Birthday Cake Toy

I was shopping for a first birthday gift, and I came across this adorable birthday cake toy. We're still working on getting my son to blow. We work on this using bubbles, whistles, harmonicas, and real candles. He has something called dyspraxia (like apraxia) where he has trouble carrying out movements that take a lot of planning or need to be performed on demand. It affects him most in his mouth and makes it difficult for him to eat and talk, but he has trouble with any complicated movements and balance. For example, he can't ride a tricycle or stand on one foot.

Anyway, this toy has five little candle lights that light up when you press the star button, and counts the candles and plays, "Happy Birthday", and then says, "Blow out the candles!" And when you blow on the candles, the lights go out and you hear clapping and cheering. There's a sensor in the middle of the candles that detects the blowing to get the candles to go out. However, after about five seconds, the candles still go out and you still hear clapping and cheering, so even though my son can't actually blow out the candles yet, he doesn't get frustrated. He played with this cake for HOURS yesterday. He brought it to the supermarket and played with it the entire time. My daughter loves this toy too. She figured out how to do everything on her own, and she can blow out the candles like a pro already.

So, if you're looking for a great gift for a young child or know a kid who needs practice blowing, this is a great toy. It's just adorable and a lot of fun to play with. It's also small... just the right size for little hands.

By the way, this isn't a paid post; I just really like this toy!