TOMY Colour Discovery Hot-Air Balloon

Product
Tested By Donna Liddiard – Noah 25 Months

Donna Awarded
The TOMY Colour Discovery Hot-Air
Balloon 4.3/5

Bright and
colourful, function appears age appropriate, good size. Easy for adult to get
out of packaging whilst being child-friendly. Product can be easily seen in
packaging. No concerns, age appropriate for level of development. Our son
enjoys playing with the toy; he appears to carry out imaginative play with the
toy in context. It is easily transportable for us to take with us when visiting
friends/family. Very good for colour recognition and motor skills. Also
encourages hand-eye co-ordination by placing the balloon on to the colour
markers. It appears to keep his attention no more or less than any of his other
toys but he does play with it regularly and enthusiastically. Seems durable and
toddler-proof. Good value for
money. I would consider purchasing this
and would certainly recommend. This toy
is a good product that we are able to play with our son and seems to be a
favourite of his. Donna Liddiard – Noah 25 Months

Product
Tested By Francesca Derbyshire – Lilly 3 Years

Francesca
Awarded The TOMY Colour Discovery Hot-Air
Balloon 4.5/5

Looked an
inviting toy bright and colourful. Would
catch my eye in a store. You can clearly
see what this toy is from packaging. No
worries at all about age as ideal for my little princess. Lilly loved this she enjoyed the noises and
getting the balloon to land on the correct colour. She had lots of fun and made up her own games
as she went along. This is also good
size to pop in car and take when visiting friends and family. Really good to help with colour recognition
and hand/eye co-ordination. She loved
placing the balloons on the cards. Although
these could be a bit more durable as looking bit worse for wear now. Maybe make them in plastic or something that
will stand the test of time with lots of play.
Good quality toy which entertained our daughter. We have purchased another one to leave and
granny and grandpas and have also recommended.
Good value. A bright colourful
toy which is educational and entertaining.Francesca Derbyshire – Lilly 3 Years

Product Tested
By Steph Lewis – Finley 2 Years 9 Months

Steph Awarded The TOMY Colour Discovery Hot-Air Balloon 3.1/5

Good idea
for an educational toy looks appealing. Item looks good in the packaging, item
attached to the packaging rather excessively (as is the case with lots of
toys). When the item arrived it was in another language but after fully reading
the instructions I was able to easily change this to English. Unsure whether
the solid plastic shell would break if dropped onto hard floor as is likely to
happen with young children using the product, Also slightly concerned that the
discs provided are made of card as children will pull these apart and younger
children may chew on them meaning they would not last – in my opinion these
would be better made of plastic so they are harder wearing and washable. Toy
can be easily used for what it is designed to do in theory, however the cards
which are provided to help teach the children colours have more than one colour
on them, causing confusion and frustration as the sensor which picks up on the
colour can be inadvertently placed on a part of the card which is not the main
colour. All the cards have a different colour background to the animal colour
and each of the 6 animals has white eyes. Therefore if the balloon is held over
there ladybird {for example} for the child to find red, but the sensor is
placed over the eye, or on the surrounding background colour it tells the child
they are wrong in their choice. The balloon can be used with other items
around the home, but these have to be flat, solid items. The toy does help with
hand eye co-ordination. Due to my son being told he was placing the toy on the
wrong coloured card he quickly lost interest in the toy and did not want to
play with it. Good idea but needs modifying. Good idea but cards need to be
changed to a solid colour to prevent frustration and incorrect learning. And
should be made of a more durable material. Steph Lewis – Finley 2 Years 9
Months