I purchased this for my 9-mo old grand-daughter.  It is an "oldie but goodie" style of toy that has been around for decades.

All of the switches on her toy are too hard for her to deploy. I can't imagine even a 2-yr old playing with this and not getting frustrated.  The last switch (toggle switch/monkey) is espec tight.  I am hoping that with use the switches will become less rigid. For right now my grand-baby is happy to close the lids while playing with an adult. Impossible for her to interact with it without "help."  When she is playing by herself she is limited to a single action of closing the lids.  After that she loses interest.

OK....I know it's a toy but a purple monkey? Seriously?  The other animals are somewhat lifelike but the purple monkey seems out of place.  For the price I would have like to see a music or sound feature.  This was the same price as LeapFrog's top-rated "Learn and Groove" drum  (which was ordered at the same time.)  Compared to the drum the pop-and-play is much less of a value based on its simplicity.

"Colors may vary?" Is this a way of getting around the "you may think you'll get the Sesame Street characters but you'll get generic animals instead?" Is it really that hard to be more specific? After all, it is made by Playskool!
I purchased this for my 9-mo old grand-daughter. It is an "oldie but goodie" style of toy that has been around for decades. All of the switches on her toy are too hard for her to deploy. I can't imagine even a 2-yr old playing with this and not getting frustrated. The last switch (toggle switch/monkey) is espec tight. I am hoping that with use the switches will become less rigid. For right now my grand-baby is happy to close the lids while playing with an adult. Impossible for her to interact with it without "help. "  When she is playing by herself she is limited to a single action of closing the lids. After that she loses interest. OK.... I know it's a toy but a purple monkey? Seriously? The other animals are somewhat lifelike but the purple monkey seems out of place. For the price I would have like to see a music or sound feature. This was the same price as LeapFrog's top-rated "Learn and Groove" drum  (which was ordered at the same time. )  Compared to the drum the pop-and-play is much less of a value based on its simplicity. "Colors may vary? " Is this a way of getting around the "you may think you'll get the Sesame Street characters but you'll get generic animals instead? " Is it really that hard to be more specific? After all, it is made by Playskool!