TUPPERWARE Shape O Ball Toy

by TUPPERWARE

Product Features

• Ages 6 months and up.
• Red and Blue ball with 10 Yellow shapes
• Shapes are sized for child safety
• Shaped pieces store inside the ball to keep them from getting lost
• Two handles are easy to grip and pull apart

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 6 x 6 x 6 inches ; 13 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• ASIN: B000QE87FK
• Item model number: 1398
• Manufacturer recommended age: 0 - 6 months
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #4,828 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #18 in Toys & Games > Baby & Toddler Toys > Shape Sorters
• Average Customer Review: 4.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (33 customer reviews)

Product Description

Classic rattle, shape-sorter and counting toy! Here's a toy that grows with a child, from infants to pre-schoolers. As a rolling rattle, it has lots of open spaces for infants to grab. Toddlers can use the 10 pieces to match the shapes on the toy, allowing them to identify shapes and develop coordination and dexterity. Each piece also has a number on one side with the corresponding number of dots on the other to teach preschoolers number recognition and counting.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars The best Shape-Sorter, June 15, 2009

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Ohrwurm - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: TUPPERWARE Shape O Ball Toy (Toy)

The Tupperware shape sorter is the best baby sorting toy out there. We live abroad now, but I picked up 4 of them to bring back to Europe.
The reasons, why it is so great: 1.) Form and function are above all other similar sorting toys. 2.) It is plastic - and easy to lift and clean (A lot of parents prefer wood. But often the wood sorters are simply too heavy and bulky to be handled by little toddlers) 3.) It is formed like a facetted ball. That makes it easy for baby to turn it around and get seriously involved by looking for the right hole by themselves. 4.)The cut out holes and the shapes are very precise. Only *1* shape fits into *1* correct hole. Many other shape sorters - even more expensive ones - allow for wiggling forms into wrong holes 5.) It is a mental challenge because some of the shapes are really hard to discern 6.) It is no "loose pieces nuisance" like so many other toys - because: when you are finished, all pieces are automatically back inside. 7.) Keeps baby busy for about 10 minutes
For ages 9 months and up.
In short: One of the best!!

8 of 9 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Broke apart on first use., June 21, 2009

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Chicesq (Las Vegas, NV United States) - See all my reviews

= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: TUPPERWARE Shape O Ball Toy (Toy)

The yellow handles pull apart to get at the shapes inside. I gave it as a gift, and the first time we pulled it apart to get the shapes out, the cord that hooks the two sides together came off the hook, so for all intents and purposes it is broken, as we do not have a tool for reconnecting the cord. 40 Years ago when my son was a child every mom I knew had one of these for their kids. I never knew of one breaking before. I don't know if it is made differently now, or what. But, it used to be a great toy -- 40 years ago.

3 of 3 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Very good shape sorter, December 30, 2009

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J. Eitemiller "happy mom" (Jessup, MD United States) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: TUPPERWARE Shape O Ball Toy (Toy)

I had one of these when I was a kid, so it was largely nostalgia that prompted me to buy one for my son; as it turns out though, it's a really nice toy. It's very nice and light, so if it gets thrown, it's not going to break anything; it has quite a few pieces for your child's shape sorting enjoyment; all the pieces store inside the ball when not being played with; when the ball is full of pieces it makes a satisfying rattling noise that my son really likes; it's visually appealing; it's quite durable. The only think I don't like about it, is that the halves of the ball are rather hard to pull apart, my kids (3.5 years and 18 months)both need help with this, which rather defeats the purpose of a play-alone toy. Still, once I dump out the pieces for them, they really like putting them all back again. One thing I especially like about this shape sorter is that it has several shapes, and a few of them are similar, which means that it's genuinely challenging, and even a young pre-schooler who is learning shapes, can have fun with this toy. It's not just for babies.