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13 of 14 found the following review helpful:
Great, Flexible and Affordable Product Feb 19, 2011
By S. Hiram
My husband and I bought this in anticipation of our son's birth. We wanted toys that hang down for him to play with but really didn't want to spend a fortune. There are just a few points I have to make:
- The mat is very skinny. HOWEVER, we solved that by simply taking the mat off the arches and placing it on a blanket. This caused the arches to stretch apart, giving our boy actually a pretty good amount of room to play, twisting, turning, and rolling. This also made the toys lower, so it's easier for my son to get them in his mouth if he works at it, which he enjoys. (I find it quite funny to see him licking the ball on the seahorse contentedly, causing it to spin.)
- The outside edges are "hard" plastic, I suppose, as another review stated, but my boy didn't seem to notice or care, even when he hit it. He's four and a half months old and has only hit his head on the plastic edging with any amount of force once that I've noticed (and he plays with it a lot of the day).
- Number of toys: Yes, it only has three toys. However, you can remove them to wash them or turn them so they face whichever direction you want. I have simply added another toy with plastic toy links in between the octopus and seahorse. If I feel like adding something to the ball side, I usually add plastic toy keys or something else by clipping it around the ribbon holding the ball up so it will make more noise when he hits it. I do wish they'd throw in another toy or two just to attach to the mat so the baby can't push them away by accident--they made the upper toys attach to the bottom if you want, but I don't want to move them because I want them to hang... the purpose of this toy. I want toys to hang and be on the ground, so he can be entertained as he rolls between tummy and back, so I just put a few other toys on our blanket.
- The toys are also "hard" plastic. My boy really whacks them with all his might but has never seemed even slightly bothered. I think the fact that they are like that is actually really good, because they're easy to wash down if you need to and they make a satisfying sound when they clack together, which our son adores.
- I know the ball is for the feet, supposedly, but I just switch which side I put his his head on. He really loves that ball, actually, even just by itself. He hits it with a lot of excitement, pulls it toward his mouth to try to eat it, etc. It's nice to change up what his hands get at and what noise his feet make, I think.
- I'm glad I bought this because he is learning a lot from it. First, he just stared at it. Then, he accidentally hit the toys. Then he started working on his coordination and being able to hit the toys on purpose. Then he could single out one toy, sweep his arm and make them clack together, and use different arms. Then he could grasp the toy, and practiced that quite a bit. He does all the above still, and also rolls around and plays with toys I also put on the blanket.
- This has helped entertain my baby while I try to scarf down breakfast. At the very first, it gave me only a few minutes, when he could just look at it, but as he's grown, I can now even make a warm breakfast, eat it at a leisurely pace and do dishes. Then I go and play with him, so I'm not saying it makes you not have to play (and good thing because it's fun to!) but it does help give you a little time and baby learns he doesn't have to have you there every moment of the day.
- I will admit that other Fisher-Price mats are much cooler and bigger, but at the same time, I am really glad I bought this one. It was affordable and has provided an amazing amount of entertainment and enjoyment through (four and half months so far) and I am sure will continue to, as we haven't even tried to change it into the tunnel or anything yet.
3 of 3 found the following review helpful:
Has been useful for baby so far May 02, 2011
By Joseph J. Slevin
This was easy to assemble without the instructions and very light weight. We place it in a variety of places in our home so baby can enjoy her tummy time and mostly the kick ball. The soft plastic kick ball is excellent for our 3 month old, the other hanging items are a little hard and hit her in the head at times, so we are not using them for now. I do worry some times about the post placement holes that are hard plastic and near her head in tummy time. But in all, tummy time should be supervised anyhow. Baby loves the colors and seems to enjoy tummy time much more here than in any other item we have had. The fabric itself is comfortable and soft. Worth the price and enjoyable.
2 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 tummy time Mar 02, 2011
By .nicole.
I love this for tummy time for baby. Its a clean area for baby to work on pushing up and kicking and attempting crawling. It's really nice because it folds up fairly compactly and is soft. It comes with detachable learning objects, like a rattle and mirror, that can either hang or be on the mat. It's a really great mat for a young baby.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
great for people with limited space! Jun 24, 2011
By K. Hamm
We live in a 2 bedroom apartment, and we have a lot of furniture, big furniture too, in addition to all of the other standard baby stuff in the living room; a swing, a bouncy chair, a playpen, a highchair, etc. I wanted one of the really big playmats, but it literally would have taken up the remaining space in our little living room, so we added this to our registry and received it from an Aunt, and the size is perfect! It is super cute, and the toys are detacheable so you can wash them, add more, or change them out with other ones that you want. Our son is only 3 months, so he hasn't really played with this a lot yet, but I foresee it being very soon a useful tool to distract him for a few minutes. Our friends older babies that come over seem to like it a lot! The mat is completely washable too. I think this is a great price for what you get. Your baby isn't going to care if you purchased one of those $40 larger mats or not. This one does the same thing, and is half the price.
UPDATE: My son is now 5 and a half months old, not sitting unassisted yet, but able to roll around. He loves this thing! Instead of kicking the ball, he likes to be turned where he tries to actually hold the ball still. The entire arch part we detach from the mat and it fits quite well in our playpen, so when the mat is being washed from getting covered in free-flying cat hairs or being soaked in drool, we plop our son and the arches in the playpen, and he can still go to town! Very functional space-saving item.
1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
 Great if you deck it out with other toys. Jun 13, 2011
By SanFranLauren
Our son likes this playmat and enjoys kicking the arches and ball.
Cons: The plastic toys are really hard. We had to add some plush toys to keep him entertained. The mat is very narrow.
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