Symphony-In-Motion Mobile

by Tiny Love

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 3.4 pounds
• ASIN: B00005BX8Z
• Item model number: 735259001965
• Batteries: 3 AA batteries required.
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #190,455 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 4.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (551 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

A wide array of colors, spinning spirals, interesting shapes, and sliding beads, along with a trio of wacky animal characters, make this Symphony Animal Mobile one of the most interesting and visually stimulating mobiles on the market. Bright, eye-catching colors surround the mobile's three animal characters: a wacky, big-eyed bird, a monkey, and a bright green frog. Powered by three AA batteries (not included), the mobile is designed for babies from birth to 5 months of age and comes with a detachable pushbutton music box that offers melodies from three different classical composers. You can play each classical tune individually, or set the music box to play 15 minutes of continuous classical music. --Chris Burns

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

45 of 45 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Whirling, Colorful, Whimsical Fun Meets Learning Activity, February 21, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Symphony-In-Motion Mobile (Toy)

Wow! Three-D baby fun and entertainment! My little one went NUTS when he experienced this mobile and he never seems to tire of it. He gasps, squeels with delight, coos, gurgles, and reaches for the little animals (and actually started grasping them, so we had to move it up a notch). I can grab about 30 mins to myself with this item and it's a treat for baby.

I looked at lots of mobiles before deciding on this one because someone actually spent time researching and developing a mobile that enhances baby development. The mobile is big, fantastically colorful, has beads that slide around while it rotates, and the wacky animals are comical. It really does help develop hand-eye cordination and I like the fact that you have three choices of music, all classical, unlike most other mobiles that all have the same music box lullaby piece.

I would highly recommend this mobile to anyone. It's a blast for baby!

Here are the negatives:
1. You can't turn it on without the music, it's either all or none. Therefore baby's not likely to fall asleep under it since it's is SO stimulating!
2. You have only two settings for loudness. It would be better to have a volume dial.
3. It's REALLY big, but baby loves it!
4. It's hard to attach to a nonstandard crib. I have a convertible crib and can only attach it to the front lift rail so it gets in the way.
5. The sliding beads will keep baby awake, too. This is not a mobile designed to lull baby to sleep, but for stimulating the senses. Keep that in mind for what function you want a mobile to serve.
6. It goes for only 15 minutes, then you have to stop what you're doing and go reset the darn thing. Wish it was voice-activated.
7. It's a bit much for a newborn when it's moving. They seem to examine it more when it's still.

It might sound like I'm down on this mobile but I truly love it and I can't imagine any baby not going bonkers over it.

43 of 44 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars you'll end up exchanging your "matching" mobiles 4 this 1, October 31, 2001

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C. HUDSON "newmami" (SW Fl) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Symphony-In-Motion Mobile (Toy)

We have had a mobile with lambs (that matched our nursery well), but it only kept our newborn girl entertained for short periods of time, and the music sounded circusy and pingy and shut off too quickly. We exchanged it, put in the remainder and got this~for only a little more it's so worth it! It is AMAZING! It looks psychodelic to an adult~it must be awesome to a baby! Stuff moves everywhere~not just the typical round and round in circles~ stuff spins, slides, etc. And the music sounds great~classical symphonies~ and it plays continuously. She LOVED it from day 1 beyond our expectations. She layed there and squeeled and "talked" and cooed and kicked and batted her arms at it for over a half an hour! It is so worth the money. Go exchange, return, whatever.. your other mobiles. This one beats them all by a mile. I'm telling you~if you buy a "matching" one like we did, you'll end up with this one instead eventually.

30 of 31 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Baby Loves It-That's all that matters!, March 23, 2002

By A Customer

This review is from: Symphony-In-Motion Mobile (Toy)

Hi-my husband and I bought this mobile directly from tinylove.com 8 months ago, before babiesrus even carried it...our daughter, now 7 months old, really enjoyed it..it was so stimulating to her that she fell asleep with it on alot..we never had a problem with it using alot of batteries...we had to remove the mobile from her crib just last week because she is now pulling herself up in her crib and was holding on to the animals!! hehehe...But we attached the music box to a baby rocker in her room so she can still enjoy the music...we got 7 months of wonderful use out of it!

Positives-
Very Stimulating-bright colors, cute characters that seem as if they are smiling right at your baby
Nice angle for baby to really enjoy the movement
Plays three classical selections back to back - gives you a chance to things around the house or have some time for yourself
Once baby outgrows mobile, you have a portable music box that you can take anywhere-even away from home

Negatives
Can't use motion of mobile without the music
Only two volume options-loud, not so loud
On/Off button sticks-thankfully I have a very mechanically inclined hubby who fixed it
Sliding beads can seem loud, but the important thing is it never seemed to bother our daughter

I would have given the mobile a 5 star rating had the on/off button not broken on it..the only recommendation I could make to tinylove, is to make another mobile with a volume option