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5 in 1 adjustable gym
5-in-1 Adjustable Gym
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List Price: $34.99
Our Price: $34.99
Availability: Usually ships in 1 to 2 months
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Amazon Maximum Age: 3
Manufacturer Maximum Age: 3
Batteries Included: 0
Binding: Baby Product
Brand: MGA
EAN: 0050743697623
Feature: 5 different play centers
Is Fragile: 0
Label: MGA Entertainment
Legal Disclaimer: no_warning_applicable
Manufacturer: MGA Entertainment
Model: 1621
Publisher: MGA Entertainment
Release Date: 2007-07-01
Studio: MGA Entertainment
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Features
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5 different play centers
Traditional play gym, Seated Activity Center, Stand-Up Center, Play Table & Easel.
Includes 12 point adjustability and a locking feature
Features 3 parent selected modes: motion activated, songs, or piano.
Includes a sleep mode to save on battery life
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Editorial Reviews:
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This engaging 5-in-1 Adjustable Gym "grows" with your child, from infant to toddler. It features three parent-activated modes: "songs," "piano" and "motion-activated." Stage 1: Traditional play gym features three colorful toys for infants to bat at, plus a motion-activated kick pad. Stage 2: Seated activity center offers electronic lights, sounds, buttons and activities. Stage 3: Stand-up activity center has all the features of the seated activity center and includes a built-in support bar for little ones who are just learning to stand. Stage 4: Play table is ideal for art projects and playing games. Stage 5: Play table easily converts into a sturdy easel for young artists. Requires 3 "AA" batteries (included). Measures 21.25" x 21.25" x 15.5". Some assembly required. Colors may vary.
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Put Scotch Tape Over The Speaker!!!...
Comment: This is a great toy for growing children. I didn't get it till my son was 8mos old, so I'm not sure how great it is for younger babies, but so far my son loves it (we've had it about a month now). HOWEVER...this toy is VERY loud, and there is no volume control. I just put small pieces of Scotch Tape over the little speaker on the front. Worked like a charm! I put a couple layers to quiet it down a lot, you can use more or less depending on your tolerance. I can't wait till my son can use this as a little table to draw on. Overall, I'm VERY happy with this purchase!
Customer Rating:
Summary: keeping the baby busy
Comment: this was a good purchase, however the child can only use it for a small amount of time... even though it changes for them to sit up and play with it, by the time that comes they up and all over the house and could care less about it!!! my daughter loved it for about 2 months while she was in her rolling over stage before she started crawling, now it's at their daycare and certainly still being used:)
Customer Rating:
Summary: Durable, both in functionality and entertainment value
Comment: We have now owned this toy for 2 years. It has been durable enough to endure overseas shipping in its original packaging and 2 years worth of hard play from several children ranging from 6 months to 4 years in age. It needs a good cleaning, but it still looks like new and all parts work. This in spite of having cereal stored in the 'cups' and water poured on it several times. I have assembled, disassembled, and reassembled it several times to accomodate different uses and to save space when we lived in a small apartment.
To begin with, I found this toy to be least useful as a gym for our 6 month old daughter. She was not too interested in staying underneath the gym, and only used the kickplate function to kick herself out from under it. (I set the kickplate against the wall so that the gym would not be kicked away from her.) I must qualify this experience by saying that my daughter never liked lying down to play. She sat on her own from 4 months old, so it was difficult to convince her otherwise. I expected the toy to be entirely too loud as other reviewers have been so helpful to mention. It was indeed loud, but I used the tape-over-the-speaker solution (cutting it carefully into a circle to fit the speaker to prevent any easily picked off edges from poking out). My daughter and other children never even noticed it (scotch tape) until a few months ago at which point I removed it. It did cut the sound output significantly.
We soon progressed to allowing her to sit on the bench, well supervised and surrounded by pillows, for short periods. She was quite satisfied to play with the spinning features and playing music from that position. She is now nearly three years old and still enjoys sitting and playing the music, but she has now discovered the 'piano' tones and likes to sit for a bit and compose 4-note songs. A bit dull compared to other keyboard toys, but we don't have any others in our house, so she is content. Every child who comes to visit has been drawn to the toy; perhaps it is very unique in Europe. Children of all ages have found something with it to interest them.
I have used the easel/table feature mostly for serving snacks to my daughter and her friend. None of the children who have played with it have expressed much interest in using the table feature for arts or crafts. They all use it for a minute or two only to progress to the floor. I can only guess that they find it to be too little space on the table. But it seems to be functionally well designed otherwise. The clip holds the paper well and there is place for crayons or a cup of paint, etc.
The toy has withstood a fair share of abuse as well. It has been used to creatively access unreachable objects, by enduring 2 year olds standing on and sitting on the table part (No, I do not allow that when I see it). And it has seen creative use as well. Serving as a 'house' for the same 2 year olds who draped it with a blanket and lay down with their heads underneath.
As a last point, it may be useful to some considering the purchase of this, that our daughter has been and continues to be extremely tall for her age. She is in the 105th percentile in height(the same height as most 4 year olds), but still fits well on the bench with legs underneath the table. She usually likes to stretch her legs out straight as the bench is so low to the ground, so I could see that if a tall child prefers to sit with her feet in close to her/his body, knees could hit the table. But I have not noticed this to be an issue even when she is sitting properly.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Hard to assemble - but my son loves it!
Comment: My son played with this at a friend's house - and loved it! I bought one - and had a difficult time assembling it. I returned it for a replacement, thinking it might have been an isolated defect. But I had the same problem with the replacement one. With the help of several family members taking turns with an electric screw driver, we were finally able to assemble the pieces securely. My son loves the table! He's two yrs. and it's one of the best "table-seats" I've seen for him - but it sure was tough putting it together.
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Summary: Grows with child
Comment: I love this toy. My 2 1/2 year old got it for Christmas when he was 6 months old. I looked for toys that could grow with him since I don't like spending a lot on toys that children grow out of fast. He sat up to it and played and then loved standing up to it, before he could walk. Now he loves to sit at it with dry erase markers and color. I now have an 8 month old and she enjoys it also. It is worth every penny since you get so much use out of it!! It is obviously very durable since it has stood up to two years of use.
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