| Research shows that kids benefit greatly from early exposure to music, and music education experts advocate incorporating music into children's lives as soon as possible. With the MegaBlocks Smart Builder Piano, your little one can get hands-on with music from a very early age. Children can play the keyboard and experiment with making their own sounds, or they can connect the music blocks to the keyboard to create different musical arrangements. With its many creative functions, this toy provides many levels of fun that grow with children ages 1 through 4. 
Children will love creating their own sounds and music. View larger. | 
Color-coded keys makes learning new songs easy. View larger. |  | What We Think Fun Factor: 
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The Good: Musical toy gives kids a fun, hands-on introduction to making music.
The Bad: Could be a bit more durable.
In a Nutshell: Innovative music toy gives kids tools to learn about music and freedom to experiment with sound. | At a Glance Ages: 3 to 6 years Requires: 3 AA batteries (included) |  | | "Smart Builder" Blocks Create Music Fun and Learning The Smart Builder Piano features a piano-style keyboard with eight oversized keys that are perfect for little hands. It comes with seven "Smart Builder" blocks: three song blocks, three instrument blocks, and one "beat" block. These blocks can be stacked on the keyboard's three prongs. Without the Smart Builder blocks, the keyboard plays with a piano sound. But if you connect the xylophone or electric guitar block, the keyboard will generate those instrument sounds. Stack on a song block -- "Mary Had a Little Lamb," "Old McDonald," or "Twinkle Twinkle Little Star" -- and the keyboard will play that song. Press the "play" button to hear the song in its entirety, or your child can play the song herself on the keyboard. The piano will play the song regardless of which keys are pressed, which makes it exciting an |