Gobble & Go Hippo

by Fisher-Price

Product Features

• The hippo's head bobs up and down as he gobbles up blocks
• Early walkers can push it along to steady first steps and encourage movement
• Includes five delightful Peek-a-Blocks with favorite foods inside-cereal, broccoli, carrots, pie, and a PB&J sandwich
• Lots of block storage space, too
• Age Range 9 Months-2 Years

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 22.8 x 15.9 x 9.2 inches ; 0.3 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 7.8 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B0001J2NKK
• Item model number: C5843
• Manufacturer recommended age: 9 months - 2 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #110,020 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #61 in Toys & Games > Baby & Toddler Toys > Rocking & Spring Ride-Ons
• Average Customer Review: 3.7 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (130 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

It starts as a push-along walker, then converts to a ride-on-both with great gobbling fun! The hippo's head bobs up and down as he gobbles up blocks. Early walkers can push it along to steady first steps and encourage movement. Then shift the handle down

Product Description

Your baby will have hours of fun gobbling up Fisher-Price Peek-a-Blocks with this adorable hippo walker that converts to a ride-on as baby grows. Pull the yellow seat up to form a push bar, and then press it back down to let the riding fun begin. Push the hippo friend along, and he'll "gobble" the blocks from the floor. There are five included Peek-a-Blocks that will keep little hands and minds occupied with bright discoveries inside the blocks.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

75 of 76 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Daily Favorite, November 2, 2004

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Allaya Fleischer "Allaya" (New York, NY United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gobble & Go Hippo (Toy)

Unlike some of the other reviews I've read, our hippo gobbles pretty well. Not only does he gobble blocks, but I've seen other objects pop up into his belly.

That said, this is by far one of my daughter's favorite toys. I bought it for her when she was around 9 or 10 months old. We have other Peek-a-Blocks at home which she really enjoys, so I figured that if she wasn't really into the hippo, she'd at least have new blocks. Well, it turns out she LOVES the hippo, and plays with it daily. It's given her so much confidence and has probalby been strengthening her muscles - all of them, since she not only walks with the hippo, but swings it around as well! Hey, it's got to be durable if it can stand that much abuse.

We haven't tried the ride-on conversion as of yet, but as far as I can tell, she enjoys playing with the blocks and she's delighted for being so mobile.

All in all, I'd consider this toy a pretty good value for the money. At less than $25, you get a walker, a ride on AND a set of blocks. Not bad in my book.

150 of 161 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Love it!, July 30, 2004

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A J Shepard "aj_shepard" (Tucson, AZ United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gobble & Go Hippo (Toy)

Before you buy this though, ask yourself: do I want to encourage my crawler who already gets into everything to be even more mobile? Really, shouldn't we be doing everything we can to keep those kids as immobile as possible? I don't know about you but the keep-up-with-your-toddler exercise plan is wiping me out. Our 9 month old daughter was already pretty mobile but had just started to cruise and wasn't great at it. Well along comes Mr. Hippo and forget it. She's toddling all over the place now and it's only a month later. At first he was a little too fast for her but now she can keep up. Our dogs go running when they hear old gobble-and-go clipping across the floor heading straight their way.

On the "gobble" topic. He doesn't exactly gobble that well, it's true. The mechanism that pushes the blocks from his "mouth" to his middle is very soft and turns very loosely so sometimes the blocks just sit against it in his "mouth". Hey, that's okay. If your kid is like mine and loves shoving her hands anywhere and everywhere at least you don't have to worry that they'll be "gobbled" or pinched or whatever.

Overall though, he's one sturdy little hippo. He's been rammed into furniture, and into aforementioned pets repeatedly (not repeatedly into the pets though, as I said, they learned to flee early on) with no damage. So if you really want to help that little mover and shaker to move even more, go for it.

34 of 34 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Not what I expected!, September 19, 2004

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Lorene "Mommy to a princess" (michigan) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Gobble & Go Hippo (Toy)

We are huge peek a block fans in our home, so when this toy came out, I went right out and got it for our daughter's first b-day. We played with it right away, but I was not impressed! Of course the blocks are great, but Mr. Hippo doesn't eat up his food like he is supposed to, my daughter has a hard time pushing him cause the handle is small, and to top it off, she has a hard time riding on him cause she is very tall and just can't move her legs right when she is on him. As excited as I was to purchase this toy, I will be returning it as soon as I can. We are going to get her something a little more suitable. I would not reccommend this toy, and am kind of disappointed by Fisher Price with this toy. (I am still a huge fan of Fisher Price though!)