The Fisher Price Learning Home
In a sea of many useless, overly loud, overly intense (and sometimes overly boring) “activity centers”, one is lucky to find this gem: the Fisher Price Learning Home.
The good:
- Lots of activities: You can open and close the door, ring the doorbell, open and close the window, turn on/off the radio (great music - see below), adjust the address, and more. Your child will use almost all of these with glee, but I’m betting that, for most people, the door will be the “kitchen” (heart) of this home.
- It’s easy to move around and position: The “house” is really a front wall, but that’s more than enough for your little one. As a front wall, one can easily position themselves outside or inside of the house. And it looks fine just about anywhere, but since it’s likely to be a keeper, you’ll probably enjoy it in the center of your rec room (or whatever space is your baby/toddler’s domain).
- Great music: One of the few toys we have owned where the parents can actually enjoy the music, too. There are many tunes on this guy, some with singing, some without, running the gamut of styles. I found myself requesting certain songs from time to time, that’s how catchy they were. And it’s not too loud (has a reasonable hi/lo setting to keep you sane).
- Entertaining as your little one grows: As your child gets older, he/she will find different things interesting. The music is a consistent draw, but the various activities get more or less attention as the child grows. It’s a nice balance!
- Reliable: Our son never really got tired of this home. We ended up loaning it out to friends with their own new bundle of joy because we wanted others to enjoy it too. Our son mostly forgot about it (out of sight, out of mind…) but was happy when we visited those friends and he saw his old, familiar play home.
As far as cons, hard to find. If push came to shove, I guess I might complain a tiny bit about the sensitivity of the door. As you know, babies and toddlers are not the most delicate of handlers and they can easily move things back and forth in rapid succession. The end result can be the repeating start/stop of the same song (you’d think they’d just let it finish after 5 back and forths in less than 5 seconds or something!). But that’s really reaching…
Seriously, this was one of the best investments we made and we recommend it wholeheartedly!
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