Customer Reviews

Learning Hoops

5 star:		(21)
4 star:		(9)
3 star:		(4)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(3)

 

 

This was given to my one year old for his first birthday, and both he and his 3 1/2 year old brother love it! The baby likes the lights, and the preschooler likes to count along and do his ABCs with it. My husband and I like to shoot hoops, too! It stands up very well, tho when you raise the backboard it doesn't lock into place - one nudge on the top sends it back to it's lowest level. All in all, good toy -- it even has two volume choices!

The only reason I do not give this toy 5 stars is that, with all children, it will get ignored for a long time and then rediscovered. I have seldom come across a toy that has completely fascinated my child but when I do, believe me it gets a glowing and honest review. My son immediately took to this toy at a friend's house but ignored it for a while when we brought one home (typical with younger toddlers).

The toy will last you a long time though, I keep it in view in a corner of the living room. It is great for playdates and really does help with coordination - it is the first thing the child grasps - how to get the ball in the hoop. I think they did a great job in choosing the height of this toy, it's not imposing. As a parent I'm grateful it does not attack my child with overly stimulating loud, brash music and keeps it simple and direct. It will shut itself off pretty quickly ("Thanks for learning with LeapFrog - bye bye!") but I think of that as more of a plus than a minus.

It is one of those toys that grows on your child and now my son is 28 months and was sitting in front of it today, pushing the knob inside the basket to get the toy to say the alphabet and he was repeating each letter afterwards.

I have become very impressed with the Leapfrog line of toys (I have not purchased the books though) and along with this toy I would highly, highly recommend the Leapfrog Learning Table (a 5 in my book).

When my son got to be just under eight months this he learned how to put the ball thru the hoop and, of course, he loved the sounds it makes. Soon after, he realized that he could make the sound while still keeping the ball in his hand - in the hoop. He absolutely loves this toy - he plays with it for hours each day. In fact, he seldom goes anywhere without the little ball in his hand. He is ten months now and plays with a much bigger basketball too, but he never gets tired of playing with this toy. I have been reading about some kids pulling off the net - well, I just wnet over to the hoop and tried to pull it off myself and I could not. Either they have assembled it incorrectly or I have a super-sturdy model. I can't think of anything bad about this toy except that my son will probably outgrow it before he learns how to spell.

My one year old son loves it!! He loves to hear the letters and numbers when he places the ball in the hoop. What a great product. His three yr. old sis even joins in on the fun when they play with it. A must have for all sports fans!!!!

The hoop on this toy easily pops off. My child actually had to go to the emergency room because of this toy. She was playing with it as it was intended. The hoop came off which made her lose her balance. She then fell and hit her eye on the hoop. She ended up with a NASTY gash in the crease of her eyelid! If she would have hit any lower she could have actually damaged her eye ball! I sent a letter and received no response. Please do not buy this toy!

Our one year old boy has a blackeye as a result of this toy!
As he was playing with it, the hoop fell off and he fell right onto the toy. A week after, he still has the blackeye. We called the company. They didn't tell us it was discontinued, but it seems as if they have received lots of phone calls with the same issue and thus were extremely apologetic. We will return the toy immediately.

This toy is TERRIBLE! We recieved it as a gift last night for our 10-month old son. He tried to peer down through the hoop, which broke off and he fell flat on his face - HARD. We called Leap Frog to let them know, and they told us it had been discontinued for this very reason, and that if we sent it in, they would send us the new, improved version....

My son wasn't interested in this toy at first. He received it for his 1st birthday. But a few months later he loved it. He didn't even use the balls, just pressed the button so it would say the letters and numbers. One day he dragged the basketball hoop into the kitchen and repeated every letter and number that was said. We were amazed. My son is now 20 months old and still loves this toy. But most importantly, he can identify and recite in order all of the letters and knows his numbers from 1-12. I highly recommend this and all Leap Frog products.

My son (now 20 months)received this as a first birthday present and he has played with it every day since! We have had no problems with it; I think that the other people who have reviewed this toy have had broken/defective ones and should contact Leap Frog. The basketball hoop has helped our son's coordination, and has helped him learn his ABC's and count to 10. He loves to clap and cheer along with the frog's voice and frequently says many of the frog's positive comments (such as "You're awesome! or "Great shot!") Another reviewer mentioned that the frog doesn't cheer, count or spell, and again I think that reviewer had a broken one, or possibly needed to change the batteries (which by the way we have yet to change in 8 months even with heavy daily usage). I would highly recommend this toy.

...its not made for a little one who is just learning to stand up and wants to grasp onto everything! My son recieved this when he was a little over a year old - and he is now going on 2 and I havent had one single problem with it other than we lost one of the balls in a move! We are still on the original batteries and he and his father play with it almost everyday! He loves the counting feature - the spelling one he does not grasp yet but it will serve its purpose later. I am very pleased with this toy thus far. My son loves to play basketball and if it can handle a rough and tumble 2 year old and his father it should last for anyones!!