I used to have one of those toys where you hammer the balls through the holes and they go down through a little maze and pop out the bottom...the kids loved it, but eventually they jammed all sorts of other toys into the holes and I could not get them out, so it was destroyed. I don't know if the Ballapalooza would be the same, but it's something to look out for! I also find ball toys always lose the balls, so they are kind of like puzzles, only used under supervision.


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Love the concept of that ball toy. I have the discovery toys castle tower and also a boat and other toy that have the balls you put in and they go down. I find the balls simply get tossed as balls and I am constantly having to find them meaning they are now an only under direct supervision toy and the balls are kept up in a jar. The problem then is unless I lift the toy down off the shelf to play it serves no purpose - except for the 3 year old boy that insists on putting hot wheels cars into any crevice he can find so I also have to constantly dig those out of the tunnels.

Also from a putting things in the mouth the balls are borderline and being smooth can actually almost be put in the mouth by some kids. I switched out the balls in two of the toys with the golf practice balls which are hollow and have holes in them so not as much of a danger.

Having said that still going to go take a look at this toy come Christmas and see what I think. If anyone gets it or sees it in action please let us know what you think.