Fisher-Price Rainforest Peek-A-Boo Leaves Musical Mobile
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Baby Products Reviews of Fisher-Price Rainforest Peek-A-Boo Leaves Musical Mobile
Customer Review: We love this mobile!
Summary: 5 Stars
We have twin girls and wanted something for them look at while they were falling asleep. We read the other reviews about this mobile and bought it, and we love it! They LOVE watching the animals go around and the leaves going up and down. We usually use the rainforest noises which are very gentle, while we play lullabys on our iPod. The classical music is really nice, too. The best thing is that it plays for a long time. I've heard other people say their mobiles only go for a few minutes. We never use the light feature, but maybe when they get older and we take off the mobile part the light will come in handy.
The girls were in separate bassinets in our bedroom and there was no way to attach this, so we (eek!) attached it to a dining room chair and put it between them. It worked out great and we could move it to our living room for when they were in their Pack n Play. Now they're sharing a crib and the mobile fits great. Our the crib bars are round and decorative, so it doesn't fit as well as it would if they were square, but it's still sturdy and I'm not worried about it at all. The first time our daughter saw it from directly underneath, she started laughing! I'm online today to buy a second one so they can both lie centered under their own mobiles, instead of watching from the sides!
Customer Review: Colorful, and eye catching!
Summary: 4 Stars
We wanted a mobile that had bright popping color, which was harder to find than we first imagined it would be. The Fisher Price Rainforest Peek-A-Boo Leaves Musical Mobile fit the bill and included some features we really find noteworthy.
As this mobile rotates, the leaves flap up and down like wings on a bird. As the fauna spins underneath, the leaves drop down in the gap between each character, lifting back up and out of the way as the next animal approaches. This really seems to grab our 2 month old's attention and I consider it the mobile's most unique feature.
The remote is handy for undisturbed restarts, allowing us to reset the music when it times out if she is still awake.
The music is nice and plays at a very appropriate volume just as noted by many other reviewers. While my wife and I prefer the Baby Einstein product lines take on some of the classical composers, our baby seems to be soothed to sleep by the Fisher Price interpretations just fine. This was the one reason we gave the mobile 4 stars instead of 5. As far as functionality and effectiveness we are very pleased, just would have preferred slightly different musical choices.
The unit attached to our crib without issue and assembly was straight forward and completed quickly.
Customer Review: Great for sleep and play
Summary: 5 Stars
This was a great purchase. I bought it second hand, and it has been holding up, which speaks well of its durability. It works well for putting the little one to sleep with the lights out, but it also entertains him for quite some time when he is awake. He loves the music (at first he spent most of the time staring towards the speaker, smiling and cooing), and a plus is that the music, though electronic, manages not to be irritating to us the parents (we have to hear it through baby monitor when we are out of the room). The three options for classical music (which on my model are confused, by the way: you press Beethoven, you get Mozart, etc.) each play two pieces, so there is a good deal of variety, and of course there is the jungle sounds option which is best for sleep. The moving figures are colourful and stare down at the child, and they not only go around in circles, but when they brush up against the leaves they spin around on their own strings a bit, which keeps baby fascinated. I was worried at first that they were moving too slowly, but the speed seems to be just perfect for the baby. The only criticism is that, as many reviewers have pointed out, the light isn't very bright, but we didn't buy it for the light so this isn't a big deal.Customer Review: Nothing to rave about, but does the job.
Summary: 3 Stars
First the good:
It seems to soothe my baby and help him sleep, or entertain him enough that he won't fuss before falling asleep.
Very colorful (though you can't see that at night) it does have a light up part that I like
I like that it has the ability to be sound only or motion and sound, and that it has two sound settings, louder and quiet. We exclusively use the quiet though.
Has an automatic turn off feature so batteries are not wasted.
I like the remote, I don't have to go over and risk disturbing baby to reset the music when it turns off.
3 song style choices or rain-forest sounds
Now the bad:
My mobile is supposed to have the turn-y bottom part with the animals and the three leaves are supposed to fluctuate up and down. Only one of my leaves move the others get "stuck" in the up position.
I wish there were more options for length that the music stays on. Sometimes the time is not enough.
The clicker remote button is actually kind of loud.
UPDATE: now the motorized rotating part of the unit does not function at all. So I'd probably have to lower my original rating to 1 star now.
Customer Review: Terrific, even though we had to modify it...
Summary: 1 Stars
I gave this product one-star mostly to get your attention. This product is wonderful, but only if you modify it by taking out the large flapping leaves.
Our first Rainforest Mobile lasted about 3 months before it stopped spinning/flapping. The songs still played, so I knew the batteries were okay (even replaced the batteries and the status remained the same). I called Fisher Price and had it replaced by the warranty. Fisher Price customer service was very kind and helpful, and I received the replacement within the 6-8 weeks they said it would take.
However, upon receiving the new mobile, I installed it with flapping leaves in place, and noticed that after only a few weeks the flapping leaves were slowing down, and mobile seemed to be struggling.
I took out the flapping leaves, and left the smaller leaves with bird/monkey/frog intact and the mobile now runs with no problems. We've had the newer mobile for 13 months, and have not needed to replace the batteries or call for help in all this time. We use it daily to put our 18-month old boy to sleep at night.
We do recommend this mobile, but only if used without the large flapping leaves that drain the motor.