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Below are top rated baby gyms. All the baby gyms listed have been rated excellent by consumers
like yourself.
Baby Gym #1: Fisher-Price Melodies & Lights Deluxe Gym
Price: Approximately $59.99, depending on where you buy it.
Product Description: "The gym brings the magic of the rainforest to baby with fun activities and 20
minutes of music. Repositionable toys include a soft hanging monkey, a soft toucan with jingle, an
elephant with soft ears and a spinner with beads, a parrot with a paddle spinner, and a frog
character mirror. 2 satin butterflies fly around above baby as colored lights pulse on and off while
music plays. The large mat has a quilted rainforest scene and is surrounded by a satin border.
Areas on the mat for baby to explore include a large crinkle peek-a-boo leaf with a shiny
underside, sun ray ribbons, and a soft tiger tail. A large soft giraffe sits at the bottom of the
rainbow arch and has 2 points on which to link toys for baby. Mom can also link the toys to any of
3 link points on the mat as well as to any of 5 link points overhead for a total of 11 places to link
toys for baby.
Mom can choose between 3 modes of play:
1. Baby mode allows baby's play time movements to set off 8 to 12 seconds of lights and music
2. Music mode plays music for 20 minutes while baby plays
3. Rain forest mode plays 20 minutes of rainforest sounds while baby plays. The gym provides 4
songs and 2 sound effects sequences."
A Product Review: "My son has been using this playmate since he was 2 months old. He is now 7
months and still reaches for it daily. He has learned to flip it over so he can reach the higher toys. I
have yet to replace the batteries and everything still works great. The music plays for quite a while
so you don't have to keep running over to restart it. My son also loves the crinkle leaf and zebra
tail on the mat itself. Since he has been rolling over, he can now chew on them and it is one more
thing to keep him occupied! I highly recommend this line of products!"
Baby Gym #2: Tiny Love ActiviTot - Tropic Isle
Price: Approximately $75
Product Description: "The Activitot Tropic Isle Gym is an award-winning revolutionary concept in
the baby-activated gym environment. It's the first truly configurable activity gym that provides baby
with a variety of playing configurations and multiple playing positions for baby. Baby can enjoy
lying on his tummy, back or side, and can even sit upright. Gym includes rattling monkey, crinkly
leaves, baby-activated music mirror, rattling pineapple, twist-and-lock seal, flamingo and shrimp
toys, and tummy time pillow. Folds easily into a compact carrying case and pops open for use
anywhere. 17 developmental activities in all. Uses 3 button-cell batteries; trail batteries included.
Measures 28" x 24" x 4". "
A Product Review: "I was so torn between buying this one and the total gym kick n play. so...I
bought the kick n play and took it right back, because it just wasn't what I was hoping for. So i
ordered this and just received it, And I love love love it!!! The colors are so bright and fun! The
arches can also plug into the "stations" around the island shaped mat, so...you can create any old
combination you want with the arches unlike other gyms where the arches are stuck in place and
only fold down and criss cross, not left with many options. With this one it's like a new gym with
every combination! I had no luck finding dimensions, but this is roughly 42"l x 38"w at it's longest
points. The horn built into the mat is not real easy to honk you have to push hard...but that's no big
deal. I also bought the kick chimes to put on it and my 4 month old son loves those cause he's
such a big kicker! they are a little heavy and will weigh the arch down a little depending on what
combination you have it in and how many things are hanging from that arch but it works! But the
total gym was the same way.
For the music you have to bump the face of the mirror or tap it. It's fairly easy to set off. it plays
short pieces of circusy island animalish type of music (if that makes any sense) The total gym
actually plays a long ten minute mozart piece...but I find that annoying and i'm sure baby does
too...he doesn't like his swing after it plays over and over either! I don't find the music too
important...play your own! The boppy support type pillow is flatter than it looks on the picture the
blue center is made of sponge material and the outside orange edge is a blow up thing. But it
works as it looks like it would! The leaves on the picture I looked at were different, they do crinkle
nicely but the backs are striped black and white and some striped lime green...nicer than the
picture! Over all...I'm tellin ya...choose this one, it will grow with your baby sooooooo much better,
and it takes the boringness out of the others that only stay one way. I am so happy about this one,
it is sooo worth the money!"
Baby Gym #3: Baby Einstein Play Gym
Price: Approximately $49.99
Product Description: "National Parenting Center Seal of Approval (2003) Soft play gym featuring
Baby Einstein characters. Features classical music by Bach & Beethoven 10 accessory toys
included for babies enjoyment. The Discover & Play Activity Gym is a soft play gym with fun
Baby Einstein characters on the mat that correspond with hanging plush characters. There are 10
accessory toys included to help stimulate the baby. The toys include a star shaped plush with
lights. Press the center of the star and listen to classical music from Beethoven and Bach as you
watch the lights dance to the music. The star can be removed and used on toy bars and cribs.
Other toys include plush characters that crinkle, rattle and squeak, a soft book with animal pictures
and a mirror for baby to see themselves. A prop up pillow is also included. Our Discover &
Play Activity Gym will surely give your baby many hours of fun! Product Awards: iParenting Media
Awards, National Parenting Publications Awards, Fit Pregnancy Product of the Year (2005)."
A Product Review: "I registered for this playmat not sure if our baby was going to like it, but when I
received it, I thought it was bright and cheerful and the right size for our already cluttered living
room! When our son was 4 weeks old, he started showing signs of interest in bright objects so we
put him on the mat and were really surprised with the results - he absolutely LOVES the mat! He
especially loves the musical star (that can be moved around with the Velcro straps) and watches
as it lights up in different areas! Now he is almost 6 weeks and it has become a calming and
interesting place to be when he gets fussy- he will lay on his back and gaze at the mirror, lights on
the star, and kick the birds and watch them move! This mat is a must for baby registries and great
for newborns to gain alertness.
Another reviewer did not like the rabbit card, but it comes in a sleeve that will hold a 4x6 photo, so
we printed out a photo (of my husband's college mascot, because it is bright colored) and put it in
the sleeve. You could also put a photo of mommy or daddy, grandparents or a pet, too. Also, you
can add other toys to the rings when the baby gets bored with the birds/bug/rattle.
UPDATE: Our son is 6.5 months old and STILL plays with the mat! Now he is sitting up on his own
and will sit for half an hour or more grabbing the toys or rolling around on the mat (and even
grabbing the tags under the mat!) We also just found out that a neighbor with a son the same age
has the same mat and loves it too!"
Hope Pope is the Owner of [http://www.top-10-gifts-for-all.com] - a website that includes lists of
only gifts that consumers have rated excellent. It's an excellent resource site for when you need a
gift for any occasion.
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