Fisher-Price Linkadoos Take Along Swing

by Fisher-Price

Product Features

• Open top for easy in and out
• Folds down for easy portability
• Swing-away toy bar
• Detachable plush and hard toys entertain Baby
• Removable fabric liner is machine washable

Product Details

• Shipping Weight: 12 pounds
• ASIN: B0000D9RQ2
• UPC: 027084096019 075380096011
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #40,861 in Baby (See Top 100 in Baby)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (170 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

A swing is a great soother and entertainer for babies--if you have space for it among the bewildering array of other baby gear that clutters the homes of newborns. Parents will be delighted, therefore, to find the Link-a-Doos Open Top Take-Along Swing: a portable, compact swing with all the best features of a full-sized swing. Baby will enjoy the five songs, five speeds, plush seat pad (machine washable), swiveling sunflower mirror, and linkable toys. Parents will love the easy-carry side handles, convenient open-top design, non-slip feet, and three-point restraint. To Grandmother’s house you go? Just fold it up and bring it along! --Emilie Coulter

Product Description

Whether heading to Grandma's for the weekend, or looking for a super portable swing that's easy to move from room to room, this Linkadoos Take Along Swing by Fisher-Price keeps Baby entertained. The swing-away toy bar features a mixture of detachable hard and plush toys for keeping Baby busy while the gently swinging action helps soothe fussy babies. The design features a convenient open top, making it easy for Mom or Dad to access Baby quickly. The unit easily folds down into a compact unit that's super portable. The 50% cotton/50% polyester liner is removable and machine washable. Imported. 24-1/2Hx28W".

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

22 of 22 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Experienced mom says: Slow speed, unsafe sides, February 4, 2004

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Tina Vanderhoff (Minnesota, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fisher-Price Linkadoos Take Along Swing (Baby Product)

My son is 7 mo. old & 13lbs. we found that this swing even on the highest speed doesn't move as fast as our open top swing that we have owned for 6 years (different brand). The swing seat is saggy like a bouncer seat, which my son didn't prefer. My son's head falls out the side of the seat and hung between the leg bars. The mobile toy never comes out after it is installed. It is a cute design, and the rubber grippers on the legs are the best I've seen on any baby product, so the swing doesnt move around once placed somewhere.

21 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars nice & portable, February 24, 2004

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beth (newport news, Va.) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fisher-Price Linkadoos Take Along Swing (Baby Product)

I love this swing. My friend let me borrow her link a doo swing and my daughter loved it. She liked to bat at the toys and look at herself in the mirror. The music was a plus as well. It lulled her to sleep while we were at my friends house. I also like that it is portable and has an open top like the jack and jill version.(That one doesn't have music though) The motor on this swing works great. I put it on the third setting and it swung her just fine. My daughter was almost 18 1/2 lbs at the time. I have also tried the deluxe version but I hated the bar that went across the top. My husband bumped our daughters head on that a few times. The link a doo is a good portable swing to take from room to room or house to house.(so is the jack and jill version)I am going to buy this for my friends when they have children.

14 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars A hit in our house...but could use more power, June 3, 2005

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Frogleggy (California, USA) - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fisher-Price Linkadoos Take Along Swing (Baby Product)

I'm always on the lookout for baby gear that will fill a need -- without filling my apartment with clutter. The Linkadoos Take Along Swing fit the bill. I bought this swing when my daughter was one month old. We both enjoyed the swing. She loved the motion, the toybar and the music. And I loved that it freed up my hands to get things done around the house.

When it's not in use, the swing folds impressively flat. I'd just lean it up against a wall to keep it out of the way or slip in the closet when company came over.

But it could have used more power. The lowest setting is basically useless, and the second setting was pretty wimpy too. We stuck to the upper three speeds, though, and it worked well. As my daughter got a little bigger, around 4 or 5 months, she would try to sit up in the seat, which would throw off the swinging motion, and it would come to a standstill. If she leaned back and I gave it a couple pushes to get it back in sync, it would start up again. But eventually I got tired of doing that, so we used it less and less until I put it away around 6 months.

One note about the size: I saved the box to store it in for baby #2, but it won't fit back in. Turns out you cannot remove the toy bar once you attach it. Not a HUGE deal as the assembled swing folded up is only a few inches taller and a couple inches wider than the box -- so you're not losing a ton of closet space. But don't even bother saving the box.