Customer Reviews

Activity Tunnel

5 star:		(5)
4 star:		(13)
3 star:		(5)
2 star:		(8)
1 star:		(17)

 

 

My child started crawling at 6 months and soon after was pulling up. I thought that this tunnel along with the climbing wall was would be perfect for him. The first day I brought is home my child pulled it on top of him self. It is very unsturdy. Now that my child has a little more control he can pull himself on it without falling but that took him a little while. We do play peek-a-boo with the side curtains and he has learned to crawl under the sides (commando style) which has been fun to watch. The climbing wall I bought with this was a much better purchase and I do recommend that.

This toy might be good for babies that are not advanced. My baby is 8 months old and has been crawling, sitting and standing for a month now. She tried pulling up on the tunnel and it fell over on her. She grabbed the rattle toys and they hit her in the head. When I tried to take it apart...to return it, I couldn't! Once you snap the pieces in, they are in. You can't remove them. My husband even tried and we were afraid of breaking it so we stopped. If your baby is younger and learning to crawl and sit....this would be a fun toy. My daughter was very excited at first. After she couldn't pull up on it, she stopped playing with it.

We recieved this as a one year birthday present for our daughter. She had just begun standing at the time, and was still into full crawling mode. We initially thought it would be a good toy for her. However, she had little interest in the toy on her own but was interested when we played peek-a-boo around the tunnel with her. My main concern is that she stood up at the tunnel and fell over backwards with the unit on top of her with the plastic bar striking her on the mouth. This toy must be supervised by the parent to stablilize it when the baby pulls themselves up to stand at the tunnel. This toy should be rated only for babies that are not standing yet. She did gain enjoyment from pushing the music button but soon tired of that after a couple days. We returned the product, it was not possible to take it apart (perhaps intentional?), but we stuffed it into the box anyways.

I have to agree with the previous reviewer. I just bought the activity tunnel along with the play wall this weekend for my 7.5 month old. He is able to crawl, pull up, and cruise. I thought these two items would give him a nice activity area for mobile babies. Unfortunately, the tunnel is not sturdy enough for babies that can pull up. It is too light weight and will tip over when they pull up on it and fall on them. I don't know why Fisher Price rated it for children up to 36 months. This is definitely not safe for a baby that can pull up. Or, they should have a warning that you should stop using when baby can pull. I am going to contact Fisher Price today regarding this safety issue. One thing I know from past experience with Fisher Price is that they are very good about customer service and even it I can't disassemble the product to return to the store, I'm sure the company will refund my money or give me a comparable product. I hope they will recall these, however, or change the warnings.

I wish I had read all of the reviews about how unsafe this toy was before wasting my money on it. My 8 month old daughter has twice fallen straight backwards pulling this toy onto her and smacking her head. The idea is great and fun, but why not fill the hollow feet of the tunnel to make it more sturdy?

I just wanted to put my 2 cents in, but it's the same as the rest. We had our tunnel for a day before we took it back. Chloe pulled up and it toppled on her. We LOVE the play wall, that is great, but unless they weigh the tunnel down, it's a waste of money.

We just recently bought this along with the baby gymtastic wall for our twin girls and have already taken the tunnel back. We got it for their 1st birthday and I thought they might be bored with it but was wrong. They both loved it and especially loved when one of them was in the tunnel and the other was out. But the love didn't last long. It only took a day before they started pulling up on it and both my girls toppled over bringing the tunnel with them. After the 3rd time we said enough, packed it back up and took it back. I love FP items, as evident to our playroom, but seriously, what were they thinking. It would be one thing if it was an item only for crawling babies, but they market it with an item that is obviously for babies pulling up and cruising. Don't waste your money, unless you plan on holding it everytime your little one gets near it. Such a disappointment!

when our friend got this for our daughter she could not crawl yet, but she loved laying under the toy and hitting it, makeing the lights and sounds come on. the only downside to it is that sometimes the toy may fall (or get pulled down by little hands) and its hard to asemble... also if you dont turn it off when done playing the batteries die quickly.

I just bought this for my daughter who is 8 months and learning to stand and pull herself up. I wanted to warn other parents about the dangers of this toy...and see that many others have had the same problem. My daughter ends up falling backwards (which is traumatic enough) and then the tunnel falls on top of her and hits her in the face. A parent must supervise the use of this toy and hold it down while your little one holds on. I would not reccommend this toy!

Yes, please do pay attention when people say this item is not safe and listen. It is not sturdy AT ALL, and my son is constantly pulling it over on himself. He is pretty good at standing, though, and knows how to use it to help him without always doing this. Since he absolutely loves crawling through it (in connection with our Baby Gymnastics toy), I haven't taken it away from him. For the most part, this toy doesn't really do anything so he's not too interested in it. I was lucky I found this item on a Christmas-leftover clearance pile for $14, b/c it's not worth any more than that. I definitely do not recommend this toy for any child unless you are literally attached to your baby 24/7 to make sure they won't pull it down and crack themselves in the head with it.