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Fisher-Price - Think & Learn Rocktopus
Average customer rating
4.1
(33 Reviews)
Rating breakdown 33 reviews
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82%of customers recommend this product.
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Customer Reviews for Fisher-Price - Think & Learn Rocktopus
Customer Rating
3
Great for music lovers!
on August 8, 2018
Posted by: lysnchris119
from Mantua, NJ
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Fisher-Price Think and Learn Rocktopus is a fun toy if your child enjoys music. It has many different pieces which represent instruments that the Rocktopus can play. I liked that it included instruments that aren’t as popular like the congas and cowbell. My 3 year old was excited to try it out and loved listening to the instruments and seeing the lights. We downloaded the free app that goes along with the toy and my child really enjoyed that. One of the things that I would change is having the toy come with some type of carrying case. 15 instrument pieces are a lot and trying to keep them all together has been a challenge. We look forward to exploring this toy a little more and using the app along with it.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Mattel Shop
Customer Rating
5
So Much Fun!
on August 15, 2018
Posted by: Mrsnmo
from Kaysville, Utah
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] We received the Fisher-Price - Think and Learn Rocktopus a few weeks ago, and my 3 year old son has so much fun with it! He loves to hear what all the different instruments sound like. He enjoys the different modes of play, but mainly likes to make the instrument sounds. I love how he was able to figure out how to play with it easily and quickly. It was nice to not have much to put together. My son also loves the IPad app that the instructions recommend downloading. It doesn’t interact with the Rocktopus though. The only wish I have for this toy, is that it had more of a place to hold the different instruments. Otherwise the Rocktopus has been a big hit at our house.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Mattel Shop
Customer Rating
5
Great learning toy for preschoolers!
on July 15, 2018
Posted by: bpuha
from Minnesota, United States
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] My 3 yr old loves this toy! He has spent hours playing with it since the day we got it. Its a great learning toy that doesn't lose its appeal in the first day!
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Mattel Shop
Customer Rating
5
Awesome music system with simple controls
on July 18, 2018
Posted by: runfoxrun
from Kentucky, United States
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] This toy is similar to popular music or band builder kids software applications available on some tablets, but has added advantages of being very durable and more interactive. Once the base is turned on and in music mode, you can select different instrument pods and insert them into the arms, and they immediately jump into the current song and begin to play. We had kids between 2-6 years old playing on it, and all were able to quickly pick up how it worked, and all enjoyed plugging in different combinations of instruments to add them to the song and see what the result was. It's advertised for 3-6 year old kids, but I think is probably better for 2-4 year olds, though older kids that have an interest in music and musical instruments will still enjoy. This was one electronic toy where I was actually wishing the volume went a little higher! This is a great toy for 1-3 kids to share and collaboratively build songs with.
Some other thoughts:
Setup - super easy, batteries included, just remove from packaging and play. I was able to get it from the box to playable within 30-60 seconds without scissors or anything else.
Setup - super easy, batteries included, just remove from packaging and play. I was able to get it from the box to playable within 30-60 seconds without scissors or anything else.
Design - With a cool design and lots of colors and lighting, it is pretty good. The instrument pods are numerous and there is only storage for 2 built into the base, so do be prepared to have instrument pods rolling all over.
Durability - Seems pretty kid-proof, except for a little shelf that attaches to rear and holds 2 instrument pods. I think this shelf is optional, and I suspect it will get taken off at some point and lost. The instrument pods are a simple mechanical design with no electronics or batteries themselves, so nothing that can get easily broken by water/drops/etc.
Sound - No annoying repeating sounds, musical tracks are good, and volume is fine if not a little too soft.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Mattel Shop
Customer Rating
4
Too many choices
on July 23, 2018
Posted by: Dismas
from Mobile, AL, United States
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] The Think & Learn Rocktopus is a toy that my 5 year old son was excited to receive. I'm not sure if it was because of his love of animals, music, or just a new toy, but on a scale of 1 to 10, his excitement level was an 11. He has played with it almost every day since he received it, so it has not disappointed him. However, I have mixed feelings on it.
