Review by P. Beuoy for Tiny Love Super Deluxe Lights & Music Gymini
Rating:
I don’t usually go overboard with praise, but this play mat deserves it. We purchased it for a newborn and have been amazed how well it has grown with our infant!

At birth the colors and animals were stimulating visually and the Mozart music setting plays continuously when turned on. When the batting started, just making the animals move kept our infant busy for a very long time. Then the touching and grabbing began. So many different animals to explore! There is a monkey, a giraffe, an elephant and a parrot-like bird. There is also a plastic ring with discs that is easy to rattle with fingertips. All hangers can be rotated to allow the infant to pull them off, or can be turned to make sure they stay hanging.

Each animal has a different stimulation. One animal is crinkly and one has a vibration when pulled down. Each animal has a differnt texture and all are multi-colored. They are great to touch and able to be “chewed” on when pulled down- with adult supervision of course. Each animal has been a favorite at different stages.

During tummy-time, the mat offers a crinkle elephant ear that also hides a bird for “peek-a-boo” play. The bird has a squeaker. The giraffe’s tail and the zebra’s mane are fabric pieces for the baby to touch and the flowers are lit and play music if pressed by baby when on the nursery rhyme setting. The mirror is actually big enough for the infant to see themselves and has a fastener sewn into the mat to keep it from moving away when touched/grabbed.

We’ve owned this mat for almost 6 months now and still love it. Bright colors, lots of tactile stimulation, with animals that hang and are able to be moved to different locations. You can hang your own toys also, so we change the toys around often offering a “surprise” each time it’s used- which is daily.

The toy has been completely safe. The arches fasten with snaps that are very tight and very easy to assemble.

Because our baby spits up a lot, we’ve had to wash this mat often. The musical flowers just slide out, the arches snap out and the mirror comes off the mat via a velcro fastener before washing.

We wash the mat in the washing machine and dry on low heat and, so far, it looks great. No sign of wear whatsoever. After washing, the bird squeaker just needs the water to get squeezed out before drying.

The only tiny complaint I can find about this mat is that the music, in my opinion, is slightly too loud and sounds a little harsh for a newborn. It is still better than most other musical toys we own.

I don’t give 5-star ratings often, but this activity mat deserves it on all levels. Perfect for either boys or girls. I would definitely rank it in the top 5 of my MUST-HAVE list for new parents.