The VTech Little Love 3-in-1 Pushchair is an interactive toy designed to provide children with a versatile and engaging role-play experience. This innovative product transforms easily between a pushchair, a highchair, and a cot, offering multiple play scenarios for nurturing baby dolls. It incorporates educational and entertainment features suitable for various developmental stages, focusing on sensory stimulation, language development, and curriculum-related learning.
Function Description:
The core function of the Little Love 3-in-1 Pushchair is to facilitate imaginative play and learning through its three distinct modes:
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Pushchair Mode: In this mode, children can take their baby doll for a walk, pretending to visit places like a farm, park, or neighbourhood. The pushchair is equipped with a smart sensor that recognizes movement and plays environmental sounds specific to the location, such as a cow on a farm. The Music and Story Buttons provide interesting phrases and melodies related to these locations, while the Number Piano Keys play 6 songs, including the classic ABC song and original tunes about colours and places. The Heart and Moon Lights flash in time with the music, adding to the sensory experience.
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Highchair Mode: This mode allows children to engage in mealtime role-play with their baby doll. The toy features a spinning Bowl for feeding time. A Food and Nutrition Book Page can be turned to teach children about healthy eating habits and nutrition, reinforcing good care practices for a baby doll.
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Cot Mode: When transformed into a cot, the pushchair helps children soothe their baby doll to sleep. The Music Button plays 20 familiar lullabies, while the Story Button offers classic nursery rhymes. The Number Piano Keys in this mode introduce numbers and counting and also allow children to play each lullaby note-by-note, fostering early musical exploration.
Important Technical Specifications:
- Battery Type: Requires 2 new “AA” size (LR6/AM-3) alkaline batteries for maximum performance.
- Battery Installation: Batteries are installed in a compartment on the back of the unit, secured by a battery cover.
- Power Control: An ON/OFF/VOLUME SWITCH allows users to turn the unit on, adjust the volume, and turn it off.
- Transformation Mechanism: The pushchair transforms between modes by holding the Transformation Button and rotating the pushchair body by pushing the handle. An affirming sound effect confirms when the correct position is reached.
- Sensors: A smart sensor detects when the pushchair is being moved and when a baby doll is placed in the pushchair, highchair, or cot, triggering appropriate sounds and melodies.
- Lights: Features Heart and Moon Lights that flash in sync with the music.
- Sound Output: Plays melodies, lullabies, songs, environmental sounds, phrases, and nursery rhymes.
- Product Code: 91-002933-001 (UK).
- Manufacturing Year: ©2014 VTech.
- Origin: Printed in China.
- Safety Compliance: Tested and found to comply with the limits for a Class B digital device, pursuant to Part 15 of the FCC Rules. It is a Class 1 LED product.
Usage Features:
- Interactive Buttons:
- Transformation Button: Facilitates easy switching between pushchair, highchair, and cot modes.
- ON/OFF/VOLUME SWITCH: Controls power and sound volume.
- Music Button: Plays melodies and lullabies.
- Story Button: Plays sounds, facts, and nursery rhymes.
- Number Piano Keys: Used for learning numbers, counting, sing-along songs, and playing piano notes.
- Food and Nutrition Book Page: Interactive page for learning about healthy habits and nutrition.
- Bowl: A spinning bowl for feeding role-play.
- Sensory Engagement: The toy stimulates interest through different textures, sounds, and colours. It helps children understand cause and effect, and encourages touching, reaching, grasping, sitting up, crawling, and toddling.
- Language Development: Interactive elements and songs help develop imagination and encourage language development.
- Educational Content: Supports early learning of the alphabet, counting, and healthy habits.
- Age Appropriateness: Designed to cater to children's needs and abilities as they grow, with content suitable for various developmental stages.
- Assembly: The product requires adult assembly, specifically attaching the legs and roller handle. The cord located across the book panel is for packaging and should be removed and discarded for safety.
Maintenance Features:
- Cleaning: The unit should be kept clean by wiping it with a slightly damp cloth.
- Storage: Keep the unit out of direct sunlight and away from any direct heat source.
- Battery Care:
- Remove exhausted batteries from the toy.
- Remove batteries during long periods of non-use to prevent damage.
- Do not dispose of batteries in fire.
- Do not charge non-rechargeable batteries.
- Rechargeable batteries (if removable) should only be charged under adult supervision after being removed from the toy.
- Do not mix different types of batteries (alkaline, standard, rechargeable) or new and used batteries.
- Do not use damaged batteries.
- Insert batteries with the correct polarity.
- Do not short-circuit the battery terminals.
- Durability: Avoid dropping the unit on hard surfaces or exposing it to moisture or water.
- Indoor Use: This toy is designed for indoor use for best results.
- Troubleshooting: In case of program malfunction, users are advised to:
- Turn the unit OFF.
- Remove and re-insert batteries to interrupt power supply.
- Wait a few minutes before replacing batteries.
- Turn the unit ON.
- If the issue persists, replace with new batteries.
- Contact Consumer Services Department for further assistance if needed.
- Environmental Responsibility: The product and batteries feature crossed-out wheelie bin symbols, indicating they should not be disposed of with domestic waste due to substances potentially damaging to the environment and human health. Chemical symbols (Hg, Cd, Pb) indicate specific battery content. Users are encouraged to dispose of the product and batteries responsibly through recycling programs.