Vtech - Winnie The Pooh - Teach 'n Lights Phone

by VTech

Product Features

• Desktop telephone design with removable handset
• 10 light-up number buttons, 3 letter buttons and 3 shape buttons teach numbers, letters, colors and shapes
• 4 modes of play: learn it, find it, call my friend and follow it
• Call button with Winnie the Pooh voice and sound effects adds to the fun
• For 2 years and above

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 4.9 x 9.7 x 12.1 inches ; 2 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 2 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: B000A3WHFS
• Item model number: 80-061960
• Manufacturer recommended age: 24 months - 4 years
• Batteries: 2 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #29,724 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.6 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

With this clever phone, you child can place calls to Winnie the Pooh, Tigger and the rest of the 100 Acre Woods friends. With a removable handset like a real desktop phone, this smart toy uses engaging light-up number buttons and letter and shape buttons to teach important early learning lessons while your child role plays. Through fun activities and sound effects, children are introduced to numbers, letters, colors and shapes. And best of all they get to hear the voice of Winnie the Pooh through the line whenever they call!

Product Description

Kids will love this Winnie the Pooh Teach 'n Lights Phone, featuring a desktop telephone design with removable handset. Features ten light-up number buttons, three letter button and three shape buttons that teach numbers, letters, colors and shapes. The phone offers three modes of play: Learn It/Find It, Call My Friend and Follow it. The call button featuring Winnie the Pooh voice and sound effects adds to the fun! Call Winnie, Tigger and the rest of the 100 Acre Woods gang! Requires two "AA" batteries, not included.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

10 of 10 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Excellent choice for the 1+ crowd, February 19, 2006

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Cassandra Byrd "Cass" (Phoenix, AZ USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Vtech - Winnie The Pooh - Teach 'n Lights Phone (Toy)

I bought this for my 22 month old for Christmas. She loves pressing buttons and making stuff happen (Pooh's voice), and picking up the handset. Now that she's 24 months, she finally "gets" it when Pooh asks her to "Call Piglet!", and she presses the number 3 which has Piglet on it.

Frankly, I'm not sure it's worth $19.99. That's how much I bought it for, at Walmart, but if this is your price range and you want a toy for a child who is at least 18 months of age, and maybe up until age 3, then this is a great one, in my opinion.

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars could be a better toy, July 5, 2008

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Alyssa D. Barnes (Poughkeepsie, NY) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vtech - Winnie The Pooh - Teach 'n Lights Phone (Toy)

In the box my daughter LOVED this toy at the store. She was enjoying pressing the buttons and it made lots of fun sounds. But once it came out of the package, 3 things annoyed me (and her).
1) The string on the phone is too short and she gets frustrated with that(although i see the safety value in that, so I can live with it).
2) the On/off button is part of the keypad, so if she accidentally turns it off, she is pressing other buttons and nothing happens and then she gets bored before i get a chance to turn it back on for her. I would prefer a switch to the side or the back that doesn't look like a button that is part of the toy.
3) There are 4 games to play with pooh where you have to choose the correct # or character, and only one option where the child can just randomly hit buttons. I would prefer another musical or number game where she doesn't have to choose the "correct" one to play. Maybe when she is older this won't be so annoying.

Overall, i think it can be a fun toy. My daughter is only 1, so perhaps for an older toddler who understands the on/off button and can follow the rules of the games, this would be a better toy. It does say ages 2-4, so I guess on this toy, that is fair, where some toys are actually good for a younger age then they say.

6 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars One Serious Design Flaw!!!, January 8, 2008

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Mom to Brandon and Emily (Diamond Bar, CA) - See all my reviews

= Durability:5.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:3.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Vtech - Winnie The Pooh - Teach 'n Lights Phone (Toy)

My son received this toy as a gift and I wish I liked it more. It has one serious design flaw... the string from the base of the phone to the handset is entirely too short! It is less than 12 inches. Even my infant daughter has to lean her head toward the floor to get the phone to her ear when seated, or the base is left dangling unsupported if she doesn't crouch over. So silly! Didn't they see this in product testing?!? Also, I don't like that there are no sounds that actually can be heard in the handset -- it all comes from the base. What's the fun of a phone toy if there isn't anyone talking to you in the earpiece? Still, it could be fun and educational for a young child who is learning their numbers; and I like the functions that helps a child to improve memory skills by repeating a given pattern. And the kids seem to like it because there is music and flashing lights. Like I said, I wish I liked it more! I wanted to!!!