Before I was an online FisherPriceMoms ambassador, I was a real-life Fisher-Price Mom. Just look back through my many articles and you’ll read stories of how the brand has been a strong factor through mine and my kids life.
Even though my kids are past the technical Fisher-Price targeted age, you’ll still find the brand throughout our house. Toys that my kids still pick up from time to time have been kept {you can’t deny the beauty of a classic toy}, to that fabulous Power Wheels Escalade that my was just recently parked in the garage for the winter.
Yet, let’s bring it back to the basics and talk about some of the first Fisher-Price toys that your baby might play with, those bought with the goal of early learning through play.
Fisher Price Laugh & Learn Smart Stages is a revolutionary learning technology that grows with your child for up to three years. The toys’ age appropriate content is user-controlled and can be adjusted to match your child’s development.
Laugh & Learn Smart Stages incorporates three levels of programmable learning, offering babies the chance to grow and discover the world at their own pace. Created in consultation with early childhood learning experts, the toys reflect the philosophy that babies learn best by experiencing the world around them.
“Our Laugh & Learn Smart Stages line was inspired by many years of observing families with infants at home, where we saw babies’ natural curiosity for everyday objects, like phones, light switches and pots and pans,” says Dr. Deb Weber, senior manager of child research, Fisher-Price. “We also found that babies’ play patterns are made-up of contextual and digital learning, and that parents are looking for learning content to help their child grow and develop. This research and insight was our starting point for developing our unique Smart Stages technology.”
The new toy line includes seven products, including the Smart Stages Chair; Puppy’s Smart Stages Home; Puppy’s Smart Stages Train; Smart Stages Crawl Around Car; Smart Stages Laptop; Smart Stages Vacuum; and Smart Stages Mower – all designed to encourage experiential learning through active play.
Smart Stages technology features developmental play for little ones starting at six months, progressing all the way up to 36 months. Each toy is effectively three-toys-in-one.
For example, in this personal video of my twins {at 15 month sold} form October 2009, you could literally play a game of ‘spot Fisher-Price’, yet there is a Smart Stages product in the video – the Vacuum.
My Katie, an early walker, is learning balance and coordination and cause and effect when she runs over her sisters toe. Playing with the Smart Stages Vacuum brings out talking, dancing and clicking of the tongue. Finally, she knows to puch it around like mom and clean the carpet – imaginative and role-play.
Yet, keeping an eye on Fisher-Price in my video is somewhat distracting, as you’ll see with Sophia and her ‘habits’. This real-life video shows real-kids, real play and all the joys that parenting brings. I’m happy to share this glimpse of what raising twins is like – right down to this funny moment only before shared with close family and friends.
WIN IT: Two {2} Canadian readers are going to get a Fisher-Price Smart Stages Vacuum! ($29.99)
Smart Stages Vacuum – For ages 12-36 months – It’s clean-up time – with a push-along Vacuum that encourages baby to learn through real-world role-play, and features three light-up shape buttons that help teach baby about colours, shapes and letters. Parents manually change the level for content updates.
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kristen visser says
11/14/2014 at 10:17 ami think this is the cutest thing! i would love to win it for my daughter. she would have fun with it but also is educational and I think it would be cute that she could pretend that she is helping mommy
Chrissy says
11/14/2014 at 10:21 amI’d like to win this for my 9 month old son for Christmas as things are a bit tight this year, Hes learning now how to hold his balance, interested in sounds and lights, this would be perfect for him to stimulate and learn!
Darrah Bailey says
11/14/2014 at 10:30 amI have a nephew that would LOVE this under the Christmas tree
Jennifer says
11/14/2014 at 10:44 amI live fisher price and have many items here, and at grandmas from my childhood. We would ove to add this to our collection as well. My son loves the push toys (mowers, ball popper etc).
Melinda says
11/14/2014 at 11:04 amOh wow!
Melanie B says
11/14/2014 at 11:11 amI would love to win this for my little nephew!
Dilara says
11/14/2014 at 11:21 amThis would be perfect for my little nephew! Would love to win it for him 🙂
jan says
11/14/2014 at 11:24 amI love their stages toys and it would be great with a new addition coming to the family soon
Tiffany Rotulo says
11/14/2014 at 11:31 amMy son would love this. He’s always trying to help me vacuum.
Laurie P says
11/14/2014 at 11:36 amMy girl would love to help mommy vacuum!
Louise Gilbert says
11/14/2014 at 11:52 amlove to win this for my grand daughter. She is only one and just learning to walk I’m thinking something like this would help her get up and start walking instead crawling:) plus she loves bright colors and she makes believe all the time
Kimberly says
11/14/2014 at 12:06 pmI’d like to win because I have a little helper who would love to have a vacuum to push along with me.
