Have you ever been in the position of buying a toy for a 9+ year old and you are not sure what to buy? We struggled with buying a gift for Levi when he turned 1. Good news is that Fisher-Price has launched the Linkimals Range, that is now available at all all leading retailers. These Linkimals light up, sing and talk.
The Linkimals Range consists out of five friends. Each one focussing on a particular skill for your little one.
- Interactive koala toy with music and lights that teaches numbers, counting 1-10, shapes and more
- Press the light-up buttons on the tree or spin the shape spinner for music, lights and phrases
- Soft, crinkly ear and bat-at roller for little hands to explore, plus light-up belly and take-along handle
- Collect additional Linkimals™ friends to see them interact! (Each sold separately and subject to availability.)
- For infants and toddlers ages 9 months and older
- Retails for R699.90 at Toys R Us
- Stack the colorful rings or press the llama topper for exciting lights, songs & music
- Introduces your baby to colors with musical stacking fun
- Bat-at wobbly base
- Collect additional Linkimals™ friends to see them interact! (Each sold separately and subject to availability.)
- For babies ages 9 months and older
- Retails for R449.90 at Toys R Us
- Toy arrives in packaging that reveals what’s inside. To keep it a surprise, select ‘Ship in Amazon packaging’ at checkout.
- Interactive sloth claps its hands and bobs its head along to fun lights, songs and music
- Press the buttons on its feet for songs and phrases about the alphabet, numbers, opposites and colors, plus colorful lights
- Collect additional Linkimals™ friends to see them interact! (Each sold separately and subject to availability.)
- For babies ages 9 months and older
- Retails for R749.90 at Toys R Us
- Interactive moose toy introduces your baby to numbers, counting, and more
- Press the moose’s belly for colourful lights, songs, and phrases
- Silly bobble head and soft antlers for baby to explore
- Collect additional Linkimals friends to see them interact! (Each sold separately and subject to availability.)
- For babies ages 9 months and older
- Retails for R299.90 at Toys R Us
Levi received the Happy Shapes Hedgehog Linkimal.
This is the perfect toy to grow with your baby. For younger babies they can spin, turn, toggle, and bat the activities on their buddy’s back, or press the light-up buttons to hear songs and phrases about colours, shapes, and numbers. For older babies, like Levi, whom have started walking, they can push or pull the hedgehog along for more fun music and sounds. Plus, as with the other Linkimals, when the Happy Shapes Hedgehog recognizes other Linkimals friends, they create a synchronized music and light show.
Learning
Levi’s teacher told ,me that he loves music time at school. Through music he is able to learn new words and phrases. And although he is not able to repeat it, he understands what the words and phrases mean. The hedgehog’s playful songs and phrases introduce your baby to shapes, numbers, and colours.
Gross Motor Skills
Levi can sit down play, he can also crawl and push, plus he can walk and pull his hedgehog along. This is perfect for the different developmental stages of your baby.
Fine Motor Skills
This is the skill that I am currently working on with Levi. Spinning the roller, turning the butterfly clicker, pressing the toggle, and batting the bead bar isn’t just for fun; these activities help strengthen your baby’s dexterity and hand-eye coordination. Plus and Bonus!
- Friendly, interactive hedgehog pull toy with lights, music, and songs
- Press the 5 light-up buttons to hear about shapes, colours, and numbers
- Bat-at roller and rolling the hedgehog along also activate songs, sounds, and phrases
- Collect additional Linkimals friends to see them interact! (Each sold separately and subject to availability.)
- For babies ages 9 months and older
- Retails for R649.90 at Toys R Us
Each Linkimal has their own features and benefits. I love the Hedgehog as it starts off with the basics and it has 15+ songs that Levi can listen to as he plays. He is able to touch and feel the different shapes and the is absolutely loving the lights. We are still working on him closing his own hand to pull his friend, so for the time being we fasten it loosely around his wrist to pull. I am definitely getting him the Musical Moose next for Christmas.
Check out my IG page for a cute video of Levi.
