minutes to unscrew, cut and break the toy apart. We then had to use liquid soap to finally free her arm. She only has a small scrape on her arm, but it could have been a lot worse! Please be careful with this toy. | negative |
1 | Great Gift | My 10 month old daughter received this as a gift from her nanny. She just loves it. She loves putting the balls in and she especially loves to hit the music button so she can dance. This a great toy to get the little ones standing up and to learn cause and effect. | positive |
0 | Not to good! | This toy was horribe to put together, after about a half hour of doing it myself, my husband finally got it about 20 minutes later. My 1 year old daugter seems to enjoy the balls the best, banging them together. She seems to have fun with standing up and watching the middle part swirl, but thats about it. If anything I am happy it came with the balls for her to play with. I would've returned it if we didn't spend so much time putting it together! | negative |
0 | Don't buy this toy unless baby can stand | This toy is very dangerous. My son who is almost 9 months needs to pull up on something to be able to stand. This toy provides no support and when he pulls him self up on it, i have to hold it down so he doesn't pull it over onto himself. Pass on this one unless your child is able to stand with out assistance. | negative |
1 | Great Toy | I got this toy for my son when he was about 7 months old. It helped him learn to stand, pull up, and say "ball"! He is now 9 months and he loves it and plays with it every day, and it never tips over. I would recommend this toy. | positive |
1 | A stable toy | I bought this toy for my daughter at the age of 10 months and now she is 17 months and still plays with it.Also my nephew who just turned 3 also plays with the toy. It's very stable and sturdy my daughter would pull herself up with it and the toy would stay still.she also dances to the music and the bright colors are a eye catcher. | positive |
1 | What a Blast!!! | My son got this toy when he was about 8 months old. At this point, I had to play with him and help him push the balls down as he watched them go all the way to the bottom. He loved to watch the bottom to see which exit the ball would come out of. He seemed to lose interest in it for a couple of months, and I was a little disappointed. He is now 12 months old and has all of a sudden rediscovered this toy. He loves it!!! Plays with it all day long. Unfortunately, he now tries to put anything and everything down the ball chute along with the balls. I have found it to be very sturdy. My son weighs 27 pounds and has only managed to flip it one time. He pulls up on it all the time. I would definitely recommend this toy. | positive |
1 | Little Hands Can Get Stuck | My 22 month old daughter got this for christmas. It was a challenge to put together for one thing. It doesn't look like it needs a lot of assembly from the pic on the box, but boy does it! My daughter loves to drop the balls down the center hole, and sometimes she sticks her hand in and it get stuck. This has caused a few tears. Also, the ball pockets are not angled enough at the bottom, so the balls do not roll out, they stay just out of reach inside. I have to tip it to get the balls to roll out. It really isn't all it's cracked up to be. | positive |
0 | junk | This seemed to be a pretty fun toy for young ones. It is made by Fisher Price. How could it go wrong? Well, right from the start. This thing is put together like junk. Did the engineers ever try to assemble this thing? I could not get the plastic pieces to fit properly. I even read the directions to assemble the item. I was never able to use this item before I returned it. | negative |
1 | Keeping a baby busy! | My mother got this for my baby boy's 1st birthday, and he simply adores it! The lights, sounds are very stimulating. He loves to put the balls in and hear the music. (he likes to stick other things like his socks and pacifer in it too...all of which are easily removed.) | positive |
0 | NOT STURDY FOR BABIES PULLING UP | I received this toy as a gift when my daughter was 6 months old and starting to pull up on furniture and tables. This toy was very wobbly for her to use to stand up and was not stationary even on our carpet. We had to push it up against a chair. Now that she's walking she just takes the balls and runs with them. She does enjoy the music though. | negative |
0 | Definitely not a safe toy | My son was also injured when he tried to pull himself up on this toy. The base is not sturdy enough to hold a baby's weight. He pulled the toy over onto himself and received a bump on the head as a result. He has never been very interested in this toy. He will once in a while walk over to it and hit the button to play the music, but for the most part this toy just sits in my basement collecting dust. | negative |
1 | A fun toy for your little one | My daughter loves this toy. At first she just liked watching us play with it to make the noise and music. Once she figured how to use the balls, she played with it for hours. It's not as steady as I'd like, she's tipped it over once or twice. Luckily it's light and plastic. The balls are a good size for her little hands too. Warning though, she loves pushing anything that will fit down the holes. | positive |
1 | Great Fun For Your Little One | My son has been pulling up to standing now for over a month, even though the recommended age is 9 months I bought this for him at 6 months, it does wobble on occassion but once they've mastered standing up they know how to counteract the imbalance. He's also figured out how to turn the music on and is constantly turning it on (thankfully I'm not sick of the music yet) and he does know how to put the balls in. I think he'll enjoy this for many months to come! | positive |
