Customer Reviews

Franklin Dora the Explorer Hopping Ball

5 star:		(2)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

We got the Diego version of this ball and pumped it up until it seemed "firm" with our small bike pump. WOW - the other reviewers are right - the size of a basketball at best. I was all but in the car on the way to the store to return it when we looked at the box a little closer and says it's 16". OK, so we pulled out the regular air compressor and a ruler and kept on pumping, pumping, pumping until we got to 16" diameter and again WOW - it's the perfect size for our 5 yr. old! Don't underestimate just how much you have to blow this thing up and just how far that PVC will stretch. It would be so much nicer if the instructions listed what PSI to inflate this ball up to. It's a fun ball though once you pump it up right.

My daughter was so disappointed when I got the thing fully inflated and realized that it was no bigger then a basketball. The manufacturer should be sued for false advertisement. Don't waste your money it now big enough for a child to use.

I was so dissapointed in this item. This was for a 5 year old girl. The ball itself is not much bigger than a basketball. She can not even sit on the ball to hop. This should be for a toddler if they could sit on the ball.

My twin girls each received one of these for their 4th birthday from their grandmother. They love them! They were hopping all over the house having the best time. However, I had read previous reviews of this item and wondered if they were accurate. They were. My husband used a bicycle pump to inflate them so we had no problems there, but within a few hours one of the hoppers was significantly deflated. I didn't want to embarrass my mother-in-law, so I didn't mention it, but I am doing research now to find a more durable alternative. Summary: Great toy with one fatal flaw, air loss.

We bought this for our toddler so it's just the right size; however, it does not stay inflated for very long. We have to add air to it every time she plays with it. She bounces for 5-10 minutes and then the ball has to be re-inflated.

Bought this along with the Diego ball. This ball works fine, the Diego ball does leak air after a little while. We purchased these since we had a hard time finding in stores.

My 3 year old had been asking for a Dora ball so I thought this hopping one would be perfect and more fun than a regular bouncy ball. She does have fun with it, however if we inflate it all the way its too big for her. So we had to let some air out so it was more her size. She hops on it and has fun with it but in the next couple days it needs air again. Maybe this one has a slow leak somewhere, I havent checked it over well yet. But it is a fun toy regardless.

The item I ordered should have been blue and instead was yellow. It also came in a small plain white box with no descriptioin or directions.

I bought this for my 2-year old. She took some time to figure it out. Once she did, she goes crazy on it. It is very sturdy, works indoors and out. Lots of fun and worth the price.

We were very disappointed in this product! The stopper is so easily pulled out of this ball, that our children are constantly letting the air out. Even when left alone, it never seems to stay fully inflated and is unusable. I would not recommend this toy at all.