Fisher-Price Alphabet Peek-A-Blocks Review

I bought these blocks for my oldest daughter when she was a baby.  These were her first blocks and the first ones she began stacking at just over a year old.  They are fun, colorful, and with this set each block has a letter of the alphabet printed on one side.  Inside the block is an interesting little "toy" to peek into, but there is no way to get to it.  Interestingly, with this set, you will notice that each block has something that starts with the letter of the alphabet painted on its side.  For example, "A" has a little airplane, "P" has a couple of penguins with plastic "snow" sprinkles around them that make a gentle rattling sound when shaken and "X" has a xylophone inside!  One of my favorites is the "W" which has a slice of watermelon and all around it are loose plastic watermelon "seeds" that also rattle around when shaken.  There is a little "ant" underneath the watermelon as if he is carrying it away from a picnic setting (the base of the block has the typical red and white picnic blanket pattern painted under the ant and watermelon).  The watermelon rocks back and forth on the ant's back as it is wiggled, as if it is precociously balanced.

These blocks are really neat and cute!  I have had fun peeking inside with my little girl as she got older and identifying with her what the objects inside are.  Now my almost 9-month-old has inherited these blocks and she is ever so curious about the objects and turns the blocks over and over in her little hands examining them.  These blocks have taken a good beating and are still in great condition.  Even the letters on the side of each block have not worn off.  The case it comes with is very handy for keeping them all in one place when they are done being played with.