Tiny Love Super Deluxe Lights and Music Gymini Activity Gym
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Product Summary
Manufacturer: Tiny LoveBrand: Tiny Love
Primary Contributor: Product Team
Release Date: 2006-06-12
Model: 810
Color: Super Deluxe Lights and Music
Product features:
- Stimulates baby with music and lights
- Immediate feedback based on baby's actions for cause and effect learning
- Large mirror for tummy time play
- Classical music will engage the baby
- Mat is machine washable and folds up flat for travel
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Toys and Games Reviews of Tiny Love Super Deluxe Lights and Music Gymini Activity Gym
Customer Review: Deluxe waste of money
Summary: 2 Stars
I'll be frank here. I am a first time mom and I had/have a lot of misconceptions when it comes to babies. I naively believed my child would not suffer from colic because I knew how to handle colic. Well, I was a little off on that one, and I found myself with a colicky kid who didn't want to be put down for any reason... and I naively believed, then, that if I purchased the right flashy toy, he would get over this and let me put him down, and he'd be entertained and quiet and I could get something done around the house, or maybe I could sit and do nothing at all, a luxury I had no idea how much I would miss during my pregnant-and-looking-forward-to-baby days.
So... even though common sense told me that this was a lot of money to drop on a playmat, I hoped and prayed it would be that magical toy that could make my life that much easier.
It wasn't.
My baby was about a month old when we bought this... maybe a month and a half, I don't recall exactly. I know other people had this and their babies loved it - I mean, I knew these people personally, I'm not just saying I know this based on reviews. But my baby wasn't interested at all. He didn't lay and happily gaze or bat at the dangling toys, he wasn't soothed by the music, he wasn't mesmerized by the flashing lights. (In fact he absolutley hated the flashing lights because he had to be on his belly to look at them and he hated to be on his belly.) Once he got a little bigger and was able to roll over, he would roll out from under this toy as soon as you put him under it. (Sometimes he'd get stuck on an arch which made him really irate...)
So... this toy did nothing for us. I don 't deny that your child may well love it... but I think that you need to be more realistic than I was about what it may or may not do for your child. If your child is actually showing an interest in dangly toys, music, or lights - this may be the way to go. If you have a colicky, fussy newborn that you hope to distract with the gymini - you might want to think again.
At any rate... whether it works or not... this is a hyped up and expensive product. The music that this toy plays is, as others have mentioned, repetitive and irritating. Also, this toy claims to have XX number of activities - I forget the exact number - but they arrive at thjat number by counting each and every little detail, such as the fringe on the zebra's main and the lion's tail... and c'mon! 1. those are the same thing and 2. that's not an activity!
Also... aside from this one item, actually, we don't buy Tiny Love toys... not because there is anything wrong with them per say, but because I feel they really push the "developmental" angle and charge a lot for toys that parents think will help their babies in that area. The simple truth is that to a baby, who comes into this world knowing next to nothing, everything has some developmental benefit. (As an example... my baby is now 11 months and his favorite activity is to take everything out of his cabinet in the kitchen - that's where we keep pots and pans and rubbermaid containers. He learns about shapes, sound, cause and effect, texture, size...) I'm not saying Tiny Love toys offer no benefits - but I'm saying, it doesn't take a panel of experts and years of research to put out baby toys with said benefits. It annoys me that TL plays this card to such a degree.
ANYWAY... this is not necassarily a bad toy, but it did nothing for us, which is why I say you need to be realistic about whether or not it will do anything for you. I think these baby gyms can definately serve a purpose, but you need to make sure your baby is the sort who will enjoy it - not all babies do. And if you do want to try a baby gym, I suggest you look for one that is JUST that - you don't need lights and sound - or perhaps look for the kind that comes with a play pen. I learned much too late that you can actually get a play pen with toy arch/gym attachment for about the same price as this gym alone. If you go that route, at least you have a play pen to use later on (and that's an item you might not hink you need, but which will come in handy as a porta crib and as a means of blocking doorways to keep baby contained...)
Description of Tiny Love Super Deluxe Lights and Music Gymini Activity Gym
Activity mats are a staple baby item in most households. They provide a safe, fun, and educational environment where your little one can lie or sit, and play. Tiny Love's award-winning deluxe mat depicts a riot of happy animals. Elephants, monkeys, giraffes, and even birds will charm your baby who will love the round mirror, squeaky bird, crinkly elephant ear, and pullable giraffe tail. Also included are four plastic rings that can hang from the crossbars, each one with a different plush animal attached to it providing more stimulation and activities. Hidden in one corner of the playmat is a small plastic box housing a switch and speaker. Move the switch to Mozart to hear 10 continuous minutes of music and to light up the three flowers on the mat. Switch to Nursery Tunes for shorter snippets of three popular songs. The mat and its arches fold up nicely, and the entire gym snaps together and travels easily. --Pam LauerPlaymats Toys
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