Product Description Inspire your child to sing and compose music with the Sing with Me Magic Cube. Sing along to favorite songs like "Old MacDonald", "Eensy, Weensy Spider", "If You're Happy and You Know It", "B-I-N-G-O", "Hokey-Pokey," "Pop! Goes the Weasel", "This Old Man", and "Row, Row, Row". Children can press the Flute, Piano, Guitar and Orchestra buttons to compose their own songs. It's easy to arrange music by adding and subtracting musical instruments with a touch of the button. Fun flashing lights blink to the tempo. Song book and instructions included. Winner of Dr. Toy and Parents' Choice awards. Imported. .com I have to admit that I am no fan of kids' electronic music makers--hearing the same bleeping and blatting tunes for hours on end is a sure-fire way to drive me crazy. But the Sing With Me Magic Cube has a number of charming features that set it above the fray. First of all, the 5-inch cube itself is a pleasing object, ruggedly constructed, with rounded rubber corners that invite the hands. Then there's the music: "Old McDonald," "Itsy Bitsy Spider," and other standard kids' songs played on five instruments (piano, guitar, drums, tuba, and flute). The innovation here is that as each tune plays, instruments can be added to or taken out of the mix with a push of the matching button. It's a clever trick that might help develop a child's ear for the different parts of music. One minor complaint is that the Orchestra button behaves differently from the instrument buttons: when you push it, the song that's playing stops and a new one starts. This is one of those toys that claims to be based on the latest brain research and promises to stimulate your child's mental development through music, but even if it's not much more than a glorified rattle, it will amuse your child without driving you too crazy. Requires three AA batteries (not included). --David Stoesz
X**Y
A very nice musical toy
I've been very pleased with my purchase of the Sing with Me Magic Cube. I gave it to my niece on her 1st birthday. Her father is a musician and her mother is a singer, so I wanted a gift that would help promote musical interests. She loves the Baby Einstein videos (e.g. Baby Mozart) which feature classical music, so I decided to get her something that would teach her many of the songs that she is likely to sing when she starts school in several years.She loves singing and dancing to all the songs on this cube. (BTW, the toy is purely instrumental only ... no vocals ... she has learned the words from others around her who sing the words to the music.) I don't think she understands exactly how to turn the individual instruments on and off yet, but she has lots of fun hitting all the buttons trying to get it to play her two favorite songs -- Old Macdonalds Farm and Itsy Bitsy Spider.This toy is sure to last for a very long time, as it has thick rubber knobbie corners that cushion it when dropped.
R**T
Wonderful toy!
My son, now 20 months old, has loved his cube since the age of 6 months. He has a very short attention span, but he can easily play with his cube 20 minutes at a time. It has been dropped and he has thrown it too many times to count. Today, the battery cover popped off and broke. I am hoping I can glue it together and make it work again. If not, I will be happily shelling out $29.99 to replace his cube. It is well worth the money!
C**E
Great entertainment
When I purchased the Sing with me Magic Cube for my granddaughter I wondered if she would like it. No worries: she loves it & it is great entertainment for us all! She likes to dance to the music. Since it doesn't sound tinny or too loud it is not annoying to hear it over & over again -- & it continues to be a joy to see how happy it makes her.
J**R
Great toy-while it works
I bought this toy for my 9 month old son for Christmas. He loved it and it is a wonderful toy. However, in mid January it started to sound as if the batteries were dying and then it just quit. I replaced the batteries but to my disappointment it still wouldn't work. I tried different batteries again just to be sure and still nothing. I had a very hard time finding out how to contact imaginarium.com and finally just emailed amazon. They responded quickly and it appears that I will be able to return the toy and my son liked it enough that I may take my chances and buy it again. There are mixed reviews some saying that it is durable and works great and a few like mine.
L**N
Excellent even for adults
I bought this toy for my one year old nephew, but am having a hard time letting go. It is soooo cute and I find myself singing along with it and choosing the instruments I want to hear. I know I have to let it go... but it's going to be hard. This toy is as great as other reviews indicate.
C**N
PERFECT for music loving toddlers!
My Daughter turned one on Christmas Eve and we gave her this item for Christmas. She loves music, so this cube seemed perfect...and it IS! This has quickly become the most popular toy in our house! She loves to dance to the music and is really excited to have control over what song plays, and if she can start it over and over again - a BIG thrill! All on her own she figured out that by pressing the blue Orchestra button that all the instruments will play. Now, no matter what button/color is facing up, she will turn or flip the cube until she gets to the blue orchestra button.Also, it is cool that the cube comes with a songbook so parents can learn the words if you don't already know them, which comes in useful when you can't remember the 2nd line to "Pop Goes The Weasel."The thing is also durable. The corners are of rubber-ball type material that won't scuff up your floors or smash the baby's fingers. My only complaint is that it does not have volume control. Most musical toys have a low or high setting. This one only has off and high. If you're like me, you have learned to tune out noisy toys, but if you can't stand it, this is not the toy for you. If your little one likes music, this is a GREAT addition to your collection.
L**B
Fun Music
I bought this for my daughter when she was 8 months old. She instantly loved it. She is now 20 months and still plays it everyday. Kids and adults come over and they all love it, too. The kids learned extremely fast how to push the squares to make each instrument play or all play at once. They are familiar with all the kid songs this box plays so they all get to singing and dancing and doing the hokey pokey or itsy bitsy spider, etc. The music quality is very good. The instruments sound like what they are supposed to be and not some electronics. This is my child's and her friends' favorite music toy of all that we own, and we have a lot (keyboards, crawl and cruise, tape players, pop up singing animals, etc.). I highly recommend it.
P**S
Finding the place to insert the batteries was the hard part
This is a great toy for any child that loves music. It is durable, easy to use, has good sound, and the flashing lights timed to each instrument fascinate my son. The only thing that was difficult was finding where to insert the batteries as there were no instructions in our box that indicated how this was done. So, if you don't get any instructions just look for the on-off switch on one of the edges and find the screw at the end of the purple panel. Unscrew this screw and you will find a very ingenious slot for three AA batteries inserted lengthwise into the cube. Have fun - my son and I are having a blast with this toy!
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