Baby’s Loved Ones Toy has a smooth wooden ring that links three soft photo frames together, and is made by Sassy.  Baby’s Loved Ones Toy features different brightly colored, textured fabrics on each photo frame, which create tactile interest, while the pictures create visual interest for baby.  This toy can hold up to three 4″ x 6″  photos of baby’s friends and family, and has a clear cover to protect each of the three pictures.

Pros:

• The wooden ring, that hold the photo frames together, also works as a handle for a baby’s little hands.
• Helps baby to recognize family,  friends, and learn the names of the people in the pictures, as well as learn to identify facial expressions (Daddy is happy).
• Small enough to carry along when traveling. The small size makes it conveniently fit into a purse or diaper bag.
• The materials of the Baby’s Loved Ones Toy are easily washable, which is great if baby chews on it.
• There are colorful leaf tabs on the pages that assist baby in turning the pages.

Cons:

• The Baby’s Loved Ones Toy holds only three 4″ x 6″ pictures, less than some similar products made by competitors.
• The felt-like material may pill if chewed on by baby.
• The actual size of the window for viewing pictures, in one of the three frames, is quite a bit smaller than the  4″ x 6″, so you may have to pick and choose photos that are compatible with the size of the viewing window.
• There is no support inside the second and third frames, which can allow the pictures inside to get bent, if handled too roughly.  This can be remedied by cutting two pieces of cardboard in the appropriate dimensions and placing them under the pictures within the two frames.

Baby’s First Toy 6 Piece Gift Set  includes 6 vibrantly colored rattles  and teethers that are designed to soothe the sore gums of a teething baby, as well as encourage development of  motor skills, all the while teaching to entertain himself.  Baby’s First Toy 6 Piece Gift Set is made by Sassy.  This toy set features a Flipper Gripper Rattle, Gummy Guppy, Coolin’ Droolin’ Teether, Bird Wrist Rattle, Lively Links,  and Bee Wrist Rattle.  Each of these toys is made up of bright colors, patterns, and different interactive features, each designed to encourage baby to develop different motor skills.  For example, the Gummy Guppy Teether builds awareness and muscle strength of the lips and tongue which are necessary for speech.  The Lively Links help encourage the development of baby’s grasping reflex, while the rattles help baby to understand cause and effect.  This is a great  learning toy set for newborn babies and older.

Pros:

• Wrist rattles are ideal for travel, as they are small and attach to baby’s wrist, which helps to avoid dropping on a car ride.
• All of the toys are very easy to clean.
• Toys are a great size to bring on road trips for baby to play with in a car seat.  They are also small enough to conveniently store in a diaper bag or the seat- back pockets of a car.
• All toys are suitable for a small baby, rather than just one or two of the toys in the set, as is the case with some of the competitors products.
• Coolin’ Droolin’ Teether can be refrigerated or frozen to provide additional soothing to a teething baby’s sore gums.
• The Lively Links can be used to hang other toys from  car seats, mobiles, cribs, and strollers.
• All toys are light-weight and easy for even very young babies to hold and play with.

Cons:

• It has been reported that there is a potential that the Coolin’ Droolin’ Teether  can begin to leak if it is handled too roughly.  Although, Sassy only uses distilled water in this teether, this may be a big negative for some parents.

The Curious Crab Rattle is a brightly colored crab-shaped rattle made by Sassy/LeapFrog.  The crab is made with clear claws that contain colorful beads that rattle when shaken. He also has vibrant colored crinkle fabric for his feet with the names of the colors on each foot to help a baby learn and recognize colors.  The crab is complete with a happy open smiling face that doubles as a handle for a baby’s small hands.

Pros:

• Toy is designed with bright colors to attract an interest a baby.
• Rattle and crinkle sounds created by this toy allow for cause and effect learning, as well as audio stimulation.
• Crab mouth works well as a handle for small hands to be able to grasp, hold, and shake.
• The varying colors and fabrics of this toy make it perfect for tactile investigation.
• The varying colors of the feet help baby to learn and recognize colors.

Cons:

• The crab’s body is made of hard plastic that could injure a child or parent if swung or thrown like a weapon.
• Only soft parts on this toy are the feet, which are not easily held by a teething baby.  Some children may have  hard time grasping and holding on to the handle.
• The hard plastic of the crab’s body and claws can get broken or cracked with repeated dropping, so it needs to be checked regularly for any sharp edges that could cut a baby.