Hape Pound & Tap Bench with Slide Out Xylophone - Award Winning Durable Wooden Musical Pounding Toy for Toddlers

I love that in addition to the obvious ways it can be used it came with music book so my toddler can actually learn to play simple songs too. Great quality

We love this toy! Honestly I think it's my favorite toy my kiddo owns, lol. My toddler who is now 20 months, has had this toy for a little over 6 months now and still plays with is almost daily. The craftsmanship is wonderful, it's extremely sturdy, I've caught the little guy briefly standing on it(until mom comes running over to stop him, of course) multiple times and he's 25 pounds. Even all the removable parts and constructed very well. You can tell that this company really cares about quality. Here's a breakdown of how the toy works: when the xylophone and the balls are all in place, the child hammers each ball through (takes a 2-3 taps) and the ball rolls down the xylophone hitting the metal pieces making a pleasant sound on its way. It's very easy to use, and it's an easy concept for the learning toddler. I'd say at 1 year and up is a great age, earlier than that maybe just the xylophone part and close monitoring with the hammer as it could pose a choking hazard (long handle). The xylophone is removable if the child feels like just a jam sesh on it which is great, it has a little handle for easy portability and my little one likes to just run around with it sometimes. Another great thing is that other objects work fine at making music on this xylophone, even a plastic megablox piece for example, which allows a little room for creativity and exploration of materials. I do wish they sold extra wooden balls though, or maybe if it came with an extra set. If your playroom, or toy box is anything like mine, there are lots of little things and stuff like that can easily get seperated and temporarily misplaced. After all this time, that is the only draw back for me. (...)

We gave this to my daughter for her 1st birthday and she LOVED it. It was the perfect gift for her developmental stage. She favored it over all her other gifts (and other toys) and spent long sessions playing with it daily. She's 15 months now, and still loves playing with it. This is a great bang for your buck toy. The balls are just the right size for her hand, and loves those on their own (she has many balls, but favors these). She's always carrying them around the house. Pushing the balls through the holes is really fun to her. You have to push just a little to get them to go through, it's a good challenge, but it never frustrates her. She always claps when they go in. The xylophone tinkling as it rolls down is very satisfying. It's also fun on it's own to make music. Then the hammer option is another element that she thinks is fun. All these things help her develop her motor movements. It's a smart toy. It combines the Montessori ball drop, music, hammer, etc. Can't say enough great things about this toy. Quality is fabulous and it looks nice. LOVE, LOVE, LOVE. (My mom's dog chewed up one of the balls, but we were able to order a replacement set that fit perfect from Hape.)

Great toy, well made and versatile. It’s a xylophone, a pounding bench (surprisingly not loud) and it you leave xylophone in rack under balls, when you hit the balls they drop onto xylophone and roll down making music. Stores all together nicely. Would highly recommend.

We love Hape Toys and this toy lives up to expectations. We bought this for both an older baby and a toddler and both seem to enjoy it very much. Even our 5yr old likes playing with it. It is excellent quality. Both the wood and paint holds up very well to repetitive, rough play. Our baby enjoys clapping the balls together and off the xylophone. Attempts to use the little hammer are helping her motor skills. The sound quality of the xylophone itself is good - my husband can even play a Star Wars themes on it! ;) I have only two reasons for giving it 4-stars instead of 5: 1) sometimes the balls do not roll after they are hit through the hole - which could be because of old uneven floors - but if I lift the handle ever so slightly they roll with ease... so the angle of the xylophone in the stand could be just a little greater to prevent this; and 2) although the toy is compact and stores away nicely, there is no where to secure the hammer. We place ours inside the stand on top of the xylophone but the opening where the balls to exist is too large allowing the hammer to fall out easily. BUT, all and all it is a fantastic toy that we would recommend to others.

I gave this to my grand-daughter (7 months). even though the recommended beginning age is 1 year. She does fine with close adult supervision and limited play (she can lift it and bang it around if we allowed). I like to get toys with several developmental activities that will last a long time and this fits the bill. At her age, we played with the balls (very brightly colored and large enough so not to be a choking hazard). She could easily grab and hold them, put them in and out of buckets; she really was interested in tracking them as they slowly rolled on the hardwood floor.She tried to put them in the designated holes on the bench, but I don't think she fully grasps that task yet. Very interested in the sounds when we pushed them through the holes and watching them roll out! Encouraged her to semi-crawl and reach for them. I tapped them in with the hammer to get them through, but it took some force (she can't do it yet) and it's a little loud! I love that it's two toys in one with the xylophone that pulls out and used by itself. A WORD OF CAUTION WITH THE HAMMER: We will not let her play with the hammer without close supervision. The long handle is a definite choking hazard! She could tap it to play music when we held it with her. We also hit the keys with the balls and they made music - safer for babies her age. The sound on this one was fine - in tune enough as expected for a toy. Non-toxic; the colors are very bright and interesting to a child. Well built and seems it will be long-lasting. So much to learn (colors, numbers, shapes, fine/gross motor skills, cause-effect, music!). For all that - I think the price is very reasonable.

My husband purchased this as a Christmas gift for my then 10 month old daughter. She has shape sorting toys but isn't quite big enough to comprehend those yet. This toy allowed her to learn a couple of motor skills, such as pushing the balls through the holes with her hands and clanking two together to make a noise. This may sound silly but the rubber piece that holds the balls into place prevents the balls from falling through obviously so she has time to make the connection that they need force to move. With the toy being wooden it is sturdy enough for her to safely lean on as well. She also pulls the musical piece underneath out on her own now and taps it. I love that she still has time to grow with this to learn how to use the rubber mallet to play music and tap the balls as well. There isn't too much going on with this, no crazy extra noises or distractions. It's a quality gift that will last until we are done having children.

My son is 15 months old and he LOVES this toy. Worth every cent. He will independently play and throw the balls, put them in their colored spots, he will chew on the silicone part of the hammer, and he's still learning the xylophone, but he loves the red plastic stick that you use to play it. There's a lot of parts that the little ones can play with. Love this!

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Muy buena calidad, es perfecto para mi hija que le encanta golpear la mesa 😂 y así golpea y hace música a la vez (tiene seis meses)

Tiene un diseño muy bonito y es robusto. A mi hijo de casi año y medio lo que más le ha gustado es el xilofono (que se puede extraer del conjunto). Contenta con la compra.

The position of the balls over the xylophone makes it so fun for my baby to play with. She bashes the balls in and it makes a sound she loves. Then she can use the xylophone separately if she wants, it's easy for her to pull out. She can also practice putting the balls in the holes. One of the toys she keeps coming back to!

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