Baby Einstein Seek & Discover Activity Gym
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Baby Products Reviews of Baby Einstein Seek & Discover Activity Gym
Customer Review: All play gyms are the same
Summary: 3 Stars
Okay, so I've been guilt-induced into thinking that if I don't buy certain toys for my baby, I'm not adequately stimulating her intellectual growth. So in comes 'Baby Einstein' play gym. The name makes you think it must have something uniquely educational about it. But just like other play gyms, this one is also over-priced and over-rated. Sure my 6-month old loves to play in this, but she's just as excited when I jiggle the newspaper over her head.
The pros - nice colors and cute toys, music when the baby kicks the arches, easily washable (colors don't fade easy) and easy to reassemble.
The cons - nothing that is going to turn my baby into a baby Einstein (or perhaps this is a pro!!), very expensive, the mat is small, no squeakies or other audibles on the mat, super over-rated "star", battery hog.
The verdict - If you get any other cheaper playmat, you won't be depriving your kid of any happiness or a chance at gaining intellectual prowess.
Customer Review: Packed full of fun!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
My son is now 15 weeks old. I first put the gym out for him when he was about 3 weeks old. At that time, he seemed a little intimidated by it, but as the weeks went along and the more time he was on the mat, he grew to love it. He is absolutely in love with the star and duck. He stares at the star and will laugh and talk to it. He loves batting at the duck and bird, which I have attached to three of the links so he can reach them, and grabbing their feet. He will lay on the mat for an hour. I usually put on one of his Einstein while he is on the mat too so he has many things to look at and hear. One note, make sure that you have extra AAA batteries on hand for when the star runs out of juice. Our little guys star quit last week and it took me three or four days to get to the store to get more. Needless to say he wasn't too happy for those days, but boy was he excited when his star was singing to him again. This product is worth the money.Customer Review: God Send
Summary: 5 Stars
This gym is a God Send. My son loves it, from the moment I layed him down on it the musical star caught his attention. Recently he has been developing his fine motor skills by grabbing the hanging toys and has realized he can turn on the music himself (motion sensing is a wonderful concept). And just yesterday, during tummy time he for the first time noticed the animal friend pictures on the mat. now each time I lay him down he looks at each animal and laughs. It is so cute to watch him play in this gym and he is not even 4 months old yet. But the best part is that I can lay him down to play and he will play for at least a half hour before dozing off on his own. This gives me time to get dinner started, fold clothes, or just have some ME time. I highly recommend this toy. Our dear friends gave this to us, and I can't thank them enough. Wait until you hear your child turn the motion music box on for the first time. You just melt!Customer Review: A must have
Summary: 4 Stars
I work as a professional nanny. My current employers have this gym, and it is a godsend! The baby (10 weeks) loves the music, colors and flashing lights on the star which can be attached anywhere you want on the gym. He adored it laying on his back, now I can move it onto a side support and he's happy watching it for some tummy time and I get a much needed break from carrying him around. It is soft and well constructed, good size for a baby who isn't very mobile yet and hangs toys in good locations for him to bat at. The only things that could improve are that it doesn't come with many toys (though we have other toys attached to it now) and that the star only has 2 or so songs which are short and repetitive. It also doesn't have an on and stay on setting, it must be pressed or moved to make the music come back on and baby gets fussy if his star is quiet! Overall I'd highly recommend this gym for babies that are not yet crawling.Customer Review: Wonderful!
Summary: 5 Stars
Our baby is now 5 weeks but he has been enjoying this since he was two weeks old. At first he just laid there and looked up. I added some links to make the toys closer to his level. Now he is batting at the toys and making happy noises. I like that it is so easy to put away or stick in the car without having to disassemble it - when you lift it up it folds in half unlike some of the gyms that have bars that cross in a stiff X. It also has interesting colors and shapes to look at on the mat during tummy time (although I'm not sure he is noticing that just yet). I like the included pillow for propping him up on back or tummy, just to give him a different viewpoint. He kind of likes the musical star on the top, but the music is a little loud and scary for him still. I wish there was a setting that controlled the volume, and an option to just have the lights but no music. But I still give it 5 stars because he loves it so much!