Surely we all love to chit-chat with little ones. Words songs and rhymes, smiles, and eye contact are amazing ways to connect and stimulate the baby. And definitely warms up our hearts.
But occasionally as a parent or a baby carer, there is a thought/secret wish there was a toy ( not a phone with a YouTube app!!) that would do the singing and interesting sounds making for you?
Well, there is…
It is called Alilo Smart Bunny.
I remember some years ago when I first saw it- I was quite impressed. It is one of those toys – seeing for the first time- one can clearly sense that the person behind creating and developing the masterpiece of a smart modern toy understood the baby’s mind.
And…
Before I proceed to detailed features of this special bunny-
Trust me when I say-I am a huge fan of flashcards, books, stacking cups, finger puppets, and books from a very early age. ( one day will dedicate a blog post to some of those) Singing, talking, counting, and tummy time. Very close to ZERO screen time with me… you get the picture. And yet- I wanted to share this toy with you, as babies do love it and you as parent or child carer reading this will too.
Entertaining the baby while on the car trip is just one example where Alilo can be a lifesaver.
Did your baby master the grip? Is he/ she happy to hold or hold on to things?
Even if didn’t yet- they will enjoy looking curiously at Alilo, while you’re holding him for them, his little ears lightened up and listening to the sounds. If one of your nightmares is noisy ’noisy toys’ – Alilo will be a pleasant surprise. The volume button is like one of a radio- smooth- from zero to the max, not just 2 or 3 volume levels like some common toys would have. This is great especially if you want to soothe your baby and use low volume mode of storybook telling or nursery rhymes.
So let’s get into the FEATURES-
This toy has 4 modes of use: Smart Rattle, Story, Songs, and Music. Switching between each takes only a longer hold on one ( the same) button.
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- Smart Rattle – Motion-triggered sound effects that change over time enhance stimulation and discovery for the child
- Story/Songs/Music – Pre-loaded audio tracks to entertain and soothe the child. Will not say much more here ( if you really want to hear them- search some YouTube videos)- as you’re up to a lovely surprise if you decide to get this bunny. The sounds are cute, educational, from real life and nature, and above all plentiful. You will wonder how a such little toy can ‘teach’ the baby so much…
- If all that above wasn’t enough- the extra skill of this small toy is- Color Identifying Technology .that can be activated anytime (simply by placing Smarty over an object and pressing down lightly. Smarty’s ears will then light up and also announce the corresponding color)
*Color identification can be applied on most flat objects but works best with the 9 color cards (included) due to differences in tones of the ‘same’ color. Identifiable colors are red, yellow, orange, green, blue, purple, white, black, and gray.
- “Specially designed for those tiny hands & child-safe without any sharp edges”. This statement of the manufacturer is definitely true. Alilo is cute, quite light- and of course, depends on the baby- approx from 4 months onwards not too hard to hold to by your little ones.
- Drop-resistant with ABS plastic body shell that is 30 times stronger than normal plastic
- High-quality playback (high fidelity, dual-magnetic speakers)
- Soft silicon ears with colour-changing LED light
- Volume control
How to turn off the Auto Sleep function? By default, the auto sleep function of the Alilo Smarty Shake & Tell Rattle is activated. To turn it off, just press and hold the bottom of the rattle (color recognition sensor) simultaneously when switching on the rattle for about 5 seconds. You have to do this every time you switch on the Smarty Shake & Tell Rattle and you want to deactivate the auto sleep function.
Enough of the nitty gritty.
You can choose Alilo in different colors.
in UK:
The bunny sings and speaks in different languages too. As far as I know- this can be changed by connecting to ALILO’s official webpage and downloading/connecting the toy to your computer. I so far used only the English version, and yes- loved it.
For all of you- grandparents, aunts, uncles, big and small brothers, and sisters, nephews, and nieces, this is a TIP FOR A GREAT GIFT for a baby I wanted to share.
Let me know how you liked it!
What did the baby and the baby’s parents say?
