Playskool Busy Poppin' Pals

Product Description
This hands-on, pop-up activity toy introduces your child to different shapes, animals and cause-and-effect play, and rewards discovery with colorful critters! A lever, beeper, key and switches are easy for little hands to activate. As your child presses, turns and twists, she'll be building fine motor skills and having fun as the colorful animals pop up to the corresponding action. There's even a built-in carry handle for on-the-go play.


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Product Details
Amazon Sales Rank: #2051 in Toys & Games
Brand: Hasbro
Model: 6205
Released on: 2006-09-06
Dimensions: 14.25" h x 8.06" w x 5.37" l, 2.45 pounds
Features
Easy-to-activate lever, beeper, key & switches!
Press, turn and twist - a great way to build fine motor skills!
Easy-Grab handle! Colorful ctritters pop up.
Great for portable play.
For ages: over 9 months.

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Customer Reviews
Poorly made, hard to operate
This is the type of "cause and effect" toy often recommended for babies around 6 mos. The problem is that the buttons, knobs, etc. require FAR more strength than a baby this age can manage which is extremely frustrating for the baby. In addition, one of the levers on my daughter's toy does not "catch" and the door will not close unless you fiddle with it. Since her only enjoyment is closing the doors (once I've opened them) having one door NOT close after repeated tries is also confusing and discouraging. I'm sorry I bought this.

I wouldn't buy it if I could do it over
This was a disappointing purchase. It really isn't all that interesting after the first couple of minutes. My child didn't seem very interested after our initial play session with it. If I had it to do over, I would pass on this.

opens with a bang!
I think my daughter was able to move most of the levers when I first showed it to her, around 4 months, but the loud snap as the animals popped up made her wince each time, so it didn't really encourage her to play and we actually put it away for a long stretch. Now she's 8 months and the colors draw her, but again she finds it too loud, even turning half away in anticipation when she sees me about to demonstrate one of the gizmos. She enjoys pushing all of the heads back down (even loudly with banging), but I fear she may have already learned to avoid really working this toy...