Baby Development Toy - Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube

31 Oct, 2007 Munchkin, Toys, Review, 12+ months, 0 to 12 months, Pregnancy

The Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube is both a fun and exiting toy for your child as well as providing musical education. The cube allows your child to play along to the included Mozart tunes from a range of musical instruments. There are 5 instruments to play along to 8 Mozart tunes. Each side of the cube represents a different instrument, with an image and the name displayed. These are a Harp, French Horn, Piano, Flute, and Violin. The final side allows you to switch between the various Mozart tunes.The included tunes are as follows.

Ah! Vous Dirai-je, Maman (Twinkle, Twinkle)
The Marriage of Figaro
Country Dance #5
Come Sweet May
Der Vogelfanger (from The Magic Flute)
March in D
Landler
Là Ci Darem la Mano (from Don Giovanni)

By pressing the “orchestra” button you can hear all the instruments play together. As each song plays, each selected instrument button flashes to the beat of the music. The sound is not orchestral quality, and is similar to the style of music adopted by Baby Einstein. However, the sound quality is not that great and can sometimes sound quite artificial and tinny. The jury is out on wether they should include the correct compositions, rather than the artifical sounds most toys seem to provide. I guess that it does not matter for such a young child.One disappointment with the cube was the lack of a volume control. The cube can be quite loud, especially in quiet environments, and it would have been nice to be able to reduce the volume.The cube itself is very durable and looks like it can take a lot of punishment. The corners are rounded, offering a safe play toy.Operates on three AA batteries (obviously not included !)Strengths

Durable and safe

Weaknesses

Not great sound quality
No volume control, as can be loud in quiet environments
Batteries not included !!!

The Munchkin Mozart Magic Cube is available for 20 dollars with free shipping from Amazon.
5 Stars Highly Recommended

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3 Comments so far »

Jane said,

Wrote on November 1, 2007 @ 10:04 pm

Nice article, i like the design and the product shape.
-Jane

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Greg D. said,

Wrote on November 18, 2007 @ 3:04 am

Agreed: the sound quality of each instrument is only fair. Yes, volume is too loud, and the ON/OFF button is hard to find when you’re trying to silence it quickly.

However, the concept is otherwise well-executed; every button does what it’s supposed to. Very durable, too. 16mo old occasionally likes to throw it to the kitchen floor, but the designers of this cube anticipated such abuse in using heavy-duty plastic with substantial, rubber-like corners.

Over the time of 6mo. to 16mo., our youngster has really increased his enjoyment of this toy. Recommended.
Grandma Susan said,

Wrote on December 26, 2007 @ 6:38 am

I just delivered the Mozart Magic Cube to my grandchildren today for Christmas. Big hit with everybody, of course, and it DID have batteries in place, ready to start using immediately after unwrapping. Ordered mine from Amazon.com.