What the heck is this?!

pumpkinspice4321

I follow Babycheapskate on FB and they posted about this funky looking toy today. For the life of me, I cannot figure out what it does but it has won awards. It is supposedly based on a lot of research and is from Switzerland. Can someone clue me in?! Because I feel like I should buy it at some point and I have no idea why, LOL!

wallacewife06

I googled it. It is apparently supposed to help with balance among other things.

 https://www.timberdoodle.com/Kid_O_Bilibo_p/458-bilibo.htm

 

MWmom2BB1

Scroll down and read the product description, it pretty much covers what it is and what it can be used for.

Bemyselfandi

And look at all the pictures.

punkrockabye

This is so cool!

"Designed in Switzerland, this toy has won countless awards for design and play value. Its simplicity is deceptive and modeled after extensive study of children's play patterns. Bilibo is a completely open-ended toy that stimulates a child's imagination. It can be a helmet, sit and spin, doll cradle, train tunnel, shovel, water basin and much more. Let your imagination run wild. Nearly indestructible, suitable for indoors and outdoors. "

Going on the registry, for sure. I love this kind of stuff. 

linzeek44

We have these at one of the schools I work at (early childhood special education). For kids who are working on muscle tone, apparently there's something about it that is good (I'm not an expert in that area). 

Anyway, a lot of the kids call them the "turtle shells" and wear them or sit and spin in them, or put things in there to spin and push them around. They are super sturdy. I sat on it and it didn't even budge.  

pumpkinspice4321

wallacewife06:

I googled it. It is apparently supposed to help with balance among other things.

 https://www.timberdoodle.com/Kid_O_Bilibo_p/458-bilibo.htm

 

Well that gives a lot more info, thanks!

pumpkinspice4321

linzeek44:

We have these at one of the schools I work at (early childhood special education). For kids who are working on muscle tone, apparently there's something about it that is good (I'm not an expert in that area). 

Anyway, a lot of the kids call them the "turtle shells" and wear them or sit and spin in them, or put things in there to spin and push them around. They are super sturdy. I sat on it and it didn't even budge.  

Oh how cool they use it with special ed. It definitely looks like a turtle shell. I would really like to see the process someone went through to design this, it is just so random looking!

haleyjean84

There is one at our children's museum. Honestly, it seems like a waste of money to me. The kids don't really play with it at all, and its expensive!

ETA: I mean it's expensive for what you are getting--a toy that your child may or may not even play with.

lynsimarie

It looks like a glorified bowl.  I don't need to pay $25 for something I already have in my kitchen cupboard, thanks.

FamilyIsLove

Ha ha...Santa got this for my DD this year.  She loves it!!  It supposed to promote imaginative play.  She likes my hubby to push her around in it.    She'll push her toys around or even have me tie a string to it so she can pull them around.  Kids really do love it....as strange as it looks.  LOL!!