Playing with buckles is a very common and much loved activity for many toddlers. My 25 month old Warren has been obsessed with buckles for many months. He drives me a little nuts constantly playing with his booster seat and car seat in order to get his buckle “fix”. Unfortunately the activity is short lived since as soon as he buckles it I’ll hear cries for help to undo them immediately so he can buckle it once more. He has also pinched his little fingers more than once.
I’m not the only one with a child who has a love of buckles. Jill Gomez founded Buckle Toys because her son had a similar buckle obsession. The first in the Buckle Toys line is Bucky, the adorable turtle featured below. He has four brightly colored buckles and a zipper back which can hold additional toys. Bucky also features colorful numbers on his belly and shapes on his shell for even more learning opportunities. Made for children 15 months and up, Bucky is designed to grow with your child.
Warren loves Bucky! It definitely keeps him entertained for extended periods of time and is one of his favorite toys. While he isn’t old enough yet to unbuckle them himself, it does make it much easier for me to simply sit with him or let him bring Bucky to me to undo his buckles. I enjoy watching the concentration on my son’s face as he plays with this toy. I love that it helps improves his fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Bucky is very soft and cuddly and is the perfect size for travel. My favorite feature is the no pinch buckles so I don’t have to worry about his little fingers getting pinched! How cool is that?
Coming soon is the brand new addition to Buckle Toys, Buckle Buddies. Buster, is a green square pillow and Bella is a soft pink heart pillow. These will be in stock starting this May for $19.99 but if you pre-order you can get them 25% off !
Buy it: Bucky the Turtle retails for $24.99 and can be purchased from Buckle Toys directly or from Amazon.
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Disclosure: I received a sample for the purposes of this review but no other type of compensation was received. This has no bearing on my completely honest review above. The opinions and experiences I’ve shared with these products are my own and yours may differ.
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I would love to win a bucky for my son to keep him occupied during car rides
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My grandson will be turning one soon and he is very active and smart. I would love to give this to him for hand coordination.
I’d like to win this for my 14-month old daughter because she’s obsessed with the buckles on her highchair!
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I would love to win the toy because it is super cute (oh and educational too)! My son would be the recipient.
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I’d love to win Bucky the Turtle for my grandson. He has just started learning how to zip, and velcro fasten. I know he would love playing and learning with the buckles on Bucky. Thank you for the chance to win!
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I’d like to win Bucky the Buckle Turtle for my son, Max. We don’t have anything like this yet, and it looks like it would be a great learning toy and it would really interest him!
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I would like to win Bucky because this is something my has not yet mastered. I would obviously win it for both of my boys.
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I’d like to give this to my niece because it’s so cute.
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This would be a great learning tool for my nephew!
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This would be for my son. It would be great for dexterity and other learning activities
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my little lady is NOT a fan of being in the car…seems to me like this could really help us out! she’s a big fan of cuddly things, and also those kind of buckles!!
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I think my nephew would love Bucky. He loves working with his hands and figuring things out.
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I think this would provide lots of fun and skill building for my soon to be 1 year old.
I would love to win Bucky for my son. He’s just learned how to velcro and unvelcro his shoes, and I think buckles are probably right around the corner!
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First my daughter loves turtles and I love that you can learn with Bucky.
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Bucky would be a fun toy for my son, I like that he can learn from it too!
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I’d love to win this because it is an adorable eductional toy!
The lucky recipient would be the next tot among my family and friends who has a gift-worthy occasion!
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This would be for my 4 year old daughter who has Down Syndrome and Autism. This would be great therapy for her.