WonderKorner Home - WriterKorner - Past Questions - Recent Questions
WKFamily Links - TeacherKorner - ParentKorner - Authors & Artists
Bonnie's Homepage for Writers & Photographers
 
 
 
 
 
 
Gymini Super-Deluxe Lights & Music
Tiny Love - Soft Developmental Toys
 
Here's a winner of several awards, including Parenting Magazine Toy of the Year, and the coveted Oppenheim Snap Award--Special Needs Adaptable Product. The Gymini Super Deluxe Lights & Music is designed to stimulate the senses and encourage exploration. It features fifteen new toys, and is geared to meet the needs of three major developmental periods: 0-2 months, 3-4 months, and 4+months. Because it offers specific developmental benefits for those periods, it is attuned not only to the average milestones of very young infants, but to the exceptional babies who require more stimulation in certain areas.
 
An electronic lights & music Touch Pad plays two types of music--classical Mozart and familiar nursery tunes/lullabies. The battery-operated touchpad (3 AAA batteries) allows parents to choose the mode according to their baby's need. Mozart plays continuously for ten minutes--soothing to a fussy baby. The Nursery Tunes selection offers three shorter tunes. When the music begins, three fabric flowers light up and blink, and shut off when the music stops. To start the music again, press the Touch Pad, or switch to the Off position to end it.
 
The mat itself contains six different textures, including a crinkly elephant's ear that was a big hit in our baby test. Pull the giraffe tail, push a squeaker, or give a hanging monkey a pull. Springy legs pop back into place and invite baby to tug again. Pull a dangling purple elephant for a different surprise--a jittery vibration catches baby's attention as it slowly returns to its original position.
 
Easy to assemble, this product is made of a washable fabric base. Remove the overhead arches, from which colorful animal friends dangle, detach the large circular mirror at one corner, and unfasten the music box/Touch Pad. It's easy, thanks to Velcro fasteners. Toss the blanket base in a cold wash, then line dry. Do not tumble dry. After drying, the electronic unit can be inserted back into the special sleeve. Considering the many parts that make this such an attractive purchase, it takes little time to disassemble or put together again--a plus for busy parents.
 
True to Tiny Love tradition, the Super Deluxe Lights & Music gym delivers what it promises. It's packed in a handy see-through carrying case with snap closures--a plus if you plan to tuck it in a car trunk for an outing.
 
Buy this product
 
WonderKorner Home - WriterKorner - Past Questions - Recent Questions
WKFamily Links - TeacherKorner - ParentKorner - Authors & Artists
Bonnie's Homepage for Writers & Photographers