Fisher-Price Baby's First Blocks Review: A First Toy That Lasts, With a Lid That Won't Stay Put

Product Dimensions

5.12 x 4.92 x 8.27 inches

Item Weight

14.9 ounces

Release date

June 7, 2017

1. Ten chunky blocks in assorted shapes and colors, sized for a baby's grasp.
2. A shape-sorter lid with slots for posting the blocks back into the bucket.
3. Every block stores inside the bucket, and a built-in handle makes it easy to carry.
4. Recommended from 6 months, and still useful in the toddler years as play moves from dumping to sorting and stacking.
5. No lights or sounds, so all the action comes from the child's own hands.
6. Light plastic blocks that wipe clean, with the whole set weighing 14.9 ounces.

Based on

The manufacturer's published specifications and the product's live Amazon listing.

Owner rating

4.8 out of 5 on Amazon, recorded October 7, 2026

How we score

We score each thing that comes up most in owner feedback on the Fisher-Price Stacking Toy Baby's First Blocks. Eight things come up most in owner feedback: six draw praise, one splits opinion and one draws mostly complaints. Its ratings average 4.8 stars (87% five stars, 8% four, 4% three and 1% one or two), so every score starts at 96, that average on a 100 point scale. Where opinion is split, we take off 6. Where it draws mostly complaints, we take off 12. Then we read six owner reviews in full (every one we found gave it four or five stars) and move the score up to 5 points either way depending on how the owners who mention it rated the product. Our overall score starts from the same 4.8 star average and loses 0.1 for each thing that draws mostly complaints, with 0.1 more when at least a tenth of ratings are one star, never more than 0.3 in all. Here that takes off 0.1, which gives 4.7. Read our editorial standards

It is praised for its quality, for suiting babies and toddlers, for holding their interest and for teaching shapes and colors, with its bright colors and value also drawing strong feedback. Durability splits opinion, with some sets surviving several children and others not. The lid is the clear sore point: the top comes off too easily for many parents' liking.

Based on 54,618 Amazon customer ratings, averaging 4.8 out of 5, recorded 27 September 2026. See the reviews on Amazon

1. Wipe everything down

   Give the blocks, bucket and lid a wipe with a damp cloth before the first play session, since they will end up in a baby's mouth.

2. Start with the lid off

   For a young baby, tip the blocks out on a play mat and let them grab, bang and pass the blocks between hands.

3. Show filling and dumping

   Drop a few blocks into the open bucket and tip them out again; this in-and-out game usually comes before any sorting.

4. Add the lid later

   Once filling and dumping are mastered, put the lid on and post one block through its slot while the child watches.

5. Name as you play

   Say each color and shape out loud as a block goes in, so the words build up alongside the skill.