Fisher-Price Moo-Sical Piano-to-Xylophone

This is a perfect first xylophone for babies aged 12 months and over. It's colors catch babies attention, and they love to bang on anything they can get their hands on. I like that there are piano keys the child can touch to make the same sounds, as opposed to only a drumstick, which small children may not master right away, causing frustration.The tones of this toy are pleasant, and it isn't so loud that mom and dad want to hide it away. I would definately recommend this product to a friend, as we have been through several xylophones already in trying to encourage musicality in our child. This toy is not without flaws, though. The drumstick is on a string that is a little too short for still-developing hands, and the white brace that holds the keys on can get in the way of the shorter panels. As they grow, though, this should not be such a problem for kids, and it still has plenty of play value.