Angie Andrews says
11/14/2014 at 12:39 pmmy son would love this, he loves to help out
Shawna Chapman says
11/14/2014 at 1:01 pmMy grand daughter (who just turned 2 in August) loves to ‘help’ me clean. So it would be great for her to have her “own” little vacuum for her to feel like she’s ‘helping’ g-ma too. 🙂
Lynda Cook says
11/14/2014 at 1:26 pmI would love to win this for my granddaughter, so she knows how fun it is to play with Fisher-Price!!
Erika Belanger says
11/14/2014 at 1:34 pmI would love to win because this would make a great gift for my nephew either for Christmas or his first birthday!!
Treen Goodwin says
11/14/2014 at 1:48 pmThis would be an awesome gift for my grandson , he loves to help me vacuum so he could have his own , thanks for the chance 🙂
kathy downey says
11/14/2014 at 1:51 pmI’d like to win this for my granddaughter she would love this……and its never to early to learn them to clean lol
Nicki says
11/14/2014 at 2:21 pmMy son loves the vacuum! This would be such a great Christmas gift for hiim,
Judy Cowan says
11/14/2014 at 2:48 pmThis would be great for my one nephew and I love that these Smart Stages toys can grow with them. Would love to win and give it to him for Christmas.
Clair P says
11/14/2014 at 3:11 pmI’d love to give this to my son
elaing8 says
11/14/2014 at 5:07 pmI’d like to win so I can give it to my niece.
Darlene Schuller says
11/14/2014 at 5:08 pmI would like to win because this is the perfect little gift for my granddaughter.
Anne Taylor says
11/14/2014 at 5:18 pmI’d love to win this for one of my grandkids!
Silvia D says
11/14/2014 at 5:20 pmthe little ones love ‘helping’ with chores so this would be fun for them to help with! Love Fisher Price toys!
Darwin says
11/14/2014 at 5:42 pmOur son always mimic us when we vacuum so I think he would love to have his own vacuum cleaner.
marlene smith says
11/14/2014 at 7:06 pmi would love this for my grandson it would teach him how grandma cleans her house lol and not only that i grew up my self with Fisher Price toys myself along with my children and I have alway’s been impressed with how they come up with different types of learning tools for children at different levels of ages and this little vacuum is just adorable and great for kids to see how grown ups do housework everyday !
Marla says
11/14/2014 at 7:16 pmI would love this for my little one
Suzie M says
11/14/2014 at 7:29 pmI have a little girl who would love this
Athena says
11/14/2014 at 7:32 pmMy Niece would love this
Jenny says
11/14/2014 at 7:57 pmid love to win for my niece
Dayna Wilson says
11/14/2014 at 9:15 pmI’d love to win for my daughter, who will be nearly 1 at Christmas and ready for some of her very own fun toys- rather than her brother’s cast offs!
Alayne Langford says
11/14/2014 at 11:44 pmWell we have to teach our grand daughter to pick up after herself some time, don’t we? hehe 🙂
Angela Mitchell says
11/15/2014 at 12:06 amMy son would love to have his own vacuum. He’s always copying me when I vacuum!
Jennifer P. says
11/15/2014 at 12:58 amI would love to win because my toddler has just reached that cute stage where she wants to help with everything! When I vacuum she tries to do it with me, which sometimes works, sometimes doesn’t (e.g. on the stairs). She would LOVE this toy and I would love it because when I am vacuuming spots she can’t help with I can have her using her own vacuum elsewhere! 🙂
Julie F says
11/15/2014 at 1:49 amMy Grandson would love this as he likes to help his Mommy!
Carol Denny says
11/15/2014 at 5:00 amI would like to win for my niece
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
11/15/2014 at 5:25 amWhy because kids love playing with vacuums, my niece would love this
Nicole g says
11/15/2014 at 6:03 amMy son loves to help, but our Dyson is way too heavy for him to hold. This would b perfect. Thank you.
Florence C says
11/15/2014 at 6:04 amI like to win this for my nieces little one.
jen s. says
11/15/2014 at 8:02 ammy nephew loves playing with his toy broom set and would go nuts over this adorable vacuum. i would love to win to give it as a holiday gift to him.
Ester G says
11/15/2014 at 8:25 amI’d like to win because my niece is always trying to help cleanup with the real vacuum so this would be a fun toy for her
Victoria Ess says
11/15/2014 at 8:45 amI’d love to win this for my niece!
Teresa Claire says
11/15/2014 at 9:07 amThank you for sharing this video!! The twins are so little…and funny! I didn’t have a video camera for Sara when she was little…something I really wish I had because so many moments are simply memories that I am unable to share…I think this new toy line is fantastic and a really great review!
