Can someone recommend a good toy phone?

[snowbaby04]

My 8 month old son wants to play with our cell phones constantly. We're looking for a play phone that will resemble the cells (flip up, etc) but will be durable and interesting. So far, he seems to prefer the real thing to any of his toys!

[ellies mom]

Target has a flip cell phone (and car keys and remote). They are about $5. We have the car keys. I'll probably get the others soon.

[August Mom]

Parents has a flip cell phone (and a PDA). Both are grey like Mom and Dad's, but the buttons make sounds. The version I have lets you record your own message. I got it at Target.

[amp]

We have the same ones. It doesn't take the place of the real thing, but DS DOES enjoy playing with both the Parents cell and pda from Target.

[snowbaby04]

Thanks everyone! Sounds like Target is the place to be.

[starrynight]

Sassy makes a flip phone, I think it was $4 at TRU. IIRC it has some buttons that make noise. I was going to get that one for my toddler but when she saw the elmo's world flip phone she insisted on that one instead so I don't know exactly how the sassy one works. It looks like the perfect size for small baby hands :).

[Twin Mom]

We have the Parents keys and phone and my kids still play with them on occasion. I actually bought a 2nd set of the keys because they liked them so much. I got the phone and keys as a set at BJs a while ago.

I also let my kids play with old cell phones that we don't use anymore. Even though there is no power/sound, my kids still like them because they know they are "real". You might want to try that if you have any old ones you don't care about anymore.

[Raidra]

Colwyn just got his own real cell phone as we got a new one. Actually, we had to get a new one because he had ruined the old one with all the drool. :) It wouldn't stay on for more than a second or two. Well, now it's his. He absolutely loves it.

[ellies mom]

I'm so bummed. These sound so cool and I just can't find them. I've looked at Target and BRU. Where else can I look? I really like the idea of recording your own message.

[mamarazzo]

We also have the Parents Magazine cell phone, purchased at Target, and my 17-m-o LOVES it. The recordable message feature is pretty cool, but unfortunately the record button is easily accessible and DS is always pushing it to hear the beep sound it makes to signal the start of recording, so the recorded message is usually lost fairly quickly. And if your kid's a chewer like mine the text on the buttons comes off easily as well. He particularly likes the musical buttons, and I actually like the fact that the music is new-agey recorded audio rather than the same old midi electronica we hear in just about every other toy.

MR