Melissa & Doug K's Kids 2-in-1 Talking Ball Educational Toy - ABCs and Counting 1-10

my wife was really happy to be able to find this and have it shipped quickly

This was a gift for my grandchild who just turned 1. I like that it was a nice bright color, soft cloth-like material. You can see the Letters for learning his ABC's, numbers etc .Unfortunately we didn't have batteries at the time which I really think he would love. This is a great idea for having fun and learning too.

Soft, so when you toss, it will not hurt them. Some of the reviews I read before said they couldn't hardly hear the ABC and 123 sound, but it is plenty loud enough.

My 2 year old grandaughter loves the ball. It's fun to toss too ! Very soft ! Drawing and Magnet kit really cute. Perfect when she wants quiet fun time.

We use the ball to play catch with numbers and letters. My nieces love it! The battery compartment is difficult to reach.

I think this is a nice educational toy and I loved how you can flip the cover on it to make it into an alphabet ball or numeral ball. I am giving it a four star because the sound is a bit low being muffled under the cover.

I have 16mo old twin grandchildren. Both of the m enjoy this toy, but my granddaughter whose favorite game is catch has claimed it for her own. She also loves the kicking the ball and chasing it.

I purchased this for my one year-old grandson who loves to pick up and throw a ball. I love that it's soft and that he can't really harm anything if he throws it indoors, and love the colors and pictures on the ball. My only complaint is, if there is a way to control the volume, I couldn't find it. The battery compartment and speaker are inside of the ball, and the whole point is that the ball talks when it is thrown. It can hardly be heard being on the inside of the ball. As the toy is for little ones, I understand the safety feature of the battery compartment/speaker being tucked away, but the fact that you can hardly hear the main feature of the ball, which is that it talks when thrown, negates the main feature of the toy. He still enjoyed throwing it, but the volume is so low, he didn't hear it talking once it left his hands.

I bought it and put batteries in it. The voice was very week in it, couldn't hardly hear it. The ball itself is very nice.

The ball has to be hit just right for it to talk. My girl (14 months) loves balls, so it was a win.