Belinda McNabb says
11/15/2014 at 10:38 amI would love to win because my niece would love this!
Viv Sluys says
11/15/2014 at 11:27 amI’d like to win this because I have been realizing that my youngest doesn’t really have many age appropriate toys because the older 2 have so many toys. I think it would be good for her to have toys that are designed for 2 year olds.
tammy ta says
11/15/2014 at 11:36 amI would like to win this for the kids I baby sit to play with
Piroska says
11/15/2014 at 11:38 amIt would be perfect for my little granddaughter. She just began walking.
Doris H says
11/15/2014 at 12:06 pmI would love to win this for my niece. She would love it!
Rosanne Robinson says
11/15/2014 at 12:45 pmI’d like to win this awesome vacuum for my little niece.
Stephanie LaPlante says
11/15/2014 at 1:15 pmI’d love to win this for one of my youngest little cousins
DARLENE W says
11/15/2014 at 1:23 pmI I would like to win this for my youngest granddaughter
SUSAN PATTERSON says
11/15/2014 at 2:06 pmI’d like to win this for my granddaughter – She is afraid of vacuums and it might help her get over her fear – thanks
shelly peterson says
11/15/2014 at 2:12 pmI would like to win this for my grandson, he would have so much fun with this. He might just leave my vacuum alone.
KellyPC says
11/15/2014 at 2:18 pmMy nieces would love this since they are always trying to help their mom with the housework!
Jonnie says
11/15/2014 at 2:53 pmI would like to win because this toy looks so fun and also may help teach some good habits as far helping with chores goes.
sean pynaert says
11/15/2014 at 2:55 pmit’s never too early to teach kids housework!
Nicole B says
11/15/2014 at 4:09 pmMy kids love the vacuums! They play with them at their friends house all the time!!
409cope says
11/15/2014 at 4:10 pmI would like to win as I have a little niece who this would be perfect for.
Kerry Shedden says
11/15/2014 at 4:20 pmWould love to win this for my son
loucheryl says
11/15/2014 at 5:25 pmI would love to win this for my son because he wants to use the real vacuum.
Karine says
11/15/2014 at 6:06 pmI would love to give this to my niece!
GARRY S says
11/15/2014 at 6:36 pmLOOKS LIKE FUN
Andria CM says
11/15/2014 at 6:41 pmI’d love to win this for my new niece.
nikki robak says
11/15/2014 at 6:43 pmmy grandson loves to vacuum with me it would be great if he could have his own vacuum
Jeanna says
11/15/2014 at 6:48 pmI’d like to win this for my niece! I remember having one of these when I was a kid & I could be just like mom!
Maria Mc says
11/15/2014 at 7:13 pmI think my 18 mon old would love to use this vacuum beside me. I would love it if it would stop him from trying to use mine.
Susanne C says
11/15/2014 at 8:56 pmWould love this for my grandson; just the right toy.
Lesley E says
11/15/2014 at 9:22 pmMy toddler tries to “help” me when I’m cleaning so I know she would absolutely love this toy!
Samantha h says
11/15/2014 at 9:22 pmMy daughter loves to help out. She’d love her own little vacuum. Plus it looks so cute
Amie says
11/16/2014 at 1:22 amThe kids would have so much fun with this !
Olivia says
11/16/2014 at 2:36 amThis is such an adorable toy that my daughter would love to play with. She could vacuum with me!
Kristy Vassell says
11/16/2014 at 8:54 amI would like to win this for my little daughter who loves helping mommy clean the house!
Julie G. says
11/16/2014 at 9:59 amI already have one of these and the grandkids have had a lot of fun with it. I’d like to win this to donate to our local Christmas Bureau so some other child can have as much fun, too.
Juliee Fitze says
11/16/2014 at 10:15 amMy granddaughter would just love this vacuum
sharon boyle says
11/16/2014 at 10:44 amMy granddaughter would love this!
Maegan Morin says
11/16/2014 at 10:56 amI would love to win because this would be the perfect toy for my nephew! He would love it!
Chandra Christine O'Connor says
11/16/2014 at 12:55 pmevery child loves vacuuming until they are old enough to realize its cleaning lol
Anna W says
11/16/2014 at 1:08 pmI would like to win this for my son, he would love to “clean” with me.
Audrey Skinner says
11/16/2014 at 4:05 pmI would love to win this for my niece’s 2 year old twins.
Kristy Short says
11/16/2014 at 9:17 pmId love to win this to gift to my 11 month old!
Julie R says
11/16/2014 at 10:14 pmI’d love to give it to my niece
Elizabeth Matthiesen says
11/16/2014 at 10:22 pmI love Fisher Price toy and this would be an ideal present for my younger grandchildren.
