Team Mom hooked me up with a Parents brand Look-At-Me Camera to review.It is rated for ages 12 months and up. The body is plastic and sports a convenient little wrist strap for the tikes to keep a grip on it. The lens is a big fish-eye mirror that really reflects what you are looking at. When a child gets a look at themselves in that they'll start posing.
There are 3 buttons that produce sounds to delight any toddler. The green button makes sounds like a shutter going off and the red button is a woman encouraging the subjects to "smile" and many other phrases. On the back, however, is the Mack Daddy button. It plays disco music to
Trinity is too old at 5 years to be interested in the camera for long. She knows it isn't real, she prefers mine, and she knows how to use it. She took one "picture" and passed it off to Sam. Sam, at age 2, is old enough to know it is a camera, and what you do with a camera, he doesn't know it doesn't take pictures, he knows it makes fun sounds and makes people pose for you. He played with it for awhile.
Parents makes quality toys that are fun and safe. They never use phthalate in their products. Their toys tend to be colorful, engaging, affordable and educational.
Normally I really like Parents Magazine's toys, but this one is not that interesting to me. It works, and it is well-made. It does what it is made for; to encourage children in their imitation of adults through play to help them make sense of the world. But I am just not drawn to it.
Sam likes it well enough, though, so who am I to judge how fun a toy is?
You can find the Look-At-Me Camera in Target stores, but not online.
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