LeapFrog Fridge Farm Magnetic Animal Set :: Education by Design Store

Customer Reviews

Well made!

2008-06-26
This is a well made toy for our 9 month old! The magnets for the barn stick well to the dishwasher or front door while my daughter plays. She is also able to easily change out the barnyard animals. Great toy!

Definitely a favorite

2008-06-25
We've had this toy since our son was born and he still loves it. It is very durable. This toy has been bounced on our granite floors many times and still looks and works great. This toy never loses it's interest. Great for little ones learning animals, matching, etc.

A good investment

2008-06-02
I have used this toy in severe/profound classrooms and liked it so well I bought one for my son. It is a great way for kids to interact with math, sorting, colors, shapes and matching, along with much more. It even has two sound settings so the parents/teachers can survive it. I highly recommend this toy for the classroom or home.

KendallsMommie

2008-05-30
This is a good toy. My 15 month old daughter enjoys walking up to the refrigerator and pulling the animals off and pressing the buttons so that they make noise. I think its a really cute educational & fun item that she interacts with daily.

Durable and Lots of Fun

2008-05-13
This is a great toy for young kids. And extremely durable! My 1 year old loves to carry this toy around the house and it's still in great condition. She bumps it into everything, and it still works great! Highly recommended!

Just ok, though a good concept

2008-07-21
I was really excited by this toy b/c my 15 month old loves to play with magnets on the fridge. I thought it would be great to get this toy that could combine learning and playing since she's doing it already on the fridge. However, there is a song that comes on when you make a correct match that really scares my daughter for some reason. She is perfectly happy playing with the toy up until she makes a match and that song comes on. It makes her cry all of a sudden (and not just a little cry)!

So as a result, we've had to keep the animal magnets separate from the barn base so that the song won't come on. But that pretty much defeats the purpose. The animals are on the fridge now but she doesn't really seem to like them that much. She will just take them off and throw them on the ground. It's a pain to clean up. But she likes the base b/c she likes the music. Hopefully she will play with it eventually. I'm sure every baby will be different and might not be scared like my daughter.

I give this toy 4 stars for durability b/c of the little parts that have potential of getting lost. I can see the education value being high if it was actually being played with the correct way.

A Must Have

2008-07-18
This is a Must have for your fridge. It's a fun AND cute toy with fun songs. My son LOVES this toy. He is constantly at the fridge playing with this. He's 14 months old - not quite yet getting how to make a match, but definitely knows what to do and how to get the pieces on and off. Very cool!

Lead concern

2008-07-16
The paint chips easily on the animals and so I tested it for lead with Lead Check Swabs. The hair on the horse tested positive for low levels of lead on two tests. This is a great toy other than the fact it uses a toxic chemical!

a great toy

2008-07-15
My son received this for his birthday and loves it. He dances when the music plays and it even gets his attention and cheers him up when he's cranky about something else. He's not really old enough yet for the matching, but it's great that the toy can grow with him. The magnet is really strong, which I appreciate, but my son is able to get the toy off the fridge if he wants to. It's also withstood multiple falls, so the durability is great. It's a great gift idea.

great toy!

2008-07-10
My son loves this toy! He's been playing with it for months.We have it on the fridge in the kitchen, and it is a great distraction while I'm cooking, etc. He dances to the music and and carries it all over the house.

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