Playskool Lil Jiggle Garden Rating :
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12 of 12 people found the following review helpful.
Great educational toy!
By S. Zann
I bought this toy for my son - which is our third child. Trust me there are enough toys in the house already (many of them girl toys from his sister) but I still thought it was worth it! As a special education teacher of young children, I regularly use the basics (ring stackers, shape sorters, balls, books, blocks) as they have undeniable educational value. I felt this toy was a great addition to my collection as it offers so many opportunities to talk and interact with a child while teaching basic concepts and language skills. You can match the the bugs to the outside flower color or to the color on the inside base of the flower. Great put and take play but so much more so than with a bucker that gets filled and dumped - with this toy, you develop vocabulary and science skills with dumping, dropping, rolling, jiggling (and flinging off the flower) and most of all peek-a-boo with hiding the bugs under the leaf that flips up. If your kids aren't the type who put the pieces all back with the toy and place it carefully on the toy shelf, you can always substitute another small toy in place of the bugs until they turn up. Watching a child play with this offers ways to interact with them - hiding and finding the bugs teaches problem solving and memory. Sometimes toys are hard for me to talk about as we play - driving toy cars around, for instance, or trains on a track, I get kind of stumped, but with this kind of toy I can keep talking - uh-oh, where did it go? there it is, get it! good job! Sometimes you don't realize that kids are learning unless you really look, and then you realize they become frustrated trying to hold three bugs because they only have two hands and have not yet figured out what to do about that. Or they are trying to hold three bugs AND lift up the leaf to hide one of them, and again they are short an extra hand. This too is learning and problem solving! I don't have much use for so-called educational toys that require the child to press buttons and practice the alphabet, for example. It's nice but it doesn't replace interacting with objects, and even more important, with people! So choose a toy like this instead (and sit on the floor and play with them!)
4 of 4 people found the following review helpful.Cute and entertaining!
By Hannah Wilson
I bought this for my 8-month-old daughter. She loves to have a "buggie" in the flower pot and make it swing back and forth. And, of course, she is teething, so she likes to chew on the plastic bugs (which are way too big to be a choking hazard)! I can see that as she gets older, she will be able to play with it more. My 2-year-old son thinks it's pretty fun, too!
1 of 1 people found the following review helpful.LOVE IT FOR BOYS TOO!
By Amanda K.
I bought this toy for my 9 mth old son for xmas despite it's "girly" appearance. I wanted something different to help with his development and this was perfect. At first he couldnt figure out how to get the figure out from under the leaf or tip the flower but after a few weeks he was a pro and really enjoys this toy. very cute
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Product Description
Encourage developmental learning while planting the seeds of wonder, discovery and exploration with this cheery garden-themed activity playset. There are three cute little "bugs" to grasp, hide and drop! The "flowers" wiggle and sway - drop in a "bug", or take one away! Hide a "bug" beneath the "leaf" for peek-a-boo fun, or plop a "bug" into the flowerpot and tip it over to see the bug spill out! Hide a bug inside the "watering can" and turn the spout for "click, click, click!" There are lots of surprises for you and your little one to share. ? Garden-themed discovery playset fascinates little explorers with three cute little bugs to nestle, wiggle, hide and fill and spill! ? Peek-a-boo play! ? Playset comes with 3 toy bugs. ? Ages 9 months and up.
Product Details
- Amazon Sales Rank: #297336 in Toys & Games
- Brand: Playskool
- Model: 05515
- Dimensions: 10.00" h x12.50" w x4.25" l,
Features
- Playskool busy jiggle garden is part of the busy lil garden line targeting toddler girls
- This little garden comes with 3 balls characterized as bugs
- There are lots of different places to play put n take with the balls within the play set
- Beautiful, bright colors
- Includes: 3 balls and play set that features a tip and roll barrel, 3 jiggle flowers and a put n take watering can
