Evaluating Infant Toys

Evaluating Infant Toys

(Book Review on Early Childhood Topics)

Brittany Green (Clayton)

Ivy Tech Community College of Indiana

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Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Sis with 75+

Songs & Sounds
Evaluating Infant Toys

Name of toy:

Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages Sis with 75+Songs & Sounds

Suggested ages for toy as indicated on the packaging or website description:

6 months to 36 months

Features of the toys:

75+ songs, sounds, tunes & phrases!

Sis's hands, foot, ear, and light-up heart respond to baby's touch (5 activations in all!)

Teaches 100 first words, introducing parts of the body, shapes, counting, the alphabet and more!

Smart Stages learning levels to grow along with your child

Helps give your baby's developing sensory & fine motor skills a big boost

Safety features or safety issues:

I was unable to find any safety features or issues with this product.

How would this toy develop these skills:

 Cognitive (thinking):

This toy helps with a child’s cognitive skills by teaching them letters and colors using
song.

 Small/large motor:
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This toy helps with a child’s small motor skills by having them press the buttons, it helps with
their large motor skills by having them holding it.

 Social:

This toy helps with a child’s social skills by getting them dancing and playing with other children.

 Sensory:

This toy helps with a child’s sensory by the songs it is able to sing introducing different body
parts such as head, shoulder, knees and toes.

Describe what you like about the toy.

What I liked about this toy is how it can keep the baby’s attention while teaching it in an
interactive way.

Is there anything you do not like about the toy?

The only thing I did not like about this product was how hard the hands, feet and belly were.

How would you use this toy in your classroom?

I would use this in my classroom because it has multiple stages to it that grow with your child so
it is not a toy that you would get rid of easily.

How would you instruct parents to use this toy to obtain the best educational value with their child?

I would instruct a parent to set it to the stage that their child was at and play with them. The
interaction that they receive from the parent has a positive impact on their learning.

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