Baby Annabell 4 toy review

Baby Annabell is functioning baby doll who reacts to your voice by turning her head towards you, cries, giggles, and sleeps. She closes her eyes when she sleeps and you can feed her with the baby bottle.

Name and age of child
Lola aged three

What toy is it?
Baby Annabell version 4 - buy it!

How much does it cost?
£26.24

Who is it made by?
Zapf Creation

What does it do?
Cries real tears, sucks dummy, turns her head towards you when you sing or talk to her, laughs, closes her eyes to sleep.

How easy was it to open the packaging?
No - loads of packaging and wiring to hold the doll and the accessories in place.

If it needed batteries, were they included?
No - it needed four batteries

How long did your child play with it for the first time?
For the whole afternoon and it even came out for a trip to the supermarket.

Over the course of the week - did it get much use?
Every day

Are there any easy to lose parts?
Yes - a dummy, a bottle which you fill up with water and pack of tissues.

Is it well made?
Yes

Is it educational in any way?
I guess there is an element of being kind and caring but it's more fun than anything.

Parents annoyance level out of 5
3/5 - the noises she makes get a bit annoying after a while and it leaks, so expect wet patches on your sofa!

Do you think this toy is value for money?
Expensive but worth the smile

What did your child like/dislike most about it?
Loved the fact that you can feed her with real water in a bottle.

Overall star rating out of 5
3/5