Fisher-Price Laugh & Learn Puppy's A to Z Smart Pad

My nephew loved it. He didn't want to open any other presents. He is 2 years old and plays with it all the t ime. Good purchase for the price.

This Laugh and Learn Smart Pad is a nice alternative to full featured tablets, which are far more expensive and less durable. It will be a very nice transitional toy to help our younger child learn numbers, letters, colors, shapes, and animals before she is old enough to be trusted with a tablet or more expensive electronic device. Set up: A phillips head screwdriver will open a slot on the back for 3 AA batteries. Ours came with batteries out of the box, so it was ready to go as soon as we opened it. Play time: We have two 4 year old boys and a 2 year old girl. The older kids were initially interested but moved on fairly quickly and haven't returned much over the past few days. Our 2 year old however likes it very much and spends a few short periods with it each day. The older kids have access to full featured tablets and have pretty much mastered letters, numbers, animals, shapes, colors, and other things that this Smart Pad teaches, so it was not surprising that they moved on quickly. It is really great for our 2 year old though, as she is just beginning to learn these things, and we love that it is durable enough to let her use it without supervision. I am nervous to give her a tablet, but this thing looks and feels indestructible, with a thick plastic case that holds up very well to being dropped and stepped on. She especially likes the songs and music modes, which the older kids sing along with, and that the buttons light up in patterns and the various modes. The different modes are not very intuitive just based upon their graphic, but the instructions provide a decent explanation of what they do. There is also a sliding feature and a clock spinning feature, so there is a lot to interact with. There are two different volume modes and it is plenty loud, and does not feature any particularly annoying sounds that are repeatedly played. Clean up: No real clean up necessary. I don't stress if it is thrown on the ground or left on a table where it could drop because it is extremely durable. [This review was collected as part of a promotion.]