Product Description

Dinosaurs capture the imagination of even the youngest minds. Your little learner will be rewarded with music, sound and lights by sending adorable roll-around creatures down color-coordinated paths. Busy activities like a twirling butterfly, a rattle bird and spinning dinosaur also keep baby's head and hands occupied. Ten songs and five sound effects stimulate your child as she plays. It Includes four roll around balls and it requires 3 "AA" batteries, which are included. It measures 28" x 9.25" x 16".

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #34325 in Toys & Games
• Brand: Fisher-Price
• Model: H5924
• Dimensions: 15.94" h x 28.15" w x 9.25" l, .2 pounds

Features

• Color coordinated ball drops and ramps allow baby to follow the rounds down one of 4 paths accompanied by 3 colored lights and lively tunes
• There are busy activities that add to the play, including a twirling butterfly, a rattle bird, and spinning dinosaur
• 10 songs and 5 sound effects encourage and entertain baby
• Each of the 4 pre-historic themed rounds feature little baby creatures, each with a unique action

Editorial Review
Yes, dinosaurs have been extinct for millions of years. But that probably won’t bother curious babies and toddlers who will delight playing with this friendly green guy. Four balls are included to roll through various openings and watch come out of other openings, teaching cause and effect while delighting curious young minds at the same time. The dinosaur has a bumpy tail and a mouth that can be made to open and shut. Ten different tunes accompany the action along with gently flashing lights and fun sound effects while a wiggly ladybug and a wiggly fish bounce along on top. The design of having the dinosaur lie flat while your little one crawls around investigating will also likely be good for motor skill development. --Charlie Williams

From the Manufacturer
This friendly dinosaur is full of fun, from head to tail! Four Roll-a-Rounds feature adorable baby dinos inside. They’re ready for drop-through play, with surprises waiting down each ramp. Will the ball bounce down the bumpy tail, spinning the butterfly on the way? Maybe it will head through the peek-a-boo door, or past the swinging pendulum and out the front. Or watch it roll down through the dinosaur's mouth for silly sounds. Also features 10 lively tunes and colorful lights. Whatever happens, baby will learn about cause and effect while having a roaring good time! Includes 4 Roll-a-Rounds. Requires 3 "AA" alkaline batteries (not included). Approx. 27" H x 15" W x 15" D.

Customer Reviews

Disappointing to me not as much to him!
I was awaiting the release of this toy. He loves his blocks and block toys but none of the roll-a-rounds toys were his type. So he had about 25 balls but no toy to go with them. This looked perfect! He enjoys it but not like I thought he would (he LOVES balls). Here are my problems with it.

(1) The middle hole, it drops down to make the pendulum swing and more then half of the time, the ball gets stuck at that point.
(2) The balls get stuck coming out of that hole as well...
(3) The head comes off real easily and its never on the toy (he takes it off every time especially since its easy to get off)
(4) kind of boring... thought there would be a spiral slide of some variety as kids love that.
(5) music & lights are nothing special either.

I usually LOVE FP toys and we own sooo many. I am happy with my incredi-table and with the wagon for the blocks. This one just wasn't worth t he money.

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UPDATE: 11/06/2008

Well, we're on boy #3 that is using this toy. It's held up extremely well and even my oldest plays with it still. The balls still get stuck... now there is a whole other element to getting stuck as they loves to put their cars in it (down the slide through teh mouth, down the block-slide...). Guess it was worth the money after all (and not what it's listed here as..)

ROAR with laughter
We couldn't wait to take this beast out of it's box! This dinosaur is a lot of fun. My 8 month old doesn't quite understand the point or the cause and effect, yet. Nonetheless, she still likes the lights and sounds.
This toy does come in pieces. It took my 6 and 7 year old daughters less than ten minutes to put it together. Note that it requires 3 AA batteries for sound and lights. It is still fun without the effects.
Let me clarify the pendulum, for anyone trying to figure out the photo in the ad. When a roll-a-round is put into the orange hole, the ball goes down a ramp, pushing this pendulum-shaped piece out of its way so it can exit the dinosaur's stomach. There is no cover over this part, so nothing can get clogged up by a an oddly shaped toy of your child's choosing.
This is what I don't like:
1- This is made with, what is becoming, typical Fisher-Price quality. When my older children were this age, everything seemed more solid, with a heavier-duty plastic. There is one place on the back of our dinosaur where the plastic was not even cut in a straight line, and looked a little jagged. It does appear safe, however.
2- The last 2 baby items we purchased from Fisher-Price looked, as this one does, dirty and used. There are a few small places where the toy looked like it was dragged across a rough surface.
All in all, this is a great toy. The sound effects are entertaining, but not annoying with 2 volume levels (loud and louder) and an off switch, which also turns off the lights. The "Roar" is not loud or scary. It comes with 4 roll-a-rounds with dino babies in them (one is an egg that opens and shuts). I recommend this toy to babies 9-18 months.

Pass on this one!
My 12 month old son received this toy as a gift. The toy takes up a lot of space for very little excitement/return of play value. It was a week before my son figured out the little buttons turned on the music and he didn't even need to push the balls through. On average, when he did play with it, it was for about 30 seconds. We have hardwood floors and the balls just rolled away under the furniture. So that was a pain too! Eventually, it became something he climbed up on to reach other things so it was removed to the basement before he turned 18 months. Also, the little trap door kept falling off and on one of the ball paths, the ball kept getting stuck somewhere in the dinosaur. I'd save my money and buy something smaller, less expensive and with more features to keep the child's interest.