Fisher Price’s Giggle and Go line of toys are toys directed specifically at younger children in the toddler years. As a result of the age range towards which these toys are directed they are made more durable and less complex than other toys which are available to older age ranges by Fisher Price. The toys themselves are composed of a hard plastic without pieces that are likely to come off and be swallowed or lost. The paint on the toys is also durable enough not to scratch right off. The character base of the cars also makes them easily recognizable to children of younger ages.

Each of the two cars that come in the vehicle packs are made identically as far as the components of the cars; however each character is a different type of vehicle. Ernie is a tow truck, Cookie Monster is a car, Grover is a mail truck, Elmo is a van, Bert is a dump truck, there is another Elmo that looks like a 4-wheeler, there is yet another elmo that looks like a race car and Oscar the Grouch who is also a racecar.

The Giggle and Go line of toys are brightly colored non-motorized vehicle based toys available in a range of prices and a range of characters. Other Giggle and Go products include: Giggle ‘N Go Garage ($34.99), Giggle ‘N Go Construction Hauler (19.99), Giggle ‘N Go Fire Rescue Center ($19.99), Giggle ‘N Go Driver Elmo ($34.95), Giggle ‘N Go Garage Combo set ($36.99), Giggle ‘N Go Elmo and Grover vehicles ($5.99), Giggle ‘N Go Bert and Elmo vehicles ($5.99), and the Giggle ‘N Go Oscar and Elmo vehicles ($5.99).

I picked up the Giggle ‘N Go Ernie and Cookie Monster vehicle pack whilst shopping in Walmart namely because of the price, the double toy pack was in the clearance section of the toy aisle for $3.99; however the regular price was just as affordable at $5.99. I like to pick up the cheaper toys because most parents need to save a buck where they can, but these toys specifically looked like they were better quality toys than most of the under $10 toys I run across so I grabbed them. I am also a huge fan of Sesame Street because of the educational aspects of the show and I like that the characters are so easily recognizable.

The first thing I noticed after pulling the cars out of the pack (make sure you have two vehicles in your pack the first set I picked up in Walmart only had one vehicle! One had either fallen out or been stolen), was that even though the cars are called “Giggle ‘N Go” implicating that they make some kind of noise, they actually don’t make any noise at all…as in completely silent. I found this to be very disappointing because the packaging as well as the name of the toy indicate some type of motion or noise from the toys and while they do move when pushed they do not vibrate nor do they giggle.

The toys are durable (also launchable) which is a huge plus for the 18 month age range because they inevitably end up in the mouth. The colors and the characters make for interactive play for children who watch Sesame Street or are at least able to recognize the characters and give them the characteristics they posess on Sesame Street. The vehicles are easy to play with as the require no winding up or pulling back to cause motion, they are simply push along the floor toy cars. I found this to be disappointing because it makes for a pretty boring toy; however I don’t think that it is necessary for younger children to have too much to contend with when it comes to toys, plus it’s not as though it’s a $20 toy car, for $5 or $2.50 each I think you get your money’s worth from these toys.

The Giggle ‘N Go Vehicle packs do turn in to something a little more interactive when you include the other Giggle ‘N Go playsets like the garage or the Rescue center. With the playsets children can create situations and circumstances with the cars they have as well as learn a little more about vehicles; for example the car gets gas and gets washed at the garage. I will say that of all of the reviews i’ve read on the Giggle ‘N Go playsets none of them come highly recommended; while the cars themselves are fun for younger children it seems that the garages etc come with an extremely high level of frustration because of things like the ramp on the garage being too narrow so the cars have to be pushed down it instead of rolling down it freely. Without a review of these products I cannot give my personal opinion of them; however, from parental reviews of these sets I cannot say that I would be jumping at a chance to pay $19.99 and up for them.

Over all the vehicles seem worth the money for younger children but I don’t believe that they would keep older children entertained for very long and while they may be worth $2.50 to keep a child busy in the back of the car on the way home from the store there are other toys and books for the same price that would offer an older child more entertainment value.