VTech – Touch and Teach Turtle
August 25, 2014 - Comment
Vtech Touch & Teach Turtle 80-079800 Kids Games Product Features Features a 16-page book for learning letters and shapes Colorful light-up buttons interact with the book Eight number buttons teach numbers and music Includes a handle for on-the-go learning Features three modes of play, Letter Mode, Story Mode and Music Mode
Poorly executed toy VTech seems to use a formula for all of its toys (and it seems to be a favorite for Grandparents looking for gifts): loud music, flashing lights, buttons that multitask and call numbers, letters, make animal sounds, and play music. And my least favorite– the toys continue to talk to my daughter after she plays with them and act needy by yelling to push the button or come play. This turtle does all of these things. It is an overwhelming and confusing toy for a small child, and it drives me…
Manufacturers Recommended age is actually 12+ months 0
One of my kids favorite This is a replacement that I had to purchase, because our previous one was finally destroyed by my little one. What finally ended up failing was the switch on the right side that turns on the device and selects what mode for it to be on. Some reason my kid loves this switch and considers it as a toy within a toy and plays a little too rough with it. It took about a year a abuse before this switch started failing and made the toy sound like a record skipping. I consider a year for a $20 toy to…