Baby Einstein Octoplush
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Baby Products Reviews of Baby Einstein Octoplush
Customer Review: Octoplush
Summary: 3 Stars
My husband bought this octopus for our daughter. She will smile at it when it plays music, but she's not very interested in it. I don't blame that on the toy as she's just not that into any of her toys.
The color spots on the arms are a little too difficult for a baby to push since you have to squeeze it just so between your thumb and forefinger. The octopus head plays very easily though. Maybe annoyingly so. I'd placed it in a chair while my daughter was sleeping and then put some clothes on top of it and the thing started playing music. Twice! And the songs seem to go on FOREVER. I usually press one of the legs to get it to shut up. Thankfully, there is volume control and I never use the loudest setting. Oh, and I hate the music. The first tune reminds me of circus music. That's just a personal preference though and it might not annoy others.
It's odd shape makes it difficult to hold or tote around. My daughter who carts around the largest and heaviest objects her tiny hands can carry, has never toted this anywhere.
One of the arms is no longer working despite the fact that this toy gets minimal play.
On the plus side, I think this is a toy that I will get more use out of as my daughter grows. Once she can press buttons on the arms herself, I think it will aid her in learning her colors. Maybe even in Spanish.
I gave this a rating of 3 stars. One star was deducted for the broken arm and the other was deducted for the awkward shape and the parental annoyance factor.
Customer Review: 3 months and counting and it is still love at first sight!!
Summary: 5 Stars
I have purchased my daughter many toys since her birth, but this littl guy still remains one of her true favorites. Soft, easy to hold, and extremely educational, Mr. Squigglies as he is affectionaly called in our home, continues to keep my daughter entertained with its music, and now that she can squeeze harder, pressing down on the buttons to listen to it give out colors in three different languages. She also enjoys just holding it close, or her favorite thing to do, baby talk to it in high pitched squeals of delight.
My fiance and I love this so much, I purchased the hanging one for the car, just so he is along for the ride.
Bythway, someone in a review had mentioned the language setting for spanish did not sound so good, not true. The words for Spanish, as well as French, as prounced with exacting clarity. Both languages voice appear to be done by the same person, accept for the Engish one, which is a different voice and different tone.
Sadly, one of her little cousins got their hands on it and damaged the purple leg, but that is ok. If need be, i will have no problem buying her a new one.
This one is a winnnr folks!! one of the company's buried treasures amongst so many toys in their line. Don't pass it up!!
Customer Review: My son's favorite!
Summary: 5 Stars
My son received this as a Christmas gift when he was one year old. He adores it. It's a can't-miss entertainer, and I hear that it's his favorite comforting toy when he is with a caregiver other than his parents. He has a well-loved Baby Einstein Octopus Hanging Toy, Blue, but he hasn't been able to enjoy the pull-string octopus as much since we moved him out of the infant carrier carseat with the handle for hanging toys. The octoplush is perfect for him right now. He carries it around, holds it in his carseat, and generally beats up on this friendly toy. It's very easy for my son to get the music going, and he loves to touch the silky, multi-colored fabric under each "tentacle." And for whatever reason, he just gets a big kick out of this octopus's face -- it cracks him up when he sees it, and he likes to touch the octopus's eyes and mouth.
He is able to touch the buttons on the tentacles to hear colors read aloud, but I think it's more a fluke than something he can do deliberately. Maybe that's something he will grow into, though.
All in all, this toy is a winner. We rarely leave home without it.
Customer Review: NOT PLUSH!!
Summary: 1 Stars
So I was looking for a really good toy for my 4 month old, and believed all the great reviews I read here. I could not be more disappointed with what arrived. I thought the fabric would be soft, maybe velour. Instead is it some horrible scratchy artificial fabric. The head of the octopus contains a big heavy sound box with a horrible velcro flap on the back to let you change the languages etc. But it means that the head is not at all soft to hug (almost heavy and hard enough to bruise, not to mention scratchy). It is so heavy, the thing won't even sit up without falling over. Finally, it is not really very well made - the images on the tentacles are not centered properly, and the buttons within the tentacles are small and difficult to find - how is my baby supposed to hit those!?! Come to think of it, the music isn't very inspired either.
Maybe this is now being manufactured from cheaper materials? Is Baby Einstein that hard up?
Customer Review: Baby's favorite toy so far
Summary: 4 Stars
So far this is baby's favorite toy - he's four months old and got this for Christmas 3 months ago. He loves the tunes and all I have to do make him laugh and smile is press the head for the music to start and dance the octopus around in front of him. It's been great to distract him when he's fussing and to draw his attention when I want him to look at the webcam so that his grandparents can see him! The tunes are lively and cute luckily so that I don't mind them being stuck in my head so much! I like that there's a language selector as well as a volume control - I do wish that I could stop the music by pressing on the head, not just turn it off for good via the switch in the back. It is a little heavy for him to hold onto when he grabs at the arms, but time will take care of that. It was a great Christmas gift and he loves it!