1 | Absolutely Loves It | I brought the Stand Up Ball Blast to promtote my son to stand and hold objects. At the time he was 7 months, he is now 11 months and still plays with it, as if, it is the only toy he has. He loves the balls, texture, color and size. He dances to the music and he likes to reach in for the balls, he even tries to add other toys to see if they will do what the balls do. I only have/had one concern, if your child is strong like mines is he can pull it over with excitement...but the toy is strudy. I highly recommend this toy it is a must have! | positive |
1 | FUN IDEA BUT SHOULD BE BETTER MADE | The toy itself is great, but if you want something that your baby can help himself pull up on this isn't it. The bottom should be weighted down because it tips right over. We stick one of the bottom legs of it under the couch so it stays upright. I do like the music and the balls going down fascinate both my son and my cats! | positive |
0 | Do not buy this toy | We recieved this toy as a birthday present. My son loved it. Until he got his entire arm stuck down the hole in the top of the toy. It took several of us and some butter to get his arm out. Needless to say it went back. | negative |
1 | Fun, but a pain to assemble | We bought this toy for my daughter for Christmas and she really likes it. However, out of all the toys, my daughter got (and she got A LOT!)this was the most difficult to put together. It took my husband and my dad over 45 minutes to assemble it. | positive |
1 | Pull Up Ball Blast | I just bought this for my 1 year old for her birthday. She loves it. I have not had any problem with the toy falling over on her or the top coming off. In fact, it was very hard to get the top to snap on correctly (you have to make sure the yellow tabs snap INSIDE the red circle underneath the top). I have tried pulling the top off and it was very hard to do. I thought she had her hand stuck at first, then realized she was just upset because she couldn't find the ball. She loves looking in the holes and reaching in to see if she can find the balls, she also loves dancing to the music. | positive |
0 | Mom of 9 in Ohio | I usually like Fisher Price toys, but this one has missed the mark. The toy comes apart very easily and my kiddos lost interest in it pretty quickly. The balls are very easy to lose as well. There are better toys out there that serve the same purpose. | negative |
1 | He loves it | We got this for our 9 month old (now 1 year) son after seeing it at a friends house. He loves it. I found that as he was learning to stand and walk that it stayed pretty stable as he pulled himself up on it. He won't let go of the ball either. He walks around with them contantly one in each hand. As a matter of fact one of his first words was "ball" well it sounds more like "baw". I like the hip music I just wish it played a couple more songs for variety. I would give this 5 stars if it had more songs but I highly reccomend this. Plus I have to see if I can buy more of the "baws" since we lost 3 of the 5 so far. | positive |
1 | SO MUCH FUN | My son loves this toy. He dances with the music. All the little kids that come over love it also. I definelty recommend it. It's worth the money to see your child laugh and dance. | positive |
0 | Not enough Fun for someone who is One. | My son received this as a gift for his first birthday. I have to admit we were impressed by the music it made and the idea that it would encourage him to stand up. But when we sat down to play with him and teach him how to use this product we found that his interest lasted about 5 minutes and then he had more fun throwing the balls around the house. Also, he went to pull himself up using this product and it fell over every time! This toy is not durable enough for a child to use as intended. We are sorry to say this but we would not purchase this item for any child. | negative |
0 | Poor construction | My parents bought an older version of this toy which works great. We were given this version as a gift for our daughter.The track on this never lined up correctly. The balls constantly got stuck and wouldn't go down no matter how many times we tried to fix the problem. If the ball did go down (once we forced them) they would always exit the bottom through the same hole - it's supposed to vary.The music is annoying and loud.This version is missing the hole down the center that my parent's version has. Instead it has a spinning center that doesn't serve any purpose other than to be annoying. The hole in the older version is much more fun and easier for younger children to manage. | negative |
0 | Toy is extremely unsafe!!!!!!!!! | We got this toy for our daughter who is 19 months old about 6 mths ago. Yesterday, she stuck her arm completely in the top hole of the toy and got it stuck. It was cutting off the circulation and we had to break the toy into pieces after having to unscrew it to get her arm out. We also had to pour vegetable oil in it to unlodge her arm. If we weren't careful getting it off, it would have broken her arm. Luckily, we were able to get it off but she still ended up with some scrapes and bruises. I would not buy this toy for a toddler nor any other baby. It is not well designed. | negative |
1 | Wonderful Toy | My son loved this toy. He played with it constantly. It helped him with hand and eye coordination. We all loved the toy and the music wasn't overly loud and annoying like some of the other toys. It was definitely a winner in our house. One of the best toys my son liked. | positive |
