Vtech - Discovery Nursery Farm

by VTech

Product Features

• Interactive musical farm comes with a built-in picture book, musical keyboard
• Babies can move animals side to side, up and down or all around
• Includes five piano keys and a light-up sun that turns from side-to-side for extra fun
• Recommended for children 9 months and above
• Friendly characters help introduce nursery rhymes, numbers and letters

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds (View shipping rates and policies)
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• ASIN: B000231EKA
• Item model number: 80-061800
• Manufacturer recommended age: 9 months - 3 years
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required. (included)
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #24,567 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
  • #66 in Toys & Games > Baby & Toddler Toys > Activity Play Centers
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (60 customer reviews)

Product Description

Amazon.com

Even urban babies will delight in getting down on the farm with the adorable animals on this interactive learning toy. There’s plenty here to keep baby busy. He can push piano keys to hear notes or learn colors and numbers; tap, slide, or roll any of the farm animals to hear their sounds or songs; or turn the pages on the book to hear one of two favorite childhood melodies: Old MacDonald or Mary Had a Little Lamb. Buttons are large enough for even the youngest child to manipulate easily and baby will hone his fine motor skills (as well as his language development and visual awareness) while exploring. While some customer reviews express concern that the swinging pig is a pinching hazard for little fingers, it appears that this character has been raised higher to allow a safe amount of space underneath it. The volume control offers two sound levels but, even on the lower level, some parents might find the bombardment of different noises to be grating on their ears—especially when they hear Old MacDonald baa-ed by the sheep or quacked by the duck for the hundredth time. However, kids up to the preschool age enjoy the songs immensely, making this a long-lasting toy. To preserve the battery life, an automatic shut-off feature kicks in if the farm is left untouched for a few minutes. The Discovery Nursery Farm comes with two short-term "AA" batteries for immediate play out of the box. --Cristina Vaamonde

Product Description

Little ones will love the cute animals as they guide the way on a fun filled farm adventure. Lots of cheerful melodies, nursery rhymes, friendly voice and an easy to turn book will keep your child stimulated and entertained for hours while they learn and discover. And with many features to push, roll and rotate, Baby will also develop fine motor skills while having lots of fun with animals!

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Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Toy!!!!!!!!!, October 6, 2005

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B. Phillips (Kinderhook, NY) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vtech - Discovery Nursery Farm (Toy)

My 11 moth old son has gotten his fingers stuck twice in the swinging pig. This toy is a real danger to infants. Please DO NOT take it upon yourself to determine whether this toy is dangerous. Believe these reviews! This really happens. My son's fingers were wedged under the pig and it took myself and my husband to free his fingers without inflicting more pain. This toy belongs in the trash and deserves no stars.

11 of 13 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars One of the BEST toys out there! Superbly designed!, March 8, 2006

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CQ DX (Ohio, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Vtech - Discovery Nursery Farm (Toy)

Before I start my review, I noticed that the latest version of this toy apparently differs slightly visually than the one pictured here on Amazon. My guess is that there may be two versions of this toy out, or that the one I purchased is the most recent incarnation. My review is for this current version as of March 2006. In short, this is an EXCELLENT toy for a developing infant, because it provides a good panoply of learning sound effects and songs to go along with blinking lights, and a functional keyboard to learn new music skills on. As the advertising for this toy states, the 'Discovery Nursery Farm' has many developmental benefit functions, such as developing motor skills, visual awareness, language development, and imaginative play thru realistic animal sounds and nursery rhymes that infants love to hear. And even though our infant is only 7 months old (the box it came in says it is for infants "9+ months"), she LOVES this toy, as is evidenced by her many smiles, giggles, 'razzing', and overall attention she pays to it. And we have thankfully had no issues with fingers getting stuck, or other safety issues. Perhaps the newer version has effectively addressed this previous safety issue that some reviewers brought up here. In addition, ergonomically, this is a GREAT toy for an infant who loves to spend a lot of time on his/her tummy. The toy is on their level physically, and they can play with it easily while lying down as well as sitting up, with all the buttons and keys well within their reach. And on the lighter subject of the singer being a wee bit 'off key', and having a strange voice (as some reviewers have mentioned), this is really a 'non-issue'. In fact, his interesting voice sounds kind of appropriately goofy and perfectly fit for a fun child's toy. Then again, compared to hearing the English language butchered and 'raped' so many times ever since moving to the state of Ohio 10 years ago, his voice is excellent! GREAT JOB 'VTech'!!!

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous Toy, August 16, 2005

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T. Ashley - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vtech - Discovery Nursery Farm (Toy)

My 10 month old son got his finger caught in the swinging pig door on 3 occasions. The final straw was when it took two of us to free his finger from the toy and left him with a black and blue finger the next day. This toy is dangerous. I called the VTECH 800 number to complain/warn them about the poor design of the toy. I dealt with a slow, inept customer service person who told me he would file my complaint and asked ME to call back in a few days to see if any managers replied to my complaint!!! He never even asked me what or how it happened!! Poor customer service, dangerous toys, and a high price for a toy that will hopefully end up in the trash before it breaks some poor kids finger. My rating for this toy and VTECH customer service is 0 stars.