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 like that it inspires creativity
Whoa…. I’ve never seen anything like this before! I would love to win this for my girl Chloe. I am hoping that this will bring out her creative side.
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I like that you can play it in different instruments and I would like to win it for my eldest daughter.
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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!
I like that it encourages your child to be creative. I would like to win this for my nephew.
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I love that this toy integrates visual and musical art! I would give it to my nieces.
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Tristan would like that it has a horn, violin and piano option.
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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