Author's product rating: 
| Advantages: |
interesting to look at for babys |
| Disadvantages: |
strange to look at for grown ups |
| Recommend to potential buyers: |
yes |
Busy bug activity bug really is an ugly bug, now that's a sentence that doesn't roll of the tongue try saying it quickly. It's a strange looking toy with the insect theme that a surprising amount of baby toys seem to feature.
The big bug/bee/fly whatever has a velvety orange face, it has a big smile and a blue tongue and looks a bit like its licking its lips which in my opinion gives it a bit of an odd look. It has orange and green curly antennas on its head and a blue Velcro strap so you can attach it to cots or pushchairs. It has a black striped body and two thin blue arms with orange spots. Attached to its arms there is huge velvety round looking hand like things. One side is pink and yellow and the other is green and orange.
Attached to either side of its body there are plastic triangle shaped rings, with bobbly bits. They are in orange and blue and I presume are there to offer a different texture to chew. On its back there are two velvety wings. One side is yellow and the other side is purple with two black and white spots, one yellow spot, one green spot and two smaller spots in blue and red. The wings make the crinkly sound that babys love.
The bugs legs are two bits of chequered elastic string, with two blue and yellow plastic rings attached to each leg. One circle like foot is chequered with a pink velvety underneath bit and the other is velvety purple with a green underneath bit.
If this wasn't enough to hurt the eyes there is a
little mini bug attached to the big bug's stomach which looks disturbingly like toy genetic experiment gone wrong. Its attached to the bugs body by a bit of green string that
plays lullabies when pulled. The little bug has a green velvety head and a bit smile. Half of the front of its body is orange velvet and the other half is chequered. The back of its body is purple velvet. It has thin elastic arms with one pink and one green velvety hand thing. Its legs are thin and elastic and its feet are purple velvet and chequered.
So this rather eye catching toy teaches babies about different colours and has black and white bits in it that very small babies are supposed to like. It has different textures and can be used to play lullabies. Its an early learning centre toy and costs about £10. We got ours from Boots who do a range of early learning centre toys. Its suitable from birth onwards. Scarlett did used to like it, but she's just turned one so needs more sophisticated toys. In fact ugly bug bee may have to put in storage soon to make way for the toys madam got for her birthday!
