LAMAZE - My First Fishbowl Toy, Capture Babys Curiosity with Sea Creatures to Rattle, Squeak and Collect with Colorful Patterns, Interesting Textures and Unique Sounds, 6 Months and Older

I bought this toy for my new baby because I was afraid that my 3 year old daughter would claim all of the existing baby toys as hers. As it turns out, I was right. Now when she asks, Mommy, was this my toy when I was a baby? I can honestly answer, no. This way the toy can actually stay in the hands of the baby. I do find shopping for infant toys a bit overwhelming. There are skills the toys are supposed to teach, but rarely do they just promise fun. For my 6 month old I didnt want something that was going to help her get into an Ivy League school. I just wanted something that she would play with. And babies, fickle creatures that they are, can be completely unpredictable when it comes to finding something to hold their interest. At 6 months of age, my baby had zero interest in this toy. Id shake the fish, shed smile and then turn away. Now that shes 9 months shes showing a bit more interest. The sorting is not really sorting in the traditional sense of putting the square object through the square hole. Its more pre-sorting. Put the fish in the bowl and take them out. No worries about which shape to shove the item through or having fine enough motor skills to get there. The fishbowl is made of a well padded fabric base with cardboard in the bottom to make it stand, narrow sides made of fabric, and a fabric rim. The wide sides are made of plastic. Floating in the water are several sea creatures. The creatures are all smiling. Clearly they have no clue about what babies do to toys. The stiff sides coupled with the soft fabric sides cause the fishbowl to collapse closed to the point where there is no way that my baby can put the sea creature toys into the bowl. Taking them out is no problem at all. The collapsing bowl isnt so much a problem for my baby because the preschooler has claimed the fishbowl as her purse and she carries it around with all of her toy cars inside. Hmm...dont want the baby pulling those out! The included plush sea creatures are cute and my daughter plays with all of them. The starfish rattle is grasped by two of his pointy legs and one of his five legs or his happy face are stuffed into the babys mouth for some serious sucking and slobbering. (Dont call the authorities, the baby is the one doing the stuffing!) Starfish comes out of babys mouth with the same silly grin he had when he went in. His face has a nice satiny texture. The fish rattle has two side fins, a dorsal fin, and a tail that are all grasp-worthy. His face ends up with the majority of baby slobber. He has a soft, satiny face and his rattle has a slight bell sound to it. The terry cloth clam squeaker is a bit bulky for baby to grab, but luckily his shell flares out a bit around his face giving him two handles for grabbing. We havent quite figured out the best way to suck on this one, so mostly his backside gets a good gumming. Crinkle crab is, perhaps, the easiest to chew. The claws on his sides are easy to grab and when you chew on him he makes an awesome crinkling sound. The crinkliness makes him a bit easier to chew and he the feedback on your chewing is quite fun. I put all kinds of baby friendly toys out for the 9 month old, but she will crawl across the room to find the pebble that got tracked into the house or the tiny Barbie shoe that the 3 year old dropped. She does occasionally select one of the sea creatures on her own for an afternoon snack. And I hope that as she continues to grow that she will use this toy for its intended purpose--learning to put her things away!

Great quality and my grandson loves it!

This toy is perfectly made and selling at a wonderful price - but it doesnt seem to hold my 9 month old sons attention very well at all. Bummer!! Still at least 4 stars for looking cool in my opinion... :)

This is a great toy for babies! Each piece does something different. My 2 year old loved showing my baby how to use it. My 5 month old loved it. She got it for Christmas - however less than 2 months later the crab had split down the middle. I’m (and my kids) are very disappointed! It was our favorite new toy but I would not buy as a gift since it doesn’t last.

This toy is just what a curious child loves. Its colors are attractive without being overwhelming. Its something that invites a young child to try to get into, to explore. The inhabitants have faces and theres lots to feel, and there are sounds of crinkly stuff.Putting in, pulling out, lining up, squeezing.... a lot of fun.

My daughter loves this toy! I like that each fish does something different, squeaks, rattles etc. Good quality and fun!

I bought this for my 5 months old son. While he is not ready yet to understand the concept of putting the items in the fish bowl, he very much enjoys playing with the toys especially as they all make different noises and they are easy to hold with his little hands. The colors are great and I am certain that this is a toy that he will enjoy for quite a while as he grows.

My kids outgrew this a while ago. I kept it for the grandchildren. Love it

According to my daughter, my 6 mo. old grandson loves this. It looks like a real fish bowl with water in it, and he has fun taking the fish in and out.

Granddaughter loves playing with it.