bought this for a year old boy - I'll bet ...
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bought this for a year old boy - I'll bet he gets many years of play out of this
 it hold 6 small boats a duck, with room for a few more toys.
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It broke on the first day and my son is 12. He's not dunking. I will say the company said they would replace it so we'll see...
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My son loves it! I thought it would a be a little nicer for the price. The plastic on both sides is thin. I'm worried one good whack will be all it takes. It's only day three so time will tell. He really seems to like playing with it though.
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I bought this for my son for Christmas, which at the time he was only 14 months old.  The age says from 18 months.  The problem is he can't hold the button down to make it go so I have to walk around the train and hold the button for him.  We had a playgroup over and there were kids that were over 2 years old and they couldn't hold the button down either.  Overall my son loves it but its not age appropriate for him.

Also, this toy is cheaper at Toys-R-Us.  I got ours when it was on sale for $[...].  After Christmas they had them on sale half off for $[...].
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I had really high hopes for this one and was delighted when my sister selected this as a birthday gift for my son.

My little boy is 26 mos old and generally prefers puzzles and blocks as toys.  He doesn't care much for cars/trucks.  So I thought this toy with lots of manipulatives would be super fun for him.

What I discovered, sadly, is that although he is happy when you present this toy to him, he is not long entertained by it.  There is a plastic frame with holes for the buttons/pegs to fit into, and the picture cards slide into notches on the backside.  Think Lite Brite.

The unfortunate thing is that even if you fit the buttons into the holes properly to "complete" a picture of a dragon/house/etc, the mosaic that results really looks nothing like a dragon/house/etc.  You just have a blob of buttons/pegs.

Also, the pictures are confusing.  Once you insert one of the picture cards into the plastic template frame, you're not sure what to do for lots of the holes.  Many of the holes are half green, half white.  Do we put a green peg in here?  Or leave it empty? Whichever you choose there is a big outcome on the final product.

My boy does enjoy the mechanical activity of insertion/removal but that's about it.  This is a textbook three-star toy.

EDIT:  AUGUST 23 2011.  In the past few months, my son's interest has ratcheted up a lot with this toy.  It's an ideal last-half-hour-before-bed toy as we're winding down in the living room getting ready for sleep.  He's much more interested in putting the right color peg in the right color hole and is proud when he has completed the picture.  I still think the quality isn't great but the boy likes it.

EDIT:  JULY 22, 2012.  Still some decent interest in this!  It almost has a calming effect because he's so comfortable with it but it's still just fun enough that he asks to play with it maybe 2 nights a week.

EDIT: DECEMBER 8, 2014. Would you BELIEVE he still loves this at almost 6 years old? We lost it for six or eight months, but then when we found it again, it was like he was reunited with an old friend. It's obviously way too easy for him, but so comforting and he LOVES the smooth feeling of the pegs once a bunch of them are inserted into the frame.

EDIT AUGUST 2017:  Although my son, who is now 8 1/2, rarely plays with this, he still sometimes requests it out of a burst of sentimentalism.  I recently mentioned I was sending a copy of it to a 3 yr old cousin, and my son mistakenly understood me to say that I was sending our own copy of this toy to the cousin.  He completely freaked out at the thought of giving up this toy.  It's a visceral favorite.

A++
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Bought this for a child who would otherwise have nothing for Christmas.  I think he'll love this.  The quality looks built quite well and should last him for years.
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I bought this for my 3 year old for xmas...he loves it!  He is a very active little boy and i believe that he will continue to have years of fun.  His 6 year old brother loves it as well and there is a little brother in the picture so he will grow into it.  I love this product!
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I haven't opened it yet since it's a Christmas present for my 2 1/2 year old. I bought it because the site says Manufacturer's recommended age was 24 months-5 years... well the packaging says 12-36 months!! Hoping my son gets some use out of it! Not going to return it because that's just a pain and I have a 9 month old that can use it later so it won't be a total waste of money but still very disappointed in the difference in age range recommendation. Luckily my son is still a little too young to know he may have gotten gypped out of a Christmas present.
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I got this for a Christmas gift. I think it will fit a 4 yr old boy for a couple years.
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bought it for a 6 year old... it was a bit bigger that I thought so he can't stretch it out.
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It's cute - have to say our son has not used it once yet - it was an unnecessary purchase...basically an impulse buy.  At this rate it should last for a very long time.
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Bought this in Oct. 2014 for my then 11-year old son.  He is an average size boy, but the large was too small (short and tight) for him.  I am keeping this for my 2nd son who is 8.  He shall be able to wear it this year.
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This toy is actually very cute/possibly fun and my 12 month son had his first ride yesterday - he seemed to really enjoy it but Im afraid it will be a short lived experience. The problems are:

1. It is advertised on Amazon as being for 18 months to 3 year olds.  However the manufacturer lists it as 9 months to 3yrs. Amazon misprinted the age range. This thing is very small - my son is big for his age and wears 18 month size (He is tall - 31 inches) - so I thought that it would be able to grow with him. He is already too big for this thing.  H may have a few months in it. There is no way he will make it to 18 months let alone 3 years old in this thing. If your child is tall/big for thier age - buy something else.

2. The tires - hard cheap plastic that are very loud and will wear out easily. The manufacturer went cheap on this and it shows. I read in another post where someone put vacume cleaner belts on the tires to quiet the ride and extend the tire life. We will try that to see if it helps.

3. The horn is very difficult to press - it requires real hand strength from me to push - no way an infant can really make the horn honk.

4. overall - very cheap for the money - should have bought a radio flyer wagon.
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My son loves it and will use it. But I wonder how long it will hold up. Wll update later.
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I would assume that the little boy would like and get a lot of practice with this, as this is something I would buy for my 5 year old.
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To be honest, I bought this for my son for his first birthday. I do think he will be extrememly interested in it one day; however, that day has yet to come.
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My son has loved this for a longer time than I expected.  I bought it when he was able to sit up and now that he is over a year he still lives the lever and hitting the buttons. He never uses the hammer (that has never been able to sit in its holder which is a little annoying at clean up time).  The songs are cute and the lights keep his attention.  Happy with purchase.