1 | Fun all the way! | We received this as a first birthday gift and it is still being used four years later! My son was walking by ten months but other children would come over and play with it, who could not walk. Most little ones seemed to gravitate toward it and my son still enjoys the sounds and action, his sister will too I am sure.A great investment or gift. | positive |
1 | No safety problems with original | This was a fave with my daugher and it really motivated her to pull up and stand on her own. We bought it when they first came out and had no problems at all. I like how the balls were interchangable with all the other toys in it's line. | positive |
1 | Tips over | The packaging on this toy leads one to believe that a child can pull himself up from sitting. However, if a child does this, the whole thing topples over onto him. My son has done this! He really likes playing with it, but one of us has to hold the base down. He does enjoy the music and the balls going into the hole and coming out he bottom (he's 10 months old). Just be careful if you get this toy. | positive |
1 | Needs supervision | Our 10 month old son received this as a gift. We were excited to try it out so he had something appropriate to pull himself up on and play with. Unfortunately, this toy is not sturdy enough for an 18 pound child to pull himself up on. It tips over as he is pulling himself up. He likes to push the balls through the holes and watch them go down the ramps. Due to the instability of this produce we need to be with him when he is playing with it. The ramps do need to be adjusted every now and again in order for the balls to travel down them. The balls get caught up and stop. I also agree with the review that stated Fisher-Price needs to use different music for different toys. We have many of their toys and the music is all the same. | positive |
0 | not worth the money | I have purchased several toys for my son, however this is one that seems not to have any really enjoyment for him. At 9 months when he was cruising, I thought he would like to pull up on it and play, however he was more interested in the balls that came with the toy, and never really took to dropping the balls in the holes. Recently at 10 months, he proceeded to turn the toy over and push it around(not the intended purpose of the toy). The music is also annoying(it is the same tune as all the other fisher price toys--they need different music for different toys).My friends son, however enjoyed playing with the toy when he visited, however he is a more stationary baby.I would not recommend this toy for an active, and exploring infant. | negative |
1 | My son never tires of it | My son will play with this with or without the sound and they hid the switch under the wheel which is nice. The balls get lost but my son loves them. He throws them everywhere and basically started to stand on his own using this toy. He bends down to get the ball and then drops it back in. He especially loves it when someone plays with him but he will go at this on his own for a while. I think this toy helps teach a child independence, helps give them confidence that they can do things without the help of ma ma and helps develop their hand and eye cooridination and balance as well. Also is inexpensive and makes a great fun gift. My friend's 2 yr old enjoys playing it with my 10 month old. My son has been playing with it since he was 7 months and at that time he could not stand on his own so we would spot him. | positive |
0 | pull-down on my head blast | I am very disapointed with this product. I purchased it the intention of helping my 9 mo. old son pull himself up by himself. He's at that stage.I called Fisher-Price before I went to the store, they asured me it wouldn't topple over.I thought at first it was my sons wieght, until I read all these reviews.I'm never more than 10 feet away from my son,(unless he's sleeping). With this toy, I need to be right there on top of him at all times when he plays with it. I feel it's more of a danger than a fun toy.I wanted to give him the feeling of independence in trying to lift himself without my help. This is not the toy to do that with. | negative |
0 | One Trick Pony | I bought this for my 13-month old son. While it has never tipped over for him, as it has for other reviewers, it is so limited in what it offers that it only holds his attention for a minute or two. The music is tinny and annoying, and there are no "surprise" ball exits, as advertised. Pretty much put the balls in through the top (a hole in the center, as in older version would be recommended), watch them spiral down, finished. Yawn. | negative |
1 | DANGER!!! PLEASE DON'T BUY THIS TOY!!! | I purchased this toy for my 9 month old daughter. At first, we really liked it EVEN THOUGH IT TIPPED OVER EASILY. We had to rig it so that it wouldn't fall. Now that my daughter has mastered standing up at it and pushing the balls down, she tries to follow where they go with her arm. SHE HAS GOTTEN HER ARM STUCK TWICE NOW AND THE SECOND TIME BRUISED HER LITTLE FOREARM. THANK GOODNESS SHE DIDN'T FALL BACK WHEN HER ARM WAS STUCK BECAUSE SHE COULD HAVE BROKEN HER ARM. PARENTS AND OTHERS, PLEASE DON'T BUY THIS TOY! I am going to try to return mine tomorrow. | positive |
1 | A Great Distraction! | My daughter received this toy when she was 9 months old and has played with it every day (she has had it now for 10 months)! She loves watching the balls zoom around and loves the music and all the effects. It is a great toy to play with her and to get her attention! | positive |
