Activity Gym & Mats > Taf Toys Activity Gym & Mats

Advantages: Loads! Durable, useful, bright, baby loves it, Mummy loves it!
Disadvantages: Can't think of a single one!

...I bought the Taf Toys padded playmat from Blooming Marvellous at £26.99 and it has been worth every penny! It is quite a size at 100 x 150cm and is just great for plonking baby on, surrounded by toys. It is a brightly coloured, quilted affair with a variety of built-in attractions in a few of the padded squares - a baby mirror, a bee with stand-up crinkly wings, a squeaky circle (which lots of adults have sat on!!) and a mouse head dangly rattle. ...
...playring, just desperate to roll about and this playmat is perfect for rolling as she could go quite a distance before she reached the edge and had to be plopped into the middle again! She is now learning to crawl and this mat is much easier on the knees (and forehead!!!) than wood floor or burning carpet. As an added bonus, it has large carry handles so you can scoop lots of toys it in and move them about.. frequently to the garden in the current ... Read review

Advantages: a great long lasting toy
Disadvantages: none

Fisher Price - Jungle Gym - Rainforest 1-2-3. When Jack was a lot smaller I bought this for him out of the Argos catalogue and he absolutely loved it. It cost just under thirty pounds at £29.99pence and because people had given us vouchers when Jack was born I don't think we actually had to pay anything ourselves. I chose this particular one because I felt for the money it seemed like the best one available. There are all sorts of different products ...
...boasted three different types of play and detachable toys I opted for this one. It is suitable for children from very early on as the baby can be laid down and I think I put Jack on it from about a month old. When you get the Gym it comes in a few different pieces which have to be put together and this was all pretty simple even if you decide not to use the instructions it is very straight forward but there are instructions if you get a little stuck. ... Read review

Advantages: Hardwearing, brightly coloured and fun.
Disadvantages: More expensive than most but worth it!

I had 2 baby gyms for my son when he was born, both were second hand from my mum who had used them with my twin sisers for a year before I had my son. I used this one more as my son loved it from around 3 months old! I think it is from birth but I would recommend putting a folded blanket or something similair on the bit baby lies on as the padding is quite thin and the base is made of plastic. Thereare 4 lovely little toys which have different functons ...
...hoops attached to it's 'claws' for baby to rattle, a plastic fish with a clear roller ball filled with little beads and 2 soft fish 1 rattles and 1 has a little bell inside, the fish are on long flexible bands the others are on solid sticks which can all be moved and slotted in 4 different places for baby to access them. There is also a large fixed round 'window' with fish' water and glitter which spin when it is switched on giving the effect of ... Read review

Advantages: Large play area, lots of activities
Disadvantages: Can be expensive, music can get repetitive

...heard good things about the Tiny Love range and settled for the Lights & Music Gym as it had all the things I wanted. I had a look around for prices online and the average new is around £44.99 (not inc. p&p) from stockists such as Mothercare. I thought that was a little expensive and had a look on eBay, where I found several exact same gyms, and loads more similar ones by Tiny Love. After a couple of losing bids I secured myself a second-hand gym ...
...clip the toys to, and Tiny Love has a range of extra toys to enhance the gym. There would be nothing to stop you hanging your own favourite toys either. Considering I got mine second hand, you couldn't really tell. The gym is extremely hardwearing, machine washable (except for the electronic parts), and easily stored away. You could buy one of these for your baby, and keep for many years for any subsequent children without any problem. I think it's ... Read review

Advantages: it is like buying five toys instead of one
Disadvantages: none

My brothers girlfriend is just about to have a baby and I wanted to buy them something that would grow with the child - I hunted around and I came up with this. At a cost of £24.99 I was drawn in by the fact that it was a 5 in 1 adjustable system. So I ordered one. I do have to confess I have opened the box to see what it is like and I love it! It is such value for money as its a product that will see a child through to 36 months. It was easy to ...
...enough for a child with exploring hands. The Five stages of it are : baby gym, seated activity centre, stand-up centre, play table and easel. The baby gym is great as it includes a kick board section and the lights on it are stimulating for a growing baby with great interaction qualities. Also each section creates what seems like a new toy for your child so you are not paying for one piece of equipment -you really ARE playing for five. I would definitely ... Read review