Fisher-Price: Elmo's Musical Sing and Teach Gym

by Fisher-Price

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 5.9 x 15 x 23.4 inches ; 7 pounds
• Shipping Weight: 7 pounds
• ASIN: B0007WWZW2
• Manufacturer recommended age: 3 - 9 months
• Amazon Best Sellers Rank: #109,552 in Toys & Games (See Top 100 in Toys & Games)
• Average Customer Review: 3.3 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (37 customer reviews)

Product Description

Editorial Review

With three modes of play, Elmo’s Musical Peek-a-Boo Gym provides playful stimulations of sight and sound, encouraging motor skills and interaction from little tykes to toddlers. In Soothing Gym, your baby can reach for the three hanging toys and set Elmo rocking back and forth to a pleasant melody. In Standard Gym, batting a hanging toy triggers a more animated interaction, including music, lights, and more swaying by Elmo, with cheerful games of animated peek-a-boo. While the volume on all three settings seems to be consistent, none seems too loud for infants. With a quick adjustment, the panel flips forward for upright fun. In Sit-up Activity, the gym really comes alive, teaching baby about numbers, letters, animals, and musical instruments, all ending in Elmo’s favorite saying, "Peek-a-boo, baby!" Press a button, and Elmo sings about that button--the guitar, the drums that keep the beat, the lion that is king of the jungle--in over 40 songs, phrases, and sounds, providing great interactive fun that is sure to grow with your child. Requires four AA batteries (not included). --Heather Lyndon

Product Description

Elmo's Sing and Teach Gym features over 40 songs, phrases and sounds in four modes of play. In Calm Mode, babies can bat at any of the three hanging toys and Elmo will come to life gently rocking back and forth to a melody. In Gym Mode, babies can bat at the hanging toys and Elmo delights them with music and lights while playing "Peek-A-Boo" with children. Sit-At Mode lets little ones play with light-up piano keys, light-up buttons, a roller ball and a spinning dial; and Take-Along Mode is the mode for Moms on the go -- in this mode, simply detach the activity center and bring it with you anywhere.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

6 of 6 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Great activity gym for the money!, August 26, 2005

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Happy in Ohio - See all my reviews

This review is from: Fisher-Price: Elmo's Musical Sing and Teach Gym (Toy)

After trying the Little Tikes 5 in 1 gym and being very disappointed, I decided to try this new gym by Fisher Price. My almost 4 month old daughter really likes it! The "soothing" mode is great because it will play music and sounds for about 10 minutes. My daughter smiles at Elmo and the lights. I'm not sure why these types of toys don't come with volume control, but this one doesn't seem to be too loud for a small baby.

I gave it 4 stars because the hanging toys could be much improved. They don't rattle when baby bats at them, and it's not easy for baby to activate the music and sounds by playing with them. They really need to pulled/pushed a certain way to get them to work. (I also wish it had a foot pad for my daughter to kick to get the music going, but I knew when I bought it that it didn't have this feature so that's not a reason for the 4 star rating.) Overall construction quality seems good (we've only had it for 2 days, though!).

I also like the fact that it has lots of buttons to push for when baby gets older and can sit in front of the gym and play. All in all, I'm happy with this gym and would recommend it to others!

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Lots of Fun, February 14, 2006

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egghead23 (Eastcoast) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fisher-Price: Elmo's Musical Sing and Teach Gym (Toy)

My five-month-old has been enjoying this toy for two months now. It's lots of fun. She can reach the toys easily and it makes her smile, laugh and kick. The only drawback is that it is LOUD, so loud that the music almost sounds distorted. It would be perfect if it just had a volume control.

4 of 4 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars My son loves this....., November 18, 2005

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Kelly dyer "KD72" (NJ) - See all my reviews
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= Durability:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Fun:4.0 out of 5 stars  = Educational:4.0 out of 5 stars 

This review is from: Fisher-Price: Elmo's Musical Sing and Teach Gym (Toy)

It's a shame to see such negative reviews for this item because my son loves it. I got it for him when he was 4 mos old and the lay down mode worked perfectly for him. Now at 5 1/2 months old he is sitting up and he loves it even more. He stays entertained with this toy than any other one that I have. I'm sure you all realize when you use the sit up mode, you need to take the hanging parts off that you would use if using the lying down mode. We made that mistake, keeping them on and then the seating up mode did not work, but once you take the hanging pieced off, they work fine. We really enjoy this toy.