Customer Reviews

Baby Einstein Seek & Discover Activity Gym

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A playmat is a must have baby item. This is one of the few things my son actually likes to play with. It is easy to travel with and easy to wash(machine washable for mat and toys).We received this one and the Gymini by Tiny Love. I have to admit of the two...my son likes the Gymini better. The size of the Baby Einstein mat is considerably smaller than that of the Gymini. I would have preferred another toy rather than a picture of a rabbit. I felt this was a waste and a disappointment in the few selected items this gym offers. The best feature is the two birds that squeak. My son loves them. The Gymini has flowers that squeak on the mat as well as music, a generous size mirror and colorful and appealing toys. Overall I would recommend the Gymini over the Baby Einstein.

At first, I wasn't sure that he needed a play gym. Then I couldn't decide which one to buy because there was a huge range in price and what if he didn't like it. I happened to be in Toys R Us with a gift card when this was on sale, so I decided why not? I went home, immediately assembled it for him, and put him on the mat while activating the star at the top. He saw it and smiled!

This gym has a star which has lights and plays music. There are about 4-5 songs that it plays and they are classical pieces. We have constantly used this gym and the songs are not annoying at all. You can set this on continuous mode or on motion mode which will activate the music and lights when the gym is moved a bit.

It has a mirror, plastic book, duck and cardinal which squeak, ladybug rattle, and circular rattle. Also, you can use the rings to adjust the height of each toy and placement. We have also added some other toys that he likes and he can pull on.

He gets so excited when playing with this toy by smiling, babbling and wildly moving his arms and legs. I was shocked the first time I heard him activate the music, but now he does it quite often. At 6 weeks, we had to play with him and now at 12 weeks, we can place him down on the mat and listen from a distance.

The little pillow that comes with this is ok. Our son used it at first, but liked to maneuver off of it and roll over. Now, we don't use it at all, but you could use it to prop a baby up for some of that "tummy time".

All-in-all, I feel that this was a good purchase because we have definately used this everyday and he has grown with it. Plus, he really seems to enjoy playing in it from that very first smile to this morning's conversation with his dear duck.

I've been looking for a play gym for my 2 month old (it was one of the only things we didn't get as a gift!) and this one is terrific! It's got a ton of toys, music, lights, a tummy pillow, definitely more for the money than others I looked at. Plus, the baby has loved watching the Baby Einstein videos we got at my shower, they're very soothing and she's just enthralled with them. Put this on your registry list!

I purchased this for my 3 month old son a few weeks ago. and I cannot rave about it enough!!!!! It has so many bells that even a parents sees as amazing, but wait till your baby gets down there! I am attachment parenting, and have found it difficult to get him to do ANYTHIMG without me! he sleeps with me, I'm breastfeeding him, and he is such a mommy's boy! he will NOT go in a bouncy, in a swing, in his crib, in his carseat (of course he has no choice of this) or ANY other contraption. the only thing he wants is MOMMY'S ARMS! that was untill this activity mat! I almost didn't buy it because I was afraid it would go to waist like all the other stuff, but from the first moment he was in love! he loves the toys, he loves the lights and music, he loves the tummy pillow HE LOVES THIS MAT! I can now actually get a shower, or make lunch (ON THE STOVE) since we got this mat, How did I live without it????? I'm sure your bundle will love it too! It's definatly for the picky baby!

This is the best play gym! At 0 to 1.5 months my baby would like to lie under it and look at the lady bug and sometimes the mirror that it comes with and now at 2 months my son is completely absorbed by the sun that plays classical music and lights up according to the notes! He loves this toy and I would highly recommend it!

Our one-month-old just started showing an interest in his toys, so we decided to get this gym as an early Xmas present for him. What a great purchase - all of the other glowing reviews are absolutely right!! He loves to stare at himself in the mirror (he will do it for literally over an hour!), and he also enjoys the red bird and the ladybug. He is too small still to grab the toys or make the star play music on its own (it's motion activated), but he reaches out to the toys and the mirror and he "talks" to them. As a new parent, it's tremendously exciting to see these toys interest him. I wish there was a way to make the music play continuously, but other than that, this gym (and all baby Einstein products that we've found) is super!

I started using this play gym with my son when he was less than a month old, in order to give him some 'tummy time.' By the end of his second month, it was his favorite toy. With a little help from me, he quickly figured out how to make the 'musical star' at the top of the gym play. Consequently, the gym became an execellent source of both entertainment and exercise - not to mention one of his favorite places to take naps. In the beginning he couldn't reach the hanging animals; when pulled, they make the gym move and hence the star play music. I solved that problem by attaching his 'Sassy links' to the existing links (to which the animals are attached) to bring hanging animals within his reach. My son is now seven and a half months old and crawling, so he doesn't use this floor gym as much...but I still consider this floor gym one of my best 'baby gear' investments. I also highly recommend many other items within the Baby Einstein line, especially the DVDs/VHS tapes.

I registered for this playmat not sure if our baby was going to like it, but when I received it, I thought it was bright and cheerful and the right size for our already cluttered living room! When our son was 4 weeks old, he started showing signs of interest in bright objects so we put him on the mat and were really surprised with the results - he absolutely LOVES the mat!
He especially loves the musical star (that can be moved around with the velcro straps) and watches as it lights up in different areas! Now he is almost 6 weeks and it has become a calming and interesting place to be when he gets fussy- he will lay on his back and gaze at the mirror, lights on the star, and kick the birds and watch them move! This mat is a must for baby registries and great for newborns to gain alertness.
Another reviewer did not like the rabbit card, but it comes in a sleeve that will hold a 4x6 photo, so we printed out a photo (of my husband's college mascot, because it is bright colored) and put it in the sleeve. You could also put a photo of mommy or daddy, grandparents or a pet, too. Also, you can add other toys to the rings when the baby gets bored with the birds/bug/rattle.

UPDATE: Our son is 6.5 months old and STILL plays with the mat! Now he is sitting up on his own and will sit for half an hour or more grabing the toys or rolling around on the mat (and even grabbing the tags under the mat!) We also just found out that a neighbor with a son the same age has the same mat and loves it too!

My daughter loves the einstein star that plays the music, but is has broken 3 times already. I keep exchanging it because she loves it so much, but this is ridiculous! Each time is has been something different. The most recent one keeps stopping and restarting and won't go last the first song.

When shopping for activity mats for out tiwns we wanted something fun, colorful, educational, musical (but didnt drive us nuts), something SAFE and comfy for the babies. We recieved the fisher price musical play garden, lotty ladybird deluxes, carters butterfly gym and this one. Out of all of them this is by far the babies fav one. It has just the right amount of music, toys and colors. And its very comfy for them. We've been using it since the day we brought them home and have used it everyday since. Its GREAT for tummy time. My almost 6 month old is starting to get up on hands and knees and she looks up at the toys and tries to grab for them. With the fisher price gym the parts all seem to flimsy. The lotty gym has almost to many features on it and is almost to busy for baby. Maybe as they get older they will enjoy it more. The carters butterfly gym is nice but it doesnt have all the features the baby einstein gym does. All around this is a great gym and has gotten babies and mommy through a few hectic days. A few ppl wrote about how their isnt enough rings for the toys to hang down. I noticed this to for when the babies are younger and can't reach as high. I just took some of my other rings from other toys and used them to lower the toys. It worked just as well. Just a little hint.