Comments on: Fisher-Price Brilliant Basics Baby’s First Blocks

By: lady_lyn

lady_lyn — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 12:54:27 +0000

This was given to my 15 month old for Christmas, and he likes it a lot. He can get some of the shapes in and is still working on figuring out the others. He is fascinated by putting other toys in the bucket, and taking them out, and putting them in, and so on. It seems very durable, and I appreciate the fact that it doesn’t make annoying and useless noise like so many children’s toys do. The reason I didn’t give it quite five stars is because he enjoys it a lot but doesn’t LOVE it.
Rating: 4 / 5

By: sunflowersNC

sunflowersNC — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 11:33:09 +0000

Originally I bought these as “first blocks” for our baby (6 mos old) but ended up returning them since they’re not very fun and pretty pricey for how cheap they are. For younger babies who aren’t sorting yet, I recommend getting “HABA First Blocks Set”First Blocks, a bit pricier, but very good quality (safe wood, NOT made in China). These are captivating blocks that are very imaginative. True, they don’t have the sorting qualities like this toy might, but are visually stimulating and can be stacked and use to actually “build” things.
Rating: 2 / 5

By: Kori

Kori — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 09:39:02 +0000

I wish I had paid more attention to the reviewers who mentioned that the lid does not stay on. I have 14-month old twins and both enjoy taking the shapes out and occassionally putting them back in, but it is extremely difficult to get them to use the lid. It seems as if the lid almost just balances on top, there is no effort required to take it off. Sometimes, I can get them to try the sorter for one or two shapes, but then they immediately pull the lid off to take the shape(s) back out. I love watching them when they actually use the sorter, it is great to see their little hands trying to manipulate the shapes, but those moments are few and far between. They like to play with the shapes and box, but it doesn’t serve its purpose in my opinion. If only they had made it with a lid that you could somehow fasten in place.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: A. Werner

A. Werner — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:41:46 +0000

I don’t like it. It’s small and the lid comes off way to easy. I know that babies play with it and they should be able to get their shape blocks back out but in the process of her trying to put the shapes in there she knocks the top off.

I’m looking for a better shape sorter.
Rating: 3 / 5

By: Siddhartha Rajput

Siddhartha Rajput — Tue, 15 Sep 2009 08:05:23 +0000

it’s an ok toy, but my son just rather throw around the small shapes then put them in the box. not really worth the money
Rating: 3 / 5