Playskool Explore and Grow Busy Ball Popper
Playskool Explore and Grow Busy Ball Popper
Average Customer Rating: 3.5 / 5
- Lively air-powered, ball-poppin’ toy features fun, upbeat music
- Comes complete with five balls
- Includes ball popper base
- Also Includes output tube rack, tray, lower trough
- Giggles are guaranteed with 8 lively songs to help keep the fun rolling along
Product Description
Playskool Explore ‘N Grow Busy Ball PopperAmazon.com Review
The Playskool Explore and Grow Busy Ball Popper is a great put-and-take adventure for your infant or toddler. Designed for children ages nine months and up, the Busy Ball Popper will have your child popping the bright, colorful balls into a fun frenzy as they are air-popped out of the lower tube. The ball spinner/popper provides a fun sensorial experience, and includes fun, upbeat music to match t… More >>
Playskool Explore and Grow Busy Ball Popper
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First for the drawbacks; 1)It is easy to lose the balls if you don’t make a point of collecting them after play and keeping them somewhere safe, 2)There is music that plays continuously while it is on, which can be annoying for some, and 3)The play cycle is rather short so you or baby must keep pressing plunger to start it again. This might be a welcome respite for those offended by #2.
BUT: All four of my boys LOVED this toy!!! A favorite, and a toy I always buy or recommend to others. Perfect for a boy or girl. My boys were enthralled by the colorful balls shooting out of the hole and amazed when they almost always went where they were supposed to, which is around the ramp and back into the receptacle. They also LOVED to feel the air blow out of the toy (the air is what pushes the ball up and out of the hole) and would often just press the plunger to feel the air on their faces, hands and in their hair. They quickly learned to start the toy themselves and would be entertained by it longer than they would be by other toys. All of my boys got this toy for their first birthdays (I am a toy manufacturers dream, I sell toys in Mom2Mom sales after on child outgrows them and then end up buying them again for subsequent kids– can’t stand clutter and feel they deserve their own stuff).
Rating: 5 / 5
I ordered this toy for my 11 months old baby, I thought it will be a cute toy, but I was very disappointed when got it. The music is very annoying, and the button needs to be pressed pretty hard for the balls to pop. Plus, they all pop one after another, and the music keeps playing while they pop, so it is not so great for a small baby. I thought it will be more interactive than it was. Beside, my daughter was more interested in chewing the balls than playing with the toy itself. We returned right away.
Rating: 2 / 5
We received this as a gift, and after installing the 4 D batteries (ugh), I was taken aback at how dangerously loud the music and fan are! I researched some more and discovered that it is on the Top Ten Most Dangerous Toys list for registering at over 90 decibels. That is quite dangerous for developing ears, and considering that this toy is meant for babies as young as 9 months, I am surprised at how unnecessarily loud it is. We are returning this toy. Toys should be fun, not dangerous.
Rating: 1 / 5
I bought this for my 10 month old daughter since my son seemed to love it at daycare when he was 1-2 years old. He’s now 2 1/2 and still enjoys it. I think it’s an adorable toy and a good way to teach cause/effect. My daughter watches intently as the balls pop up, then I show her where they go inside. I admit that she does flinch in surprise a little with the air/music combo as the balls pop up, but I don’t think it’s too loud at all. The anticipation is the fun part! I hate to say that 3 of the 5 balls are missing as of late, since they do fly all over the place when you play. I wonder if they sell extras/replacements…?
Rating: 4 / 5
I bought this for my son when he was about 15 months old. He is now 3 and a half and still LOVES this thing. Two major problems: The music is VERY loud and VERY annoying. The second problem is that it eats batteries like you would not believe. As soon as the power goes down a bit from the low batteries, the balls don’t shoot into the air, they just sort of push up to the top of the tube which is alot less fun for the kids. That said, it was well worth the money if you are oonly considering the the amount of fun my kids have had with it.
Rating: 3 / 5