Buckle Toys Benny Lion Stuffed Animal Plush Montessori Toys for Toddlers 1-3 Sensory Toys to Develop Fine Motor Skills and Learn Shapes and Colors, Travel Essentials for Kids, Includes Storage Pocket

My 14-month-old son became obsessed with buckling and unbuckling his high chair (luckily, not while he was in it) so I searched online for a toy with buckles and discovered this! HE LOVES IT. He can play with it for hours on end.It can also be used as a little purse but honestly, the little groove to stick things in is WAY TOO SMALL considering the size of whole toy. Note: It's not as portable as I thought it would be.I wish I'd know about some of the other products as 10 buckles are great but 12 buckles are even better:BUCKLE TOY "Buddy" Backpack - Toddler Early Learning Basic Life Skills Children's Plush Travel ActivityAnd this small one works great for your diaper bag or in the car:BUCKLE TOY "Bella" - Toddler Early Learning Basic Life Skills Children's Plush Travel ActivityUpdate: This is definitely the best version of the buckle toy. I find that with the BUCKLE TOY "Bingo" Activity Cube - Toddler Early Learning Basic Life Skills Children's Travel Plush, my son (now 16 months old) has a hard time figuring out which buckles line up. He doesn't understand yet that the matching colors go together but the way that toy is made, it's confusing as the buckles just flop about when unbuckled.Meanwhile, the BUCKLE TOY "Buddy" Backpack - Toddler Early Learning Basic Life Skills Children's Plush Travel Activity was just too difficult for his small fingers. He couldn't buckle it at all and got very frustrated. I sent it to my 2 1/2 year old niece and she was able to do the buckles despite the short space.

My son loves buckles. I bought this before we took a flight from the east coast to the west cost and back. The carrying strap made it easy to attach to my backpack or stroller so it was very portable. I put two littles board books inside the top pocket for extra activities. The multiple buckles kept my little dude busy, and it was fun for him to find the books after he undid the zipper. We practice saying the different colors or the buckles, and the numbers and shapes on the back. I read someone complain that the numbers aren't in order. I thought this might be a problem, but I found that it enhances my son's learning. He can find the numbers as they are for themselves and not necessarily because he memorized the order. He will even mix and match the buckles. I'll also take this with us on car rides. He hasn't quite grasped undoing the buckles yet, so it's a little more difficult when I'm not there to undo them for him. But overall all, it's a good activity for him.

The product came with one of the buckle straps torn. But Amazon replaced the item and there was no hassle in the process. My daughter LOVES it. When I 1st gave it to her she had a death grip on it and wouldn't let it go for probably 2 hours. I keep this in the car and it's a great distraction for her to work on while we drive. I do think it was a bit expensive but worth it. I like that they added a zipper pocket to one side, but I think an improvement to this toy would be to put other things like snap buttons, strings to tie or braid etc. on each side of the block toy to incorporate the other fine motor skills. But over all I'm very happy with this toy and so is my 17 month old.

Our daughter has loved doing buckles since she was about 10 months old. I found this gift by googling "buckle toys" and that is exactly what it is! I bought this for her 1 year birthday and she has had it for 7 months and still loves it. The buckles are easy enough to do for a baby/toddler. I read a review or two where people wondered about baby getting their fingers caught, but we have never had that problem. Our daughter still doesn't understand how to undo the buckles and does not have the dexterity to do so, but eventually she will. Right now, when she finished them all, we just undo and she starts all over again! The little zip pouch holds only a tiny item, but she loves to hide little toys in it. Great for a road trip because it keeps her attention. The price seemed a little high to me at first, but I am glad I bought it because it has provided hours and hours of fun for her. If your child likes buckles, get it!

It was so cute- well made, easy for 1.5 year old to carry and enjoyed the buckling of the snaps.

I do like this. I purchased it as a grandmother of a one and a half year old and a two and a half year old. They are brothers. They both like it a lot. They know that the click that they hear means that they "did it" Yay!!!! I work with them individually with this toy. The youngest is very interested in the zipper pocket. We put a small plush animal in the compartment and he loves to take it out and put it back in and zip and unzip the zipper. He also knows that the buckles can pinch his fingers. Right now he lets grandma line up the buckle and he pushes my fingers together until he hears the "snap". The older grandson knows how to connect the buckle without pinching his fingers and he is learning about matching the colors and untwisting the buckles. It's not a noisy toy! It's soft and durable which is nice when someone gets upset and throws it. Also, sometimes, all three of us can do it together, sharing turns. First one does a buckle, then the other. Currently, however, this only happens when everyone is well rested and well fed. We will continue to work on the sharing. So far, it's a "new" toy. I will be interested to see how things develop over time.