Customer Reviews

Neurosmith - Music Blocks Composer with Longplay Swing Cartridge

5 star:		(12)
4 star:		(1)
3 star:		(1)
2 star:		(3)
1 star:		(2)

 

 

I love this toy. So much so, that I bought one for my baby to play with once she gets older. I have only used it a few times and one of the block things is not working well. I like the toy too much to return, so we will try to have it fixed instead of returning it. In contacting the company, I have discovered they are no longer in business. So, if you do buy this, buy all the accessories while you can.

My toddler enjoyed playing with the music blocks, but one of the block holders stopped working after several months of use. Also the batteries kept draining even when the toy was turned off. I recently noticed that the circular chrome-plated contacts in the block holder were flaking off and I attempted to contact Neurosmith. You won't find neurosmith.com. If you look under www.recalls.gov and search "neurosmith", you'll find that one of their toys had been recalled back in May 2004 and they have since gone out of business. So, since other Neurosmith toys are still being sold, you'll be taking the risk of purchasing a nonservicable toy.

What a great toy! My 18 month old is a little too young to understand the concept of "composing" different songs, but this toy will definitely grow as he does. He loves to play with the blocks and push each of them to hear the different measures of music. The cartridge also works with his Jumbo Music Ball (what a plus!).

I love the idea of this toy. My son loved it until it stopped working after 2 months. Nobody at Neurosmith would return my calls and since it was a gift, Target won't take it back.

My 22-month-old got this for Christmas and absolutely loves it. He loves music anyway and this toy fits right in. It is versatile when you get the different cartridges. He even likes to sit and examine the shapes on each side of the blocks. My 4-year-old can really get into the composing part of it and enjoys mixing up the songs. It is durable too: it's been dropped and stepped on and is still going strong. This is a great toy to use to introduce or incorporate music into playtime in a hands-on way.

I bought 1 other cartridge for this and my 2 1/2year old twin boys played with this quite often. Their 4 year old sister would help them with some of the activities and it was easy for them to catch on to what she was doing. My boys are very hard on toys, and this one passed with flying colors so far. No dents, chips, cracks or dings. The boys love to take this into a dimly lit room and watch the blocks light up with the musical patterns. I woul receommend this toy again and again.

I totally love this toy. My son, almost 5, has played with this toy for just a few days and has gotten the concept of composing. He created a song and listens to it over and over... He can anticipate certain punctuations in the composition and will scat along to the beat. I am going to buy a second one for my daughter, age 4, so that she can freely compose her own stuff, too. (He would freak out if she recorded over his song.)

Only drawback is that I cannot find any other LongPlay cartridges. In any case, the swing cartridge is excellent. I highly recommend this toy.

This is one heck of a bargain for this developmental toy. I bought one 5 years ago for my autistic son. It never gets old. He still enjoys it because they keep supplying new cartridges. The bottom line.... Any kind of kid or developing young adult will love this. The quality of the sound is great and the item is durable.

I bought this toy for my 1 year old son last Christmas. After a full year, ours has withstood the test of time and has shown incredible durability. It actually stopped working for a short time when my son left it out in the grass and the sprinklers soaked it. After it dried and received a new set of batteries, it worked as good as new! We have not had any of the problems that the other reviewers have. My only complaint is the weight of the blocks. I would not reccommend this toy for any child who enjoys throwing toys as these could do some damage!

I also loved this toy however after a few months of use the blocks stopped playing their tunes. When I called the company they refused to repair the unit even though I was willing to send it to them and pay for its' repair. Don't buy this toy. It's great for awhile but surely not worth your money.