mr happy apple

They just don't seem to make musical toys like they used to. Battery operated garish plastic seems to be everywhere, with parents wishing batteries would run out and wondering why they bought the toy in the first place. Happy Apple was one of our childhood favourites, and luckily it was one of the many things Mum kept for her potential grandchildren. Soft musical chimes sound when you roll the apple around. It has a gentle sound with differing musical tones depending which way it is rocked. Made by Fisher Price between 1972 - 1984, originally they had a long curled stem, but apparently broke off quite easily. The one we have is a second edition short stemmed version. With only a few marks of old age, Happy Apple is still the perfect baby toy, and seems to be one of Hannah's favourites too.

The toy was even the inspiration for an American experimental jazz trio 'Happy Apple' who used the apple as their backup percussion instrument.