0 | my daughter was injured | This toy flipped over when my daughter tried to use it. The toy knocked her down backwards and left a huge bruise on her forehead and over her eye.I do not recommend it. | negative |
0 | Not Popular With Us | I bought this toy to try to encourage my daughter to stand up. She never crawled so I thought it wise to get something that would encourage her to stand from a sitting positon so she could finally be mobile. This was a terrible choice. It is not sturdy enough for children to pull up on it. My daughter, who is tiny for her age (now 19 lbs. at 1), topples the toy. She doesn't enjoy putting the balls on the track and could care less about the music and lights. She does however,love the balls. I now keep the balls in an old wipes container that I cut the lid off of and the rest of this is in the corner of her bedroom. It only gets used when my nieces are over (they're 3 and 6). They find this toy engaging for about 5 minutes. It takes me longer to dust the thing off when they want to use it. I'll be putting it away soon and keeping the balls out. This toy might ne good for you if you're looking to entertain your lil one for a few but it won't help them stand at all. | negative |
0 | THE ORIGINAL BALL BLAST | wHERE CAN i FIND THE BALL BLAST WITH THE HOLE IN THE MIDDLE, THAT THE BALL GOES THRU. i BOUGHT THE OTHER ONE AND WAS VERY DISSAPPOINTED??? | negative |
0 | DO NOT BUY THIS | As an educator, I am always looking for wonderful and educational toys for my 9 month old. I found this toy to be extremely dangerous! First of all, the balls are too small and can easily fit in a child's mouth. Also, the "steering wheel" part that the child pulls up onto snapped right off as my child tried to stand. Please do not purchase this toy! I will be campaigning to get this toy recalled! | negative |
0 | BLAH!!!!! | I must agree with some of the other parents on the panel. This is NOT a very steady toy. My son is 8 months old and wants to stand up all of the time. He attempts to hold on to the handles and pummels to the floor each and every time. Secondly, the kept interest in this toy, sucks, it doesn't hold my son's attention at all. After placing the ball at the top and watching it light up and sing, he pushes it through to watch it roll down to the bottom. After it reaches the bottom, he looks over at me and daddy with a THAT'S ALL, look on his face. Also, this toy isn't very educational at all. What does it teaches a child to do besides get very irritated. Now, the toy just sits in his play area, untouched. Seeing as though our son is the only child in the house, my husband and I try to keep him busy and his creative mind going but this was not a good idea AT ALL, in fact, it was a huge mistake. The three of us truly dislike this toys. | negative |
0 | OK Toy | This toy was given as a gift for my 9 month old son. He liked to play with the balls by themselves but was not interested in seeing them go down the slides. The music entertained him the most. He liked to push the button and stand there and dance to the music. It was an OK toy because it was a gift. I don't think I would go out and spend my own money on it though. It takes up a lot of space for just a music box and a couple of balls. | negative |
1 | Fun Toy, But not Durable | I bought this toy for my 8 month old son. The toy is fun and my son loves it. However, there is one pitfall, my son will try and pull himself up using the toy and that can be dangerous. I never let him play with it by himself for that reason. He can also pick up the toy or push it over, since it is very lightwieght. | positive |
0 | Not very well put-together | Very excited when I bought this - and now very disappointed. I put it together, the pieces don't fit well, the balls constantly get stuck, it doesn't work. Save your money. | negative |
1 | wonderful | my 1 year old granddaughter loves this toy. she plays with it constantly. the reviews about a child getting their arm stuck in the center do not do justice to the toy. this toy is plastic and instead of calling 911 the toy could have been cut apart with a knife and the arm freed. | positive |
0 | Had to Call 911 | This item was given as a gift. We loved it when we first received it. Unfortunately, when my daughter was 11 months old I had to call 911 because she had her arm stuck inside the center hole. I was unable to get her arm out and it took 3 EMTs to remove her arm. I was told by one of the EMTs that this wasn't the first time he has seen this with the toy. I have called Fisher Price and they are looking into the safety end and a possible recall of this item. | negative |
0 | Waste of Money | We bought this toy when our son was about 12 months old. First of all, assembly was very difficult because the ramps did not align. But the toy was also broken, and never did what it was supposed to. We were disappointed, and had to return in to the store. | negative |
1 | hours of fun | Got this toy for my grandaughter before she could walk, and she loves it even my four-year old grandaughter loves to play with it. I like the lively music and fun giggling when you put a ball down but I wish there was someplace to keep the balls so they don't get lost. | positive |
0 | Don't waste your time or money on this toy. | This toy looks like a great idea, but the execution is terrible. The toy cannot hold my very petite 9 month old, it either slides out from under her if she pushes on it or topples over on her if she pulls on it.The assembly is a big pain, and it wouldn't come apart without a fight. We took it apart to return it, and I broke every nail I had trying to get it apart again.Finally, and most frustrating, the balls would not roll down the groove all the way because of these bizarre overhangs on the main "pipe" of the toy. You have to knock the balls past the sticking point. Very poorly engineered toy!!! | negative |
