Fisher-Price Bright BeatsJuniors - BeatBo

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Ideal for babies ages 6 months to 3 years, Bright Beats Smart Touch Play Space, from Fisher-Price, literally surrounds little ones with happiness in a semi-circular interactive plastic bar. Just like the name suggests, the Smart Touch Play Space is equipped with smart touch technology that responds to a baby’s touch with lights, music, and engaging sound effects. The Bright Beats train has 3 Smart Stages learning levels, which children can grow using hands-on activities, including a shape spinner and ABC roller; an engaging toddler toy tokeep baby busy Last but not the least, this toy helps develop sensory skills through the variety of colors, lights, and sounds that stimulate babies’ senses.

The green button activates the “Dance and Move” function. A series of programmed movements, music and interactions to encourage little ones to get active. We particularly liked the fact that the music covered a range of tempo. This meant that alongside the perks of the exercise Little Savvy was getting as he bounced around the room to upbeat tunes, there was also a range of slower tempo sections to calm, sooth and mellow the excitement. Now is also a good time to say there’s a low volume setting too! Well done Fisher Price!The last of the buttons, a yellow one, is for games and learning. Again it’s rhyme or music based, but includes games and songs like “Move and Freeze”, “Colours”, “Counting” and the “ABC Dance”. Movement is based around “hip” action and side-to-side head bopping. Lights are displayed in a disco-style on the BeatBelle’s tummy and interactive sound and speech is incorporated via a speaker at the rear and a microphone at the top of the BeatBelle’s head. It's quite pricy for what it really is but there's no denying we'll get our money's worth from it as I'm sure it'll keep us all occupied well into the toddler years. A month in and we're starting to notice that the batteries are dying and it cuts out halfway through some songs but it keeps the little guy quiet and entertained so I'm sure we'll keep BeatBo fuelled for a while yet. It keeps most of the adults in the family entertained as well.

My son likes music and has always been fascinated by lights so BeatBo holds his attention really well. We initially used it to distract him during the dreaded nappy changes but now he'll happily sit up and watch the toy for a while; it's especially handy for breaking him of a crying jag when he's wound up. Small holes on the interactive pivot base have motion sensors to detect babies or toddlers moving between the mat’s coloured zones and, while a great idea, this proved a little erratic at times. The mat certainly responded best to one child at a time, but still required the children to move at certain speeds to register on the motion sensor (this would be our main note for the developers). The ABC Dance is almost guaranteed to get a smile out of him; though for some reason the Rainbow Colours song makes him cry. Babies grow up fast, and that means they grow out of their toys fast, too. But some toys are made with kids’ development in mind, evolving with babies as they transition from sitting, to crawling, to standing and walking.

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For toddlers the mat’s usage need to be modelled first to get the most out of it. Little Savvy for example would happily jump between sections of the mat, cutting it off mid activity or tune. It needs a degree of adult-led modelling before then allowing them independent enjoyment. The BeatBelle essentially does three main things. It dances, interacts with singing, and displays sensory lighting. Records the default button state of the corresponding category & the status of CCPA. It works only in coordination with the primary cookie. Place the Fisher-Price BeatBo, BeatBelle or BeatBowWow in the conductor’s seat for sounds and phrases​; these Fisher-Price toys are perfect for toddlers The second mode, Dance Party, encourages the baby to get up on his/her feet and move with the music, just like it’s a disco! (The lights for sure look like disco lights). This mode also helps baby identify spoken phrases and learn the sounds that the different instruments depicted on the plastic bar make.