For starters, the box says ages 3 to 6 on it. I would disagree and say it is for ages 3 to 4. Beyond that, the kid will still have fun with it, but your kid will seem too advanced for it. With the three different modes of play (math, music, and game), there's a lot of great opportunity for toddlers to learn and have fun.
The actual construction of the product is a very solid plastic. The 15 musical instruments are chunky which makes it easy for little hands to grasp and control. Unfortunately, the octopus only holds 4 musical instruments (six with the added tray you attach to the back of it). This leaves you with 9 musical instruments floating around the room, your house, the car, maybe never to be seen again. The variety of the instruments is nice, but there are so many, your child will want to keep swapping them out and will think the game or goal is to swap the instruments and not discover how the instruments sound together.
Overall, it's a great product for younger children, but I wonder how much they actually learn from this and how much they just mash the buttons for the lights.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Mattel Shop
Customer Rating
1
Such an irritating voice on Rocktopus
on July 24, 2018
Posted by: Lisee
from Portland, OR
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] There are three activity buttons. The first is a number game called “musical math” it basically learning to add and subtract from 0-4.
The second button is called “mix and match music” here you can mix up to 4 different instruments and by pressing the red button you can slow down the music or green button speed up the music. Also this is where they say the fact about each instrument like “the piano has back and white keys”
The third button is called “bop and rock”
This is a game where you have to follow instructions and press all the instruments that light up the colored specified at the beginning of the round. I do believe there are five rounds. But my kids never played with it that long to get passed level one.
Pros: educational. It gives the kids a little face about each instrument and a sample of how they can sound.
Con: the Rocktopus voice is soooooo irritating. Wish you could turn it off to make music without him randomly talking throughout. Without this irritating voice this toy would be much improved.
Also there are not enough holders to store all the instruments on the Rocktopus. We have already miss placed two instruments.
The age range seems off. This doesn’t keep my 4 year old interested at all and my 6 year old won’t even bother with it.
The second button is called “mix and match music” here you can mix up to 4 different instruments and by pressing the red button you can slow down the music or green button speed up the music. Also this is where they say the fact about each instrument like “the piano has back and white keys”
The third button is called “bop and rock”
This is a game where you have to follow instructions and press all the instruments that light up the colored specified at the beginning of the round. I do believe there are five rounds. But my kids never played with it that long to get passed level one.
Pros: educational. It gives the kids a little face about each instrument and a sample of how they can sound.
Con: the Rocktopus voice is soooooo irritating. Wish you could turn it off to make music without him randomly talking throughout. Without this irritating voice this toy would be much improved.
Also there are not enough holders to store all the instruments on the Rocktopus. We have already miss placed two instruments.
The age range seems off. This doesn’t keep my 4 year old interested at all and my 6 year old won’t even bother with it.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Mattel Shop
Customer Rating
3
Great Concept but poor execution
on July 26, 2018
Posted by: li1226
from Garfield, NJ, United States
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] It is a interesting toy that teaches musical instrument knowledge with some math mixed in. I like the concept but the execution falls short. The rear of the toy only holds two additional instrument blocks while the other four are occupied. That still leaves nine extra pieces with no way of storage other than a zip lock bag...
I also wish the brightness of the lights could have been more muted, it is very bright for a toy where the child is usually no more than two to three feet away from the toy. Bright flashing light at close proximity can be a issue with some children with light sensitivities.
No, I would not recommend this to a friend.
Written by a customer while visiting Mattel Shop
Customer Rating
4
Nice product
on July 31, 2018
Posted by: Rick S
from Pittsburgh, PA
[This review was collected as part of a promotion.] the product is nicely built and the brightness is attractive for the younger kids. The only complaint that I have is that the toy comes with all the instrument cups but there is no place to store them. Other than that it is a great toy for those who love music and will entertain for hours.
I would recommend this to a friend!
Written by a customer while visiting Mattel Shop