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The bowling game is moderately fun. The ball is fairly useless since it is not round, but the characters are cute and my three children are amused by them.
My issue is with the soft plastic carrying case, which fits neatly over my toddler son’s face and head. I’m concerned that the case could present a suffocation hazard to babies and small toddlers who may not be strong or coordinated enough to remove it from their faces. The clear plastic is attractive and fun for babies to look through and it can fit over their entire heads and even be at least partially zipped closed while on their heads, the prospect of which I find very frightening.
I usually love Melissa & Doug products, but they have used this plastic material on a number of the toys they market to babies and toddlers (see my review of the fill and spill toolbox). They need to design these carrying cases out of fabric or mesh to avoid a potential tragedy.
Rating: 1 / 5
My kids have had this for over 6 months and have still never played with it. The pins are quite short. the ball is small and not very heavy (does not knock the pins down easily). the monsters are cute/funny, but it’s not a very entertaining toy.
Rating: 1 / 5
I got Monster Bowling as a birthday present for my now 3 yr old niece. It was presented to her at a large family gathering. My niece and my daughter (4 yrs) immediately set themselves up in a corner and began playing with it. The only thing we grownups were allowed to do was to retrieve the ball or reset the pins. The girls had a wonderful time with this set.
Rating: 5 / 5
This is a really cute toy and my 22 month old son did seem to be interested in it for the first 5 minutes we had it. He now has turned the game into a game of fetch for our dog. So, I can confirm that this is a durable toy! I think this may be better for older children. I plan on trying again in about 6 months or so.
Rating: 3 / 5
I sent Monster Bowling to my 17 month old nephew for Christmas. I just went to visit him and I could see how much he enjoyed it. He carries the monsters around, places them below his slide and slides into them, and he also carries them to the top of the slide and tosses them down. They have multiple uses and he just thinks they’re funny looking! Good choice for little ones!
Rating: 4 / 5