Fisher-Price takes active play for infants and toddlers to an engaging new level with the introduction of the Laugh and Learn Smart Bounce and Spin Pony product, launched on the heels of the highly successful Smart Cycle Physical Learning Arcade System the company introduced in 2007. Just as the Smart Cycle combined physical play and learning to get preschoolers moving, the new Laugh and Learn Smart Bounce and Spin Pony brings active learning, an increasingly important aspect of play, to infants and toddlers.
At the Fisher-Price Play Laboratory in East Aurora, New York, moms loved the product and often referred to it as being not only educational and fun, but physically active too. Moms also viewed the TV component as an added learning or educational benefit for their children's development beyond the physical aspect of the product.
Bringing a classic playground-themed ride into the living room is as easy as connecting a wireless IR device to the TV. Young toddlers can hop in the saddle, choose from three levels of play and five learning scenes and giddy-up to enjoy bouncing up and down, spinning around and rolling the roller ball on the handle bars. The more children interact, the more sound effects, sung songs and animations come to life, teaching them about letters, numbers, shapes, colors, opposites and more. Young toddlers can explore all five learning scenes within each mode of play by pressing a forward button that loops through the scenes. They can even enjoy fun music and sound effects right from the Pony itself when it is not connected to the TV.
The Laugh and Learn Smart Bounce and Spin Pony costs $69.99.