Bilibo Green

In all honesty, I was a bit skeptical when I ordered the Bilibo. However, I was pleasantly surprised to see my 15 month old daughter when she first saw it. She immediately took to it. She put it on her head as a helmet. After I put her in it, she found a doll and set the doll in it and rocked her doll. When her father came home, she ran up to him and put it on his head. I am excited to see that this durable toy has many uses – she steps on it (good for balance and coordination), sits in it, carries things in it, stores things in it, and inserts wooden pegs into the holes. I can see that this toy will have many uses in the future as well as my daughter grows in size, imagination, and creativity.

When we first got this, I wondered what the hype was all about. An overpriced piece of plastic? Wrong! This is a wonderful open-ended toy that encourages big imaginations. My two year old daughter is a little weary of sitting in it herself since it is so tippy and she has had a few falls in it, but that doesn't stop her from playing with it! She puts her dolls in it and spins them around and around, uses it to carry things around the house, and puts it on my head as a hat. I think this will be wonderful to help her work on her gross motor skills (balance etc), and can't wait to see how it grows with her!

We got our Bilibo for our daughter's 2nd birthday, and it is one of the most used items in our house. Right now, it's scratched to death, covered in stickers, and holding a bunch of craft supplies in the middle of the living room floor. It's often a step stool and rocking chair, and makes a great cave for dinosaurs and other animals. It's also fabulous full of water, mud, and sand, we discovered this past summer. Seriously, we love this toy.

My 4 year old loves this! He likes to use it as a tunnel with wooden trains. Coordinated and older children can use it to spin around on smooth floors. Several of our friends have Bilibos too, and it's fun to get several together for stepping stones. Use it for a baby bed, a turtle shell, a bowl for mini skateboards or cars...