Toysmith Turbo Bubble Machine

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I purchased this as a fun activity for grandma and 15 month old grandson. As a speech/language pathologist I always look for toys that have speech/language development potential as well as the fun element. This bubble machine served both my purposes. Worked well, lots of fun. My only negative is that a 15 month old is quick to grab and upset anything in his reach, and he did that with this toy. All the "bubble stuff" spilled out and the machine had to be refilled. Solution: keep out of the reach of little ones.

Little Kids No Spill Big Bubble Bucket, Colors May Vary

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This does a great job of allowing young kids to blow bubbles without so much worry about spills etc. When used as intended... it's pretty good. However...

Since you can't spill it, my son decided to see what he could put in it... other determined kids might also feel the need to foil the bubble bucket by shoving dirt down inside the holes. I don't know why kids do what they do...

The wands are not great. They're thick and seem hit or miss but if you have a premium thicker bubble solution (can't remember this brand we are using now, maybe Amazing Bubbles?) they work decently. They are nice and chunky for little ones to grab.

There's no cover... so you can't keep things out. Like bees. I guess you could just keep it in the house to help with this, though.

It's REALLY hard to get the top off to clean it out. My husband can get it, as his hands are a bit bigger than mine, but I can't, and I don't have tiny hands by any means. It's really hard to get a good grip on it - so to clean it out I attempted to just sit it in the sink and let water pour into it... I counted 30 bees float out and countless portions of bees. Pretty gross. It had been outside all winter so I was giving it a spring cleaning. How hard it is to get the lid off is my number one complaint about this.

So it's good... could be better... but we like it. :-)