Stack it up baby (Fisher Price Rock-A-Stack)

Member Name: mumsymary

Product:	Fisher Price Rock-A-Stack
Date:	13/12/07 (147 review reads)
Rating:

Advantages: great toy

Disadvantages: can not find it anywhere

Let me tell you about the fisher price rocka stack. This toy is basically a pole on a base that your child stacks rings.

There are many similar stacking toys available from different toy makers we have one of these in the early year's dept of the special school I work in.
Fisher price has made this toy since 19 60 I believe maybe slightly updated now but still the same basic toy. Fisher price must have sold 1000's of this toy as I have seen it in many homes and childcare centres.

Fisher price make good durable toys. The Fisher Price rocka stack is made out of a durable plastic. The Rocka stack toy is easy to wash to keep germ free.

The white base has a curved base that will enable baby rock the toy from side to side. This toy however will stand upright on its curved base; there is a small flat area. A white plastic pole is fitted into the base and this stands upright.

There are 5 hoops with this toy for stacking on. These are all different bright primary colours the smallest top one having a pattern on it. Each hoop is a slightly different size the largest fitting on first at the bottom of the pole the smallest last at the top of the pole. The smallest hoop has one side transparent with a few coloured swirls and has 3 beads safely enclosed inside it.
These hoops are suitable for baby to use as a teething ring , when baby is at the age he/she will be playing with this toy he/she will be teething everything goes in his/her mouth . The rings are not a solid plastic they are a soft squidgy plastic very chewable. This toy is a safe toy.

What baby will learn while playing with this toy?
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This toy is bright and cheerful it will stimulate baby's visual senses. The feel of this toy will stimulate baby's touch. Baby will bat the toy and see it rock from side to side encouraging and developing gross motor skills. Grasping and placing the rings helps baby develop fine motor skills.

Baby will sort the rings and place them on the pole learning to solve the problems of fitting them onto the ring and discovering which one fits next. Baby will learn about size and the different colours. If you sit and play with your baby you can help their language development and help them start to learn names for colours.

Your baby is starting to learn right from the second they are born this toy is a good one to encourage learning and understanding.

We do use similar stacking toys with special needs children as they do help them develop an understanding of shape and size and helps those with limited movement.

Price and availability
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This toy is a good price about £5 .00/ $5.95. I am not sure but I think it possible that
Fisher Price have actually stopped making this toy as a lot of UK web sites say it is now un obtainable but I note on US sites such as Amazon you can still purchase it . I have found this toy available at http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-71050-Brilliant -Basics-Rock-a-Stack /dp/B00000IZQPand also from http://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=2346&e= storeproduct&pid=23 and from http://store.babycenter.com/ product/code/4593.do?

Sorry all the UK site I have looked at say product not available ..... Shame, still there are many other good stacking toys available else where

Summary: A good stacking toy