2 stars = Durability 5 stars = Fun 4 stars = Educational 4 stars = Overall

This Parents Sing-Along Microphone has thoroughly entertained my 2 1/2-year-old nephew for about the past 6 months or year. With features that allow a child to talk into the microphone, recording his/her own voice for a few seconds, then play back the audio or sing and dance along to a few pre-recorded melodies at the push of a button, this microphone is great for encouraging speech for my "lazy talker" nephew. The sound quality is not the greatest, but that may be because the toy was originally bought 3 or 4 years ago for my niece, but it still works, and the price is very reasonable. I've looked for other microphones with similar recordable features for toddlers, but this Parents microphone seems to be it.

4 stars = Durability 5 stars = Fun 4 stars = Educational 5 stars = Overall

I bought this for my 2 and 4 year olds. They both love this toy and play it different ways. My 2 year loves music and sings and dances to it. My 4 year old loves using amplify your voice feature and recording the messages. It also has volume control.

5 stars = Durability 5 stars = Fun 2 stars = Educational 5 stars = Overall

Pros:
- For more than a year we have taken this toy on many trips and it has been stuffed in tight spaces, dropped and thrown, stepped on, and drooled on. Still works great.
- Batteries last a very long time. In all this time and after much use we have changed batteries only once and only recently.
- There is an on-off switch, and there is great volume control.
- The feature that allows you to record your own voice/creation is fantastic. It is about 30 seconds long and vdry easy to record and re-record whatever you want. We have recorded theme songs from TV shows, Daddy's voice saying goodnight when he had to take an overnight trip, favorite nursery songs, and I Love You messages from grandparents. Our daughter loves that she can play them back without our help. She has been doing so since age one.
-It also plays an array of instrumental versions of nursery songs.
- There is a lever that when pushed to one side makes things play faster and when pushed to the othe side makes things play slower. This seems to entertain my daughter for several minutes. When applied to things we record on there, the voice distortions that result make her laugh out loud.


I have found no con to this toy.

1 stars = Durability 5 stars = Fun 4 stars = Educational 1 stars = Overall

My son loved this toy, within 2 days it stopped working. I natually replaced the batteries but still doesn't work. Will possibly buy another since my son really enjoyed it, hope it works longer this time.