Honk Honk! (ELC Light & Sound Buggy Driver)

Member Name: mumof2boys

Product:	ELC Light & Sound Buggy Driver
Date:	06/11/09 (49 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: Nice toddler pushchair toy

Disadvantages: Are you going to use it?

I bought one of these last year for my son from the Early Learning Center to occupy him when we were out in the pushchair, although we tend to drive everywhere and I didn't really think properly when buying this!

I only used the actual pushchair once a week and even then he was not in it for long so this toy was barely used for that purpose and was generally used at home, just like any other toy.

***What it does***

So the purpose of this toy is to be attached to the pushchair while out and about to keep baby amused and generally to give them some entertainment especially if you are a person that uses a pushchair a lot, I would say this is a brilliant strong toy to keep your little one amused if you are on a shopping trip or fairly long journey by pram.

It is really easy to use; there is some screw on attachments at the side which grip the pushchairs frame, so you can adjust the tightness and position of the toy, making it the right height for your little one.

This toy makes lots of little noises, when you turn the ignition you get an engine noise, indicator lights, side mirrors, and a gear stick. I find the steering wheel is nice and chunky and great for little ones to turn at ease.

Now if you are in a quiet place I would turn it off as it can be quite loud and annoying, and I would not use it if I was in a quiet environment like a cafe as I wouldn't want to be annoying people nearby with all the noises that come out of this!

Elc seem to make really strong toys, the plastic is very strong and durable and the colours are bright and attractive. It's visually nice to look at and you can get it in a unisex colour as shown in the pic above or you can of course get it in the girly pink.

I bought this when my son was just over a year, I think this is more suitable for a baby who is 6 months, so we didn't really get that much playout of it, especially as we don't go out much in the pushchair and when it was on the floor at home it never got played with as there was more interesting toys to play with.

We decided to sell this on eBay and got £9.00 for it and we only paid £15 as ELC had a special offer on. Although they are now selling at £20 in store. I would recommend having a look on eBay as I've seen them going for as little as £5.00.

This toy takes 2 AA batteries from what I can remember and they do last quite a long time.

***Overall Opinion***

My overall view on this toy is it is brilliantly made, it is strong and keeps baby entertained, but I would only recommend this toy if you use your pushchair a lot as otherwise it's not really worth it.

They recommend this toy for children 3 months to 2 years.

Summary: Good if you use a pushchair alot!