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The BEST Baby Activity Centers stimulate interactive play, and help your little one develop important motor skills, such as cause and effect learning, hand-eye coordination, object exploration, and self-awareness. Offering age-appropriate toys such as, teether stalk toys, bead spinners, and other colorful action/reaction toys. The best Baby Activity Centers also help strengthen Baby’s legs, back, and neck, as well as providing a safe place to release excess energy. Both the Baby Exersaucer, and Baby Jumperoo provide all of these things. Offering your baby the chance to jump, rock, spin and explore.
There are several types of Baby Activity Centers. Some allow your little one to bounce and spin, while others allow rocking, and even walking. I’ve narrowed these different types down into 2 groups, the Baby Exersaucers, and the Baby Jumperoos. Below I’ve listed some common features for each, along with a link below each category that will take you to a top rated, best selling list. So, have a look around, and hopefully you’ll find exactly what you’re looking for.
Baby Exersaucer/Baby Activity Center features may include:
Bright Starts Bounce-A-Bout Activity Center @ Amazon
- Seats that rotates 360 degrees, allowing your little on to spin and explore the many colorful toys.
- Most exersaucers offer hidden springs attached to the base that give your baby the ability to jump for joy
- Bounce pad – some activity centers/exersaucers do not offer springs, but rather an innovative bounce pad
- Rounded base that allows for rocking
- Most exersaucers do allow bouncing, spinning, and rocking, however there are a few unique baby activity centers that allow your child to walk – (click the best selling list below for options)
- Most exersaucers offer a 3 Position height adjustment
- Washable seat pads
- Most exersaucers/activity centers offer removable snack trays for easy cleanup
- Several interactive toys: Bead spinners, teether toys, rattlers, etc.
- Lights and music – Not all exersaucers or activity centers offer lights and music, but some do
- Motion sensors – Some exersaucers or activity centers even offer motion sensor lights that activate with Baby’s movements.
- Break down easily for storage – Some even fold flat
- Most exersaucers or activity centers are rated from 4 months to 25 pounds or 30″ tall
- Some exersaucers also transform into toddler activity tables or push behind walkers for when your toddler is ready to walk.
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Baby Jumperoo features may include:
Fisher Price Laugh and Learn Jumperoo @ Amazon
- Jumperoos offer free standing frames, no doorway required, allows your little one to jump safely
- Swiveling seat that rotates 360 degrees
- The Jumperoo seat is suspended by 3 springs, with soft spring covers to keep Baby’s fingers safe from pinching
- Most Jumperoos offer a 3 position height adjustment that grows with your child
- Motion sensors – some Jumperoos offer motion sensors that reward your little one with lights and music when he/she jumps
- Most Jumperoo seat pads are usually removable and machine washable
- Several age-appropriate, action/reaction toys, such as baby-safe mirrors, poppers, spinners, teethers, and some with lights and music.
- Some Jumperoos also offer learning centers with animal sounds and flip cards
- Most Baby Jumperoos also offer hanging toys, either from a canopy of some sort or soft toy bars.
- Most Jumperoos are rated for 4 months to 25 pounds, or when your little one begins to walk
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Baby Toy Safety
Experts have determined that baby walkers are no longer safe to use, stating that they can easily tip over, roll down a set of stairs, trap a finger beneath a wheel, or provide enough height to reach unsafe counter-tops filled with dangerous objects. Personally, I believe that all of these things can, and will unfortunately happen regardless of whether or not your baby is in a walker. When a baby first begins to crawl and explore his/her surroundings, dangers are everywhere, from stairs to unlatched cupboards, and hot stove tops. Now I’m not telling you that baby walkers are okay, but if used responsibly and with constant supervision, I don’t believe they pose any more of a risk than simply crawling, or walking unassisted. However, I do agree with the experts when they say that baby walkers can actually delay crawling, or walking. Mainly because, if they can already do it with the aid of a walker, why would they push themselves to do it unassisted. Another thing that I agree with the experts about is, using a Baby Activity Center, Exersaucer, or Baby Jumperoo in place of a baby walker. They are much safer, provided you purchase one that has not been recalled for any reason. The Consumer Product Safety Commission continually updates a list of “Toy Hazard Recalls”, which I would suggest checking before you make any kind of toy purchase. In addition, BabyCenter.com also offers a Product Recall Finder, which gives you the ability to search by category, or product name.
Regardless of what kind of Baby Activity Center you choose to purchase, keep in mind that the BEST Baby Toys should entertain your Baby, and provide a safe environment for learning. Also, never leave your baby unattended in any type of baby toy, activity center, exersaucer, or jumperoo. Dangers are everywhere, that’s why GOD gave mothers eyes in the back of their heads!
Good Luck!
TaSha
Very helpful post. You are very thorough in your reviews, its very much appreciated.