Customer Reviews

Discovery Exclusive Ann B. Dextrous™ Motor Developer

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I bought this toy for my 4 month old daughter. I loved the fact that it grows with the baby. So far my daughter and my 2 year old son LOVE this toy. It is not hard to change the levels for each of them or they can both play with it at any level. My son does try to pry the shapes out when it is set at level one and they are locked into place. So I usually change the level for him. He gets alot of enjoyment out of making the top pop up and taking the shapes out. My infant loves to roll around on the floor and bat around at this toy and see the lights and music. This toy is unlike anything I have ever seen. It is a very nice toy! The music is nice and volume adjustable. The volume control is very nice because my son or daughter cant adjust it themselves so it stays at a desirable level. The lights are pleasing to look at and the music and sounds are very cool. I highly recommend this toy!

We got this gift as a Christmas present for our 16-month-old. It's a little bit too much blink and noise, I think, for what it actually is. The separate stages are nice, but he's not interested in the one for his age. You hear instructions for what color to press; when you press all the items of the right color the head pops up. He likes to push the head down again but it gets old just choosing red, blue, green, or yellow. It also seems to suck battery power like you wouldn't believe. What my 16-month-old, "stage 3" baby likes best, though, is the stage 1 setting for teeny babies (and not because he doesn't get it--he's a boy genius, of course). When you press or manipulate the gadgets, they light up but they also trigger tunes. He likes to set off the songs and then dance to them. That seems to be way more exciting than the "games" deemed age-appropriate. I am perfectly happy having him play with it just for the music and it does take up less space in a room than other musical toys he has

We are expecting a new baby in a few months, so it is a good toy to have on hand for two children. It powers itself off, it's pretty, and the knobs and manipulative parts are very colorful and fun to manipulate. I think it's better for younger kids. I don't see the purpose of the older stages beyond teaching colors, and the flashing lights, sounds, and computerized voice aren't the best teachers for that. Your child probably already learned how to pull, push, turn, flip, and practice other motor skills on household items anyway.

I have this at home for a little over a month, I bought this when my daughter was a little over 3 months. She first was fascinated by the lights and the music. Now I can see her trying out the various challenges, moving the wheel, pushing the buttons. Other mothers who come home like this toy and so do their kids.

Our 5 month old loves this toy now, but at 4 months he only played with one "pod" the spin and turn one to be exact. The others were a little to difficult for his tiny, shaky, uncoordinated hands. He also would lose interest because he was unable to sit up and play on his own. He'd lay next to it and bat at things but sometimes this wasn't enough to get the toy started. If we assisted in the sitting up and playing he would kick, Kick, KICK the toy. Also the wobble doesn't work well on soft surfaces like carpet. But he's learning right before our eyes. AMAZING to see every week he learns to use something else. He started to play with the flip and switch "pod" this weekend and finally learned to push things on the push and pull "pod". My husband and I are excited to watch what comes next...A little pricey (purchased with a gift card) but so far worth it.

My son received this as a gift when he was 4 months old. At 2 1/2, he still loves playing it. The stages allow for develpment as the baby gets older. My son has some developmental delays so we loved the option to change the settings as needed. We just bought this as a gift for our friend's baby. The only problem we had was with the 4 blocks on top. In the later stages they come out and my son lost them, probably in the trash! Other than that, its a great toy.

My 8 month old son loves this toy. He recieved it a month ago for Christmas, and seemed to love it then as well. I can't wait until he turns 9 months old to access the second stage!

This toy has pros and cons. From the description it sounded like the only toy we'd ever need, of course the baby gets bored with it after a while. He is 8 months now and we've had it for a couple of months. It's very durable as it has been dropped several times and doesn't seem worse for wear.

If you forget to shut it off, the wobbler is very sensitive so it eats through C batteries like nothing you've ever seen.

I have two older children so we'd tried out the higher settings, seems like they liked it. I don't know if they really understood about the "pods" and when the surrounding light is bright you can't really see the light queues that well.

Overall we're pleased with it, if it lasts his first 3 years it will have been worth it.

We love this toy. My daughter was 5 months before she was really intrested in it. She is 7 months now and she plays with it more and more every day. We bought it before Christmas and it was on sale on amazon, so it has been worth the $40 we paid for it.

This is by far my son's favorite toy. He is 9 months now and has played with it regularly for about 2 months. I love it because it helps motor development and keeps him occupied. My nephew used this toy prior to my sister giving it to me, so I know it is durable too (it's at least 4 years old and looks and works great).

We got this when our daughter was 3 months old. She was too young to really understand it but loved the lights and sounds. She is almost 5 months now and does really well with it. She loves hitting the buttons and seeing the lights and sounds go off. One slight negative is some of the buttons/pulls are a little tough for her to operate at this age (not strong enough for the pulls) but overall I think its a great toy. I am also excited about how this toy will grow with her for at least a couple years.