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for Fisher Price Sparkling Symphony Gym

Rating Summary based on 15 reviews

  • 5 Stars
    		13
  • 4 Stars
    		1
  • 3 Stars
    		1
  • 2 Stars
    		0
  • 1 Star
    		0

Detailed rating

  • Value for Money
  • Wear and Tear
  		• 4.3
  		• 3.7
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  • 6 of 6 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    JSinclair

    5 Stars Sparkling good fun! 18/10/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Encourages child to reach out for thing - improves hand eye co-ordination.

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Clips could be more user friendly

    My mother bought this baby gym for our son (under strict instruction from me!) as a birth present. I liked the idea that it was multi-functional and would adapt easily with your growing child and therefore be excellent value for money. We started off with the top section the baby gym fixed to the side of our sons cot, but found that he wasn't really interested in it as it was too high for him to focus on properly, as it only attached to the top section of the cot. We then decided to re-attach it to the legs and have our son laying under the hanging play items. He wasn't really surewhat to do ... more
  • 8 of 8 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    lj54

    5 Stars Sparkly pianist in the making... 17/04/2004
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Bright, durable, chunky, adaptable

    Disadvantages Disadvantages detachable orange top...

    The sparkle gym first came out when I was pregnant with my third child and I oh so wanted to get it for her but after my house was crammed with lots of various gyms, playmats etc I decided not to bother so when I found out I was expecting my fourth child I immediately sent dear hubby out to get it. It was very simple to assemble, took around five minutes and only a couple of screws were used. It is very appealing in its looksas it has bright blue chunky legs( a bonus when you also have a toddler on the loose!!), the main keypad is white but the star shapes above the musical keys are pink, blue ... more
  • 17 of 17 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    saznant

    5 Stars because she`s my little star 16/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages keeps child entertained

    Disadvantages Disadvantages needs batteries

    When my fella said that we were going to get my little babe a new toy to play with,I got really excited. That meant that we were going to TOYS R US. Now being a big kid myself (age 25 ) I couldn`t wait to see what great toys they had to play with. Now to be honest I was a little dissapointed because there wasn`t really a wide range for 2 months old, I had expected there to be more. One thing did catch our eye though and that was the FISHER PRICE SPARKLING SYMPHONY GYM. On the box it said from birth upwards and that it has 3 stages which are, lay and play, sit and play and also stand and play ... more
  • 15 of 15 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Nikki38

    5 Stars Baby musicians 15/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Long lasting toy

    Disadvantages Disadvantages Is a bit bulky

    At £34.99 this is one of the more expensive baby gyms around but it is well worth the money. It is suitable from birth until 2/3 years and is available from Argos, Mothercare and Toys R Us. It has 5 bright coloured keys on the keyboard section which light up when pressed and a "magical" star which plays twinkling sounds. There are two volume settings to minimise parental annoyance! In the baby gym position, a sun, moon and star shape hang from the main section to encourage babies to reach out and grab them. You can select one of the music settings to play a few notes of one the songs (a ... more
  • 1 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Boom

    4 Stars Music, sparkles, lights and never ending fun! 08/10/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Can be used throughout the first year and beyond

    Disadvantages Disadvantages It seems quite loud when babies are newborn

    This is a wonderful toy that can be used from birth and for many months (even years) after. When babies are tiny they can lie under it and watch the stars change colour and listen to the music whilst using it as an activity gym. The downside is that it can seem a little loud to tiny ears. Also my son found initially did not like the flashing lights but in time got used to them and now loves watching the stars light up. It is a toy that gets better and is played with more as the baby grows up. My son now likes to sit up and use the toy as a piano and is fasinated by the sounds and colours ... more
  • 0 of 5 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    maxtye

    5 Stars The Ultimate Baby Workout 19/06/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Build Quality, Brand Name, Life Span

    Disadvantages Disadvantages None

    We bought the gym for our 3 month old boy after our neighbour gave us an older version. He just loves it, he will lay under the gym for ½ to 1 hour sometimes, bashing and kicking at the colourful toys & screaming with laughter. It’s interactive too, in mode 1 the music plays after baby has hit one of the hanging toys. In mode 2 the music plays continuously. There are several different tunes, all based on classical music. When you’re child is old enough to stand, the top section rotates to form a piano, this we have yet to use, but based on the last 3 months, he will love it. I ... more
  • 49 of 49 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    Level 9 mumsymary

    Member since 23/09/2002

    Reviews written: 2063

    5 Stars exercise to music, baby 23/03/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages brilliant

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    Fisher price sparkling symphony gym Imagine this a 3-4 month old baby lying on a mat on the floor, a happy baby lots of smiles and gurgles. Erected over him is the fisherprice sparkling symphony gym. The gym is brightly coloured, He kicks out at a dangling moon and sun, they move and music plays he stops to listen and then his arm bats at the star and he gurgles happily when it moves and plays Beethoven. He is excited now both arms bat out at the danglers and Sparkling sound effects are played he chuckles with delight and hits it again and again watching the movement of the dangling moon, sun ... more
  • 3 of 9 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    jikaimone

    5 Stars worth the money 19/02/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages entertaining, grows with child, several settings

    Disadvantages Disadvantages none

    I was a bit hesitant to purchase this toy because of its price, but it was definitely worth the money. I have three children between 2 months and 3 years old. All three of them can play with this. The newborn watches the lights on the keys and listens to the music. The 15 month old plays with the keys and still pushes the bar on the bottom which sets off a whole series of songs. The 2 1/2 year old loves to play the keys and make up her own songs and sing and dance along. I selected the 0-12 month age group because that is when they can begin to play with this. going on three years and ... more
  • 31 of 31 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    SleepyDormouse

    5 Stars A Brilliant Play Gym 05/02/2003
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages Different settings, occupies baby

    Disadvantages Disadvantages singing the tunes all day long

    This was given to my son at Christmas when he was nearly 6 weeks old. It has been the best toy for him so far other than giggling at me and his dad. Age Suitability ----------------- This gym is designed to be used from birth till toddlerhood. I don't honestly see it being much use in the very early weeks when babies barely open their eyes and everything is interesting (our stair banisters were a particular favourite to watch when Adrian was a few weeks). But once your baby is becoming more alert you can place him/her under the gym and set it to an automatic mode where it plays tunes and ... more
  • 7 of 7 Ciao users found the following review helpful
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    shelley79

    5 Stars How to keep your baby happy and quiet 26/11/2002
    User recommends the product

    Advantages Advantages gives mum time to do the dishes!

    Disadvantages Disadvantages the songs can grate on you after 18 mnths

    I first saw the sparkling symphony gym at a friends house when al was just 4 weeks old. I lay him under the lights and music and he was there for nearly 40 minutes quiet as a mouse and perfectly content. In summary of the product it comprises an arch with 5 piano like chunky keys that light up, a bar which suspends 3 dangly things (supposedly a sun, moon and star but i'm dubious) and a magic button which makes lovely twinkly noises. Size wise its about 2 foot wide and stands about a foot tall. You need to assemble it yourself but its so simple even your husband could do it! Price wise it's ... more
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