Fisher-Price Select-a-Show Soother

by Fisher-Price

Product Features

• A customizable developmental soother for baby that mom or dad can easily take with them wherever baby goes
• Mom or dad chooses between three cards with three images on each card to change the projection
• Cards range from simple bold colored shapes for her younger baby to multicolored projections for older babies
• Mom or dad can use cards or opt to have only a simple light show nightlight
• Soother can play music from five to 15 minute

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 11 x 3.4 x 11 inches ; 1.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000EUMONM
• UPC: 027084409758
• Item model number: K4067
• Batteries: 4 C batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #16,285 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
  • #35 in Toys & Games > Baby & Toddler Toys > Crib Toys & Attachments
• Average Customer Review: 4.0 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (49 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Now you can soothe baby with classical music, sweet lullabies, or soft nature sounds while offering a scenic light show that's just right for different ages. Mom can choose from Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and Beautiful Dreamer lullabies to help baby drift to dreamland, classical selections from Bach and Beethoven, or nature sounds like a babbling brook or tweeting birdies. Moms can also change what's projected to match baby's stage of development, sliding a new card in as visual skills improve. For newborns (birth3M), projections are simple, high-contrast images designed to help teach focus. Infants (36M), get complex shapes and colors, designed to intrigue as visual skills improve. When baby is old enough, offer the moon and stars projecting soothing colors on wall or ceiling with its rotating base. The soft light also serves as a great nightlight. Choose a music length between 5, 10, or 15 minutes. And take the show on the road, for calm, comfort, and compact portability wherever you go. Includes a convenient handle for portability, three image slides that are easy to insert and store conveniently in the base and power/volume control.

Product Description

Now you can soothe baby with classical music, sweet lullabies, or soft nature sounds while offering a scenic light show that's just right for different ages. Mom can choose from Twinkle, Twinkle Little Star and Beautiful Dreamer lullabies to help baby drift to dreamland, classical selections from Bach and Beethoven, or nature sounds like a babbling brook or tweeting birdies.

Moms can also change what's projected to match baby's stage of development, sliding a new card in as visual skills improve. For newborns (birth-3M), projections are simple, high-contrast images designed to help teach focus. Infants (3-6M), get complex shapes and colors, designed to intrigue as visual skills improve. When baby is old enough, the moon and stars project soothing colors on wall or ceiling with its rotating base. The soft light also serves as a great nightlight.

Choose a music length between 5, 10, or 15 minutes. And take the show on the road, for calm, comfort, and compact portability wherever you go. Includes a convenient handle for portability, three image slides that are easy to insert and store conveniently in the base and power/volume control. Requires 4 "C" (LR14) alkaline batteries (not included). Measures 11" x 3.375" x 11".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

32 of 32 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Simply the best baby gift, February 27, 2009

By 

T. Nicholson (Lakewood, NJ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Fisher-Price Select-a-Show Soother (Baby Product)

I received this soother as a gift for my son when he was just a few months old and we still use it every day (he's now almost two years old.) It is simply fantatastic. The things I like best about it include the volume control, the duration control (up to 15 minutes of music and lights and I couldn't find any other product to top it), the range of sounds (classical music, classical lullabies, and nature sounds), and the ability to change the display to more complex visual images as your baby grows. I just can't say enough about this item and felt I needed to address some of the complaints listed among these reviews:

The lights aren't bright enough- The lights are plenty bright in a dark room or at night. Yes, if you use it when put your child down for a nap during the day, you probably will not be able to see the projection. If the lights were any brighter, I would be concerned it would keep my child up rather than soothing him to sleep.

Images are upside down- The plastic card that is included will allow you to flip the images over if you are concerned, but really, your baby will not notice if it is projecting on the ceiling.

The images don't move- I found with other mobiles and soothers that project and move, that the moving parts were loud and distracting. With this product, the lights come on and off with different colors in time with the music. I think that's plenty interaction for baby to sleep.

The images are blurry- I don't understand this complaint. I've used this soother in several different rooms at different heights, in different houses and never had a problem. The unit does have a tilt option to adjust the view.

It's a boring show- This product is for babies to soothe them to sleep. If you over-stimulate babies, they don't sleep - simple as that.

No plug in option- I found that even when using this soother multiple times during nap times during the day, and at night, and in the middle of the night when my baby awoke, every single day, I only changed the batteries twice a year. The lack of a plug only gives me flexibility to move it wherever I want. I'd rather have it this way.

Net-net, I think this is the best soother with light show available, and my baby and I love it. I recommend it highly and give it as a gift whenever possible.

7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Do not buy this for the light show., October 18, 2007

By 

Lilou "E. Kiken" (VA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:2.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fisher-Price Select-a-Show Soother (Baby Product)

Since my daughter's been able to stand in her crib, her sleep patterns are not as consistent as they used to be. I heard that these musical/projection soothers can help.
However, do no buy this one. The images of this projection are horribly blurry unless you have it about two feet from the cieling. I actually laughed when I turned it on and saw how fuzzy the images were. I tested it in a dark room with a white cieling as they recommend.
Saying this, there is one really nice feature to this soother that I haven't found in others yet, which is you can play the soother with music on or music off. There is also a volume control on the music which is nice too.
The music in itself is calming and you options, like natural sounds, classical, etc...
Saying this, I returned the product since the light show was terrible. I wouldn't even call it a light show, more like blotches of muted light on the cieling.
After reading great reviews, I'm going to try the Tomy Light Bright. Hopefully that'll be better.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Great for us!, September 2, 2008

By 

J miller (Minnesota) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Fisher-Price Select-a-Show Soother (Baby Product)

After switching from crib to big girl bed, my daughter stopped going to sleep on her own. But after getting this, we put it on as part of our nighttime routine and tell her that when the music and lights shut off- mommy leaves and she goes to sleep. She totally went for it! First we started at 15 minutes on the timer, now I'm out of there in 5. I love the different timer options and I think that the light show is quite adequate for us.