So, being a German family, I LOVE coo-coo clocks! My mother has one with the little dancers that go around every hour. I remember sitting and wondering what the dancers on the inside of the clock did during their off time before they needed to be on stage again...yeah, great imagination as a child. I even found an authentic one at a charity shop for so cheap I had to own it, particularly having been to Germany and seeing the original prices of these.
Naturally, when I saw this Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Coo-Coo Clock I had to have it for my daughter. I was really impressed that Fisher Price would be selling an analog clock that was so cute in today's digital world.
Then we got the clock.
The hands don't work! Or should I say HAND. It's just a single, bent piece to represent the two different hands of the clock. HOW LAME! How's a kid supposed to learn time from that!? Or even to just learn that there are TWO hands, not just one!?
The coo-coo is cute, but it's completely an appeasement toy. It just plays a few songs. THAT'S IT! It'll keep a smart kid occupied for about 5 minutes and then they'll be done with it for the rest of their ownership of it.
Very lame, Fisher Price. You should have made the hands work.
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