Toy Review: Brainy Baby Tin
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Written by: Kassidy at 12:55 PM
It’s always hard to predict what kind of toys are going to be good for babies. Some of the toys work well and others just fail miserably. After three kids, I’ve discovered that this also depends on the child. With each child, it is hit or miss. Some toys all three of my children love. Some toys only one of them liked. Other toys just don’t fare well at all. With a 6 year old daughter, Maddie, a 3 year old daughter, Emma, and a 4 month old son, Little J, I was extremely interested in finding out about what the Brainy Baby toys had to offer.
Positives & Negatives:
Positives:
-Inspires Creative Thinking
-Inspires Logical Thinking
-Multiple Games in one Tin (more bank for your buck)
-Eight Different Learning Solutions in Four Games
-Graphically and Aesthetically Pleasing
-Keeps the Interest of a Young Child
-Ease of Use
-Use is Possible Right out of Box
Negatives:
-None that I’ve Found
Pricing & Availability:
You shouldn’t have any trouble finding the Brainy Baby Tin online. Just put the term Brainy Baby Tin into your favorite search engine. From there, you should be able to find numerous stores that are selling this play tin. One of the first links you’ll come across is the official Brainy Baby website. At the website, you can use the Retail Locator search feature to find a store in your area that is selling Baby Brainy toys. While I didn’t find very many in my specific area, there was a store just 30 minutes away selling these toys.
If you aren’t located near a Brainy Baby store, you can purchase the Brainy Baby Tin easily online. At the Brainy Baby website, the Brainy Baby Tin is available for $19.99. You can find the Tin for a similar price on multiple websites across the internet.
Requirements & Instructions:
The four games in the Brainy Baby Tin require no additional items to play with the games. This is what I like to call a straight out of the box toy. These are the toys I like the best. If you have little ones, you know how impatient they can get when you struggle with batteries and putting things together before they can play with them. The Brainy Baby Tin requires nothing of the sort so your little one can start playing with it immediately.
The games aren’t anything you’re going to need instructions to figure out. Just in case you need a little help in figuring out how to play with the four games, there are some brief instructions on the back of the tin. You should be able to set your baby up at any flat surface such as a table, the floor or otherwise. From there, they can begin playing with each of the puzzles, which is bound to keep them amused and challenged for an extended period of time.
Durability:
The puzzle pieces are made of hard cardboard so for a small child, they are going to be hard to break. Emma plays rough with her toys and she didn’t have a problem playing with the Brainy Baby Tin. Safety isn’t an issue because the pieces all have the rounded edges and the pieces are all big enough so they aren’t going to be a choking hazard.
An adult or an older kid might be able to bend or break these pieces, but it’s going to have to be something that is done more deliberately, as opposed to just accidentally dropping the piece. While these toys are durable, I don’t know a puzzle piece that is infallible. It’s just how puzzle pieces are made.
Ease of Use:
The games are all puzzles. I don’t feel the children in the recommended age range (which is 1-4 years old) will have problems with these puzzles. Miss Emma is 3 years old. She loved the pictures and the larger than life aspect to the look of the pieces. She also had a lot of fun playing “school” as she calls it, because all of these toys are obviously educational. After playing and completing a puzzle she would grin and clap her hands together, proud of herself. Then she would take the puzzle apart and do it all over again.
Fun Factor & Overall Appeal:
The games that are included in the Brainy Baby Tin are available in four sets. Each set has two games, so there are eight games in total. The first two sets are Animal Pictures and Word Puzzles. The second two sets are Color and Word Snap Cards. Your child can play a number, letter, and color memory game. They can also play picture, letter and number dominos with the pieces. The snap cards serve as puzzles and so do the animal pictures.
Kids love animals. Little kids, especially toddlers and preschoolers, love to learn. I know Emma loves reciting her numbers and colors. This is a child’s dream when it comes to puzzle playing, recitation and memory games. Emma was so happy to play with the puzzles she played “teacher” with Little J. She would show him a picture and then tell him what the card meant. Of course, Little J didn’t do much in return, except for maybe drool!
This game will last your child for 2-3 years. I know that by the time Emma is going to be too old for this tin, Little J will be ready to begin learning with it. This game is excellent for getting down the fundamentals of teaching a potential preschooler. This works on many of the important learning skills that will help your child get ready for more complex processes and problems they’ll see once they enter Kindergarten.
Bottom Line:
The Brainy Baby Tin is not only educational it is fun. It makes you interested as a parent, in finding out what else Brainy Baby has in store for your children. With so many different games in one tin, your small child will be enthralled in this set for hours. While your child can enjoy this tin for just a few years, if you have younger children, this is one of those toys you can pass on and still keep the interest in these games going. This toy comes highly recommended!
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Kassidy received her degree in Journalism in 2002. She lives in the Midwest with her husband of six years, Jason, their two little girls, Madison (6) and Emma (3), and four month old, Little J (Jason Jr.) . The couple is very excited to welcome their first son. Passions in life for Kassidy include painting, writing, being a Mommy, watching romantic comedies, and dancing.
