Skip Hop Explore and More Fox Xylophone

Good productGood priceWould use again

Our daughter loves these. We bought them when she was just developing her eye-hand coordination. She could lift them with both hands and loved looking at them and sucking on the fox's ears. As she has grown older, they have continued to be her favorite toys. The shaking sounds are not irritating (to us) at all and she simply loves them. Once she was older she could hold one in each hand and bang them together. Now she is a year old and still loves shaking and playing with them, although hedgehog with his bumpy back is now the clear favorite. They are also easy to bring along on trips (can fit in an adult's jacket pocket) to entertain her. They have stood up to many tosses and falls and look pretty similar now to what they did over 6 months ago when we bought them.

This is exactly as described but the string attaching to the stick is too short which makes it hard for the baby to play, or pull it around. It just needs to be a few inches longer and then would be really great

Very cute little shakers, instantly grabbed my 10 month old's attention, and the perfect toys to have next to the changing mat to keep him absorbed and still (for a short while, at least!). Easy enough to get out of the packaging if you open it from the bottom (they are attached with wire that can be untwisted from the base, though it is a bit of a faff) and they all work fine, with pleasant and distinct rattling sounds. Only drawback (for me) is that they do tend to skitter a good way away if dropped (we have wooden floors, alas), but for my little one who is now crawling that is all part of the attraction as he has something to chase!

Loved the material ,textures,interactive elements..noise is lovely!! Hedgehog is beyond cute!!

One of those toys that works at different stages, My grandson liked carrying it around or sitting in his car seat and sucking it, and will soon be able to pull it open to make the sound of an accordian. (pleasant sound) I was very pleased with the quality and different textures to feel and skills it encourages. It is an appealing toy built to last.

Some have reported this already but the string is short. It's fine when an adult plays the Xylophone, but when a toddler who's hand coordination is great, they will struggle to hit the notes (especially as you go up the keys). I don't think a longer string would compromise it's safety (as long it's not meters long).Also the A key is off note which is a bit annoying.On the positive side, the movement of the fox (bobbles up and down when rolled) is quite nice.

Really cute little toy, well made and my son thinks the noise is hilarious. It was a little hard for him to get his coordination right when he was younger, so probably best for babies over 12 months who are a bit stronger. A worthy edition to our toy box, and we like it so much that I’ve bought some more for his friends as gifts.