Tolo Toys Rolling Shape Sorter

by Tolo

Product Features

• Easy opening lid allow for quick access
• Each shape makes a rattling sound
• Helps develop strength and agility
• Effortlessly rolls along the floor
• Activity center

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 21.3 x 8.4 x 7.8 inches ; 1.5 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 1.5 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B00005UFC1
• Item model number: T89410
• Manufacturer recommended age: 1 - 3 years
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #3,280 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #14 in Toys & Games > Baby & Toddler Toys > Shape Sorters
• Average Customer Review: 4.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (43 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

Each side of this drum-shaped roller has colorful cutouts that match the included plastic shapes, making this toy ideal for color and shape matching. The six shapes store conveniently inside the roller and make a pleasant rattling sound as the sorter is rolled along the floor by toddlers, simultaneously developing strength and agility. Tolo Toys award-winning designs, bright colors and innovative designs make growing up fun. Specially designed to stimulate a child's interest and curiosity, these toys encourage important developmental skills, while upholding high standards of safety and durability. Your child will love discovering how to open and sort the different colored shapes in the Rolling Shape Sorter by TOLO. This brightly-colored Rolling Shape Sorter will entertain youngsters while encouraging them to differentiate sound and pitch, colors and shapes, practice gripping and release, learn sorting skills, and touch and feel. Includes six colorful rattle shapes, each with unique rattling sound.

Product Description

Your child will love opening and rolling the different colored shapes in the Rolling Shape Sorter by TOLO. This brightly colored Rolling Shape Sorter will entertain your young one for hours. It will also stimulate young minds to learn and develop with sound and pitch, colors and shapes, gripping and release, sorting skills, touch and feel. Includes six colorful rattle shapes.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

38 of 38 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughter loves this toy!, September 4, 2005

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Pizor (London, England) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tolo Toys Rolling Shape Sorter (Toy)

I recently bought this for my 19 month old who absolutely LOVES it! She'll actually sit down and play with it for a good 30 or 40 min, take a break, then come back to it and play with it again for another half hour. The shapes are the perfect size for her little hands. Each shape is also a rattle, so they make fun noises for younger babies.

A parent can easily open the sorter by twisting either the top or bottom, but I think it would be very difficult for a baby or toddler to open. The other thing I like about this sorter is that it has three shapes on either end, so as the baby becomes more confident with the toy, they will learn how to flip it over to find the opening they need rather then mom turning it for them. My daughter started out with a sorter that was a bucket with a flat lid that had 4 different shapes on top. This worked when she was younger (though she still liked all sorters), but has since masteed it and therefore grown tired of it. This new sorter adds a new challenge, so it's still interesting for her. Another nice feature is that each shape and opening is color coded making it easier for the child to find and match the shapes. It's obviously also a great chance to teach colors.

The only negative I can mention is a minor one. The hole for the round shape isn't very tight, so sometimes the circle falls back out. It doesn't bother my daughter (I don't think she notices), she just pops it back in. Some shapes need to pushed a little harder then you'd expect, but that's just helped my daughter to learn the word 'push.'

All in all, I'd say it's an excellent toy that, if bought as early as 8 months, will easily last you for a year if not longer.

16 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Best Shape sorter I have seen, December 17, 2006

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Mom of 3 "Stefanie" (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Tolo Toys Rolling Shape Sorter (Toy)

This shape sorted was purchased for my oldest child's first birthday. He also has special needs and was in PT and OT at the time. 4 years later and after 3 kids, this toy is still much loved and looks like new.
We have also had/used many shape sorters and this one is by far the best. It is appealing to younger and older children, younger ones may need more help getting the 6 differnt shapes to the right holes, and the older ones like to flip it back and forth getting all the shape in then opening it and starting over.

As far as quality, this sorter is made of a hard plastic. So even during those early Teething years, this toy will show NO teeth marks. And the hard plastic allows for it to easily go in the dishwasher for cleaning.

15 of 15 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars My daughters favorite toy!!!, August 30, 2008

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S. Joseph - See all my reviews
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= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:5.0 out of 5 stars 

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This review is from: Tolo Toys Rolling Shape Sorter (Toy)

This is my 10 month old's daughters favorite toy. She studies it very hard to figure how to put the shapes into the sorter. She had even started putting the shapes in without any help. She will play with this toy for a good 30 minutes before getting bored with it. That is a lot longer than any of her other toys. LOVE LOVE LOVE this toy!