Good in theory, but let down by a few design flaws
We bought the TOMY Toomies Pic & Pop for our sons first birthday, at the time it was clear he was too young to use it. It was not stable enough for him to stand and push it, he was using walkers well at that point and we were hoping that this would help further his walking but that was not the case.
A few months on and he is walking confidently on his own and can now use this. Unfortunately, there are two main issues with it, firstly the handle is very low, he has to bend down slightly to hold it correctly to push, this doesn’t seem like a big problem, but when he is still rather new to walking it puts him just enough off-balance to make it more difficult than walking without it. The other issue is it is really quite difficult to pick up the balls by rolling over them. As you can see in the video I have attached it is possible, and even on a rug, but our son is not capable of doing it, you need to get the technique just right where you push down at the same time as going forward, which he is not going to be able to do for a while. Which means he prefers placing the balls into the opening for them to pop out of.
Other than those few issues, the TOMY Toomies Pic & Pop is built well, especially for the price and balls are strong but light, meaning I am not concerned that they will break or break anything else. Of course, finding the ‘right’ balls for this is often a difficult task and equally, we often find that other non-compatible balls get stuck in the mechanism.
The ball launching works well and the balls go surprisingly far, our little boy will only press one of the triggers at a time which still does launch the ball but with less force, which he does enjoy when everything comes together. He does also find it hilarious when daddy launches balls at mummy
TOMY Toomies Pic & Pop Gallery
TOMY Toomies Pic & Pop Push Along Baby Toy
£19.99
Pros
- Fun
- Looks nice
- Well built
Cons
- Difficult to pick up balls
