Customer Reviews

Vtech - Move & Crawl Ball

5 star:		(54)
4 star:		(31)
3 star:		(17)
2 star:		(19)
1 star:		(22)

 

 

This toy is awesome, especially for babies that you are trying to get to crawl. My two boys absolutely LOVE this toy. Also, when they start to lose interest, this toy starts to move and make noise again to get their attention. They are too young still to do the games on the ball (it tells the baby to find an animal or number), but they love to push the buttons anyway. It rolls well on our carpet on hard flooring. It's one of their favorites!

I bought this toy for my 8-month old to encourage him to start crawling. I looked at many and choose this one because of its dual features - I figured that once my son started to crawl he would have an interest in pressing the shapes and animal figures. Well, to start with the motion of the ball sucks! The first time I started it up, it rolled away from him then promptly back towards him and repeatedy smacked him in the head. This caused him to shy away from it for the longest time. Now that he can crawl, the added features are a waste of time. The voice proclaiming things like "it's a duck" goes off randomly without baby having to press the said animal so it teaches nothing about the animals or cause and effect. I should have returned this toy but waited too long - now it will just sit on the shelf gathering dust.

For my 6 month old baby boy, this ball has been an excellent wayto keep him focused on moving toward on object while on his stomach. Although he gets annoyed by it rolling away from him at times, he also tries to reach for it because he realizes that when he touches it, a sound or noise results from it so that there is a "cause and effect" situation. I think it has helped to encourage him to crawl because it's weighted to move around but not to roll away. Granted, it might bump into him but this baby is very sturdy, so much so, that he'd prefer to stand rather than crawl. He never lost the standing reflex so it's possible he might bypass crawling altogether although I think this ball helps him with the crawling and moving. He also enjoys playing with it while sitting up. I think this is a good toy!

I think this product is pretty good. My daughter loves music and lights, so this had both. The drawback was that it doesn't work on plush carpeting. Great on hardwood and tile floors though.

My son got this wonderful toy as a gift for Christmas.

When he first turned it on, he looked a little confused because it moves by itself and then after a few seconds he started crawling after it.

This ball is great because it helps babies with learning to recognize numbers,colors,shapes, and animal sounds. It also helps them to crawl faster because they follow it around.

It is really worth the money!

We received the crawl & move ball for Christmas from a friend. My 6 month old son immediately took to the lights and sounds and reaches for the ball whenever he sees it. The circular motion brings it back to him so we don't have to get up & do it ourselves, letting him play by himself while we make dinner, clean house, etc. I haven't had any problems with over-sensitive buttons or with the ball making noises for no reason. It does occasionally pipe up with a "where's the cow?" kind of question to encourage baby to play, but otherwise it's quiet and "goes to sleep" after a period of rest which saves the batteries. I will be recommending this toy to all my friends!

I wish I had read the other review before buying this for my son. I agree that the motion of the ball is horrible. It either barely moves or rolls in a weak circle. It has definitely not encouraged my son to crawl! The lights and sounds are pretty hard to understand, and overall, my son likes to play with the ball more when it's OFF!

I was really hoping for a toy for my daughter to chase when she started crawling... but it really just rolls in a circle. It doesn't give you much time to find what it asks you to find either... and when it says "where's the pig?", until you know which is which animal... they don't look like much except a blob!

I bought my son this toy after reading all the bad reviews.I agree that you cant reach all the buttons in the time allocated but he loves it and watches it move round the room. I recommend this product for 9 month olds.

this ball only moves in little circles if you have carpet. It tells you to find/press a certain button, gives you about 1 second (not enough time!), then moves on to some song or something else. It randomly plays music whether you push buttons, roll it, or not, and my daughter played with it for about 2 or 3 minutes the first time, and not at all since then.

Too bad.