LeapFrog Baby Counting Pal Review

The Baby Counting Pal is another wonderful learning toy made by Leap Frog.  It is a bright colored caterpillar that teaches babies about colors and counting through songs and plays classical music as well.  I brought my son to Target when he was about 7 months old and he personally picked out this toy.  He was very captivated by this toy- from the sweet smiling face of the caterpillar (which always caused him to smile back) to his bright colored body and his cheerful music and classic tunes.  Each of the caterpillar's feet are different- one squeaks, one has a bell, another has a rattle, etc so the baby is encouraged to explore and experience new sensations and sounds.  My son is 2.5 years old and still plays with this.  There are cons however- the button are hard to push, even at 2.5 years old I still have to help him push the buttons on the caterpillar's body to hear the music.  It is intended to hang on a crib but it does not really attach securely onto the crib we have because the bars are too wide.  It is not a toys a child can sit on the ground and play with by themselves but I still give it a good review because my son has used it for so long and still enjoys this toy and we have fun playing with it together.  I also want to mention that this toy can only be surface washed, it can not be put in the washing machine.  One of the best features is the option to play all the classical tunes consecutively one after the other- this helped my cranky baby to fall asleep many times for a nap.