Sit N Spin.... Until You Are Dizzy! (Playskool Simon Says Sit n Spin)

Member Name: kimbles245

Product:	Playskool Simon Says Sit n Spin
Date:	03/11/09 (82 review reads)
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Advantages: Plays Music, Lights Up, Spins Around, Sturdy Plastic, Not too Expensive, My Monkey Loves It.

Disadvantages: A bit worrying when a child learns to stand up on it.

Scarlet will be 18 months at the end of November and she certainly takes after Mr Kimbles. She just has so much energy and watching her makes me tired. From the moment she wakes up in the morning until the moment she goes to bed she is running around, licking the windows, jumping on the poor dog, squishing chocolate into my new curtains, rocking on the rocking horse, rolling around the floor and basically being a monkey.

A few weeks ago whilst she was playing with my friends four boys she was sat singing away whilst swinging around on the Playskool Sit N Spin that my friend said how amazed she was that she just has so much energy. As we left about an hour later after Scarlet had worn out the four boys and my friends was when we inherited the Sit N Spin.

Playskool is a well known brand of Childrens Toys that even I remember when I was young, as soon as my mum saw her latest addition to her toys she commented on how we had Playskool toys when I was Scarlets age and how much of trusted brand they are.

The Sit N Spin is certainly a trusted item. The base of the toys is red whilst the tube leading to the handle is orange and the handle is purple. The top of the circular handle is green with four red lights on the top with speakers that play music. It is made out of very sturdy plastic whi has not even cracked considering the amount of use it has had in the short time we have had it.

Playskool advise this toys is for 18 months plus and as it can be a bit tricky for a child to spin on their own to start so I wouldn't suggest using it any earlier. Scarlet was 17 months when she first used it and it took her a few days to get the hang on it.

As your child sits on the circular base they use their hands to push on the handle to spin around. Scarlet was a bit unsure on what to do at first and just loved being spun around by Daddy who thought it was highly amusing to make her dizzy.

After a few days however, she had learnt to spin herself and off she went. She has now learnt to spin herself so fast that her legs don't stay on the base anymore and she ends up lying on her back on the floor laughing her head off.

As she has got more and more confident on the Sit N Spin she has now discovered to stand up on it. This is where I now have to watch her like a hawk as she likes to spin around so fast and run off to see if she can fall over. We have ended up with a few bumps and bruises from where she has run into the sofa after being far too dizzy.

But she loves the Sit N Spin so much that she even sat on it this morning to eat her toast. And still loves to be spun around by Daddy just as much as spinning herself. Even her doll Baby Annabell has her fair share of goes on it.

The Playskool item sells for £24.99 in the Argos catalogue but we had this for free of our friends but as Scarlet loves it so much I was willing to and still would be willing to pay the retail price for it.

Summary: A valued toy for a on the move little monkey.