Customer Reviews

Infantino Happy Hippo Travel Gym

5 star:		(14)
4 star:		(17)
3 star:		(6)
2 star:		(13)
1 star:		(11)

 

 

Length:: 0:49 Mins

This video shows the bar and how easily it can pull out.
This toy is cute and colorful and my son liked it immediately. He started to grab at the toys and kick and pull. He's 4 1/2 months.
HOWEVER, I would never let him play with this toy if I wasn't around. He very easily pulled the bar out as nothing holds it in place. In addition, the orange plastic pieces are a bit cheap and snap out of place also. I am debating on returning mine because the idea was to have a toy that would entertain him without me having to sit there and watch. I would not walk away because the plastic toys could hit him in the head when the bar pops out. On the packaging it says that you should keep the bar at a distance so that your child can not mouth the toys, however, our son tugged on one of the links until he got it to his mouth (the bar is very flexible). And a minor point would be that for some reason the link toys do not stay linked very well and within seconds they were unlinked and on the floor.
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My baby girl loves to play on this gym since she was 6 weeks old. I have not had any trouble with the bar popping out. It is very sturdy even when I pull on it. I like that you can change out the toys. I didn't realize that the flower played music - you do have to pull on it hard to make it do so - I don't know how a baby could reach this toy to make it play which is one of the reasons I give it four stars. I also didn't like the rattle/mirror toy and changed it for something else. Overall, it is a fun activity for my baby!

We bought this playmat for our daughter and we have the same problems with the bar popping out and hitting our baby. She likes to play on it, but gets so scared everytime she kicks the bar and it pops out. Also, I think the toys are positioned too high. My 4 month old can barely reach them. Also, we have to lay her more towards the bottom for her to really even be able to see the toys. I do love how it zippers closed and is easy to transport. However, overall, I would not recommend this particular mat.

I have this item and bought it even though there were a ton of reviews claiming it falls over easily and is flimsy. I figured this item wouldn't be for sale if it was that bad. I was right. READ THE INSTRUCTIONS on how to assemble first. There is a specific thing you must do to make sure the bar is upright and doesn't get pulled out easily. I have never once had my baby pull it over or out of the mat.

So, it is a fine product. My only complaint is that it is kind of small and limited so it isn't very useful beyond a certain point. But, my baby liked it and we never had a single issue.

I have to say that there is only one thing I like about this play mat and that is the zip up feature. Other than that... I hate it and I am so glad I did not pay for this!

The Good:
- The zip up feature - but after a wash or two the zipper starts sticking and becomes a pain to zip up.

The Bad:
- The arch is light as can be and totally flimsy... it keeps falling over onto my babies face!!! This alone is enough for me to veto this mat.
- The colors fade after just one wash
- The toys are totally BORING and so is the pattern. The toy arch has nothing engaging about the colors or the solid blue pattern.
- Not engaging at all for babies... mine actually cries when I put her in it, verses the other play mat by Tiny Love she LOVES and stay in it happily until I get her.
- The way you attached the arch is not easy and honestly... it is stupid how it is designed.
- The size of this mat is small compared to our other Tiny Love one which is about 4x's the size.
- The photo makes it look at soft and cushy... but it is not. One wash and it flattens completely out.
- The toy arch is so light that the baby can literally push it over once crawling starts so add that to the size of the mat and that makes this mat only good for about 5 months... once your baby is mobile this mat is out... not to mention that once they try to use the zipper as toy it can become dangerous... which lead me too...
- If you have older siblings around toddler age they will try to play with the zipper feature of the mat. Not good when (like my two year old) they can zip their finger by accident.
- Not only is it small but it is so small that your baby will not be able to roll over on it. The toy arch will stop them from rolling over which is a big milestone that you do not want to inhibit. Also most do not want their baby rolling off onto the floor.

I am sure I could find more reason why you should run away from this product but I think I have spend enough time on this poorly designed, majorly flawed, joke of a play mat. We have two Tiny Love Play Mats and LOVE LOVE LOVE them. Spend the extra 30.00... it is worth it beyond words. One of our Tiny Love mats is 6 years old and still works great, colors are as vibrant as the day we bought it and our 2 year old still plays with it!

my great grand daughter loves playing with the animals. she is six months old. i would recommend it to others. it is safe and i enjoy watching her play with it and cooing to it when she gets one with her feet or hand.

My son LOVES this item. Its super soft, cute and has great vibrant colors. I saw the other reviews on the bar popping out which caused a bit alarm until I realized that if you follow the directions - there is not a problem. Even if the bar did pop out - it is so soft that it could not hurt a fly. I think this is great gym at a excellent value!

If my sons could talk, they would tell you this is currently their 2nd favorite toy, right after their Jumperoo. They love the bright colors on the mat, and teething on the little stuffed "feet" that are on the worm during tummy time. Their favorite toy is the bug rattle. I have not had safety issues with this toy. The bar has never fallen over on them, and the toy is lead-free. Zipped up, it is amazingly compact, so it travels well, or stores well in a small space. I don't think there is a toy in the world that a child under 6 months old could safely be left alone with, so I wouldn't let that comment in previous reviews influence my decision in purchasing this basically safe and very fun toy. Developmentally this provides all the right activities. If I could change any one thing about this toy it would be that it really only fits kids 0-6 months. [[ASIN: B0018979MY Infantino's Monkey's Jungle Retreat]] grows with the child beyond 6 months, and if I'd known that sooner, I'd have bought that first/instead.

I received this as a baby shower present. I liked the look of the mat. The worm's head has some padding so baby's head isn't on the hard floor, the colors are very nice, and the toys keep her entertained. The reason for the low rating is because this toy must be used under adult supervision. The bar that holds the toys over baby constantly pops out or falls over. If they can swat at or kick the toys (the whole reason for the gym) the bar and hard plastic toys will fall on the baby's head or pop out of the holder completely and scare them. When I put her in the mat I try to get other things done around the house, but I can't do that with this toy as I fear she will get hurt. I wish I had received another sturdier gym like the baby einstein one. Even though they are more expensive, you don't have to worry about baby getting hurt and you don't have to lay on the floor the whole time.

I thought this was really cute when I received it at my baby shower. However, when I put it together and tried using it the tube kept flying up in the air like the snakes out of the can trick. I took it back and was glad that someone also got me the Baby Einstein one, which I love.