Customer Reviews

Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Corn Popper Push Toy

5 star:		(150)
4 star:		(34)
3 star:		(15)
2 star:		(5)
1 star:		(14)

 

 

We purchased this toy for our son when he was learning to walk (at 9 months of age) and now he's 15 months old and still loves it. It's his favorite toy of all. He pushes it, pulls it, bangs the floor with it, chases the cats with it, gives it to me to push while he watches the "popcorn" pop and even this morning he was sliding it on the dome instead of on it's wheels. YES, it is noisy and it's not fun to have in the background while trying to talk on the phone, but it keeps a busy toddler happy! I wouldn't recommend it as a "learning to walk" toy because it's not 100% stable but for someone who is stable already, I'd highly recommend it!

I just had to write a review after the negative comments I've read. Yes, it can be noisy (but if he's having fun, I'm happy). Yes, a child could run over your feet with it (my son did until we told him it hurt and wasn't nice). However, of all the toys my son has received, this is one he keeps going back to. It was a Christmas gift when he turned one and as soon as he perfected walking, the popper quickly became his favorite toy. He pretended it was a vaccum cleaner (complete with his own sound effects). And more recently it became a weed wacker (again with sound effects). He really uses his imagination with it. He's now 2 and he still takes it out to do a little poppin'. I believe as long as they are having fun and its safe - go with it! Also, it's inexpensive enough that if your child isn't thrilled with it, at least its not a big investment.

I look for toys that grow with my child, encourage creativity and are versatile. I prefer toys that are fairly quiet, easy to use and lots of fun. I want a toy that has more than one button to push.

Let me stress that this is not a quiet toy!

However, all the other expectations in a toy are met through this toy. The child can be as imaginative and creative as he/she wants with this toy. This has been a popcorn machine, a part of our family band, a vacuum cleaner and more. My son who is two still wants to play with it.

This is not a walker- in other words, it is not to help your child walk, this is a toy for playing with while you walk.

Very fun.

I bought this for my son when he was 11 months old. He was already walking VERY well and he absolutely *LOVES* this toy! (I would not recommend this to a toddler just learning to walk.)This toy has different colored balls inside and the balls *POP* as the toy gets rolled along the floor. I don't know what it is about this little toy, but he plays with this ALL THE TIME! After reading other reviews, my son never "swings" this toy! He thinks of it more like a vacuum because he sees mommy vacuuming all the time. And some of the reviewers wrote that their children run over their toes??? This is a very lightweight toy. If my son does run into something he simply backs up and goes another way. In that way it is a pretty educational toy that will teach cause and effect. OVERALL - Very Good Toy at Very Nice Price! VERY HIGHLY RECOMMENDED!

I DISCOVERED THIS TOY WHEN MY NEPHEW WAS BORN 20+ YEARS AGO! I HAD IT FOR MY FIRSTBORN - 17 YEARS AGO, AND WITH MY TODDLER, WHO IS NOW 2. THE TOY HAS AN EASY GRASP HANDLE FOR TODDLERS TO HOLD AS THEY PUSH ALONG. THE BALLS POP CONSTANTLY,WHICH KEEPS TODDLERS THRILLED AND INTERESTED. THE BALLS ARE A DIFFERENT COLOR WHICH IS FUN FOR KIDS TO WATCH TOO. THE "GLOBE" MAY DISCOLOR WITH AGE, BUT IT WILL POP FOREVER. THIS IS A GIFT I BUY FOR ALL SMALL CHILDREN. IT IS THE 'COOLEST', MOST DURABLE TOY I HAVE EVER SEEN.

I just gave this toy to my 1 year old daughter. I was going to save it for Christmas but I'm glad I didn't wait. This toy makes my daughter giggle like no other toy. Plus, she's just learning to walk and it has encouraged her to walk more. We also chase her around with it - making her belly laugh all over the house. Her 16 month old friend loves it too. My mother discouraged me from buying her such a 'noisey' toy. But when the popping brings so much joy and baby laughter to our home, how could we not get it for her?? It's FANTASTIC!

This toy is an old classic that has held on through the years because it's plain, simple fun that still appeals to toddlers and preschoolers of the Barney generation. For imaginative toddlers and preschoolers who want to "be like mom and dad" it can be a vacuum cleaner, a lawn mower, and other grown-up toys. My toddler's eyes light up when she hears the popping noise. Yes, it's a bit loud, but it's nostalgic for me and I know she's having a good time.

Unlike some other push toys, this one requires a toddler to be somewhat steady on his or her feet because there's nothing to lean on. For this reason, this is a slightly later push toy than some of the others that have four wheels (for a good stable early push toy, try the VTech Little Smart First Steps Plus - it's very stable and solid and will give your little one something to lean on as he or she is taking those early steps).

This toy can be either pushed or pulled. It does require that the child keep the handle in the proper angle. There is a fairly wide range of angles that work, but if the handle gets too vertical (straight up and down) the toy has a tendency to start going backwards into the child, which may send the child over the top of the popper onto the ground. This was only a problem for my daughter early on as she was learning to use this toy, but it's something to watch for when an early walker starts using it.

Overall a great toy and a classic!

This is such a great little push toy! I have 3 daughters and they have all loved it! We have the older version which has a wooden handle instead of the newer plastic one. Personally, I think that it is easier for chubby fingers to grasp a hold on then the new one--hence the term "If it aint broke, don't fix it" My girls have gotten hours of fun out of this popper and my 14 mo. old loves to chase her older sister's with it! There is only one less than positive thing I can say about it! It is N~O~I~S~Y!! But hey if you have kids, you are already used to the noise, right? Fisher Price makes the BEST toys!!

This torture toy is pure hell for parents, but wonderfully entertaining for kids!! There is nothing that compares to the hours of insanity-causing popping of this toy being run up and down the hallway/driveway/kitchen/study/any flat surface, which does though, tell of its all-time popularity with kids... A classic and wonderful "gift" for the OTHER kids!!

My son received this as a gift when he was almost 10 months old, and even before he was walking, he loved to push it back and forth on the floor to make the popping noise. Now that he is nearly 14 months old, he loves to push or pull it all over the place. Most of the time, the noise isn't so annoying, but we have had to put it away at times because it's impossible to hear anything over the popping (and it certainly does nothing to help a headache!).

I rated this toy 3 stars for fun because the noise can sometimes be too much, but my son would probably rate it 5 stars!