The Bottom Line
The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Home is a sure-fire hit for your playroom. This toy is sturdy, easy on batteries, accomodates multiple children and offers plenty of fun along with motor skill building and reinforcement of letter, number and shape concepts. Babies and toddlers love the Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Home!
Pros
- Plenty of activities to keep baby occupied.
- Can be used by more than one baby or toddler at a time.
- Music is upbeat and fun, but not obnoxious.
- Sturdy plastic won't be torn up during normal play.
- Teaches numbers, shapes, letters and more during play.
Cons
- More expensive than some baby toys.
- Could tip over during rough play.
- Smaller pieces can get lost easily.
Description
- Teaches letters, numbers, shapes, opposites, colors and greetings.
- 21 songs including classics like "Hickory Dickory Dock" and some original music, too.
- Comes with house frame, balls for downspout, letters for mailbox, door key and shape-sorter pieces.
- Requires three "C" batteries.
- Has activities on both sides of the house. One side is the interior and the other is the exterior.
- Helps develop motor skills, encourages problem solving and expands vocabulary.
- Retail cost is about $60.
Guide Review - Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Home
I wasn't sure that one wall of a pretend house would entertain my three toddler testers for an afternoon. Boy, was I wrong. The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Home not only held their attention that day, it has been consistently played with ever since. Whether they are opening the front door, switching the porch light on and off, learning a new song from the radio, putting letters in the mailbox or dropping colorful balls into the downspout, every baby or toddler will find an enjoyable activity on the Laugh & Learn Home. What surprised me most was that a group of toddlers could all play with this toy at once without fighting, thanks to the multiple activity stations. The Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Learning Home is a great choice for families with more than one small child since it can be shared easily. Babies as young as 6 months of age can sit and play with the radio, mailbox and balls, or try out their crawling skills by going through the door. Musical rewards encourage baby with almost every activity. Babies also can learn to pull up on the Learning Home. Although I had no trouble with the toy tipping over when a baby pulled up on it, other parents have reported this problem. Toddlers will love spinning the house numbers and clock hands, and changing the wheel from day to night, as well as learning the ABCs with the radio and practicing opposites by turning the light on and off or opening and closing the door. Delivering letters to the mailbox is also popular with toddlers.
