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It’s a VTech classic that has been entertaining and educating children for nearly 15 years.\u00a0\u00a0This 2014 version is up-to-date with modern technology and teaching ideas.<\/p>\n

The Playtime Bus uses over 100 questions relevant to the curriculum and helps\u00a0children\u00a0with their\u00a0letter names, sounds, numbers and counting.<\/p>\n

It stimulates the imagination with its tens of children’s songs and bus sound effects.<\/p>\n

As with all things VTech, the quality is good. It’s robustly made and will stand up to the punishing play of toddlers. Short of smashing it with a sledge hammer, the Playtime Bus will cruise through all kinds of trauma and still be left looking pretty good.<\/p>\n

It’s aimed at children aged from one-three years, familiarising them with the early elements of formal educational\u00a0building blocks.<\/p>\n

The VTech Playtime Bus was tested out for Chopsy Baby by Chloe Wynchcombe and her one year daughter Alice and three year old son Zach.<\/p>\n

Chloe Says: “Both Alice and Zach really enjoyed playing with this toy. I don’t have many battery operated toys for them because changing the batteries is annoying. Also, you can guarantee they will start singing and dancing the minute your baby has fallen asleep.<\/p>\n

“Zach liked this more than Alice. I think because he was older and easily drawn into the singing and interactive elements. Alice, liked to push it along and mimic some of the phonics, so I suppose it’s helping to sink in at an early age.<\/p>\n

“It’s nice to have a plastic toy and one with batteries that is well made. I despair at the constant stream of toys coming into our house that are badly made with shoddy plastic that cracks quickly.<\/p>\n

“I have come across VTech toys in the past. Zach loved their push along\u00a0baby walker.\u00a0This one is just as good quality.”<\/p>\n

10\/10<\/strong><\/p>\n

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