Best Toys

Ducks are associated with babies even before they are born. Cute yellow ducks are often the theme at baby showers, with napkins, plates, cakes and even invitations often sporting the animal. This theme often continues after the child is born, as ducks, specifically yellow ducks, show up often in children’s books and on children’s clothing. You also see them in toys for little kids, like the Fisher-Price Musical Learning Duck. It is a fun interactive toy that babies as young as six months and up to thirty-six months will enjoy playing with.

While at first glance it appears to be just a stuffed animal, in reality there is so much more to this toy lurking behind the exterior. When a child gives it a hug, it will play music which will encourage your baby to learn to sing along. It will also talk and recite the alphabet. They say it is never too early to start the building blocks of teaching a child to read and that is why they encourage adults to read to babies as soon as they are born. While the Fisher-Price Musical Learning Duck cannot guarantee your child will someday be a prolific reader, learning the alphabet is a great place to start.

In addition to the alphabet, the duck also teaches about animal sounds and basic greetings. Most kids do not consider books to be good Christmas toys, so although a book could teach these same skills, the Fisher-Price Musical Learning Duck is most likely a better choice for child satisfaction. A child will probably like the cute appearance of the duck, as well as how soft it is to the touch. A quick removal of the three included AAA batteries and the toy transforms into just a stuffed animal. In that sense, it is always like two toys in one.

This toy is part of a line of toys that all have the same general appearance, theme, and characteristics. As a result, you could get the child in your life a whole collection of these animal toys that sing and talk and double as stuffed animals. Each animal teaches a few different skills, so your child should learn something from each of them. Other animals include a puppy, a cow, and snail, among others. However, a child would be happy with just one little animal friend that he can sit and interact with each day. Your child will quickly learn the cause and effect of giving his friend a hug and getting a reaction in the form of a song or words. It may be just the toy you need so that you can get a few moments of peace (although maybe not quiet) to yourself.