Review & Give-Away: Plan Toys

I know you’ve all been anxiously awaiting this review/give-away; it’s a good one!  As previously mentioned, Baby O has started gnawing on everything.  A couple of weeks ago Plan Toys (Green Toys, Green Company) sent us four of their baby toys to review:
The Ring

The Spin Bell

The Teddy

and The Butterfly

So far the ring and the spin bell are favorites for Baby O.  The ring is especially nice as he is learning to grasp things.  He holds it with both hands and chews on it, drooling all the while!  As I mentioned in my earlier post, Plan Toys uses water based paints.  No need to worry about baby chewing on these toys!  The ring can also be used as a rattle, making a quiet little noise for baby.  When I first shook this toy I didn’t think it made much a of a noise and wasn’t sure it would keep Baby O’s interest as far as using it for a rattle.  As it turns out, he seems to prefer the more gentle sound of the pieces of wood hitting over the more harsh noises that other baby toys make.  His parents prefer it too!

The spin bell also makes quiet little wooden noises.  (Just another reason to love wood toys!)  The bell can be shaken like a rattle or you can twist its string and let it spin to baby’s visual delight!  Sometimes we hang it for Baby O so he can watch the rainbow of colors spin from below.  The only thing that makes me nervous about the spin bell is that if the balls come unglued they could definitely be a choking hazard.  I suggest tugging on them periodically to make sure they’re still nice and secure.

Developmentally, Baby O isn’t quite into playing with the teddy and butterfly as of now.  We’re looking forward to playing with them though and my husband and I can both see how they will be good toys for playing and learning.  The teddy is very satisfying to the touch.  It is smooth with movable arms and legs.  The packaging for the teddy says it will help with communication skills as baby can practice talking to the teddy.  Baby O doesn’t “talk” to his toys yet (though he does talk to mama and papa), but he does seem to prefer to look at toys that have faces, like teddy.

The butterfly is just so darn cute!  It is an educational toy you can use to show your child the life cycle of a butterfly.  The fabric wings on the butterfly are removable, making the butterfly first a caterpillar.  The wings can then be buttoned around the caterpillar forming a cocoon.  Lastly, the fabric can be threaded back through the caterpillar creating the butterfly.
Like the balls on the spin bell, I would suggest checking the button on the butterfly periodically, just to be sure!

Want to win these toys?  Of course you do!  Here’s how:
First *required* way to enter:
(If you do not complete this entry no subsequent entries will count!)

• Go to the Plan Toys website and then comment back here something you learned about their company.

Other optional ways to enter:

• Become a fan of Plan Toys on Facebook
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• Blog about this review/give-away linking back to this post and to the Plan Toys website
• Email at least three people about this review/give-away event

Be sure to leave a separate comment with a valid email address for each entry!

Remember, the more times you enter, the more chances you have to win!
If you do not win, don’t worry, you can purchase Plan Toys online.  These particular toys are not on their website yet, but they can be found at toysrus.com and I’ve also seen them in some local shops!

This give-away event will end Monday, September 14, 2009.  The winner will receive all four toys featured in this post from Plan Toys.  A big thanks to Plan Toys for supporting this review/give-away event!

Disclosure:  Please note, although an honest review, this review is based on free product samples provided to the author.