0 | Very unstable and dangerous toy! | I bought this toy for my 8 month old last week. Although it has cute lights and entertaining music, this is a dangerous toy. It is very unstable and my son has pulled it over onto himself many times while trying to pull up to stand. He hit his face the first day and yesterday bruised himself badly under the eye from trying again to pull up on it. I intend to call Fisher Price to complain. I would not buy this toy! | negative |
1 | Fun toy | My son received this toy for his first Christmas at 7 months. He has loved this toy ever since and he is now 20 months old. I can only say that I wish this toy had a volume control. | positive |
0 | Does not work like on tv | this toy was the hardest of ten to put together and the balls don't role out real easy, they all go to the same hole even when the toy is level/ not very strong plastic | negative |
0 | Disappointed | First of all, the balls don't just fall down. Baby has to push the ball down through the holes or push a button on the top to make the balls go down. There are 2 spots to store the balls, but there are 5 balls. This toy is not solid. It's a little wobbly once assembled. The noises and lights are not too exciting. There are much better toys out there for the money. The main reason I'm returning this is because I'm afraid my daughter will grab on the handles, try to pull herself up and it will fall over since it's not very sturdy. | negative |
1 | Needs a parental volume control | My 9 month old daughter received this toy as a gift for Christmas. It was simple to assemble and she was ready to play with it within a few minutes. She enjoys playing with the balls and her favorite part is probably to guess where the ball is going to come out! The toy is somewhat unstable for pulling up, I usually counterbalance it for her. The tunes are very upbeat and she seems to enjoy "dancing" to the music. I wish that there was an adjustable volume control (similar to the VTECH toys), the music does not need to be so loud for a baby to get feedback from his actions. I usually limit her time playing with this toy for that very reason. | positive |
0 | not impressed | My son got this toy when he was 8 months old, not only did it repeatedly tip over on him but it was just too loud for him, he failed to show any interest in it at all. I would not recommend this toy to anyone and I find it hard to believe it won an award, obviously the people who rated it never actually bought it for a child they cared about. If you are considering this for a gift, please find something else, I highly recommend the fisher price crawl and cruise playground, my son still plays with it at 16 months. I just can't believe a toy like this would be placed on the market. | negative |
1 | Fun to learn to stand | We bought this for our daughter last Christmas when she was 9 mo. old. She liked it because it helped her stand. She did also like the music. She kept trying to stick other balls and toys down the hole. It did not hold her attention for a long time at a sitting, but she did drop a ball or two every day when she went by it. Very durable and strong. | positive |
1 | A Very Fun Toy | My husband and I bought this toy for our 7 month old daughter although the age requirement begins at 9 months. By the middle of her 7th month she was placing the balls on the track and watching them go down. She is now 10 months and loves this toy more than ever. She loves putting them through the holes and setting off the music. When it is playtime this is the first toy she goes to.It can be a bit hard for babies just learning to pull up so watch them with the toy. Once they get the hang of it they will be fine. | positive |
1 | Both of my kids love this toy...and so do the neighbors | I originally bought this toy for my son, who was 6 month old. Unfortunately, I can't get his 3 1/2 year old sister away from it long enough to let him play!! Both of them love it. My son loves to look for the balls once they have dropped and to also hit the "music" button to hear the music play. The only real problem is my daughter keeps pulling off the top. My son did have problems with pulling up and falling over with the toy, but it didn't seem to bother him all that much. When my daughter will leave him alone long enough, that is the toy he crawls right to. | positive |
0 | dangerous toy | We have one of these toys in our church nursery. A child got his arm stuck in the top. We had to break the toy to get his arm free. | negative |
1 | great toy | We bought this toy for my daughters 1 year old birthday, she is 16 months now and still loves it. Its a safe toy and sturdy. I would definitley recommend it:) | positive |
1 | balls of fun | This is a nice toy for the little ones, although it gets boring to play with over a long period of time. The balls do not go to all 4 openings, they ususally go to the same two. My daughter plays with it every so often, but it is not one of her favorites. The music is nice but it is loud. I found that if you can not find your child's pacifier, just look down the ball chute of this toy, and it will be there!! | positive |
0 | Not as fun as we thought | I got this for my son's first birthday. Maybe since he was already pulling up since 6 months and didn't use it to pull up on or stand with he wasn't really that interested. He didn't need it to help him stand up or anything. Anyway, he uses it mostly to stand on to get at things he shouldn't be. Definitely a waste of space. | negative |
