Hohner Kids HMX3008B Glockenspiel is a simple 8 multi-colored musical instrument toy with specially designed toddler safe mallet. Though toddler friendly, it is always good to keep them away from the plastic mullet. The Glockenspiel’s unique design protects toddlers from sharp edges and corners. It’s designed to protect the bars from falling off or being removed. Keeping in mind the safety of the kids, this toy is BPA free, Lead free and Phythalate free.  The Glockenspiel comes with a small plastic stick that helps in producing high, clear music notes. This toy includes a little music book. The printed music notes colors correspond to the colors of the keys for easy understanding. This instrument plays very good sound, notes and tunes which are musically correct.

However, few mothers did not like the small plastic stick as it breaks off easily making it less durable. Some have experienced that the instrument sounds a dull sometimes.

Overall, it is a highly recommended musical toy with reasonable price for its cute looks and great quality performance. This toy can prove to be a great music introduction to kids. It is priceless to see the joy on toddlers and kids face while playing with this toy instrument.

The Hohner Kids Clearly Colorful Translucent Harmonica is a fun and colorful way to introduce music to your kids. It’s a 10 hole harmonica and starts with the Key of C. Real brass reeds are enclosed in a child safe, injection plastic molded body. Therefore, it is NOT a TOY, but a MUSIC INSTRUMENT. The harmonica is very easy to use and makes pleasant sound. It plays melodious notes and kids enjoy goofing up with it to invent their own tunes. Though made of plastic this piece is very sturdy and can last many years. This instrument is loved and suitable for any age group kids or even adults. It includes a clear vinyl protective sleeve. These pieces come in various attractive colors.

However, some reviewers felt that the body quality was lacking. Some were little unhappy for not being able to choose their own color, and are shipped random color pieces.

Overall, the Hohner Kids Translucent Harmonica is highly recommended music instrument for its low price and high performance. It is a great gifting option for any kind of kids party or even good as a stocking stuffer.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 4 x 1.5 x 1 inches
• Weight: 0.6 ounches

Melissa & Dough Band in a Box is everything that a child needs to enjoy and explore music and sounds. This 10 pieces set includes musical instruments - 2 cymbals, 2 maracas, clacker, tambourine, tone blocks, triangle with striker and a wooden storage crate. The instruments made very low sound which in a way is an advantage as it does not disturb or annoy others members. Though the triangle sound was good and loud, it sounded very unpleasant. These instruments are favorite among children, they have fun along with the music playing in the background or they love to make parades while banging these instruments and creating their own music. This set is well made and durable except the tambourine which breaks off easily. They are perfectly sized to fit into the hands of toddlers or grown up kids.

Some reviewers were disappointed with the low sound quality. They felt that the set did not meet its purpose of a percussion instrument. The tambourine quality was very low as it broke off very easily in most cases. The triangle and its striker are metal made and needed constant supervision for toddlers as they were prone to hurt themselves.

Overall, the Melissa & Dough Band in a Box instruments are durable and comes in a reasonable price. Though not highly recommended it has been guaranteed to bring hours of musical joy among children.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 3”H x 11.3”W x 14.9”D
• Weight: 3.1 pounds

With the B. Meowsic Keyboard, kids can make beautiful music on the cat-themed toy keyboard. It has terrific sound quality and oodles of options for kids to explore. It’s cute and attractive especially for kitty lovers. Children inclined towards music can be creative with their own music and record or sing along with their favorite songs on B. Meowsic Keyboard. This keyboard encourages interactive play with lots of buttons to press and plenty of musical choices for singing, playing and recording. The Meowsic Keyboard comes with a book of lyrics and a small book of favorite kid quotes posted on the B quote gallery.

The Meowsic offers five instrument sounds (piano, organ, banjo, bells and a button that plays every note in catlike ‘meowaphone’), a 20-song playlist, a retractable microphone, amplifier and a built-in recorder. The keyboard also offers five different beat options (rock, blues, samba, techno and disco) for extra fun and joy of musical play. There are even seven silly cat songs to tickle little funny bones. Toy instrument offers beat, tempo and volume control. Plus auto shut-off preserves battery life and the keyboard automatically puts itself to sleep. It includes 4 AA batteries to operate.

Some reviewers expressed their dissatisfaction towards the product as it stopped working within a short time. They thought either were sent defected piece or used piece. Even changing the batteries few times did not help the device to operate. Sometimes the music and songs can be terribly annoying for adults but enjoyed by kids.

All in all, the B. Meowsic Keyboard is perfect for the little ones to enjoy playing music. It is a highly recommended product for its durability, cost and quality features. It’s a thorough entertainment to the family and kitty lovers.

Melissa & Doug Learn To-Play Piano is made from high quality materials to ensure durability and safety. Its solid wood construction makes it sturdy enough for hours of play. This brightly painted colorful upright piano features 25 keys and 2 full octaves giving the little musicians an opportunity to explore the concept of high and low notes, loud and soft. The piano comes with an illustrated songbook so your child can learn to play up to nine favorite nursery songs. The color-coded key chart makes it easy for your child to identify notes on the piano and take the first steps toward playing tunes.

However, some reviewers report that the notes played sound very tinny or metallic like. The keys get stuck while playing and they fall off very easily. Some have even complained that the screws tend to loosen up on regular basis. This problem was becoming a question for the Learn-to-Play claim by Melissa & Doug.

