Fisher Price Twirlin Wirlin Garden

The Fisher Price Twirlin Whirlin Garden is suitable from age 6 months. It is basically a circular play mat that is attached to a plastic “garden”. It has four sections upon which you stack 12 blocks. There is also a see saw and two flowers for stacking and four different coloured lights. Press a button in the middle and the lights flash and the stacking areas spin (apart from the see saw and flowers which do nothing) while music plays. When I saw this toy in Toys R Us it looked very interesting. Music and flashing lights to stimulate the senses, stacking cups to develop hand eye co-ordination ... more

I purchased the Twirlin Wirlin Garden for my second daughter last year, on her first birthday. Although she has enjoyed playing with it, I would say that £34.99 is a little too much. Other children in my family have played with it also, and although they find it entertaining at first, they soon become bored. I think this is for two reasons:- 1) It only plays one tune, which can get annoying after a while, and 2) There is only a certain amount of times you can build up the blocks, watch them twirl around and fall over, and find it funny. I also don't understand why the material that your child ... more

I bought the fisher price whirlin' twirlin' garden for my child who at the time was 7 months. He had, had such fun with the normal old fashioned building toys that I decided he'd love this idea! I have to say I was influenced my the fisher price brand as the have such a good reputation for toys for youngsters. On opening the box I was diappointed to find that it does not consist of much. About 12 stacking blocks, some with teething edges & faces and some plain. The main part being 4 rotating discs that you stack blocks on. No other parts twirl or whirl although there are a couple or other ... more