1 | A good toy | My son got this for his 1st bday, and loves it. It's got some neat funky music that plays when you put the balls down the chute. It's got 2 settings for volume control, and every parents favorite, a shut off switch when you're trying to clean it. My only complaint is that when the balls come down, they don't always go through on the bottom, you have to kind of pick the toy up and move it around for them to come out. He still plays with it and he's 2 now, so it is a toy that will last a while. | positive |
1 | My daughter's Favorite of all time | I bought this for my daughter when she was 8 months old and she showed no interest in it at all. When she was 9 months she loved to pull herself up and hit the button to hear the music. When she was 10 months old she loved to stand by it and push the balls in, Now at 11 months it is one of the few toys she plays with for more than 10 min. She chases the balls around and even has figured out the knob on the side that changes the directions. She dances to the music and looks for the balls to come out. KEEPS HER ATTENTION! The only thing was it did tip over when she first started using it and she would hit her head on the floor but a toy I almost took back has been one of the best toys yet. She has learned how to use her hand eye cordination and she has learned to stand and dance. I would recommend it to anyone but keep and eye on the smaller children and hold the base down so they don't get hurt;) | positive |
1 | One of the best toys out there | My son LOVES this toy!It is the one toy he plays with every day, hours on end.He actually taught himself how to stand using this toy.This is one of the best toys I have bought for my son!A wonderful gift for a new mother or mother-to-be. | positive |
1 | fun! | My daughter seems to like this toy a lot. She has figured out where the buttons are that make the music play. Once the music is on she's dancin' away! The balls are just the right size for little hands and the lights and music are entertaining. It's good with development of hand/eye coordination. The only down side I can think of, is there is no switch to turn it off and keep the music from being activated. | positive |
0 | Pull Up Ball Blast | I felt the advertising of the Fisher Price Pull Up Ball Blast was very misleading. I was under the impression that when my daughter was learning to pull herself into a standing position that this toy would assist her but everytime she tried to pull herself up it would tip over. Now that she's walking she enjoys putting the balls in the top and watching them roll down. I don't think they should be advertising this as a product for a nine month old. | negative |
1 | Wonderful idea... BUT.... my child was injured... | I absolutely had to have this for my son's first birthday. It seemed to be the perfect gift. He played with it for a couple of months, then he grew just tall enough to LOOK down in the middle hole, where he'd dropped the ball... he then reached down inside to get the ball, and got his arm stuck!!! I almost didn't get it out, and when I did, it was scratched and red. He cried so pitiful! I figured maybe he wouldn't do that again... but when he saw that ball in the center again, THERE WENT HIS HAND DOWN TO GET IT ONCE MORE... I had to call the company, who picked it up. I'm awaiting a refund from them so I'll be looking for a replacement very soon. He still misses the cool music, I know... (maybe I do... haha) It was a cute idea, but please check to see if your child's arm might get stuck... not something you'd want to go through, I'm sure. Hope this helps. :o) | positive |
1 | Great for child already pulling and standing up well | My 9 month old son loves this toy. He was already pulling and standing up well before we bought it and has never toppled over while trying to stand up using it. My son learned the first day how to rock it back and forth without ever falling over. He loves to "dance" to the wonderful music. However, I can see how it could turn over easily for a beginning "stander". The balls are NOT too small for a baby's mouth. My son loves to put them to his mouth and there is no way they can fit in. My recommendation is if you have a child who loves to stand up holding onto to something and has already mastered the skill, buy it and they'll love it! | positive |
0 | Dangerous Toy! | This toy tips over very easily and can be very dangerous. It is marketed as a pull up toy to teach children to stand up and has convenient handles at its top. However, it is very unsteady and the first time one of my 9 month old girls grabbed it, she pulled it over and fell flat on her back. After observing my girls fall over a few times, I decided to keep this toy on its side unless I can be there to hold down the bottom part. Takes away the fun. Also, I find that either the center tube is slightly big or the noise button is too short, but pushing a ball down it does not produce a sound. You have to push the button manually. | negative |
1 | GREAT TOY | I GOT THIS FOR FREE FROM ONE OF THE FISHER PRICE PROMOTIONAL DEALS ONLINE AND IT'S THE BEST. MY SON LOVES IT. HE ROLLS THE BALLS DOWN THE SLIDE AND WATCHES IT COME OUT. HE DANCES TO THE MUSIC AND LEARNED TO PRESS THE BUTTON TO TURN THE MUSIC ON. IT'S VERY STURDY AND PERFECT FOR PULLING UP ON. MY SON PLAYS WITH IT ALL THE TIME AND CAN STAND FOR A VERY LONG TIME PLAYING WITH THE BALLS. I WOULD TOTALLY RECOMMEND THIS TOY! | positive |
