Freakin' awesome! This thing makes over 35 sounds. It's got Cookie Monster, Oscar the Grouch, Bert, Ernie, Elmo (fake Sesame Street character if you ask me, but he muscled his way into the spotlight), and some cool sounds, including a car, a guitar and a bunch of numbers, whatever those are for! And if you press the button on the side, the googly eyes close and open with sound effects. This thing is first class. Way frickin' better than the fake keys that cost only 50 cents less but only make four sounds! (Though, I will admit the sound of the car starting sent chills down my spine.)
I showed the Giggle Remote to Yoni, and he loved it, too (not that it matters, as long as I like it). He put it in his mouth, pressed buttons, even figured out in a few seconds where the speaker is. I was duly impressed with the universal appeal of this toy.
Until the phone rang.
When Yoni saw how I spoke to the phone and it clearly was speaking back to me, all the cats, guitars, numbers, Oscars, Berts, Cookie Monsters, Ernies and Elmos in the world couldn't attract Yoni's attention the same way. He dropped his remote and literally propelled himself across the bed towards the phone. That's saying a lot for a kid who can't crawl yet.
I'll admit: the phone is damned stylish. I mean, I wish it had googly eyes, but it beeps and rings and lights up, and it speaks with the voices of people I know! It's like it knows how to be them without the people actually being there! God, no wonder he likes the phone! Can you imagine if you had one of these boxes that makes you feel like you are talking to someone you love, who isn't even there?!
Oh, wait...
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