Customer Reviews

Infantino Baby Beach Band

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It's true that it's not quite what I expected; it looks like a series of musical instruments and it's more like soft puppets that happen to make noise, but if you realize that's what it is, it's so much fun! The octopus "drum" is soft enough to drum with any-sized child, and its song (press one of the tentacles) is catchy enough that we wore the battery out. The maracas shake and rattle, and the lobster chimes when it shakes. These are simple "instruments" for the smallest children, not realistic music makers. Our child loves hitting the "tambourine" and the "drum," and he definitely dances when we play the octopus song.

So, no, not for the musical virtuoso in your house. For that, there's better. But for simple cute noisemakers (that all easily fit back into their own carrying case, by the way, in the form of the octopus), this is a keeper.

I bought this item for my son @ 2 months of age. He receives p.t. for a tightness in his neck and this toy always engages him in his stretches. Besides using it in therapy, he loves it at home, he's now almost 8 months. I didn't expect this to create the sounds of the Beatles, I expected it to be a baby toy that allowed him to use his sense of curiosity with it and that's what he does. He loves when I tap the top of the drum and then he taps it(this toy is definitely not a babysitter, you have to engage in it with your child) also, he shakes the clam shells and the lobster but he taps the tambourine, like he should to hear the different sounds. The octopus drum has crinkly legs, which he loves and a short tune (what baby has a very long attention span? And remember repitition is key for infants). Also as the child gets older, you can use the drum to show how you put things in and then take them out. I think maybe other parents expected too much from this item. It's very simple, not a lot of bells and whistles, but that's the best part. You're baby can make it whatever he or she wants, sometimes its a chew toy, sometimes we bang the drum and sometimes we just plain explore it by putting things in and taking them. All in all this is a wonderful product for the price, the quality is good (all items but the drum I have put in the washer) and my son always finds it interesting.

We bought this for our son for Christmas this year based on glowing reviews. What a disappointment! The "musical instruments" are basically glorified rattles that all sound basically the same, the song the drum plays is tinny, scratchy, and short, and nothing seems very well made. I at least expected the different instruments to sound different from one another.

On the plus side, it is cute, and the lobster has a pretty wind chime like sound.

This is a good product, but it fits a specific need. This is by no way a musical instrument set. It's just a bunch of cute baby toys that your baby can chew on, shake and hear noise, and pull on the various parts.

I was expecting more of a musical instrument set, but once it arrived I realized this is just fine and probably a much better fit for our 7 mo old.

The pieces are cute, and durable. My 7 mo old loves to pull and chew on everything, and after a few weeks there are no signs of the pieces coming apart. The noises the pieces make are essentially the same bells and rattles you find in all infant toys, except for the Octopus drum (which I thought was a crab until my wife corrected me). This drum has an electronic jingle player in the yellow arm. The music is very digitized, but I have to admit I'm addicted to it...and so is my daughter. She loves the tune, it's very catchy. BTW, the drum does not make any drum noises (whew!). It's basically just a soft cylinder with a semi-hard plastic top, but the whole drum is not sturdy enough to actually make drum noises. Again, that's a good thing because I don't really want an efficient drum around, and you want these toys very soft so your infant can roll on it, chew it, and toss it around.

My only complaint is that the octopus drum was squashed in the box it came in. So our's is collapsed and doesn't look like a nice drum as in the product pictures. It was packed that way, and as such has a permanent crushed look. It really doesn't affect the usage of the drum, and my infant doesn't care...it's more of a annoyance to me cause it feels like I received a slightly defective product.

Summary: A cute infant toy that makes some sounds but not too much. It's soft and durable. But it's not in any way intended to make music.

My daughter got this Christmas and it's by far her favorite. For some reason, the lobster rattle always makes her happy and when your done you put all the instruments in the octopus drum for easy storage.

This is my infant neice's favorite toy because all the colorful sea creatures have different sensory features and are just the right size for little hands.

I gave this to my daughter for her first birthday. She is now three and still enjoys playing with it. It is cute, engaging, and well made.

I am not sure why this product is getting poor reviews. Perhaps because it is not clearly labeled for the correct age range? I am an infant room teacher in a preschool and can tell you that in my experience this is a great product for INFANTS. Infant being 0-12 months. Not that an older child wouldn't enjoy it...my daughter received this around 9-10 months and loved it. I would say it is best for the 6-18 month range, possibly earlier. It is a "soft" toy, made for infants. If you are looking for a product for an older child, I would suggest something else. My daughter loves the sounds the soft "instruments" make and the fun colors, ribbons, shiny surfaces, and other various textures on the toy - all of which are great for infant development. It is a developmental toy for a specific age range, not something you would expect the child to enjoy for years and years. If you have a very, very young child who likes to make noise, this product is for you.

I bought this set for my 8 month old that loves to bang and drum on everything.....except this toy. It doesn't do anything what so ever. There is very little stimulation and frankly, i still can't figure out the point of the main drum that is covered with plastic that doesn't make any noice. Don't bother with this one unless your baby needs something to chew on!

I got this toy for my DD as a Christmas gift. She is 6 months old. The sound quality of the drum is not good. It's a little fuzzy sounding. I thought we must have gotten a 'bad one,' but I saw this toy in a store and it had the same poor sound quality as ours. The lobster toy is the best, and I like that it comes with a hook so I can latch it on to my DD's playmat. She also really likes the starfish toy because she can grasp it. The other toys are just okay. I like that the toys are primarily made out of fabric since I try to avoid letting my DD chew on plastics. As she gets a little older, she may enjoy this toy more.