Customer Reviews

Tiny Love Frog Kick Mirror

5 star:		(7)
4 star:		(6)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(2)
1 star:		(4)

 

 

I read such wonderful reviews of this mirror, that I couldn't wait to get it. My baby is only 2 1/2 months old right now, and I find this mirror an irritation. It takes 2 people to get the mirror placed so that the driver can see baby's face (one person in the back seat and the other in the driver seat). The smiley face on the frog takes up valuable space. When trying to get baby's face positioned in mirror, the smiley face frequently cuts straight through baby's face, making her facial expression impossible to see. Hubby and I worked for 20 minutes to adjust this mirror so that Baby's face was visible from the driver's seat. Once the baby's face is visible and the frog's smiley face is around the area of baby's neck, the picture is warped so badly that I feel like I'm watching the movie Alien. I CAN see if baby's head is in the proper position and see if baby is smiling or frowning, making this semi-functional when mirror is placed right. The biggest problem is that when someone sits in the back seat next to baby, they may touch the hand or foot of the frog as they are buckling themselves in. If they do, then it moves the mirror and the quest to get the mirror placed correctly starts all over again. I give this 2 stars because I expect as baby grows, her legs will be long enough to reach frog's belly, and she may find the toy interesting to play with. At that point, I seriously hope I don't need to see her in the mirror anymore.

If you, like i, think there are enough flashing lights and beeping noises in the world already, and thus avoid battery-operated baby toys, this is a wonderful find. No batteries at all. Baby kicks the frog feet, and the little plastic fishies and turtles in the frog's belly slosh around. Simple cause-and-effect. Car rides lately have a lot less screaming and a lot more giggling.

I'm depriving this toy of a star because, as several other reviewer note, the mirror isn't so great. It's not easy to adjust. By dumb luck, ours it positioned so the front seat passenger can look over their shoulder and see the baby. The driver can sit up very straight and lean forward and kinda see the baby's face in a corner of the rear-view mirror, but at that point they wouldn't be able to see the road.

That said, if what you really want is a baby car mirror, just buy a baby car mirror. The Frog Kick Mirror is also a toy, and no matter how well you've adjusted the mirror, the whole point is for the baby to kick it. The mirror won't stay perfectly oriented for long.

Also, your baby has to be big enough to be able to kick the toy for it to be terribly interesting, so it's not really worth purchasing this until your kid's feet are within an inch or so of the seatback.

My son cried everytime we got in the car for over 6 months. This was the first thing to get his attention after tons of methods were tried to stop the misery.

Babies too small to hit the bottom "feet" to make the fish move will still like how things jiggle to the car's movements and looking in the mirror.

I bought this hoping I could get the best of both worlds: a great toy for my son to look at and a mirror that would let me see him when I am driving. Well, the first part was right, it's a cute frog. Problem is the mirror is flimsy and really not of good quality. It's distorted and really cheaply made. Buy the Eddie Bauer mirror, it's a better buy.

I bought this for my son to have something to look at for a long car trip. The item pictured on the website and on the box itself is NOT the one that is actually *inside* the box. It looks similar, but the quality is much worse and cheap-looking. The mirror that makes up the "face" of the frog is a total piece of crap - I couldn't even see my own face within 10 inches of it, much less my son's on the other side of car. It's a great idea, I just really wish it was the actual item pictured, and not the bad quality of the actual item.

I was hesitant about ordering this, based on the reviews about fit; however, it is perfect for seeing your baby as long as you have a head rest in the middle seat. It was super easy to install and little adjustment was necessary to see my baby in the rear view mirror. She is too little to kick it and by the time she's big enough she'll probably be forward facing.

I bought this for my 8 month old for Christmas. She seems to like it. I wish it was a bit "flashier"--maybe some lights/music? But other than that, it's a good distraction for her during car trips!

...HOW ON EARTH CAN I PUT SOME IN THIS THING?

I bought this for my now 5 year old when he was about 1 and a bit. He did find it engaging and really enjoyed kicking the water filled pouch and watching the fish do their acrobats! 'Ooh, well done Me', I gloated as I'd drive around town listening to the enchanting squeals of delight, albeit the occasional perplexed silence of him wondering why his head was so freakishly huge at the crown as explained below.
I recently unpacked it ready for my 9 month old to use but there's only about a thimblefull of water left for those adorable little foam fishies to flop around in. The mirror scratched really easily during the first couple of months and I was prepared to just decapitate the thing and use the water half with a more durable Safety First mirror above it. Yes, a delightful concept but needs improving as far as..

1: Maybe strengthen then frogs head so it doesn't flop down after a few weeks even though secured tightly to the headrest.

2: The plastic mirror scratches and distorts so easily that your cherub-faced cutie's 'reflection' ends up looking like well...ugh.

3: There are plenty of play mats with refillable, securely sealed and double enclosed water pockets {Baby Einstein 'Under the Sea Activity Mat, for one} so I can't see them playing the safety card.

All in all, look for something similar but better quality and practical design as far as a second-born refreshment goes.

Horrible toy. It's so cheaply made - not to mention does not fit properly and really requires a lot of effort to move the fishes around. Don't waste your money.

I drive a dodge minivan and no matter what I do I can not get the mirror to stay so I can see my little guy. I have tryed shoving jackets, stuffed toys even a empty thing of diamond almonds but nothing works. As soon as I think its adjusted my kid starts kicking and it moves again. More of a headache than any other mirror I have owned. Thankfully I have older kids that can tell me what the baby is doing cuz he really enjoys the toy so I hate to take it away.