Bright Starts Shake & Spin 5 Activity Balls include Rattle, Spinner, Clicking Sounds & more, Sensory Toy Baby Toys to Encourage Development, Easy Hold and Grasp, Ages 6 Months +

The Bright Starts Activity balls came presented in a moulded plastic packaging through which the balls could clearly be seen inside. There was a cardboard slip inside which gave all the product information, this of course should be read thoroughly before use. The packaging was completely sealed around the edges meaning I needed a pair of scissors to open it up. There was nothing securing the balls to the plastic, so once cut open they all went rolling over the floor in different directions, much to my sons pleasure.The set contained 5 balls, each containing a different 'activity', each ball is plastic and measures approximately 6cm in diameter.* Ball 1: The first ball is transparent, except for two pieces of red and purple plastic at the top and bottom. Inside there is a very cute looking 3D ladybird character which moves and tumbles about when the ball is moved or shook, making a rattling sound.* Ball 2: The second ball is again transparent, this time with a blue and purple top and bottom. Inside there is circular green spinner with a few large holes cut into it, alongside around 15 minature balls of varying colours. I guess I would describe this one as a bit like a rattle, when shook the beads make a rattling sound. The ball can also be tipped side to side or upside down to feed the balls through the holes.* Ball 3: The third ball is the last of our transparent balls. Again there are two colourful plastic pieces of plastic at the top and bottom this time red and purple. Inside the ball is a 2D plastic spinner with a picture of a cute tiger on. This spinner spins when the ball is rolled.* Ball 4: The fourth ball made up of 7 vertical strips, this is a really bright colourful ball with each strip being a different colour - we have red, orange, purple, green and blue. 3 of the strips are smooth to touch but the others have different textures including horizontal lines, swirls and bobbles. There is a small gap between each of the strips and they can be twisted to produce a clicking sound.* Ball 5: The final ball is very similar to ball 4, however on this one there are only 5 vertical strips this time in purple, blue, green and orange. The orange strip in the centre is larger in size compared to the other strips on the ball, it features thick grooves for texture whilst the other strips have inverted spots, bobbles and horizontal strips. There are no gaps between the strips on this ball but they can be twisted about to make an identical clicking noise to ball 4.===Age recommendation===I purchased these balls for my son when he was around 5 months old, a month earlier than the manufacturers recommended 6 months. As far as I can tell there is no safety reason why these balls cannot be given to a baby under 6 months and my son certainly enjoyed looking at them and holding them. However, only when he was around 9 months did he begin to fully enjoy them and get the most out of them. Of course all babies and children develop at slightly different rates, if in doubt follow the manufacturers advice.===Our Experience===My son and I spend a lot of time sitting on his play mat playing with his toys and these activity balls are amongst his favourites, he will quite happily spend 10-15 minutes playing with them before becoming board and moving onto something else. We use the balls in a variety of different ways. My son enjoys simply holding the balls, feeling them and discovering their textures, colours and sounds. He can easily hold the balls in his hands and can pass them back and too rotating them as he stares at them intently. My son is not yet able to twist the segments on balls 4 and 5. The activity balls present an ideal opportunity for learning and I will often discuss the different colours and textures with him or the way in which the characters move or spin within the ball, at 9 months I doubt he really understands what I am going on about, but I feel its never to early to start learning these things.Another game we play is simply rolling the balls around on the floor, he has not developed the ability to roll the balls himself but is fascinated watching me do so. He enjoys me rolling the balls to him as he kicks them excitedly with his legs and feet watching them roll of again in different directions. My son is able to roll himself onto his front and is attempting to crawl, but has not yet quite mastered this skill, however I can imagine he will be chasing after these balls in a few weeks which will certainly add to the fun! A couple of the babies at baby yoga have just started to walk independently and they seem to have a great time tottering around after these activity balls as they roll around the room.Over the past few weeks my son has found a new game to play with the activity balls and he takes great pleasure in it, he has discovered throwing and banging. He likes to hold one ball in his hand and use it to bang into another ball next to him or failing that he just likes to chuck them and watch where they end up. Obviously, he is not able to throw them very hard, but I try and discourage it, he is only just discovering the word no but when I use it I am often met with a cheeky grin.===Durability===The balls have been well played with over the past 5 or so months and have remained in an excellent condition. They have been bumped, banged and thrown on a regular basis yet show absolutely no signs of splitting or chipping. I feel they are of an excellent quality, they are extremely durable and I can see them lasting quite sometime to come.===Additional Information===When I purchased these activity balls from Amazon, I noticed there were a few people asking if these were suitable for use in the bath, so I thought it was well worth covering this question here in my review. The product packaging quite clearly states that the balls are not suitable for use in water, therefore we have never tried using them in the bath. I can imagine that small amounts of water would be able to seep through parts of the plastic which would ultimately ruin them.===Final Thoughts===My son has a wide selection of different toys including plenty of expensive all singing all dancing ones, however these simple cheap activities balls are probably his favourite and most played with toy. He has great fun playing with them, they have a variety of uses plus they are educational too. I would certainly recommend Bright Starts activity balls for babies aged 6 months +.

I bought these excellent balls for my younger daughter who is now four months old and I believe that they will last for many years. They are sturdy and safe without sharp edges and much too big to ever be considered a choking hazard (not even an adult would be able to put one of them in their mouth). Three of the balls have something inside them that either moves and/or makes a noise when the ball is shaken. The other two are colourful and textured and if you twist their segments they make a clicking sound. My younger daughter is very interested in them, especially the balls that have something inside them - fascinating for a child this age. She is obsessively trying to grab them and lift them to her mouth when sitting in her bumbo seat with a table. The two "twist balls" are not as interesting to her yet, but I think they will be when she is a bit older. My older daughter, who is four and a half years old, also likes them and enjoys using them when she plays with her little sister. She occasionally squirrels one or two of them away to her room to keep in her treasure chest.

