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Our Top Choice
Fisher-Price Tap & Teach Drum
Fisher-Price understands how important it is to spur the creativity of your child at an early age and are dedicated to making this possible through innovative baby playthings.
Can be activated by a baby; has a learning mode and a music mode; grab and go handle makes it easy to carry around; lights provide extra stimulation and fun.
Soft volume setting may be inaudible over the tapping when using the drum stick.
Single Drum Pad
Grab-and-go handle
10.6 x 6.4 x 9.5 inches
6 month - 3 years
1 pound
Best Value
Bright Starts Safari Beats Musical Toy
Over the years, Bright Starts has banked its success on creativity, affordability and exceptional value to give your kid the right combination of features to spark fun and smiles.
Luminous drums, fun sounds and cheery music; multiple modes of play for more fun options, including drumbeat and melody mode; easy-grasp handle makes it simple to play with.
No volume control can be a challenge when in a quiet or too loud environment
3 drum pads
Drums on handle
10.1 x 6.1 x 8 inches
3 Months – 3 years
0.99 Pounds
VTech KidiBeats 9-Melody Drum Set
Enriching children’s development and creativity is part of the code of VTech and thus the reason it’s grown to become one of the world leaders in age-appropriate electronic learning products for kids.
Built-in melodies in a variety of styles; three light up drum pads; Four play modes, including free-play, letters, numbers, and follow-along.
Drum set too small for an older toddler
3 drum pads
2 drum sticks with music toy
3.9 x 12.1 x 11.5 inches
24 months - 5 years
1.5 pounds
Baby Einstein Music of the Seas Drum Set
Baby Einstein believes that great minds can be matured at a tender age in order to spur their creativity to the level of the legendary theoretical physicist Albert Einstein using simple yet innovative baby toys.
Easy to pack all these toy parts and conveniently store inside the drum; comes with exciting under the sea instruments such as the starfish tambourine and the fish-shaped maracas.
Set may break easily if not cared for properly
1 drum pad
2 fish-shaped maracas
8.8 x 8.2 x 3.5 inches
6 Months – 3 years
1.5 pounds
Little Tikes Tap-a-Tune Play Drum
When it comes to producing innovative, trendy and colorful baby toys, Little Tikes is at the heart of it all.
The drum sticks clip on one another for safety; kids can make musical tunes by using their hands or drumsticks; brightly colored drum spurs creativity.
This drum is fairly quiet, could use a bit more oomph.
Single Drum
Drum with 2 sticks
9.2 x 9.2 x 6.3 inches
12 month - 3 years
1 pound