Bright Starts Hide N' Spin Monkey
Fun Comes First!™ Bright Starts™ just put a whole new spin on monkey business with the Having a Ball™ Hide 'n Spin Monkey™! This irresistible monkey will keep baby engaged and on the move. Sitting babies can drop balls into the Monkey's barrel. Baby can then press the monkey's light-up nose, this silly friend will hide in the barrel. Watch as the balls drop from the monkey's barrel and spin round and round in the tray below. As baby grows and starts to stand, drop balls into the monkey's hat. Monkey will count 1-2-3! Watch the monkey hide in the barrel and come back up to play again! Open or close the leaf gates to control the ball-chasing fun! and Light-up buttons introduce baby to colors and shapes, along with silly monkey sounds and melodies. Baby can sit and play now, and stand to play with monkey later. Take the time to be silly, live in the moment and enjoy the best sound in the entire world - your baby's laughter.
It all started with Monkey Business...
My original idea of the Hide N' Spin Monkey was inspired by the classic "Barrel of Monkey's" toy. However, I added several age appropriate play patterns including simple repeatable actions, lights and sounds, as well as a fun, visually impressive ball drop reward that keeps toddlers playing for hours. In addition, I wanted the toy capable of being played with by multiple kids in order to promote co-play and encourage crucial social skills as baby grows and develops.
Photoshop Rendering
CAD built by me in Autodesk Alias Studio and rendered in Bunkspeed
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Evolution of design and features
A Monkey that wears many hats
Originally, I wanted the Monkey to wear a pirate hat because I felt that it was a pretty funny theme that could tie the whole toy together nicely. However, after much consideration, I decided the pirate theme skewed too masculine, so I decided to experiment with a bunch of other hat options. Ultimately, I decided on the Safari (Pith) Helmet because the shape matched the barrel nicely and the adventure/safari theme was something we were using across multiple toys.
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New Blue Barrel Version!
After several successful years as one of our top selling toys, we decided to update the colors to refresh the product
Packaging designed by in house design team at Kids II Inc.
Patent # US D712985 S
