https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 14:33:26 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-983796 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:48:05 +0000 bpcmarj 983796@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>P.S. According to Sesame Street, one with metal plates is called a glockenspiel. Lol ;) I can't wait for P to throw that word out there! Ha. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-983789 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:44:30 +0000 bpcmarj 983789@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: funny, that's the in tune one in our house! I play "do a dear" like everyday for LO on it. Ha.</p> <p>We also have the leap frog animal one, and it if not even close to being in tune. So annoying. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-983786 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:43:56 +0000 SugarplumsMom 983786@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: @yin: One question, is it really loud? My DD plays rough! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-983767 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 06:36:04 +0000 SugarplumsMom 983767@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: @yin: I found it! The brand is called Halilit on AmazonUK, but it looks exactly like it! Woohoo </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-983714 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 05:11:13 +0000 HappyBaker 983714@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have one that has both the xylophone and keys to push, and LO has loved it since she was like 6 months old -</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-Jungle-Jamboree-Xylophone/dp/B001UE8DJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375438212&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=xylophone+tiger" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-Jungle-Jamboree-Xylophone/dp/B001UE8DJ0/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375438212&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=xylophone+tiger</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-983711 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 04:58:32 +0000 ElbieKay 983711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Xylophones! Apparently I LOVED my xylophone when I was a toddler. Later on I nagged my parents til they bought a(n admittedly kind of crappy, upright) piano, and I wound up taking lessons for ten years.</p> <p>I should make sure we get a xylophone. Thanks for the reminder :-)</p> <p>Sorry for the thread hijack :-) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-983708 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 04:39:02 +0000 lamariniere 983708@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: I second this xylophone! </p> <p>@Crumbs: We bought this kit for DS when still in the US <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hohner-Kids-MS4001-Musical-Shaker/dp/B000KIHCB2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375436246&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=hohner+music" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Hohner-Kids-MS4001-Musical-Shaker/dp/B000KIHCB2/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375436246&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=hohner+music</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-983705 Fri, 02 Aug 2013 04:23:26 +0000 SugarplumsMom 983705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@yin: aww, I can't find it on AmazonUK :(</p> <p>@Bao: thank you, this one I can def find!</p> <p>@sunny: Oops, I meant Little Tikes. I've taken it off my saved list. Ty for the heads up! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-983120 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 20:14:52 +0000 yin 983120@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Highly recommend the xylophone from Hohner Kids. It's one of the few that are actually in tune, and I love all of the musical instruments from Hohner.</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Hohner-Kids-HMX3008B-Glockenspiel/dp/B001TR0742/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375406019&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=hohner+xylophone" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Hohner-Kids-HMX3008B-Glockenspiel/dp/B001TR0742/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375406019&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=hohner+xylophone</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-982312 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:31:44 +0000 Bao 982312@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have this one:</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Brilliant-Basics-Classic-Xylophone/dp/B002M78DRQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375396274&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=playskool+xylophone" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Brilliant-Basics-Classic-Xylophone/dp/B002M78DRQ/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375396274&#038;sr=8-1&#038;keywords=playskool+xylophone</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-982311 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:31:40 +0000 SugarplumsMom 982311@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@sunny: Thank you! I was thinking about getting the FP one! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-982307 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 17:30:00 +0000 sunny 982307@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Disrecommendation for this one:<br /> <a href="http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-627767M-Tap-a-Tune-Xylophone/dp/B00840LCB4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375395950&#038;sr=8-4&#038;keywords=xylophone" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Little-Tikes-627767M-Tap-a-Tune-Xylophone/dp/B00840LCB4/ref=sr_1_4?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375395950&#038;sr=8-4&#038;keywords=xylophone</a></p> <p>It's out of tune and dives me batty. I ended up ordering this one instead, but its more "instrument" than "toy".</p> <p><a href="http://www.amazon.com/Lyons-Note-G-G-Bell-Case/dp/B001VO7FPC/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375395981&#038;sr=8-8&#038;keywords=xylophone" rel="nofollow">http://www.amazon.com/Lyons-Note-G-G-Bell-Case/dp/B001VO7FPC/ref=sr_1_8?ie=UTF8&#038;qid=1375395981&#038;sr=8-8&#038;keywords=xylophone</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/recommend-a-toy-xylophone#post-982239 Thu, 01 Aug 2013 16:57:34 +0000 SugarplumsMom 982239@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I'm looking for a toy xylophone for LO since she has virtually no musical toys. Would love to hear recommendations. Thanks! </p>