I bought this for my son (who is only 3 months) to put away in the cupboard until he was a bit older. However, whilst having a play around with them myself to check them over, he became fascinated by them. I gave him the shaker one with the balls in and he was able to grasp it with both hands and turn it around in his hands to hear the balls move before dropping it on the floor and just grinning at me.I like playing with them too with him so I can see these getting a good amount of use. They're very well made and strong so would be perfect as a toy for your own child or a present for someone else. Recommended.

Absolutely LOVE these....and so does Bubs.....these are a good size for little hands...very interactive....different sounds and colours.....Brilliant how each ball has something different inside it....Bubs loves playing with these during tummy time and stretching for them....😊😊 just to be aware they don't roll under the child....would be very uncomfortable....However, one of the activity balls was chipped and cracked....especially around the rim....so it's best to inspect each one carefully and make sure nothing is loose.....it is a shame.....😖😖Overall though, a fun, hand eye coordination activity.....

Bought as a present for our 6 month old year old daughter, and she loved them and still likes them at 16 months (in fact, ‘ball’ was her first word). We bought a set for my nephew who was 7 months, he also loved them.Between all the 5 balls, there bits that twist and click, rattle and spin. (I’m quite a fan of the little spinning tiger face and twisty clicky one myself). They’ll definitely keep little hands interested, and are great for a baby who’s just starting to get to grips (literally) with things.For the price, you can’t go wrong. Can’t recommend them highly enough.

I bought this set of balls when my baby was nearly 5 months old as he had an activity centre with a similar looking ball attached which made him frustrated with as he couldn't pick it up. He instantly loved them! He's now 7 Months old and he rarely puts them down. They are the perfect size for him to hold in one hand. My little boy loves the clicking noises from the two twisting balls & he enjoys watching me rolling them on the floor to make them click - he can't yet master it himself but he keeps trying. They also encouraged my little boy to start crawling at 6 months - when hes on laid his front & goes to grab them, they often roll a couple of feet away from him. Then one day he followed it & combat crawled the full length of the living room trying to catch pick it up! :)

I really recommend these, we bought them for out little boy when he was only 6 months old (about a year ago) and even then he loved them, I think these helped a lot in his development from rollings, to crawling to eventually walking.When he was smaller, he was fascinated with the colours, the sounds and the fact they rolled around. I'm happy to report even after a year they're still going strong, I wouldn't say one of his favourites but they still get played with and rolled, and thrown! - sometimes not gently and so far so good, not a crack and haven't come apart.For the price, you can't go wrong with these - great longevity and I personally believe helped develop motor skills early on.

I bought these for my 7 month old niece and she loves them. Although we haven't had them long, they've already been dropped from quite a height numerous times and haven't cracked or damaged in any way. She is able to hold them firmly in her hands with no problemsShe really enjoys the 2 rattley ones as they make a decent amount of noise. She enjoys the noise of the ones which you turn different sections of, however can not turn them herself yet.I personally don't see the joy of the one with the disc that turns around inside and my niece hasn't got much interest in it either.For the price, it's a great little toy and has kept my niece very happy over the past week or so.

Bolinhas bem bonitas e detalhadas, cada uma com um atrativo diferente para o bebê.

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I had initially introduced these balls to my daughter when she was 2 months old, and she initially had no interest in them whatsoever. In the past month or so, she has come to love these balls and they are her favorite toys at the moment. They are easy to grasp with little hands, and develops great motor skills in babes who are learning to reach for toys, grab them, swat at them, throw them, chase after them, etc. Simple concept for a toy, but she prefers these balls over anything else on her playmat at this time.

Verpackung und Versand durch Amazon waren wie immer einwandfrei.Diese Bälle bekam unser Sohn mit sechs Monaten, als er so langsam anfing, durch die Wohnung zu robben. Durch das hinterher jagen hat er dann auch ziemlich schnell ebendies perfektioniert und konnte sehr zügig zum Krabbeln übergehen.Er war sofort absolut begeistert von Ihnen, keiner war wie der andere und selbst nach mittlerweile einem halben Jahr entdeckt er sie immer wieder neu.Von Anfang an musste auch immer mindestens einer unterwegs dabei sein, um stundenlang damit zu spielen. So kamen sie dann auch mit in den PEKIP Kurs, wo sich sämtliche Kinder gleich begeistert darauf stürzten und sogar die Kursleiterin und einige Mamis sie so toll fanden, dass sie direkt bestellt wurden.Da jeder Ball anders ist ( einer mit horizontalen Ebenen, die sich einzeln drehen, einer mit einer losen Figur in der Mitte, einer mit einer rotierenden Scheibe im Inneren, einer mit kleinen Kugeln und ein normaler), werden sie einfach nie langweilig.Auch wenn sie auf unserem Laminat wahnsinnig laut sind, überwiegt doch die Freude am Spielen und nach etlichen Einsätzen im Freien auf Gehwegplatten sind sie zwar zum Teil zerkratzt aber anscheinend unkaputtbar. Selbst wiederholte Tauchgänge im Planschbecken konnten Ihnen nichts anhaben.Absolute Empfehlung, ich würde sie immer wieder kaufen, mein Sohn liebt diese Bälle wirklich über alles.

Jouet super mignon mon fils de 7 mois adore les balles et un de mes jouet vieux Fisher Price en avait perdu les tarif des balles Fisher Price était hors de prix sur le site mais là la taille correspond parfaitement et en plus il y a deux deux qualité spéciale un peu plus sensoriel. Je recommande... c est un peu comme un hochet sensoriel, motricité fine... montessori... les balles et les mouvements circulaire facisne a tout âge... même mes grands adorent...