Fisher-Price Sesame Street Elmo’S Alphabet Bus Reviews
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Elmo’s Alphabet Bus helps kids learn letters, first words and colors. The bus plays delightful melodies and features three fun modes of play: “Let’s Find,” “Letters & Words” and “Color Eater.” Elmo acts as the MC, Ernie is responsible for Letters and Words, and Cookie Monster is in charge of colors. Bus also features a carry handle and free-rolling wheels. Requires 3 “AA” batteries, included. Measures 7.43″H x 1.63″W x 10″L.
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- Elmo’s Alphabet Bus helps kids learn letters, first words and colors
- The bus will play the a song or melody
- Three modes of play include Let’s find, Letters and Words and Color Eater
- Elmo will act as MC, Ernie will be responsible for Letters and Words, Cookie will be in charge of colors
- The bus also features a carry handle and free rolling wheels
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“Very Loud with No Volume Control” 2010-01-02
By Benjamin Figer (Austin, TX USA)
Our toddler loves Sesame Street, so he was thrilled to receive this toy. He dances when he hears the alphabet song, which is cute and educational. But, it’s simply too loud to tolerate. We had to take the bus apart to insert a cardboard barrier in the speaker in order to muffle the sound a little. If this had a volume control, it would be a 4 or 5 star toy; but removing the 20 screws in the back to put in our own damper is a little ridiculous.
“Most Educational Toy Owned” 2009-12-23
By Tygress
This is one of those few products I had to go out of my way to review because it is SO good. My son got this for his 1st birthday. He is now turning 2 and this is still a favorite. The reason why I love this toy so much is that it is solely responsible for teaching my son the alphabet… behind our backs!!! I don’t remember how old he was now, but I believe it was around 17 months that he first started to show us that he knew all the letters. He must have used the function where you press the letter and it says what it is to learn it. Then he “shows” us by using the mode where it says “Cookie monster is hungry for letter the ‘T’” – and then he presses the T. He seriously knows all of his letters now. I thought it was a fluke the first time he did it, but when he did it letter after letter day after day, I knew he had really learned the alphabet at less than 2 years old!! I do have to admit that he also LOVES the button that sings the alphabet song. He will press this over and over and over and over again. This is great for him – not so great for the parents. But again, I thank this toy so much for teaching my son before I even had a chance that I don’t care how annoying that song can be after the 100th time! And in case you are wondering, it is rough and tough. He stands on it, throws it and you name it… and it is still going strong! Thank you Fisher-Price!!!
“Educational, Fun, Durable” 2009-12-13
By L. Montgomery (USA)
We’re on our second one of these. Not because of lack of durability. My oldest liked to jump on the first one, so it met its demise after about a year of hard abuse time and time again. I felt compelled to get another for our youngest girl. My oldest learned a lot about her ABCs using this toy, and she still loves it at 3yo. (She loves teaching our 1yo how to play with it!) Our 1yo is starting to pay more and more attention to it than just to hear noise. (At first it was all about the cute voices.) This toy only has an on/off switch, but isn’t overly annoying with the noise it makes… especially when you see that they’re LEARNING while using it. I think it’s a bit pricey, but splurged on it a second time because I really think it’s a great toy! I highly recommend it!
“Works intermittently” 2009-11-19
By James C. Kim (Philadelphia, PA (from Grosse Pointe, Mi))
We received this as a gift and it worked fine for a few weeks, but after a few times using it, it started to work intermittently. There was no way to make it work with consistently except to shake it and drop it. Perhaps, something came loose in the inner workings, but I think the product should have been designed for the rattles and shakes of a young child.
“Elmo’s Alphabet Bus” 2009-10-23
By Amy Mcfarland (California)
My kids (1 and 3) love this toy! There are games you can play (Ernie asks to find the letter that begins the word _____), or you can press each letter to hear it’s sound. There is also a button to hear Elmo sing the alphabet, which definitely helped my kids learn their letters. With the wheels, the kids can “drive” the bus around the house.
Drawbacks – no volume control. After a while, my son repeatedly presses the “song” button, so Elmo gets stuck yelling “A, B, A, A, A, A” and it gets somewhat annoying. It also takes a while to turn off – the characters each say good bye and see you again next time, so when we’re done with play time the good bye sequence is so cheerful and loud my son thinks it’s play time again.
Overall, still a fun learning toy.
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