Disclosure: I received a product to facilitate my review of My Friend Teddy; all opinions are my own. This post may contain affiliate links for your convenience.
Ever since my toddler was born, his 3 year-old brother has been craving extra attention. And unfortunately sometimes that takes the form of acting out to make sure mommy notices…which of course then has the same effect on the little one. So you can imagine how difficult dividing time between my boys is.
I was therefore intrigued when I learned about My Friend Teddy — a teddy bear that interacts with little ones, doing everything from talking and laughing to learning and reading with them!
If you grew up in the 80’s you may recall a childhood favorite, Teddy Ruxpin — a similar-looking interactive teddy that read via cassette player. If you were a fan of that toy, you’ll be excited to hear about everything the super cuddly My Friend Teddy can do to help you manage time between your children.
My Friend Teddy Features
Interactive
My Friend Teddy is an interactive plush bear that talks, sings and reads to your little one. He can be personalized to learn everything about your child from their favorite games and foods to what they want to be when they grow up. This is a great feature because then Teddy can incorporate what he knows into engaging story time and conversation.
Touch & Motion Sensitive
When you press Teddy’s belly he begins talking. But the fun doesn’t stop there. Turn him upside down and he’ll say things like “wee — everything looks funny when your’e upside down”. It’s as if he is really alive!
Kid-Safe
Works off-line and does not connect to the internet. So although he can talk to your child based on the app settings, he is programmed to be use appropriate language for little ones.
Grows with your child
Once you configure the My Friend Teddy app to include your child’s age and info, Teddy adjusts his level of play. So each activity increases in complexity as your child grows, making it an incredibly fun learning tool for preschoolers.
Setting Up
My Friend Teddy starts talking to your child the moment you flip on the switch, but to get the most out of him, you will need to download the free app via Google Play or iTunes.
Then you simply fill out your child’s profile to include all his personal info and favorite things so Teddy will adapt to your child’s settings once you sync the info from your phone or tablet to the bear.
Playing
My boys LOVE My Friend Teddy! There is just so much to do with the toy to keep them engaged and happy during those moments when I need to attend to the other.
They can’t stop snuggling with the soft bear, especially when Teddy asks for a hug.
And they really are having fun reading and learning with Teddy – Teddy knows so much about them already. Having him around helps make things a little easier when I need to spend a few minutes with the other! It’s amazing to see how much he can do!
My Friend Teddy Giveaway
Want a chance to win your very own My Friend Teddy?
Simply use the Rafflecopter form to leave a comment below for your chance to win. You are also encouraged to connect on social media for additional entries.
Giveaway open to all US residents 18 and over. Ends 12/28.
That teddy is super cute! I love interactive toys!
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I love that he is fun and educational at the same time!
that he is interactive and you can use itunes with him
This is wonderful! I love that you sync the bear to an app and fill in your child’s info!! My daughter would love this!
I love the personal interaction from Teddy.
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Loving that you can use iTunes with him. It’s such an easy app to use.
My favorite feature is that you can customize it to what your child likes. That makes them want to interact with it more. Just awesome.
I like that you can adjust it to the child’s age.
I love that you can interact with him
My favorite feature is Teddy adjusts to the child’s age
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Oh my goodness! That is Teddy Ruxpin! Talk about a blast from the past. I bet my preschooler would love this!
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the bear looks like teddy rumpskin and it sits up better
I like that you can use itunes with him
I love that he can sing and read. My two year old would get a kick out of a bear that interacts with her! So much fun!
This is so cute! This would be great for my grand daughter who is an only child!
I love that it is interactive. I wish we had stuff like this growing up
I really like cute and cuddly toys for children. i also love the fact he is interactive.
My grandchildren would love this.
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I love that this toy is so personalized! Every child would love for their teddy bear to be able to know their name and their likes!
It goes with your child’s age and you put in their info.
whats not to love about this bear i love the it interacts with you and that you can use itunes with this bear and my grandson loves music and loves to dance…
you can use him with itunes
That it is interactive like my old teddy ruxbin
I Love that he is educational!
How you can use iTunes with it. Fun!
My favorite feature about My Friend Teddy is that he interacts with movement. For example, when you flip him upside down he knows what to say in reaction to it. I love that he can read wit the kids.
This would be so cute for my niece.. She loves bears!
I love that you can down load i tune s to it.
I like that there are different levels of play
I love that it start to know your child as soon as you turn it on, and continues to get to know them after you
install the app
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I like that it is personalized.
I love that it can be personalized!
I love that it adapts to your phone.
Personalized interaction is great, plus he’s very cute.
Of course, the best feature is that it can be personalized. Every person should learn the singularity of each other person.
I like that it can be personalized to the child.
I like that it interacts with the child. My grandchildren would sure love this bear.
I like that he is interactive and grows with the child. He is also cute.
That the Teddy is interactive and promotes learning especially literacy.
I like that it can be adjusted to a child’s age.
I love that it is interactive and custom to your kids interests!
fun and educational
that it doesnt connect to the internet
I love everything about Teddy.
My favorite feature is Teddy will adapt to your child’s settings once you sync the info from your phone or tablet to the bear.
I love that it grows/adjusts to the child’s age.
It adjusts with age making this a great learning tool.
I love that is is interactive and personal.
I love that it is interactive and personal. My neice would really enjoy this
That he kinda looks like Teddy Rupsken (or however you spell it!) I had one when I was a kid and I love that my son can have something so similar!!!
I love that it doesn’t connect to the Internet, but does work according to your child’s age!
My favorite feature for sure is that he adjusts to the child’s age and information. My grandson would LOVE him. Thank-you!!
My favorite feature about My Friend Teddy is that he interacts with movement. I also like that it can be personalized to the child.
I love that the bear can be personalized for everything, from food to other information as the child grows!
I love that you can change it by the child’s age.
My favorite feature is the personalization options.
I would love to win this he was one of my favorite bears please pick me thank you
I just bought one for my grandbaby can’t wait to try it out so excited, sounds like so much fun.