Musical Toy for ds2(2) ?

[Oblomov]

Looking for Christmas present for ds2(2).
He loves everything musical. Loves dancing and music generally. Likes dancing to wii dance with ds1(6).
I like buying toys that are much older than they are, so please don't worry about age of toys. I am happy to buy for aged 3-4, if it suits.
Nursery says he likes this :farm
I have looked at a numebr of tape recorders. But the problem was that they were very american sounding, mostly tinny ,and awful sounding .
I looked on e-bay at something like this :
taperecoder which looks good, but he likes music rather than stories. will I be able to get music tapes ?

Any suggestions welcome.

[richarda]

Have you looked at the ELC tape & CD players

I would be worried about tapes - CDs are a better bet.

Melissa and Doug do a number of wooden instruments including a Wooden Piano. Currently 15% Off Melissa and Doug here.

Other than that there are cool CDs out there - have you looked at Colours Are Brighter on Amazon for songs for kids that you won't mind listening to.

[Ceolas]

All my children (aged 10yrs to 15 months) love this. It was a first birthday present for DD4 but I think it will last a long time.

[Oblomov]

Oh richarda, that ELC cd player looks fab. I mean ,more than fab. Just what I was thinking of. Dh could then make discs of all ds2's favourite songs - and yes that kid has wierd taste, likes Marvin Gaye and the Jackson 5, but also likes hard core rave with a strong beat !!!
I think DH would be in his elemnet, let alone anyone else !!

I will check out the Colours are brighter. thanks for the suggestion.
he does like twinkle twinkle. his fave. and the wheels on the bus.

Am off now. Investigating.

[nappyaddict]

What's your budget?