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Whirling, twirling, musical fun is on the way with this exciting MUSICAL GEAR CENTER set! Your little one can push this button to activate the music and motion that will keep both his eyes and ears engaged. As he drops the ball onto the track, he'll watch with delight as it falls down the tube and then spins at the bottom. He'll love spinning the gears on the side to turn the friendly face around and around--and when he gets older, you can remove the gears so he can stack them and take his fun to "new heights"! The active play, twirling fun and happy music just goes on and on!
What's in the Box
Set includes activity center base, ball arch, two balls, five gears and instructions.
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Set includes activity center base, ball arch, two balls, five gears and instructions.
Product Description
Exciting and engaging ball-drop and turning gear set lets baby activate the action to get the balls rolling, gears twirling and music playing. Gears can be removed for stacking fun as baby grows older!
- Balls fit other EXPLORE ‘N GROW ball sets (sold separately)
- Gears fit other EXPLORE ‘N GROW gears sets (sold separately)
- Recommended Ages: 9 months & up
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77 of 78 people found the following review helpful
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At first glance the Playskool Musical Activity Ball and Gear Center looks impressive. It has five gears, music, and balls that drop, but then you realize.. is that it? The gears turn and music plays, but the balls simply roll seemingly without a purpose. You can see it in the video, but the concept is pretty basic you push a button, the gears spins, and music plays. While to me it seems pretty simple, but my 11-month old-daughter enjoys playing with it. While I wouldn't call it her favorite toy she does enjoy it....almost to my amazement.
Other notes
- 2 Double AA batteries required (not included)
- Easy to assemble
- Three main activities - the ball drop, the motorized gears, the manual gears
- Seems to be well built
Final Verdict - My initial thought was that my daughter would lose interest in less than 2 minutes, however I am surprised that she is playing with it a week later.
4 Stars
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- 2 Double AA batteries required (not included)
- Easy to assemble
- Three main activities - the ball drop, the motorized gears, the manual gears
- Seems to be well built
Final Verdict - My initial thought was that my daughter would lose interest in less than 2 minutes, however I am surprised that she is playing with it a week later.
4 Stars
13 of 14 people found the following review helpful
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Overall, this toy is pretty fun for a baby. I've played with my friend's 14 month-old with this toy and it kept her occupied for a good 15 minutes. She had a lot of fun figuring out where to put the balls and got excited anticipating them to pop out; also she had fun taking the gears off and putting them back on and turning them. The balls are large enough that she can't fit them in her mouth and there's a little slot for the balls to stay in when you're not using them (so they don't get lost). It's pretty sturdy as she was being a bit rough with it and didn't fall apart. The music is not totally annoying, so that's a plus too.
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
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Durable and easy to assemble are the highlights of this Playskool toy. Otherwise, it's had it's 5 minutes of fame in our home, and likely will be stashed away while my young sons play with other toys they find more amusing. My boys are 8 months and 2 years old. The 2 year old likes to run around with the balls best, and finds the rest of toy less than engaging. My 8 month old has been amused with the music playing, and may become interested in turning the gears--that is if the toy even still interests him in the near future. The gears turn well and they stack easily, but they don't DO anything. Turning the gears doesn't make the music turn on, or make the balls drop. The balls must be manually dropped down, and all they do is drop. When they drop, they don't cause the music to turn on, either. Only pushing down the red smiley face on the right corner makes the music go. If pushed far enough down, the gears will also turn. If the gears played more of a role in causing the music to play or the balls to roll, I probably would have rated this toy better. As it is, the elements are not related to each other at all.
Overall, save your money for other toys which will likely get better use.
Overall, save your money for other toys which will likely get better use.
Most Recent Customer Reviews
Doesn't keep attention
This appears to be well made, but it doesn't get much use. The 18 month old child who I thought would like this got bored with it quickly. Read more
Published 1 day ago by TropicalMinnesota
My little guy enjoys it
My 8 month old gets a kick out of this toy. He's learned to push the button to make the music go, which makes him smile and laugh. Read more
Published 1 day ago by NK
Love it but...
As soon as I opened the package, my baby was v excited to see the toy and on assembly she loved it I think mainly because of the color. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Vasanth Shenai
Surprisingly fun toy that's also durable.
Children are very curious by nature. However, we were pleasantly surprised that our 13 months old toddler actually enjoyed playing with this simple, colorful, musical toy. Read more
Published 1 month ago by D. Chou
Real worth for 1 and half year old kids
This toy had kept my son busy for so many hours and it's really worth having it since it helps developing the motor skills, very durable and the shipment was pretty quick too. Read more
Published 2 months ago by sunkal
Favorite!
Gave this to my nine month old nephew at Christmas and his mother tells me this is his favorite toy of all! Read more
Published 2 months ago by ANON
Simple, fun toy
This is a simple, fun toy that teaches cause and effect and the mechanisms of gears. Not every toy has to teach the child alphabets and the formula for gravitational force. Read more
Published 3 months ago by A Desi Mom
I don't understand it, but my son loves this!
This is my son's favorite toy. I didn't think there was much too it and almost didn't buy it. I am glad I did, months later, he still loves it and I love watching him dance to the... Read more
Published 3 months ago by S Bell
boring!!
this is so boring. my kids have never even played with it. and they are easy to amuse since two of them are autistic. it was a waste of money!
Published 4 months ago by brandi86
What a dumb toy.
I actually looked this toy up online after my son received it because I thought there must be more instructions on what it did. It turns out that it really does nothing. Read more
Published 4 months ago by bluemagoon
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