bilibo has been chosen as a winner in the 2009 Fat Brain Toy Awards which means that visitors to Fat Brain Toys have chosen it as the best-of-the-best in specialty toys, games, and gifts. Congratulations!
Children have an indefatigable talent for finding unusual uses for their toys or, more inconveniently, finding interesting new uses for your property – mostly at the exact same time that you need it.
If you have given a present and found that the kids play more with the box or, like me, have despaired at spending Christmas Day watching the children use the tubes from the tinfoil and the wrapping paper as swords, whilst ignoring all their carefully selected, non-violent toys, the perfect present has arrived. Say hello to Bilibo.
Tortoise shell and sand toy, swing and spinner, cradle for dolls and substitute for sleds – Bilibo is all this and much more. So what exactly is a Bilibo? Well one clue is the fact that it does not come with an instruction manual. Kids can do what they like with it!
Says Alex Hochstrasser, Swiss inventor and designer of Bilibo, “When I introduced the prototypes at the kindergarten of my hometown the little ones were astonished at first. But then a boy sat down in Bilibo and started spinning, a girl turned Bilibo around and tried to balance on him – after that you just could not stop them any more.”
This shell is made of high density polyethylene which is shock-resistant, weather-proof, food safe, completely recyclable and comes in six bright colors. Bilibo is big enough that kids of different ages can sit in it comfortably. All this, and friendly too -Bilibo has two holes at the side which look like eyes and give the appearance of a smiling face on the shell.
Magically attractive & deceptively simple; Appealing to young children
Iconic shell shape & bright colors
Virtually unlimited ways to play with Bilibo
Developmental challenge in unique form
Open ended play: at home, at the park, at the beach, in the water, in the snow
Acclaimed By Childhood Learning Specialists
Featured In Museum Exhibitions, Recipient Of Numerous Design Awards
16 inches x 16 inches x 11 inches
Made of High-density Polyethylene
Ages 2 to 7 years
Toy Value Index: 9.78
The Toy Value Index is a Fat Brain Toys exclusive intended to quantify the overal play value of a given toy or game. We do this by taking our customers' feedback on (QUALITY + TIME PLAYED + AGE TRANSCENDENCE)/PRICE.
Fat Brain Index: 8.36
The Fat Brain Index is another Fat Brain Toys exclusive that factors in 14 different traits that we've identified that make a toy "Fat Brain Worthy".
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Fabulous!
Posted 12 days ago by Julie Reese
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The bilibo is great! It was purchase was for my twin daughters 2nd birthday. They love it. Even my 11, 9 and 6 year olds love it. It seems very durable. I am very pleased with this product.
Great Purchase for 2 year old
Posted 17 days ago by ssaenz
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I bought this item for my 2 year old niece. From the moment she saw it she fell in love with it. The wonderful thing about this toy is that it allows kids to use their imagination. Thus far, she has used it to sit and spin herself in it (which sounds dangerous but is not because the toy is not completely round so it creates balance), she also stands on it, uses it as a chair and a hat, she stores things in it, and spins her stuffed animals in it. As you can see, she has found multiple uses for this great toy. It really was a great purchase.
Excellent!!!
Posted 17 days ago by Erin Clark
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I bough the Bilbo for my 13month old, yes, she is still a bit small for it - but she already loves it. I put her in it to sit and I'll 'twirl' her in hit and she just laughs in delight. She will now go get it and drag it to me! Love it and look forward to more in the future!
Roly poly fun
Posted 20 days ago by Sarah Wolfe
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All of my nephews (ages 3, 6 and 8) loved this thing. I found them all scooting along the floor in it, refusing to get up and walk. They tried it on the snow in the huge recent NYC snowfall - that was not so successful as there is such a small amount of surface that makes contact with the ground. Mask, turtle shell, helmet, shield...no doubt it will also become a container of other playful things. This is such a great simple toy. Great assortment of colors, too.
Elkhorn, Nebraska USA 68022