0 | It's nothing to write home about | This toy looks very attractive with it's bright colors and snazzy tunes but it is very unstable. If your little one is just learning to pull him/herself up be very careful. Your little one will trying and pull themselves up but the toy is not at all strong enought to support them and it will tip over onto your child. It's great for playing with your child on knees but standing up is not a good idea | negative |
1 | Great noise maker | My 8 month old son has been playing with this for about a month and loves it. It is NOT strong enough for him to pull himself up with out it tipping over, but once he is standing up and holding on, it does support him. The ball movement is still lost on him, but he enjoys "dancing" to the music while holding on. He also enjoys playing with the brightly colored balls seperately, but hasn't figured how to put them in the holes yet. Over all a decent toy, but a great deal for the price. | positive |
1 | Awesome toy if you can keep up with the balls | My 1 year old and my 3 1/2 year old love this toy. The only problem is that we keep losing track of the balls. Sometimes the balls get stuck in the middle of the base. My 3 year old has figured this out and can get them out. My 1 year old just thinks he's lost his ball and gets frustrated. Other than that, it is a great toy. I love watching the little one dance to the music. But, again, sometimes putting the balls through the hole doesn't trigger the music. My 3 year old knows which button to push, but it frustrates the little one again. We play with this in the great room and often times can't find any of the balls that go to it. My one year old loves to throw them and then they get temporarily lost! Overall though, they both love it and I'd recommend it. | positive |
0 | This toy is going on a one way trip back to the toy store! | My 11 month old daughter received this from a family member for christmas. It was very time consuming to put together. Once assembeld my daughter tried to pull her self up and it tipped over. The ball would get stuck in the middle of the slide. Once pushed to the bottom they would only come out one hole. My daughter was very bored with this toy in seconds. If you want a toy that will keep your childs attention, pick up the Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Learning Home. It is more expensive and larger (much easier to put together) But it is well worth the money. | negative |
0 | Hard to set it up! | I bought this and it was very difficult to put together. Not well made at all. I finally gave up after an hour or two of trying to line up the track and pop it in place with out it all falling apart on me. I returned it. (I couldnt even dismantle it again to return it. | negative |
1 | wonderful! | This toy is not only fun for my 8 month old, my 2 1/2 year old loves it too. A word of caution, my toddler sticks everything she can fit into the center shoot and causes it to jam up. Otherwise, it works perfectly. | positive |
0 | Don't buy this toy | unless you want your child to fall over backwards and hit her head on the floor or furniture. Very serious design flaw - the base is not weighted so when your child tried to pull herself up it tips over. If your child is hanging onto it and starts to sit down, it tips over again. I wish I had read the previous reviews before purchasing. I intend to insist that Fisher Price accept a return of this product | negative |
0 | EXTREMELY DANGEROUS | I purchased this toy for my daughter because it implies that it helps them to pull up and stand. My daughter grabbed the handles and as soon as she tried to pull herself up, the toy toppled over and she landed on her back. I returned it immediately! I would not recommend this toy. | negative |
1 | Multiple ages like it! | I am a teacher for a childcare center with ages birth to 3 years and even though they recommended age is 6 months and up, I have 4 month old babies mesmerized by just the music alone. They may not be able to put the ball through the slot at that age, but if you do it and show them, they love watching it over and over. The batteries last a long time and I like how you can choose the volume on this toy to. If you have an upset baby on your hands, just press the smiley face and awesome music comes out and pleases the baby to no extent! I am going to buy this for my baby also when she is born. A great toy for all ages, but just like the other reviews, don't let the baby pull himself up on it, just place them there and they are suppossed to HOLD themselves by the handles, not pull themselves up. | positive |
0 | Don't buy unless your baby can stand on their own | We bought this toy for my 9 mth old. She was just starting to pull up. We had to hold it down each time she would play with it or else it would fall on top of her. I think that maybe Fisher-Price should re-examine the suggested age. We decided to put the toy up until she can stand on her own and not depend on it to pull up. I gave it 2 stars because she loves to push the button and watch the ball spin in the middle. | negative |
0 | For "older" babies/toddlers | We got this as a Christmas gift for our daughter who was three months. Though we knew it was a toy she would grow into, I was very disappointed. In fact, I gave it to my friend who has an older daughter. You have to push REALLY hard on the balls to get them to go down the spiral, and 9 times out of 10 it comes out the SAME shoot. It wasn't worth the money that someone spent and I'd have returned it for something else, had I not thrown out the box and had a receipt. | negative |