Overall, the Melissa & Doug Learn-To-Play Piano is pretty durable, sturdy, stylish and adorable instrument. It sounds pleasant and the price is suitable for the output it produces. It is a fairly preferred musical instrument to let children develop their musical side.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 11.5"L x 9.5"H x 15.75"W
• Weight: 11.5 lbs

B Parum Pum Pum Drum is easy to handle and a total joy from which kids never outgrow. That’s why this quality music set makes a great playroom staple. This bug themed music set includes kids marching drum, centipede drumsticks, jingle bell ant, busy bee maraca/clacker, caterpillar tambourine and two shaka-shaka eggs. The musical pieces are made of plastic and safe for children, except the tiny small pieces that could be choking hazardous to infants and toddlers. The drum has a nice patterned handle with a soft cotton strap that makes it easy for children to carry and march around with it. This set is very compact and all the instruments fit easily into the spacious drum bag, still leaving space to accommodate more toys. These toys are bright colored and in well-constructed size for little hands. They are sturdy and durable and make good sound without annoying adults.  

The only concern seen was that the small pieces could be choking hazardous to small children and require adult supervision while on play.

Overall, the B. Parum Pum Pum Drum is a highly recommended musical gift for any aged children. Apart from being less expensive it is easy to clean and maintain which adds up to the other great features. If you wish to encourage your children to take an interest in music, this musical toy can never go wrong to start up with.

Specifications:

• Dimensions: 21.5 x10.5 x 19 inches
• Weight: 3.3 pounds

The MG38-BK 38” Acoustic Guitar Starter Package is ideal for the beginner students. This black color guitar is made of wooden frame and comes with steel strings. The guitar features linden binding and geared tuning. It sounds pretty decent for its quality and price. The set includes gig bag, carrying strap, guitar pick, extra strings and pitch pipe tuner. The tuning pegs are made of brass and steel for ease of tuning and to keep the tuned strings held in position.

However, many reviewers have complained that the guitar smells of paint and does not have very realistic looks. The strings snap off easily and it does not come with quality pick. Also, it’s noticed that the guitar does not stay tuned for long and requires frequent tunings.

Overall, the MG38-BK 38” Acoustic Guitar is ideal for new players looking to learn how to play and the learn the ins and outs of a real acoustic guitar.

Remo Kids Percussion, Floor Tom, 10” Diameter with mallet - makes it just right for classroom drum circles for individual drummers and imaginative team players. The Floor Tom is themed with vibrant and colorful Rain Forest animals and can be played with hands, mallets or drumsticks. Compared to other drums the Remo Floor Tom is compact in size and produces better sound quality than other children’s drums.  The drum is made using Acousticon shell material, for excellent projection capabilities and enhanced low-pitched fundamentals. The head uses the same material as Remo's FIBERSKYN 3 drumheads, for warm, full tones, with plenty of resonance and sustain. Added benefits are strength making it very durable, pleasant tones, weather-resistance and reduced weight.

Few reviewers felt that it produces thin plastic sound but without annoying others.

Overall, the Remo Kids Percussion, Floor Tom, 10” Diameter with mallet and Rain Forest Fabric is a value for money and recommended drum for budding drummers. Its gives a feel of a Big’s Boy’s Drum more than a Kid’s drum. 

The 38 Blue Student Acoustic Guitar is ideal as a starter kit for anyone wanting to learn and play guitar. This guitar is 38 inches in length and comes with steel strings. The guitar has linden binding and wood construction with geared tuning. The Acoustic guitar has a loud, bright ringing tone that clearly projects to the listener. Perfect for its quality and price this guitar comes in multiple vibrant colors and includes a set of extra steel strings, pick, tuner, strap and a gig bag. Tuning pegs are made of brass and steel for easy tuning and to keep the tuned string held in position.

Many professionals are of the opinion that this type of guitar is designed to hold nylon string to function better, and this is the major concern as the set includes steel strings. Some reviewers have faced tuning issues, though it was not a big challenge. Some users also came across flaking of the guitar which could be shipping and handling damage.

Overall, the 38 Blue Student Acoustic Guitar has everything you need to start jamming out at an amazing low price. This 38 inch guitar with starter pack is perfect and recommended for all beginners.

The Electronic Toy Violin for Kids is a unique string instrument that looks just like the real thing. Made of high quality plastic this violin lets them play 25 different pre-loaded songs by just pressing a start button or by drawing the bow against the touch sensitive strings. It comes with a bow so that toddlers and children can play to popular melodies. Thanks to a microprocessor chip in the toy, this toy violin mimics the sound quality of a real, wooden violin. Recommended for young children aged 3 and above, this toy violin takes 2 AA batteries which come included.

The battery compartment being loose is the major concern to most reviewers. This often puts the batteries out of position and requires frequent adjustments to carry on playing. Sometimes the music does not play upon the bow touching the strings. Some reviewers wish that it had option to play own music than just playing preloaded melodies. Also, it can be annoying that the music keeps on playing being electronically dependent with no option to switch off manually. Also, this violin gives a feeling of cheap plastic make than giving a realistic look.

Overall, the Electronic Toy Violin for Kids has mixed reviews for the price; quality and performance it offers. This well-decorated violin is mere a showcase toy and cannot be highly recommended for serious learners. This is a good toy violin for kids, though.