Evenflo Exersaucer Smartsteps Jump & Go

by Evenflo

Product Features

• "SmartSteps™ Learning Pod keeps child entertained with 8 songs, 6 fun activities and 8 blinking light shows. SmartSteps™ Learning Pod is interchangeable with other Evenflo SmartSteps™ products
• Wide play tray supports child and protects them from doorframe
• Removable, washable seat pad easily disassembles for quick clean up in the washing machine

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 17 x 5 x 16 inches ; 4.4 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 4.8 pounds
• Shipping: Currently, item can be shipped only within the U.S. and to APO/FPO addresses. For APO/FPO shipments, please check with the manufacturer regarding warranty and support issues.
• Shipping Advisory: This item must be shipped separately from other items in your order. Additional shipping charges will not apply.
• ASIN: B00064MJDQ
• UPC: 032884136384
• Item model number: 6041419
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #33,349 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.5 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (78 customer reviews)

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

ExerSaucer® SmartSteps™ Jump & Go portable infant exerciser provides entertainment and exercise for baby without taking up all your floor space.

Product Description

Exercise and entertainment for your baby don't mean you need tons of floor space. Compact and portable, the Evenflo Smart Steps Jump & Go supports and protects your child from the doorframe while providing interactive, age appropriate activity and learning with sounds and light! The Smart Steps Jump & Go is adjustable to accommodate your baby's changing height and weight, as well as your particular doorway dimensions. It is interchangeable with other Evenflo Smart Steps products and easily disassembles for quick clean up in the washing machine. Use the Jump & Go to develop coordination in babies who are able to sit up unassisted, and keep them entertained until they are walking on their own. Babies love bouncers, and the Evenflo Smart Steps Jump & Go provides safe bouncing fun!

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

254 of 267 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars THIS TOY IS DANGEROUS, April 24, 2005

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L. Flack (Lake Forest, IL, USA) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:1.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:1.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Evenflo Exersaucer Smartsteps Jump & Go (Baby Product)

I never write reviews, but I thought it was necessary to warn people about this toy. We first tried it out with our daughter when she was five months old or so. Like I would think many babies would do, after playing with the toys, she was interested in the straps above her head. This made her look up and put her head back. As she did that, she swung the whole thing over to the side, which sent her toward the door frame. She banged her head pretty hard on the door frame. Not good.

SO, we thought that even though the product said four months and up that she was too young. So, we waited a month. We put her in and stayed next to her this time, and the same thing happened again. We kept her from banging her head, but she would have. I don't see why they wouldn't have made the tray wider to prevent this from happening. Do they think babies are just going to jump up and down, and not move from side to side?

I also wonder sometimes if the people who write these reviews are actually parents who have used this stuff...or PR people who have some reason to endorse what is clearly a lousy product.

133 of 143 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars Dangerous and stupidly designed item - 1 star is too high, June 22, 2005

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J. A. Chen "Loss4words" (NYC) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Evenflo Exersaucer Smartsteps Jump & Go (Baby Product)

This is a really poorly designed product. The plastic frame is not wide enough to prevent a child's hands from gripping the sides while bouncing. My 8 month old son did this and smashed his hand into the door frame. Yes, we set the item high enough so that he was on his tip toes when sitting. The item was set in the middle of the door frame. I guess no one at Evenflo realizes that kids go side-to-side - not just up and down. That means you can only safely use it with a double-wide door. Needless to say, it went right back to the store and a complaint letter was sent to Evenflo.

29 of 30 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars The 1 star is for the cute toy! Otherwise its horrible!, July 12, 2005

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Larissa - See all my reviews

This review is from: Evenflo Exersaucer Smartsteps Jump & Go (Baby Product)

I purchased two of these Jump N Go's for my twin sons, when they were about 6 months old... and I HATE them!

First of all we bought them since its easier to move the jumpers from room to room than the exersaucer's. I also knew my sons LOVED jumping, and the Jump and Go seemed to be fitted with the most toys. There is actually only one toy, but it plays music, and seemed to be the most entertaining of all of the jumpers.

I have to admit, the assembly was horrible! Well, one of them went together no problem, but the other one just wouldnt click! It was completely ridiculous, so we wound up exchanging it for another, which was easily assembled while we were in BRU... This is obviously not a huge problem, but it may happen to someone! Attaching them to the doorframe was also easy, and they seemed very sturdy. I put my sons in them for about 3 minutes, (in a doorway measuring about 12 ft across!) before I decided they were unsafe!

(1) It seemed like when the boys would jump maybe 4 times in a row, that the clip that holds it over the molding would start slipping out of place! I began to hold the jumpers still when this happened, and watch the clip "slip" back into place, this is certainly not safe!
(2) The boys were banging against the doorframe really hard! I know that they were both in a jumper in one doorway, but it was basically the same room they would have if it was one child in one average sized doorframe. They would also look up at the cross above their heads, causing the jumper to sway over to the doorway and crush their fingers, and bang their heads!
(3) The jumper didnt "jump" right. I believe its for the reason described in a previous review, its built "backwards". When we later purchased the bumper jumper, the twins were fine, and used a lot less energy to jump in them!
(4) They happened to be wearing white onsies, and they were wet with baby drool... The onsies turned BLUE, which came right off of the dye on the seat! I wasn't sure how dangerous this was, or what would happen to the twins if they ingested the stuff, but obviously it wouldn't be washable either!
(5) The seat was also oddly designed. Instead of "propping them up" in a standing position, it sort of set them up with their legs sticking outward... This seemed very awkward, and the boys were leaning forward the entire time, I guess to achieve the correct placement to jump? I know that babies lean foward in most jumpers, but I KNOW that they are supposed to be supported into a standing position, not held in a "sitting" position, anyway this was never a problem with the Graco!
(6) The spring was VERY noisy! At first I didnt purchase these to keep the noise level down, but since the saucers have music (not too loud, but music none the less) I now know its better to have something like this WITHOUT music and sounds... I actually wouldn't have cared, but the music is about 10 x noisier than that of my saucers! No WAY you could watch television with your baby jumping in this apparatus. It was also the kind of noise that worries me, like it sounds as if its malfunctioning, which is very odd since the Jump and Go isn't mechanical at all!

I was quick to return the jumpers, came home with two new Gracos, and am very satisfied... MUCH better quality, and we just add on our own toys (especially since they provide you with the "links" to attach toys to).. I would stay away from this jumper, its not good at all!