LeapFrog Fridge DJ Magnetic Learning Radio

My 15 month old got this for Christmas. We keep it on the refrigerator and she listens and dances to it often. It keeps her occupied while I make dinner/lunch or clean up. She loves the songs and can 'flip through them' to get to her favorite. There are three 'buttons'. One to turn the toy on/off and select volume, one to select the mode, and one to select a song within the mode. The 3 modes are letters, numbers and music and are selected with a dial like switch. The letter mode has 4 songs...3 of which are the alphabet song. The first time you press the button, you get the alphabet song with uppercase letters being displayed on the LED screen, the second time, you get the lower case letters along with the song, the third time you get uppercase letters being displayed and the alphabet song plays with only the melody (no words). The fourth song is 'Annie OOh'. The number mode has 3 number songs and the Music mode has 5 songs...Old MacDonald, Take me out to the Ball Game, Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy SPider and Pop Goes the Weasel (none with words). To change songs,there is simply a push button that is easily mastered by any child. The LED display is somewhat entertaining. My daughter has not yet mastered the dial to change modes, but I am sure she will soon. This also has 2 voume settings which is a plus. I highly recommend this, especially for any toddler/baby that seems to like music.

My toddler LOVED this toy when it first arrived. It was on out fridge, and she kept coming over to it and pressing the buttons and dancing to the music. And then it broke. In less than a day. She didn't slam it around; she didn't even take it down off the fridge! For something that looks so sturdy, it clearly isn't made very well, and my attempts to get LeapFrog to replace it have been futile. All in all, very disappointing.

Had a little bit of trouble figuring out how to get it off 'demo' mode. There was a tiny bit of hard plastic stuck into a tiny hole in the back of the unit which we had to dig out with tweezers (had broken off). Once we got that figured out, it was smooth sailing. All of the positives that have been listed I agree with and endorse. Our two year old is loving this radio - she's been fascinated with the regular one, and finding something appropriate for her to handle was great. It's been on the road, in the bathroom, all over the place. There is a very nice variety of songs and the animations on the screen match up very well I think. I like that there are two different ABC songs on this. We have not had it on the fridge hardly at all. When we did, it did slide down - magnets weren't strong enough to hold it up and steady. But, since we don't really want it to stay on the fridge, it's a non-issue. Don't know if I would spend $30+ on this particular toy (ours was about $20), but then again - if the other reviewers are getting years of life out of it, perhaps it would be worth it in the long run.

I love this toy. The songs are fun, educational and not annoying like some can be. When we first started playing with this toy I loved watching the screen. There's a little face that mouthes the words, various animations and each mode uses the screen in different ways. There are three modes for various play which I'll go into detail below. The alphabet mode plays four songs: the uppercase alphabet song, the lower case alphabet song, Annie Ooo, and the alphabet song. The uppercase alphabet song vocalizes the alphabet while flashing the uppercase letters on the screen. The lowercase alphabet song does the same only the screen flashes the lowercase letters. Annie Ooo takes a letter of the alphabet and you get to hear the sound. So the letter M becomes Mannie Moo, Z - Zannie Zoo, etc. The alphabet song only plays the tune, no vocalization of the letters. The number mode plays three songs: 20 little leap frogs, Birdie bye-bye, the days of the week. On twenty little leap frogs the screen displays the number and the corresponding quantity of dots for numbers 1-20. Birdie bye-bye starts with 5 birds and counts them down. Each time one says goodbye the number decreases. The screen shows the number and the dots for the birds. The days of the week just sings a cute little song and goes through the days of the week with a few verses. The music mode plays five songs: Old McDonald, take me out to the ball game, twinkle twinkle little star, the itsy bitsy spider, and pop goes the weasel. All of these songs are background music only, no vocalization. This is the one thing I would change. It'd be nice to have the words in this mode. Overall I think this is a great toy. I'm not sure why there's a small parts warning because unless the toy gets broke, there aren't any pieces that come off. It's one device with a push button, a turn dial and a sliding switch for on and two volume levels. Nothing comes off it and I've pulled on the dial and haven't been able to loosen it. My daughter is two and it doesn't hold her attention unless I'm sitting with her playing, counting and singing. Once again, well done LeapFrog!

My son, 10 months old, likes to put on music and dance with me. He normally presses the button on his musical toys and runs to me for a dance. This toy disappointed him because the music won't last for more than 5 seconds after the button is pressed. This is not a good toy for baby who enjoys music.

I loved the idea of having something on the fridge to occupy my little one when I'm in the kitchen. He loves to stay in the kitchen and very interested in things on the fridge. However, this toy did NOT stay on the fridge so it killed the purpose. It seems that the magnets are not strong enough to carry its weight. In addition, my son likes to interact with toys. This one did not offer much because there is only one button that activates the music which makes it pretty boring for my son. The lights are fun to watch because they light up according to music, which I liked. But again, there is not much to engage little ones except for sitting in front of it and watching how lights changes to the music. My son is 11 month-old. For older boys it might be different. I would recommend visiting a store nearby and let your baby (and yourself) play with it to see if she/he would be interested in it. I returned it...

Our 2-year-old daughter loved this toy - she carried it around everywhere with her and loved the songs... that is, until it stopped working. We changed the batteries and nothing. It had been about six months since we bought it, and we couldn't exchange it so we bought another one. It didn't work right from day one. We changed the batteries three times and it continually sounded like the batteries were low. This was very disappointing, since it was one of her favorite toys. She tends to like some of the leap frog products anyway and they can be very fun and entertaining. If you can get one that works, I'm sure our daughter would highly recommend it for the fun factor alone!

I brought this toy in 2007 for my, then 1yo, daughter and let me tell you 5 years later and it's still going strong. Since that time it has brought delight and amusement to many a stray neighbor, niece, playmate. I has survived through 2 moves and countless kids, dropping, cleanings etc. it really is a wonder toy. I usually give this of the alphabet letters as a gift to any family member turning one because I'm always in the kitchen and I know 1st hand the benefit of having one of these suckers on the fridge to keep your little one busy while you work. The song is catch and easy to pick up they'll be ABC ready in no time.