Brenda Lacourciere says
11/17/2014 at 3:04 amI would like to win for my granddaughter. she loves housework.
Doris H says
11/17/2014 at 11:33 ammy nephew would love this…
Tammy Dalley says
11/17/2014 at 12:37 pmI would love to win this for my son!
Chris Stockford says
11/17/2014 at 12:46 pmTeach them how to clean up early! 🙂
Jenn Erin says
11/17/2014 at 9:57 pmi’d like to win this because my nephew could definitely use this to help him learn to clean up and be active!
Tina F says
11/17/2014 at 10:27 pmI would so love to win this as my great nephew is starting to walk around and would so love to play with this
Maryanne says
11/18/2014 at 12:11 amMy son would love pushing this around!
Doreen Lamoureux says
11/18/2014 at 7:17 amI know of a sweet little one who would love to use this. She is always trying to use her mom’s big vacuum. 🙂
ivy pluchinsky says
11/18/2014 at 7:52 amI have so many friends who have had babies or are having them, i would give this to one of them
Susan Spidle says
11/18/2014 at 11:04 amThis would make a great gift for my grand daughter.
Shari Klyn says
11/18/2014 at 11:36 amThis would be perfect for my niece. She is always following her momma around trying to copy what she does.
Carmen B. says
11/18/2014 at 12:14 pmI would love to win this for my little guy! He would love this!
Josh S says
11/19/2014 at 6:26 amToys are great for the little ones. This one is fun, trick them into liking housework!
angela m says
11/19/2014 at 8:49 amI would love to win because I have a niece who would love this for Christmas
thanks
Lisa McLain says
11/19/2014 at 9:20 amwould love to win it for my baby niece
SueSueper says
11/19/2014 at 1:41 pmI would like to win because this would be perfect for my niece to get a head start on learning to clean.
cheryl hodgkins says
11/19/2014 at 4:47 pmI’d like to win this because i have 2 great granddaughters ages 2 and 1 and they love pushing things around the livingroom, so I would gift it to them.
Heather says
11/19/2014 at 8:18 pmMy 18-month-old likes to clean!
ZZTHERESA says
11/19/2014 at 10:15 pmMy son recently found out him and his wife are expecting their fist baby so I would love to win this for him. 🙂
Elva Roberts says
11/20/2014 at 6:55 amI have two little great granddaughters. I would gift this if I won to one of them.
Aneta says
11/20/2014 at 7:24 amI already bought one as a gift and would love one for my son! We’ve got about 10 little ones all born within a few months of each other among our friends!
Lindsay Cyr says
11/20/2014 at 7:44 amI would love to win this for my son! He is always trying to “help” Mommy vacuum, it would be great for him to have his very own!
Cheryl says
11/20/2014 at 3:11 pmThanks! My son would love this, he would love pushing this around
Erin W says
11/20/2014 at 8:28 pmI’d love to win because my daughter always wants to help me with the vacuuming, and with this she could!
NathaniaH says
11/21/2014 at 10:50 ammy niece would adore this!
Tracey Flattes says
11/21/2014 at 12:28 pmMy son loves to help around the house, so this would be the perfect gift for him!
Tricia Cooper says
11/21/2014 at 9:00 pmFisher-Price toys are great and stand the test of time! This would be great for my niece or nephew!
Cheryl says
11/22/2014 at 8:36 amOur son would love it!! 🙂
Bailey Dexter says
11/22/2014 at 9:08 amMy grandson love to help vacuum, this would be ideal!
Meagan says
11/22/2014 at 7:26 pmMY LITTLe girl’s just learning to walk, she’d love this toy
heidi c. says
11/22/2014 at 8:37 pmMy little guy loves to “vacuum”; he would be thrilled with this!
Kam says
11/22/2014 at 11:35 pmWould love to win this for my little girl!
Roger Amsinga says
11/23/2014 at 1:16 pmMy grandson would love this
Donna says
11/23/2014 at 1:28 pmIt would make a great gift for my granddaughter
Kimberly B says
11/23/2014 at 3:11 pmI have some awesome grandchildren that would love to have this to play with.
Debbie W says
11/24/2014 at 5:02 pmThis looks like a fun toy for a little one in our family
chana says
11/24/2014 at 7:45 pmi think my daughters would love it
Lisa Smith says
11/24/2014 at 8:25 pmI’d let my kids play with this all day
DH Dee says
11/24/2014 at 9:16 pmId love to gift this to my gf whos daughter would enjoy.
KD says
11/24/2014 at 9:54 pmMy daughter loves helping me at home. She already helps sweep. This vacuum would be great for her!