0 | If you call "screaming because you're stuck" "FUN"... | I got this for my twins when they were 9 months old. It was out of the house just after they turned one. Both of my twins at one time or another would get their hand caught in this toy! I haven't seen anyone else write a review about this happening, so I wanted to warn a few people. In the top part, if the child drops the ball and then decides to "get it back" by putting their hand and arm down the hole, they get caught. I thought it was a poor design. I was always right with my kids and saw them do this. Also, my kids loved to lay on top of the toy (on their tummy). This made the toy very unstable and "teetery", one of my twins fell once. This was an excellent toy to encourage them to "stand up", but after they learned that, I had these two complaints. | negative |
0 | This Toy Sucks! | My one and a half year old daughter has not played with this toy since I assembled it yesterday (Christmas day). It is poorly made and very wobbly. She barely pays it any attention. What a waste of money. To bad too. I was trying to get her a few toys of her own since my older three year old son seems to hog all of the toys in the house. I guess I'll try again next year. | negative |
0 | THANK YOU! I won't buy this toy! | I for one appreciate the information from the parents of babies with problems getting their arms stuck, and rather than buying a potentially dangerous toy, I will take the advice of those who have experienced these problems firsthand. Safety is not just about supervision, but also about not putting your child into a bad situation to begin with. | negative |
1 | My Kids Love This Toy | I bought this for my 9 month old for Christmas and she loves not to mention her big sister (4) loves it also. It is a good cause and effect toy with cute music.... | positive |
0 | BORING | My child liked pushing the button that made the music. That was all it was good for. The beat was fun and happy, but the rest of the toy was a flop. Tipped too easy for early standers. Balls all over the house. Never could find a ball when you needed one. Other items got stuffed in it and stuck. Don't waste your money. | negative |
1 | fun | This toy is good. My girl learned her colors and had fun doin it. She loved the music as she learned to put the balls through the slots and watch them go down adn out. Good toy! | positive |
1 | Fun toy | My son loves this toy. It makes great noises. He would play with it for the longest time. The only thing is it says that it is a good toy for learning to stand with. My son was a big baby and he was so strong that he would pull it over when he was first learning to stand. But as a sit and play toy or as a toy for once they can stand it is wonderful. | positive |
0 | Disappointed with Fisher-Price | This toy is advertised to help your child learn to stand. It is very unstable for a child learning to stand. Once your child can stand, they seem to enjoy it. It is not as well made as you would expect, very light weight for a toy advertised to help your child stand. It falls over with the slightest weight applied. I was very displeased with the amount of pieces to put together and the quality of this paticular item. | negative |
1 | Fun for Everyone! | We purchased this toy for our 7-month old daughter and she loves it! Actually, it seems that everyone loves it (my husband, the neighborhood kids, our cat)! The music is very happy & upbeat. It is fun to watch the balls roll down the slides and guess which exit they will come out. Our daughter likes to stand and push the balls through the slots. She is learning how to pull herself up using this toy. Make sure you stay with your child as they play. This toy was not built to replace mom/dad. It will tip and slide if you are not there to hold it steady. Finally, the best feature on the Ball Blast is VOLUME CONTROL!! When you are tired of the music, you can either turn the volume down or off. This way you get some peace while the child still has fun. If you have a child who is just learning to stand this is a GREAT toy to encourage them with! | positive |
0 | not a good investment for kids under 2 | my son is 1 1/2 and this thing [disappoints]. I was so excited to get it and then his arm kept getting stuck and he never played with it. he had the crawl and cruise to and he didnt care for that either although i would give that 5 stars its a great toy. but this one is a waist of money and could cost you a trip to the hospital. | negative |
0 | not for little guys | my son is 20 months and the first couple of times he put the ball in he went after it through the hole in the top and got his arm stuck and almost broke it. | negative |
0 | Little Arms Get Stuck! | This toy is dangerous. My daughter tries to retrieve the ball from the center section and gets her arm stuck. It makes her cry and she gets scraped. I called fisher price and they told me to send it back for a refund. They should stop selling this product! | negative |
1 | Fun! But not for learning to pull up. | I bought this toy for my 25 pound 9 month old son (yes, he's a big boy). He loves the flashing lights and he "dances" to the music. He quickly learned to use his finger to push the little buttons inside the chutes to make the music play. It works okay if your child is pretty good at balancing himself while pulling up, but it will tip over on him at times. Overall, a pretty good toy for the money, but not the stablility I expected from Fisher-Price. | positive |
0 | NOT SAFE FOR PULLING UP | My son has learned how to pull-up so I figured with the name of this toy that he would really enjoy it. The first time he played with it he tried to stand up and the whole toy tipped over on him. It scared him so much that now he cries when I try to get him to play with it. I would definatley not recommend this toy as it is not stable enough. | negative |
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