Graco TotBloc Pack 'N Play with Carry Bag, Bugs Quilt
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Baby Products Reviews of Graco TotBloc Pack 'N Play with Carry Bag, Bugs Quilt
Customer Review: The best playpen ever!
Summary: 5 Stars
My grandmother purchased this playpen about a year ago to keep at her house so that whenever myself or my sister came over with our kids, they would have a safe place to play. My son is now approaching 2yrs old and still loves to get in it and play with his toys. The large design means there is room in there for more than just him.(Toys too)- The other play-yards do not have much room in them at all. -He loves the all of toys attached to the sides. I love the fact that he can see out on all sides and I can see in. (He can also see to watch T.V. with his big sis while safely confined.)
I like this playpen so much I have added it to my baby registry for our new baby. (Although, I have been begging her for a year, my grandmother won't give hers up!)
I have another playpen made by Graco. One of the new fashion, smaller rectangular ones. It's been collecting dust in my garage since my son was 3 mo old.
The only thing the rectangular play-yards are better for are trips,where you usually have a limited amount of space, and for the bassinet feature that this one does not have and most of the others do.(I've learned to just call hotels and make sure that they provide a crib.) This playpen does fold down to the same size as the others and it does include a traveling bag.
A bassinet feature added to this playpen would make it perfect because it is a little deep to try and gently place a smaller infant down in. ( That is where a bassinet feature is really nice.) To tell you the truth though, they out grow that feature so fast that the benifits of this play-yard really out weigh that loss.
It takes up a little more room than most of the other play-yards out there, but the room it gives your infant or toddler is well worth the loss of space.
All in all it's larger old fashioned square design is the best! If I don't recieve one of these myself, as soon as the new baby arrives, I'm stealing grandma's!
Customer Review: Fun, safe haven for my little one
Summary: 5 Stars
I highly recommend this product for anyone who wants a safe place for their child to play while they are doing housework. It is square and provides more play area than the traditional rectangular pack 'n play. One of the unexpected perks was that my daughter taught herself how to pull herself up into a standing position in this playpen. Next thing I knew my husband was encouraging her to walk along the perimeter. That is one of her favorite games.
If you want to make this pack 'n play a success I have several recommendations.
1. Introduce your baby to it when they are young so they get used to its confines. We first began putting our daughter in it when she was 4 months old for 5 minutes a day. She is now 8 months and spends much longer periods playing in it. She also asks to be put into it.
2. Encourage your baby to explore the toys on the sides. My daughter loves grabbing and crinkling the wings.
3. Play with your baby while they are in the pack 'n play. We like peek a boo.
4. Have special playpen only toys. Also make sure they are soft so if they fall on them they can't be hurt.
5. Location, Location, Location. Ours is strategically located in our family room where she can see me while I work in the kitchen. It is also next to a window where she can enjoy the outside view.
6. DO NOT use this as a sleep area. This is a play area. You should have a separate sleep area. Don't confuse your child.
7. Attitude. If you view this playpen as a "trap" or "jail." You'll never use it. Remember, the purpose of the playpen is to provide your child a SAFE place to play when you are distracted.
Customer Review: Great product- There should be more like it
Summary: 4 Stars
We originally bought this because we wanted to leave a pack 'n play at the grandparents' house for our 1 year old to use as a play pen/sleeper because buying an extra one has become cheaper than paying to stow this kind of thing on an airplane these days.
We ended up liking it so much that we took it back home with us. Now we're using it as an everyday playpen, and are probably going to buy another one just like it to send back up to the grandparents.
Pros-
The biggest factor is that it is much bigger than I expected it to be, but not so big that it can't be used in just about everyplace you'd want to have a pack'n'play. Our daughter can walk around in it much more freely than a regular p'n'p, and she has plenty of room for her toys.
There are 4 toys/distractions- one on each side. They're nothing spectacular, but it is nice to have them there when you're travelling and can't bring many other toys.
Despite the larger size when open, it isn't that much bigger than a regular p'n'p when folded down for storage.
Cons-
The material is lighter/thinner than other p'n'ps by the same manufacturer, and so doesn't seem as durable.
The bottom panel doesn't lay flat- it dips toward the center, and the padding is kind of thin. I don't think that I'd be comfortable putting an infant in this because they might have trouble rolling out of the dip in the middle.
I haven't been able to find sheets designed for this model.
All in all, this is a great prodcuct for what we need and I wish there were more like it to choose from.
Customer Review: Works great!
Summary: 5 Stars
I bought this play yard just before I took a trip to visit relatives with my 2 1/2 month old baby. I wanted something to use for her to sleep in on the trip, and play in while we were at home. It worked perfectly there, she slept just fine, and now I have a place to put her in at home where I don't have to worry about the dogs bothering her. She's 4 months now, and given the size of the play yard she should be able to use it for a couple more years.
The first time setting it up was a little tricky, and I had to use the directions on the underside of the mat (Which are a little difficult to read). You need to open it up most (but not all) the way before you lock the sides up. Then once the sides are all locked, it is really easy to push down on the center to finish setting it up. To close, you pull on the center until it pops up, then press the button below the center connection for each side--once both halves of the side are unlocked, it folds up easily. I can set-up and take down by myself in under 2 minutes. It just takes a time or two to practice ( the first time took about 5 or 6 minutes). It fits in a bag that doesn't look any larger than the rectangular play yards fit into. My little girl loves the bright colors, and I love the size. I also attached a sound, light and movement soother to the corner of the pack n play so she can have something to look and listen to since she can roll around, but not sit up and really play with the toys yet. She does like to kick the side with the rattle, though.
This is a great product for a great price, and is very simple to set-up and use.
Customer Review: Mom of eight says great!!!!!!!
Summary: 5 Stars
What a great playpen!!! With 8 children, we have had a few to compare it to. This one is wonderful. It sets up just like the standard Pack N Plays, which I find very easy. We've had a standard rectangular Pack N Play for several babies. That is the one we take when travelling, and I wanted one I could just leave set up someplace in the house. This one, straight from the box, was put up in about 30 seconds by my 14 year old. It is so bright and colorful and FUN. My newborn isn't too interested in that part yet, but my 2 year old didn't want to come out, when I put her in to explore it. They will probably both be using it. The bottom padded part is very nice, thicker than the other Pack N Play, bright and colorful, and I think will sponge off if needed. The toys on the side are really cute. My choice of this particular one was made because of the rating of use from birth to 3 years old (some of the others were only rated to 1 or 2 years), as well as how fun and colorful it looked, and its bigger size. The rectangular Pack N Plays are fine for napping or sleeping, but once the baby gets bigger, they are a bit cramped for playing. This one will be just perfect, as baby grows, for what I want it for.....playing in a safe, fun, stimulating environment when I or a sibling can't be right there.The only negative, which wouldn't deter me at all, is the carrying bag is a bit "cheaper" looking/feeling than the other Pack N Play that we have. I don't plan on toting this one, so for me, that isn't an issue, but it might be to someone.