My daughter received moon dough/barn as a gift for her 4th birthday last week. It would be a great product however, the animals crumble, thus frustrating the child. The barn does not adhere (connect to) the platform, properly. My daughter got her finger caught in the molding shuttle as she tried to hang on to the barn, while cranking the crank! The dough gets stuck in the shaft! Thus wasting the product as it crumbles everywhere! The animals come out mis-figured, "the horse does not have eyes!"...and further more, the hay bale and the fence molds are hard enough for an adult to loosen.Let alone a new 4 year old. She could not do it, thus more needless frustration...to the point, she threw the molds!
Consumer Complaints & Reviews
10 year old son bought a toy at Wal-Mart. Package indicated the toy was for children ages 9+. Didn't look at it until we got home. Whose does anymore these days. The graphic on the toy was a crow smoking a cigarette. This should not be on children's toys. The toy was made by Tech Deck. apparently they think kids 9+ should be smoking. That's how I take it anyway.
While trying to teach our children that smoking is an unhealthy habit they do not need to pick up. We are forced to yet try to explain to them it is not good for them. However they are able to purchase toys that seem to advertise it. I feel that this graphic should not be on toys for children as it seems to be promoting smoking to underage children. I want it removed from the stores.
This company made a toy name PIXOX they are little round circles that they can make shapes and be magically glued together. This box states thay a 4 year up can use this toy with no harm to them. It does not advise for parents to supervise them while playing. My daughter Jazmin has 5 years, she was playing with the toy, and put one of does little balls in her ear. At 4, 5, 6, even 7 year old kids they still don't see the harm of a toy, and they wonder a lot. This toy should be for bigger kids, if not at least it should advice parents to supervise them. The parts of this toy are small and have a taste of glue!
Because of she putting the small ball in her ear, that same night we had to go to the IR and after waiting for a while and she being hungry, she was seen. The nurse was not able to take it out. She try with different tools, hard pointy tools and she was not able to.
At this time Jazmin was in paint, she was very afraid, they sent her home and she received drops for her ear pain. But, I could not put the drops in because does little balls stick with liquid. I try some in my hand and wiht a little pressure it stiks to the skin. So, she was in pain all night. The following day, she was seen by an urologist speciallist 2 different doctors try, the first one she was afraid but she hold on for a little. He was not able to take it out. The second doctor try for 2 to 3 hours and different nurses and he was not able to take it out. At this point Jamin was extremmely afraid and in pain. She was tide-up with about 6 people holding her including me and her dad and she was screaming terrified for 2 hours. They were not able to take it out.
She finally fall a sleep tired, hungry and terrified. She was schedulle for the operating room the following day. Another nigh of pain, no drops because it will stick on the ear tube! The following day she arrived crying not wanting to go in and see the doctor. She had to take a tranquilizer for the doctor to take her in calmly. It was very painful to see her like that.
Finaly, they took her out of the operating room and I was told by the doctor that the ball had actualy change its size inside the ear drum. It got biger, scratching her ear tube and making it sour. She bleed of course, we had to wait for her to fully awake before we take her home. She mist 2 days of school because of this.
Since this situation, she is afraid to go and see the doctor. For her just to say we need to go to the doctor she gives me a frighting look and she will not let them touch her. She recently had to see the doctor, the nurse just to see her throut. Before she was confortable in letting them see, now she will scream in terror thinking they are going to hurt her!.. So, it was extremely terrified for a 5 year old girl. It was an experience that she will never for get including the amount of strees we received as well. Sometimes she tells me her ear hurst. Thanks God so far, does not seem a permanent damage and I hope later on will not occur. At this point I don't know how to help my little girl overcome this traumatic experience.
It will be good for other parents to know the danger of this toy, specially that is not for little kids as is advertised. I have sen a complain to the company. I have not receive a respond back yet.
