Fisher-Price Think & Learn Code-a-Pillar Twist preschoolers can Practice Their Problem-Solving Skills as They Program Code-a-Pillar Twist to Move in All Sorts of Cool Directions!

I have used this is my classroom for several years, and my students love it! It's easy to use and tons of fun!

The media could not be loaded. Bought this toy for my son when he was 1. He is now 5. He loves making new combinations with the knobs and seeing it do different actions . He still likes to play with it after 4 years . Very durable , not too loud , great value . Really got our moneys worth .

Generation two Code-a-pillar. Instead of having to switch out pieces to program directions, this new Codeapillar has a little dial on each segment. You never have to take it apart! Same bright & happy music. You can choose straight, left, right, or music for each segment. My grandkids call music segments “dance time” segments. All 4 granddaughters have had Codapillars, and all 4 have loved them. The “new” version excited my 22 month old granddaughter more than any other Christmas gift. She plays with this for a long time, setting up obstacles to go around, or tunnels for it to go through. Great toy that teaches left-right as well as rudimentary coding!

It's cute and different but once you program it and turn it on, it only moves this way and that way for about 20-30 seconds and then needs to be re-started. I'm guessing it will be good for our 3-4 year olds-- I think a 5 or 6 year old won't be that interested but we'll see.

I'm an elementary technology teacher and this year preschool was added to my schedule. This has been perfect to teach them basic concepts of following directions and the definition of what an algorithm is. Also my one and two year old love playing with it at home just as a toy, and they are learning through discovery without even realizing it. Win win all around. Also I would like to know that this thing is very durable. My toddlers are like little mini WWE wrestlers, and so the Codeapillar has taken quite a few falls and still works like a charm.

I bought this for my three year old grandson and he loves it but his 12 month old brothers were very interested. They wouldn't be able to reconfigure it but the motion was attractive. The fun part of this is that by turning a few dials, children can maneuver the caterpillar to change direction, play, music, snore when it sleeps and there are a thousand combinations. What it's really doing is teaching kids to code. That's a skill they'll probably use all their lives.

Product still wanted but useless with every word not in English! How does a child learn to use it with no instructions?

I gave this as a gift to a 3 year old. I wanted him to have something he could grow with rather than discard in 6 months. As it was a gift I can't speak to eas of use or how much he enjoyed it. He seemed excited to receive it and his father liked it and said he might want to play with it himself it looked so fun. I like that these coding skills toys exist and this will not be the last one I buy.