Sesame Street - Elmo's Boom Box

Pros: Small enough for toddlers to carry around.
Cons: No volume control, music is pretty loud. No on-off switch.

It's that time of year again to start cleaning out the toys. Time to get rid of the baby toys and make room for the big boy toys. What amazes me though is as I am coming across some of these "baby" toys, my 4 year old all of a sudden shows interest in...

Pros: Cute, fun, and great to dance to!
Cons: Loud, no on/off switch, and no volume control.

I found Elmo's Boom Box on one of my many excursions out shopping at Rummage Sales. The reason that he drew my attention was because my daughter loves anything and everything to do with this red and loveable little creature.

The "Boom...

Pros: Plays music, has lights, small and easily held, light weight
Cons: No volume control, no dials

In case you haven't read any of my Epinions before, our son loves music. He started "watching" CMT when he was a month old and is fascinated with anything that plays music. He is even fascinated with those music commercials. You know the ones. They are...

Pros: cute, durable, Elmo, buttons and lights
Cons: no on/off switch or volume control, didn't get played with much

My son received the Sesame Street Elmo Boom Box last year for Christmas. He has had this toy for over a year and it has seen little playtime. My son loves Elmo and music, so I thought this would be the perfect combination but once again, mommy...

Pros: cute and musical
Cons: does not hold attention of older babies

My daughter plays with this toy each week at the playgroup she attends at the local school. For the first several weeks, this toy did not have batteries but my daughter seemed to enjoy carrying it around anyway. She even enjoyed pushing the buttons even...

Pros: Safe for toddlers to play with (no choke hazzard)...
Cons: No volume control or an off switch...

My youngest son received Elmo's Boom Box as a gift from my friend for his first birthday. A year has passed and this toy is still going strong, and my son still loves it as much as the day we took it out the package.

The boom box,...

Pros: Very Entertaining Toy!
Cons: Can be played over and over

A few days ago my neighbor's two year old girl, came over for a little visit with my dog , whom she adores, and she had the cutest toy clutched in her hand. I asked her if I could play with it, and I was really amazed!

For such a small toy,...

Pros: plays lots of songs, light-weight and easy for child to carry
Cons: doesn't have a volume control

My grandmother got this little radio for my son for Christmas a year and a half ago. I knew he would like when she told me that she was going to sent it to him. He likes things that light up and play music, even when he's almost 3 now.

The...

Pros: Cute, colorful, easy to hold, durable
Cons: Sound shorts out frequently, stops playing, runs on batteries

The Elmo Boom Box is sized just right for little hands. It's about 7 inches wide, 4 inches high and 1 inch deep. It has a large raised image of Elmo on the front, as well as three child-sized buttons in yellow, green and red. A pretend station...

Pros: Compact and easy to push buttons
Cons: Doesn't hold the attention of a child much older than 18 months old

It's E L M O playing your favorite baby tunes day and night! Just press the buttons on your radio and hear your favorite assortment of baby tunes! Happy Birthday and many more! This is Big Bird for E L M O The radio that never...

Pros: durable! Antenna not mobile
Cons: good for up to 9 months of age MAX

My daughter loves to throw. Her shoes, toys, food, you name it!

This is one toy that has withstood her throws very well. She was delighted with the toy when she was a baby. She is now 13 months and she prefers to pretend this toy is a...

Pros: colorful lights and catchy tunes
Cons: none

My son received this toy for his first Christmas, he was 7 months old. At first he did not take to the toy but soon did. We were flying out the next day to visit my husbands family and had a very long layover in Atlanta (and in one other state that...

Pros: Lights and Sounds, Affordable
Cons: Doesn't seem to hold a child's interest long, Not very educational or overly entertaining.

My son has never really taken a big interest in this toy. The interactive value of Elmo's Boom Box amounts to three different colored buttons you push to activate a variety of different melodies (including Row, Row, Row Your Boat and Twinkle, Twinkle...

Pros: Reasonably priced musical toy for baby
Cons: well it is a musical toy...;)

.....but my almost 1 year old baby loves it! As a general rule, I dislike any toys which play those annoying digital sounding songs over and over. This toy is such a hit with my baby, I can't help but like it.

It's much smaller than I thought...

Pros: Keeps children's interest for extended period of time
Cons: Repeated song play

This toy was purchased as a gift for my daughter's 1st birthday. She absolutely loved the music and it was a toy that wasn't too bulky for her to carry around. She is very interested in music and, of course, Elmo. so, this toy carried a combination of...