Fisher-Price Peek-a-Blocks Sort and Roll School Bus

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Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 7.3 x 15 x 19.1 inches ; 7.9 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7.9 pounds
• ASIN: B0007WWZJU
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• Manufacturer recommended age: 6 months - 3 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #209,822 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 2.9 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Product Description

The wheels on the bus go 'round and 'round, the shapes go in and out, the window goes back and forth, the hood opens and closes all over town! Six special shaped blocks made just for sorting, peek-a-boo objects inside that will allow baby to imagine school-time discoveries, music, sounds and light all add extra delight to the fun of pretend play. Easily converts from a sit-and-play activity to a pull-along. Requires 4 "AA" batteries (included). Measures 19.38" x 7.13" x 15".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Fun, but not the best Peek-a-Blocks toy, October 6, 2005

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Clicker - See all my reviews

= Durability:2.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fisher-Price Peek-a-Blocks Sort and Roll School Bus (Toy)

My son received this bus for his first birthday. He has enjoyed all the Peek-a-Blocks toys we own and he likes this bus too. It has flashing lights, a hood which opens, a roller to spin, a sliding door, a stop sign which opens, an apple on a bendable pole and shape sorting for the fun school-themed triangle, square and circle blocks (two of each shape). It plays music when blocks go down the middle shoot of the sorter and when the bus is pushed or pulled by the handle.

While all of these features are fun, my son finds a couple of things frustrating. When he puts the triangle blocks in the shape sorter, they get stuck in the body of the bus below because the area is too narrow. Also, the squares are a bit taller than they are wide and deep so they won't fit through the sorter in one direction. My son doesn't seem to understand the difference in length and gets upset when the block will not go in. Lastly, the shape sorting panel comes off easily. My son pushes it off when he tries to put the blocks through and I frequently need to put it back on.

I was also frustrated with a problem I had when we first got the toy. One of the two lights did not work. I called Fisher Price and they asked me to exchange it at a Toys R Us store. I did this and the new bus had exactly the same problem. I called again and they asked me to return it to them and they would send me a new one. I had to mail it at my own expense ($16) and was without the toy for three weeks. Fortunatley, the new one they sent me works fine and my son spends time playing with it every day.

9 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not all that, November 27, 2005

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Nick's mom (Rancho Santa Margarita, CA) - See all my reviews

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

This review is from: Fisher-Price Peek-a-Blocks Sort and Roll School Bus (Toy)

I thought that this toy would be a lot more fun than it is. My 10 month old only plays with it a few minutes at a time (if that). He seems to like moving the stop sign and opening/closing the bus' window the best. I had to return the first bus that I bought, because one of the lights did not work. My son doesn't put the blocks through the shape sorter yet, but when I tested it I noticed that the triangle gets stuck and that all 3 shapes can fit through the square's opening. I hope that as my son gets older he'll use this toy more

9 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Disapointing, October 29, 2005

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Sunnshine Mommy (CA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:3.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fisher-Price Peek-a-Blocks Sort and Roll School Bus (Toy)

We love FP toys and this was one of the toys we bought for our daughter when she turned 1. She is 14 months now and she hasnt touched it more than a couple times a week. We have the toy in the living room with alot of her other toys.

She loves the blocks it came with and she is not really into trying to sort the blocks, she hasnt really figured out how to pull the wagon along with her yet. The lights and sounds are intresting and she loves sliding the window on the side of the bus back and forth.

She mostly uses this toy to sit on, she did this like the 2nd day we had it. She put her feet through the hood of the bus and she puts her bottom on the shape sorter. So other than using it as a chair, it was a waste of money.