LeapFrog Hug and Learn Baby Tad Review

I don't know what I would do with out the Leap Frog Hug and Learn Baby Tad.  I have been using mine since I brought my daughter home from the hospital, and it has been a life saver.

Baby Tad is easy to use for both parents and babies.  His night time/sleep mode is hes best feature (as far as my experience goes).  You just press the night time button on his right hand and he plays lullabies while the colorful shapes on his "bib" light up to the music.  The music is very soothing and works like a charm putting little ones to sleep.  You can determine how long the music plays by pushing the button one time for every minute that you want it to play (up to 6 minutes).  This is the only way my daughter would sleep for 6 months.   

Once my daughter outgrew the night mode, she realized that she loves to discover that pushing buttons causes something fun for her.  Little ones can push the colorful buttons on his "bib" when it is in day mode, and the buttons light up and he teaches the shape and color of the button.  He also sings songs when the button for day mode is pushed on his left hand.  They are great songs that almost everyone knows such as "baa baa black sheep" and "how much is that doggy in the window". 

Another great feature of this product is that there is a volume control.  I live in a house with 6 cats, and most of her toys with sounds tend to irritate them.  This toy has never once affected any of them.  It is loud enough to amuse a baby, and yet quiet enough to not be disturbing.  I have even taken it to the emergency room with us and we could use it there. 

 Baby Tad is also very easy to clean, and my daughter has really put that to the test with her acid reflux.  A lot of toys say that they will come clean if you use a damp cloth, but they rarely do.  With my daughters acid reflux, there was always vomit on everything (gross, I know) and this is one of the few toys that did not end up ruined.

The only thing that I could say was negative for us is the number of batteries it requires.  He requires 3.  This isn't a large number, by any means, just difficult for rechargeable battery families.  I use rechargeable batteries and it is a pain to charge 3 batteries instead of 2 or 3. 

When I originally purchased this toy, I thought it may have been a bit too expensive.  I was wrong because of the longevity of him due to the different things he can do.  I am sure that my daughter will still be playing with him for at least another year.