6. Funky Farmyard Activity Gym Funky Farmyard Activity Gym has soft arches and matching quilted Tummy Time pillow. 12 easy-to-hang loops and 5 hanging toys offer irresistible multi-sensory play for baby at every stage of development. Plush textures and squeaky sounds on the mat surface add to the fun!
Cons: the cute toys are placed too high, and will frustrate you little one quite a bit when he gets to that age of needing to reach and grab
Age: birth+
Price: $59.99 at
Amazon.com
5. Wiggle Worn Travel Gym Super plush travel gym entertains baby through sight, touch and sound. Detachable toy bar becomes the perfect crib activity center. Zips up into a convenient travel bag.
Cons: it's a real pain to wash this sucker, considering it doesn't come apart all that easily, or actually it's really hard :)
Age: birth+
Price: $19.99 at
Amazon.com
4. Dream Meadow Playmat Babies will love all the things that rustle, squeak and move about on the meadow. This soft playmat can be easily converted into a bed or diaper changer by flipping up the sides. The play gym bar allows little ones to discover even more by hanging different toys from the gym bar. Gym bar, squeaker, rustling and glitter foil pockets included.
Cons: It tends to be rather bulky, and quite expensive when comparing to similar gyms
Age: birth+
Price: $174.59 at
Amazon.com
3. Baby's Play Place Play Mat Baby’s Play Place comes with seven toys and grows along with your baby. It features with a plush bee toy plays with eight long play melodies and nature sounds for 25 minutes, a plush caterpillar, and an extra large mirror, a water-filled bee teether, two large bug links, and a ring rattle. The walls easily reconfigure to customize the play experience for a variety of developmental phases- from newborn and tummy time to crawling and sitting.
Cons: For this price they could have given a few more toys, and also pretty big
Age: birth+
Price: $69.99 at
Amazon.com
2. Play Gym Benny Help your little one stimulate hand-eye coordination, movement and grabbing skills with this charming, natural activity arch. Designed and made in Germany, the wooden arch has small wooden items on the sides and above. Brightly colored wooden balls and overhead are three hanging toys that can be switched out with our other clip toys from Hess just by removing the clips.
Cons: It just doesn't fold, and there's no nice under-padding in this one
Age: birth+
Price: $44.99 at
moolka.com1. Gymini Super Deluxe - Lights&Music With
Lights & Music Gymini your baby will never get bored! Whether on the tummy or back, your child will enjoy overhead activities that stimulate the senses and encourage head lifting. On-the-mat activities develop important motor skills, in addition to sensory stimulation and interactions encouraging learning about cause and effect. Includes a mirror, monkey with springy legs, spinning and rattling parrot, jitter pull toy, bead rattle, giraffe rattle, and 6 activity stations on the mat.
Cons: the batteries are somewhat difficult to change
Age: birth - 10mo
Price: $55.14 at
Amazon.com
