Customer Reviews

International Playthings Flash Beat Drum

5 star:		(51)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(2)
2 star:		(1)
1 star:		(0)

 

 

I heartily recommend this toy. My son (9 months old now) got this toy for Christmas when he was 6 months old. He has loved this drum. He plays with it almost every day and has learned cause and effect from it as well as just enjoying the banging. I like the fact that it has a lower volume button as most baby toys are too noisy. He has lots of toys (he is a third child) but really enjoys this one!

I've never posted a review on Amazon but I have to speak up in favor of the Flash Beat Drum. It is seriously underappreciated with only three reviews thus far! My one-year old boy does his happy dance and applauds wildly whenever he hears the Caribbean-style tunes. We have a room full of toys, and he reaches for this one first.

This is a very entertaining toy! We've had it for several months and it's played with daily. There are different sounds, tunes and lights that keep my son interested. One button plays short Caribbean-sounding melodies; it's very cute and not annoying like a lot of baby toys. Volume control is good.

2 daughters 15month and 2.5yrs. Both enjoy the toy, both dance to music and the pad on top that you hit is touch sensative and lights up different with every time you hit it. size is perfect. daddy was a drummer, and enjoys also.

This is a fantastic toy. I think the sound is great and it makes many different sounds depending on which button is pushed it also plays music faster and slower depending on how fast/slow it is rolled. My daughter loves it!

I was excited about this toy when I read the reviews. We've been playing music , signing and dancing with our baby since he was a few months old. Now at 10+ months he claps his hands when we sign "if you're happy and you know it..." well you get it. He also will hold a tambourine and strike it with his free hand . All context for the fact that we are encouraging his artistic exploration. We got the drum and was happy with the size. Just right for him and not too big. He was excited as it was NEW. Over time though he would simply flip the thing upside down a few times and leave it. No matter how much we tapped on it, rolled and tried to encourage use. Can't make a baby do what you want all the time. The thing I wasn't crazy about is when your in drum mode and tap it, the sound and light seems delayed and somewhat muted. My mom brought over a empty tin of sugar cookies and he bangs on that more than this. Go figure. Not the toys fault but he's just not that into it.

UPDATE: Originally, I gave this toy only two stars as my son had a rather lukewarm reception to it. However, after a couple of days, he started to push it around and enjoyed the music as it rolled.

He also started to bang the drum quite boisterously, which is what is needed in order for the drum to light up and make a sound. Now, he really likes it and this is one of his "go-to" toys in his room.

Original review below:


After reading the glowing reviews, I was eagerly anticipating the arrival of this toy since my baby LOVES to drum things. He bangs like a bongo player on everything. Unfortunately, everything, but this toy.

There is a very tiny delay from when you hit the drum to when it lights up and makes a sound. While the delay is infinitely tiny, it is enough that it doesn't feel like the sound is 100% related to the banging.

Factor in that the toy makes noise when it falls over and rolls and plays music constantly, it doesn't give enough feedback to connect the banging with the sound. You also have to hit the top very hard in order to hear a sound, so sometimes my son would bang the surface and nothing would happen. He does like to scratch the top with his fingernails and finds that sound much more satisfying.

The best part is this toy is fun even when you turn off the switch. My little one smacks it, rolls and crawls with it all the things she'd normally do with it when its all lit up and playing the music. So if you want quiet time, less music, this toy work great. It is light enough so even if she lifts and somehow bummps her head to it, doesn't get much hurt. btw, the music is soft too, not very loud and noisy!

This is one of the best toys that grandma has found for my 8 month old babies. They love it. They like to bang on things but are too small for any drum with drumsticks. This is great since they can just bang on it. I also love the fact that it makes noise when it rolls since they both just learned to crawl and enjoy chasing after this as it rolls around.

This toy may look simple but it is very entertaining for my 7 month old. It is terrific for learning cause and effect. The lights are bright enough when used indoors to really appreciate the drum. The two volume setting are great. There are 4 modes: 1 makes a drum sound when you hit it, 2 makes funny noises when you hit it, 3 plays a pleasant tune 4 plays some notes when rolled on it's side.