Tiny Love Gymini Deluxe - Noah's Ark
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Toys and Games Reviews of Tiny Love Gymini Deluxe - Noah's Ark
Customer Review: Portable and Fun
Summary: 4 Stars
We received this toy as a shower gift and it has served us well. I have washed it several times & the color still looks decent though it has faded a little. It is easy to assemble and move around from room to room, or take to day care or grandparents' house.As a newborn, my son was overwhelmed by this toy, so we used the playmat without the arches. At three months he enjoyed the hanging toys and would bat at them with his hands and feet. I like the flexibility of the arches - you can move around the included toys or add others very easily. The versatile, component nature of the toy also extends the age range for which it is appropriate. Even crawling babies can use it as a destination and resting spot. Our son especially loves the crinkly paper noise of one of the portholes.
Our most happy discovery with this toy was that it's great for the beach. It folds up and is light and easy to sling over your shoulder while toting all your gear. Once we got settled with our family blanket and beach umbrella, we assembled the playmat and topped the arches with an open weave afghan. Our son played in his little "tent" and stayed cool, out of the sun, and safe while we enjoyed our day at the beach. It was a great solution for all of us.
I highly recommend this toy. As a final note, our little musical seahorse does not play "Old MacDonald" as the copy above says. It's an unrecognizable but happy little tune and 8 months later I'd still listen to it over & over, which is quite an accomplishment for children's music.
Customer Review: Great from 2 to 5 months
Summary: 5 Stars
This is a great way for a young baby to enjoy the fact that they're spending all day on their back. It washes well, it folds up and reassembles in the blink of an eye, it can be packed for travel, and is fascinating for a baby for at least four months of their life. We got it when the baby was three weeks. At this stage, you only need to use one of the five dangling toys that come with it. The baby can focus on it and make it rattle by randomly kicking or flailing. The toys are detachable and so can also be dangled over the car seat bar. I think ages three and four months are optimal for this gym because the baby can grab, swat and pull, and will enjoy the "crunchy" parts of the mat that make noise when the baby touches them. Our baby is 5.5 months now and the mat is getting a bit too small. (She's 28 inches and the mat's not much bigger.) However, we can still get 15 minutes out of it. In comparison at 3-4 months, it was good for half an hour to forty five minutes. One con: the best toys for this gym don't come with it -- they are sold separately. They are dangling keys, and a giant ladybug with two big yellow handles on the sides. Both are great for teething and grabbing. The seahorse wasn't too useful because the baby couldn't squeeze it hard enough to activate the music, although she liked it when we squeezed it. Word of warning -- Don't buy this if you're pregnant; we got THREE as presents!Customer Review: Kept My Baby Busy for Hours!
Summary: 5 Stars
The Gymini arch is a great baby toy. It kept my daughter busy for hours! She loved looking at the toys, and later enjoyed batting them, grabbing them, and, of course, tasting them. I could put her under the arch, and she would be happy and quiet for 20 to 30 minutes at a time. My suggestions:Buy Extra Linking Rings - We bought an extra package of the Gymini linking rings and used them everywhere. We hung the Gymini toys from her carseat, we hung them from her bouncer, and we used them in restaurants to attach toys to the highchair. Today, at 15 months, she is fascinated by the rings, and plays with them on their own.
Hang Different Toys - Don't limit yourself to the toys that come with the playmat. Almost any toy can be suspended from the arch. We had fun changing them, trying new ones, and moving them from ring to ring.
The only thing we never really used was the play mat itself. Our daughter didn't really like being on her tummy, and never really took an interest in the squeaky toy or the other activities. Also, after you step on the squeaky toy a few times... well, it doesn't squeak so well. And, after you wash the mat a few times, the crinkly toy doesn't crinkle as loudly as it did when new. But, the colors have stayed bright with many washings, and the toys are still in our toy box.
Enjoy!
Customer Review: A must for new moms
Summary: 5 Stars
I can't believe how much my 11 week old loves this gym! I am a first time mother and was in desperate need of something to help me entertain my two month old. This was perfect. One of my friends had recommended a different gym. But, after comparing the reviews between that one and this one, I choose this one. We have had this for about a month and he will lay in it for at least 30 minutes at a time! You can adjust the height of the toys and even take the favorites off and bring them with you. He is always discovering something new. He loves the music the seahorse plays and will stare at everything for a long time. He is learning hand-eye coordination and I beieve this has really helped him with that. I can see his concentration as he struggles to bat at the octopus. He kicks at the animals as well and then watches them swing. He has just discovered his reflection in the turtle mirror and laughs and laughs. The mat comes off and is machine washable. That is always a plus. It even helps with tummy time. You can adjust the objects for them to look at when they are on thier tummies. You can buy add-on objects as well as extra rings so you can attach the toys to anything. I would recommend this toy to anyone. It has given me so much freedom, although I love to watch him discover too.Customer Review: A Toy that can meet your baby's growing needs
Summary: 5 Stars
I received the Tiny Love Gymini Deluxe (Noah's Ark Design) for my son as a shower gift. I brought out the set as soon as he reached two month old. At first, he was a little curious about the toy and did not know what to do. However, in no time, he started to pay attention to the different colors from the hanging little toys. By three months, he had already learned to use his tiny fists to hit the toys. Once he learned to use his fists to touch the toys, he soon started using his fingers to grab the toys to bring them forward to him. He is four month now and just learned to roll over, and he was excited to learned about the animals on the mat. This product really fits in the needs of each growing stage. It is also very easy to carry around because it can be folded and easy to clean (just put all the toys and the mat into the washing machine and then dry them up using the lowest heat in your dryer). In addition, you can keep adding different toys for the gym set as your baby grow older. Don't toss the old ones which he seems to lose interests because after a couple of weeks, take them out again, they are as good as new to babies. The only trick about this product is that only give your baby one or two hanging toys to play with each time so that your baby does not get too excited!