Ocean Wonders Aquarium

This one is a favorite because: 1. Parents (and older babies and toddlers) can choose from several options, depending on how much activity or quiet is desired. At naptime, parents may opt to have only the music play, soothing baby to sleep. At playtime, the toy can be set so that the fish "swim, bubbles go up through the water and music or the sound of bubbling water plays. 2. The music is absolutely delightful, NOT that awful, tinny music that so many toys have. It really sounds like there is an orchestra inside the toy, fostering an early appreciation of GOOD music. There are 3 tunes as well as the sound of bubbling water for those times when music isn't preferred. The music is soothing, gentle and lovely to listen to. 3. Young babies can simply watch the fish swim and listen to the music. As they get older, they can interact with the toy, pressing buttons or rolling a ball to make a clam open and close its mouth - or a starfish spin. Delightful! 4. The toy is sturdy, having survived several falls without a single crack, as well it should (since it is for babies). A lovely addition to any nursery!

My husband and I bought this for our son who had "colic" for some time after his birth- we thought it would be calming to see the bubbles, fish, and to hear the music. It was great at soothing him during this period. THEN...when he could start swinging his arms at 5 months, he started turning it on himself!! It has an easy to push large button that he can use to turn it on. So we made a game of it...instead of crying when he goes down to sleep or wakes up- he just hits the button and his music comes on!! It's great. He loves the fish and watching the bubbles. And the dim light in the aquarium is nice too. It hooks on very easily to the crib. We thought it would eat through batteries, but we have had it for 5 months with the same batteries in it still!! This is definately the BEST purchase we made for our son- LOVE it!

I really want this for my Grandaughter. She has one that she uses here, but it is literally 25ish years old and does not work properly. Even though she is 2 now, she still tries to make it work and comments on it. I was so very angry when I opened this and found the leakage of battery acid................................... lots of it. I was going to give it to her for Valentine's Day. I would like a replacement. And trying to communicate problems with products in a personal way has become WAY too difficult in this day and age. How much money have we humans wasted on such things, that we put off to the side until we have more time to figure it out. So angry. WE loved out old one. My neice first used it in 1999, then my daughter, then my son. But it is just old and worn.

If I had to choose only one toy for my baby from all that he had in the first three years, this would be it. Hands down. He was facinated by the sights and sounds and UNLIKE so many baby toys that have music, this music was actually pleasant and easy to listen too. Beautiful classical music (Brahms Lullaby) and a very nice rendition of 'twinkle twinkle little star' Twinkle Twinkle was so smooth and calming it took me awhile to realize what I was listening to because it wasn't blaringly annoying. My sons crib was in our bedroom for the first 6 months and listening to this crib toy play music was so calming and pleasant, even for me. It is a definite must have for your little gem. It is the gift I ALWAYS give at baby showers.

I bought this for my son a few years ago to help with nap and sleep time. He didn't play much with the crab or the starfish buttons but he uses that music button like the snooze on my old alarm clock. He likes one melody over the others and he prefers the bubbles with music and lights over just music so be prepared to buy new batteries every few months those bubbles really eat up the juice. It's worth it though. He is 3 and a half now and he still uses it. I plan to save it for his children. This will help you get your children to stay asleep and extend the wake-up period. I wish I would have bought it as soon as he was born. My wife still thanks me.

We purchased this product to help our colicky baby...and we are amazed that 2 years later she still LOVES this machine. She will now change the tunes herself - or choose to see the bubbles or not. We have taken it with us camping and on other vacations where we knew this would comfort her in a strange place. She listens to it as we put her to bed both at naptime and at night. She is like clockwork as we hear her turn it on everynight around 2AM...and then when she wakes up in the morning at 8AM. It is very soothing to her. In the morning we hear her counting the fish, and she talks to the clam while opening and closing his mouth...she giggles as she says "open", "close" yum yum yum....Great machine!!!

I like this crib toy, but calling it a toy is going a bit overboard, it's more like a crib TV. By that I mean, it's something your baby can stare at, and perhaps doze off while watching. It's very pretty to watch. When you have all the bells and whistles on it going at once (bubbles, lights, music or sounds, fishes moving up and down) it's hypnotic. But playing with it as a toy? The oyster shell that opens and closes when you roll the ball is very, in my opinion, tiny, and you can barely tell that there are eyes on it. The starfish that twirls and whirls in circles when you depress the lever spins for 3 - 4 seconds and stops, and the lever must be depressed with some amount pressure, which my son doesn't have yet at four months. Perhaps as he starts sitting up more, this "toy" (as I use the term loosely) will fascinate him and capture his mind as a fun activity, but right now, it's a crib TV that plays for five minutes (all bells and whistles turned on) and then automatically stops. You can also choose to have just music or sounds playing and you get about 10 minutes in this mode. Or to have music or sounds and lights, but no fish movement, but I say go for the gusto and give your kid the whole show! Use those 4 D-cell batteries to their max (yes, isn't that interesting, another toy that needs expensive D batteries)! Here's something else to consider, the straps on the back allow this crib "toy" to hang from the top of the crib rail (as an aside to you dear reader, you need at least 7 inches of space between the crib rail and the mattress, so that your child's head won't get "squished" or trapped, probably as a SIDS advisory). But what if you have a crib rail that's really high? Well we do, and it's so high, that I don't think our son will ever be able to reach that spinny ball or lever to play with the aquarium. Hmmm...do I lower the rail and make it available to him, but then create a safety hazard where baby might be able to pull himself up and OVER the rail? I've decided that if I ever do lower the rail, I'll be supervising him in the crib. I had hoped that this "toy" could be used by him if he woke up and if he didn't want to fall back asleep right away, he could entertain himself with it for a little while and maybe fall back asleep again, but I'm not feeling confident that, that will happen. I'll stick with my original supposition that this is really not a toy, it's more of a nightlight/crib TV. If I find otherwise in the next couple months, I'll come back and update my review. :) Cheers!

I have been searching for a fishbowl crib toy for my daughter for a while now. I came across this particular one, and the seller 100% GUARANTEED my satisfaction! BULL! Seller claimed that all toys were tested prior to shipping, guess they forgot this one?? The entire right side has no working bubbles, the big fish in the middle does not move at all. Seller also claimed there were no scratches or marks, yet theres a scratch on the bottom, and what looks like yellow and pink marker on it. I am so disappointed its unreal!!!