I really appreciate unique toys that make me scratch my head and wonder, “How did they do that?”. Delta Creative managed to do just that with their new MusiColor which has been nominated for Activity Toy of the Year from the TOTY Awards. It combines both art and music together in one fun activity.
MusiColor uses innovative technology to read your child’s coloring. Children simply color the pre-lined paper discs which are color coded with the correct notes. Included are special markers with each color representing a different music note. When the discs are colored they can be placed on the music player to play songs such as I’m a Little Teapot and Jingle Bells. You can even choose between piano, violin or trumpet!
The MusiColor music player consists of a rotating base and an arm for reading the music discs, much the same as a DVD player reads a DVD. The arm scans over the colored areas of the music disc rotating on the music player, reads the color and translates it to sound.
My three year old is typically plenty old enough for toys that have a suggested age of 4+ as this toy has. I think that any of the picture discs would be very difficult for a four year old because of the intricate patterns. The markers are wider and some of the pictures require a very steady hand to complete them. On Target.com the suggested age is 6 and up and in my opinion that is probably more accurate. However, the discs that allow you to create your own patterns would probably be fine for a younger child. In this way the toy would grow with them. Older children would appreciate that the patterns require more patience and skill.
There is also a beeping sound that occurs as the player tries to read notes that aren’t colored within the lines or are colored deep enough. It does take away from the song slightly but isn’t something that would keep me from purchasing this toy as a gift.
Musicolor retails for $39.99 and can be purchased from Target and Amazon.com
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I like that this toy seems to take some patience and practice to work with it, which would keep the kids busy for a while! My 2 daughters would love this toy.
My family has many professional musicians, so this would be for our granddaughter, to enrich her musical exposure. I think the best feature is that it fosters creativity.
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I love that the kids can create their own songs!
I like that this toy encourages creativity in children. I would get this for Lydia and Holt
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I love that you can even choose the instrument. I would give this to my daughter who has a birthday coming up.
It combines both art and music in one toy!
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I like that it gets art ans music creativity combined. My daughter would love that combination.
The idea of music being created depending on the color it reads is super neat to me! I would love to win this for my niece!
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To me the coolest feature is the blank song discs. This would be for my son.
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I like that the when the discs are colored they can be placed on the music player to play songs. This is really a great toy…thanks for sharing!
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I love that the kids can create their own music! My stepdaughter would love this!
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I love the coordination of color with music. I would love to win this for my daughter who loves music
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I like that it produces creativity in children plus the combination of color and music is really cool..My son who is 4 would really like this because its different than any other toy he has..Thanks
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I think the best feature is that is allows creativity and if I won I’d give this to my 5-year-old niece.
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I like that the kids can choose a pattern or create their own. All 3 of my kids would love this toy!
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My kids’ 2 favorite things to do at any given time is art or music, so this would be amazing to play with for them! Combining both of these activites at the same time is the best thing about it for me!
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I think this is neat that it puts coloring and making music together. My girls love to color and to dance so they would love dancing to the music that they Made!
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main entry: I like that it plays the somgs we grew up with as kids the classics and I like it that you get differant disk to change out, I find this toy and its features just amazing in the design to offer music too, my 5yr old grandson would love this great item so thanks for the chance.
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I like how it looks like my mothers real record player which my daughter (who would be getting this) loves
My girls would also love the Bubble Bath Kit they have
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I would love to win this for my daughter. She loves to sing and make up songs, so I think she’d like the feature that lets her create her own songs.
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I just think this whole concept is awesome ! Kids LOVE to be able to say “I made that!” and how awesome is it for them to be able to make their own MUSIC by coloring!?!
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I love that this toys teaches creativity and gives kids the chance to feel like they have made their own music. This would be for my son.
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I love that it encourages creativity.. I would like to win for my nephew
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My daughter loves music and this would help with creativity!Plus it would be perfect for her birthday coming up.
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The coolest part is that there is also a beeping sound that occurs as the player tries to read notes that aren’t colored within the lines or are colored deep enough.
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