Customer Reviews

Leapfrog Learning Baby Tad

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I love the daytime and nighttime options. It makes a great transition tool for trying to wean my son because while nursing at night, I would play the nighttime music until he would fall asleep. Now, I can just play the music and he can fall asleep without me having to nurse him. I know when he wakes up in the morning because I can hear him playing with Tad in his crib, and I can get him before he gets upset and starts to cry. Very happy baby and mommy!

10th Anniversary Hug & Learn Baby Tad is both education, fun and not to mention affordable. Baby tad is recommended for children six months and up, though you may find yourself playing with it. The toy is soft and cuddly, so it makes a great toy to snuggle up with. Baby tad is light weight and easy to carry. There are no sharp edges on him like some education toys.

Press the right foot that reads clap and he identifies feet. ("We have two feet"). Press his right paw and he counts. Press his right foot that says "dance" and he says dance with me and sings songs your toddler can dance along to. Press his left hand and he identifies hands. "I have two hands just like you." Press the sun on his belly and the sun lights up and he sings a sunshine song. Press his belly and he giggles and identifies his belly. Press his belly again and he sings the alphabet. Press the moon and he switches from day to night. Sooth your baby to sleep with songs like "Twinkle Twinkle little star."


When your child no longer plays with "Baby tab" he will say Bye-bye and automatically shut-off to save your battery. The toy is a great size for hugging and playing. I found Hug and Learn Baby Tad engaging and would highly recommend it to those with children eight months and up. Leap frog recommends this product for those six months and up. A baby at six months may have trouble pushing some of the buttons.

Bought this toy for my 6 month old from target.
He's loud enough to distract any crying baby during a meltdown in the store. When you press his chest then his hand you he plays 'night-night' music starting with a woman singing Twinkle Twinkle Little Star and then goes to classical music. You press his hand once, 'five minutes to night-night', you press again 'ten minutes to night-night'. Which worked so great on the car rides home from dinner at grandma's house. My husband is deployed so there wasn't anyone to keep him company in the back, and with tad he was usually always fast asleep within minutes. He sings songs about toes and clapping hands as well. Changing from clapping hands between once or five times, like a surprise every time you press his hand. He laughs and dances. My son likes to bite on tads 'ear?' while he teethes. He's soft and you can't feel the battery box like some toys since this one is in the back with lots of padding.
cons: the only things I didn't like was how he can seem loud a times(no volume dial) when you just need him a little more quiet. His belly is so low that it seems like they labeled his crotch, 'belly' which i understand kids don't know any different at their age, but its still funny/strange to adults. Also, sometimes it's a little hard to press on a button because of all the padding (on hands/foot/belly/chest). Which is better I guess if I had to choose between durability/comfort (to not feel battery pack) and ease of use.

All in all, even my son is still not able to press the buttons with all the padding I still like this toy. There hasn't been an outing yet that hasn't saved me from those in-store meltdowns. I'm pretty sure its less stressful on everyone (child, parent, and strangers) have a loud toys rather than an unhappy little one.
I recommend you get this toy for anyone who's trying to keep outings as smooth as possible. It even distracted my 3 month old nephew from crying!

I had purchased several of the original Baby Tads as shower gifts over the years with rave reviews from the parents - - especially as part of a night-time or nap routine. When we were expecting, these had been discontinued but I was able to locate a French version. We were excited to see that there was a new English version available and quickly ordered it - - looking forward to the longer "minutes to night-night". Unfortunately, the music on the new tad starts with a song that has lyrics instead of just calming classical music and I don't believe the quality of the sound is the same. At this point, original Baby Tad (en francais) is used regularly and the new Tad is sitting on the sideline.

This is not nearly as nice or as educational as the old Baby Tad. The variety isn't there and there is no "off" button, and it doesn't give kisses, which my first son loved.

We bought this to replace our old BabyTad- which officially "died" from being played so much. The new version is cute, but definitely not the same as the older one. The "night night" songs can't be programmed minute by minute- you have 2 options of either 5 or 10 minutes of music. Some of the songs are the same, but some are different. If your child is easy going, not a problem. However, my son hated the changes and we had to pass it along to his sister instead. It took quite a while to find something sothing to replace his old BabyTad- which is no longer made.

I bought this toy a few years ago for my special needs child. He enjoys it so much, especially the night time tunes. I wanted to buy a second one and couldn't find any in stores. I found it here and now I'm happy to say my son is enjoying using both. One for home, and one for school.

Not nearly as cuddly or easy to use as the old Hug n'Learn Baby Tad. We thought our old was was lost- comparatively this one is obnoxiously colored and the labels really take away from the old simplicity of the Baby Tad doll. My daughter played with old-Tad all of the time and it was a nighttime crib saver with the timed music. This one's colors are loud, brash, and less friendly looking. Thankfully we found our original and got it working for our new addition and returned this remake disaster.

My 8 month old son received Tad as a gift for Christmas. He didn't take much interest in it for a few months. Now he loves to dance to the music. However he hasn't figured out how to squeeze the paws to make the music play. There are two sound settings and they are both two loud. There is no way the sleep setting could help anyone sleep as it is way too loud. So overall yes he likes it, but I have to operate it, and it is too loud.

Got this for my one year old grandson for Christmas. He loves it, even sleeps with it. The music when timed for ten minutes puts him to sleep. Take it out during the day and teaches him a lot of information. Hoping it will help him talk more.