Fisher Price Rainforest Playmat/Gym

Rainforest Playmat/Gym

About a month after our little one, JD, was born we wondered if we should get her some sort of playmat/gym to keep her entertained.  I can't remember how we came across this one (probably Hubby and his love of googling) but we decided to go for the Fisher Price Rainforest Gym.  I'll be honest it's not cheap, it's currently selling in Argos for £40.99 on sale but it's retail price is around £50, but it's money well spent.

Being made by Fisher Price the quality is excellent.  I don't know what it is about Fisher Price toys but my mum has ones from 30 years ago when I was a baby and they're still going strong.  I think in some cases it's definitely worth spending a bit extra for a quality product.

The playmat/gym is so colourful it's easily attractive to little people, with so many things to keep them entertained.  

View of the base of the playmat.
Plenty to keep them entertained during tummy time.

It's simple to assemble, by slipping the feet of each of the arches into a hole at each corner.  We keep the mat laid flat when it's not in use but the arches can be swivelled around easily so the mat folds in half and can be placed behind the couch or in another room until next needed.

The playmat runs on 3 C batteries and has three different settings, music, rainforest sounds and music on movement, where the baby has to pull, push, touch something in order for the melody to continue.  Ours is used everyday, numerous times a day and now 5 months later the same batteries are still going strong.

There is 5 movable toys that come with the playmat and approximately 8 different hangers at different heights and positions on the mat that the toys can be placed on.  A monkey who hangs by his tail, a toucan that rattles, a parrot that has a spinning paddle, an elephant that has little balls in it's spinner to rattle and a mirror that if your child is like ours loves looking at herself in!  There's also a bug printed on the mat that is hiding underneath a leaf.  I didn't even know it was there until recently!

Toys included with playmat.

When the melody is playing there is also lights which go on and off to the music.  These are placed under the control unit so the baby can see them when lying down.

Without a shadow of doubt it's one of the best things we've bought for JD since she's been born.  When she was little the lights, bright colours and sound would take her attention.  Now that she is older she's gone from just looking at the toys to reaching for them and playing with them.

It's a great mat to use for tummy time and because all the toys can be unhooked they can be repositioned anywhere to suit where the little one is placed.

Another great feature is that it is machine washable.  I've already had ours in the wash as tummy time inevitably brings out burps, which always leads to a little moisture being expelled.  The mat washed really well and wasn't damaged from the washing machine in anyway.

If you're pondering over a playmat/gym to get your little one I'd really recommend this one.  There really is lots to keep them entertained.

This post isn't sponsored and I haven't been asked to review this.  I just thought I'd share my thoughts on what a great product this is.  Well done Fisher Price - I hope it's still standing in 30 years time!