Bests & Worsts Reviews from Amazon

This is a really great first tea set. When you pour it, the tea level (which is the colored light) drops realistically and it makes a great sound of water being poured. When you open the lid (which is connected to the tea pot - so you can't lose it!), the teapot makes little comments about being opened or closed, or says things like "please close me so the tea stays warm!" It recognizes when you pour the teapot, to trigger sayings like, "you just poured one cup. There's enough tea for one more!" and prompts the user to pratice counting skills ("please pour two cups!" - and then after you've poured the second cup, it can sense that and says "great! you did it! you poured two cups!"). Pretty cool! The songs are pretty cute and there is a volume control and an off button (for when they become not cute as cute...haha). I think it has six different colors to match the pieces of cake -- and the teapot sings about the different flavors ("blueberry tea" for the blue, etc.). It's really so cute! I love the way it uses the light to make it seem like you're pouring the tea... When I just saw it online, I thought that might not be effective -- but my 2.5 year old really thought there was brightly shining tea in there, and keeps opening the lid to see what's inside (and to hear the funny, varied expressions when you open the lid). She already had a few teapots (Fisher Price Servin' Surprises and the Fisher Price one which looks like you're pouring the liquid), but she wanted this desperately at target. It really is better than her others -- even when we lose all the pieces that came with it. :) She loves Leapfrog's picnic basket and Mr. Potsy too. (Spellcheck just tried to change that to Mr. Potty -- ha! Maybe another product they should consider producing??). I think this would be really great for a 1.5-2.5 year old! Even though it's pink, I think a little boy would have fun with it too. I think out of the three (picnic basket, Mr. Potsy, and the tea set), the tea set is probably the best because of the light - be we love Mr. Potsy's expressions and the picnic basket comes with so much stuff too! Edit: almost two months later and she's obsessed with this toy! I was afraid at almost 36 months, it would be too babyish, but she loves exploring the different color lights and how they reflect on the wall and pretending to pour tea on the (poor) dog. Also, when she has her princess toys use their pretend potty, she uses the teapot to make a tinkling sound. Too much info?