LeapFrog Fridge DJ Magnetic Learning Radio

I love this toy. The songs are fun, educational and not annoying like some can be. When we first started playing with this toy I loved watching the screen. There's a little face that mouthes the words, various animations and each mode uses the screen in different ways. There are three modes for various play which I'll go into detail below.The alphabet mode plays four songs: the uppercase alphabet song, the lower case alphabet song, Annie Ooo, and the alphabet song. The uppercase alphabet song vocalizes the alphabet while flashing the uppercase letters on the screen. The lowercase alphabet song does the same only the screen flashes the lowercase letters. Annie Ooo takes a letter of the alphabet and you get to hear the sound. So the letter M becomes Mannie Moo, Z - Zannie Zoo, etc. The alphabet song only plays the tune, no vocalization of the letters.The number mode plays three songs: 20 little leap frogs, Birdie bye-bye, the days of the week. On twenty little leap frogs the screen displays the number and the corresponding quantity of dots for numbers 1-20. Birdie bye-bye starts with 5 birds and counts them down. Each time one says goodbye the number decreases. The screen shows the number and the dots for the birds. The days of the week just sings a cute little song and goes through the days of the week with a few verses.The music mode plays five songs: Old McDonald, take me out to the ball game, twinkle twinkle little star, the itsy bitsy spider, and pop goes the weasel. All of these songs are background music only, no vocalization. This is the one thing I would change. It'd be nice to have the words in this mode.Overall I think this is a great toy. I'm not sure why there's a small parts warning because unless the toy gets broke, there aren't any pieces that come off. It's one device with a push button, a turn dial and a sliding switch for on and two volume levels. Nothing comes off it and I've pulled on the dial and haven't been able to loosen it. My daughter is two and it doesn't hold her attention unless I'm sitting with her playing, counting and singing. Once again, well done LeapFrog!

My toddler LOVED this toy when it first arrived. It was on out fridge, and she kept coming over to it and pressing the buttons and dancing to the music. And then it broke. In less than a day. She didn't slam it around; she didn't even take it down off the fridge! For something that looks so sturdy, it clearly isn't made very well, and my attempts to get LeapFrog to replace it have been futile. All in all, very disappointing.

Had a little bit of trouble figuring out how to get it off 'demo' mode. There was a tiny bit of hard plastic stuck into a tiny hole in the back of the unit which we had to dig out with tweezers (had broken off). Once we got that figured out, it was smooth sailing.All of the positives that have been listed I agree with and endorse. Our two year old is loving this radio - she's been fascinated with the regular one, and finding something appropriate for her to handle was great. It's been on the road, in the bathroom, all over the place. There is a very nice variety of songs and the animations on the screen match up very well I think. I like that there are two different ABC songs on this.We have not had it on the fridge hardly at all. When we did, it did slide down - magnets weren't strong enough to hold it up and steady. But, since we don't really want it to stay on the fridge, it's a non-issue.Don't know if I would spend $30+ on this particular toy (ours was about $20), but then again - if the other reviewers are getting years of life out of it, perhaps it would be worth it in the long run.

My 15 month old got this for Christmas. We keep it on the refrigerator and she listens and dances to it often. It keeps her occupied while I make dinner/lunch or clean up. She loves the songs and can 'flip through them' to get to her favorite. There are three 'buttons'. One to turn the toy on/off and select volume, one to select the mode, and one to select a song within the mode. The 3 modes are letters, numbers and music and are selected with a dial like switch. The letter mode has 4 songs...3 of which are the alphabet song. The first time you press the button, you get the alphabet song with uppercase letters being displayed on the LED screen, the second time, you get the lower case letters along with the song, the third time you get uppercase letters being displayed and the alphabet song plays with only the melody (no words). The fourth song is 'Annie OOh'. The number mode has 3 number songs and the Music mode has 5 songs...Old MacDonald, Take me out to the Ball Game, Twinkle Twinkle, Itsy Bitsy SPider and Pop Goes the Weasel (none with words). To change songs,there is simply a push button that is easily mastered by any child. The LED display is somewhat entertaining. My daughter has not yet mastered the dial to change modes, but I am sure she will soon. This also has 2 voume settings which is a plus. I highly recommend this, especially for any toddler/baby that seems to like music.

I REALLY EXPECTED DJ MAGNETIC LEARNING RADIO TO PLAY WHOLE SONGS. I WAS VERY DISAPPOINTED WHEN I PRESSED THE BUTTON TO HEAR ONLY A SECONDS OF A SONG, ITS A GOOD THING I DID NOT GIVE IT TO MY CHILDREN BEFORE LISTENING TO IT.