Rec your activity mat thing

[Brie]

I'm about to do my Amazon registry completion and we don't have an activity mat. I'd like to get one because we have hardwood floors downstairs and I want something semi-cushiony for tummy time, etc.

The adorable one I registered for is Skip Hop and is $75, which I can't really bring myself to pay for.

Anyone have a more MM suggestion? Preferably under $50?

[egishere]

My kids love these

www.amazon.com/Sassy-Rock-Star-Developmental-Gym/dp/B004AHMCN2
www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Discover-Grow-Kick-Piano/dp/B004V8VQC8

[Deleted]

We have this one, but I swear it was cheaper than that when we registered for it. I don't think I would have registered for one that much. But it may be that it is just the going rate? Anyway, it's fine. He likes it a lot but it is not super cushioned so for tummy time we still put a blanket down under it (we have hardwood floors as well.)

www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Rainforest-Melodies-Lights-Deluxe/dp/B000FFL58Q/ref=sr_1_3?ie=UTF8&qid=1344955761&sr=8-3&keywords=fisher+price+rainforest

[Brie]

Yeah, the prices fluctuate like crazy for these things on Amazon. I'm pretty sure the one I registered for was not $75 when I put it on the registry...but apparently it is now. Boo.

[Ashley&Scott]

We have a FP kick & play piano, DS likes it. (It was a gift but I'm pretty sure it's in the $50 range.)

[froggy76]

We have the rainforest one. I think it's under $50... I bought it used at a consignment shop.

[whitemerlot]

We have the Fisher Price Rainforest one that Mrs.Becky posted. My kids have both loved it. I got it as s gift from my registry.

[Deleted]

Another vote for the FP Rainforest mat!

[karinothing]

We have this one www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=537279

DS loved it. It moves which is a nice feature. Plus, it has to do with space and I can rarely find baby outerspace stuff!

[MamaMaui24]

Aug 14, 2012 10:14:05 GMT -5 karinothing said:

We have this one www.onestepahead.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=537279

DS loved it. It moves which is a nice feature. Plus, it has to do with space and I can rarely find baby outerspace stuff!

we also have this one and DS loved the motion/sound. but once I washed the mat, I could never get the motorized part just right and it would catch and not rotate smoothly anymore. (user error!)

[jinnifah]

Aug 14, 2012 9:54:44 GMT -5 Ashley&Scott said:

We have a FP kick & play piano, DS likes it. (It was a gift but I'm pretty sure it's in the $50 range.)

We have this one too and ds has a fun time on it. The music isn't mind-numbing for the parents either

[Deleted]

Definitely something you can buy used of CL or at a consignment shop/sale.

We have this one and it's fine. He liked to look at the toys on the arches and it was easy to wash.
www.amazon.com/Tiny-Love-Deluxe-Lights-Activity/dp/B000067K0L/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344958000&sr=8-1&keywords=jungle+baby+mat

[sewpinkgal]

We have a skip hop Forest Friends mat and he loved it as a small infant. I also appreciated that it wasn't as obnoxious as a lot of the other mats out there since it lived in our front room - for that reason alone the extra $ was worth it. He fell in love with the jingley owls so much that we also used them as stroller and carseat toys.

[fortmyersbride]

We have this skip hop one:

www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B00284AHQ8/ref=mp_s_a_1?pi=75x75&qid=1344958153&sr=8-1

If that's the one you're looking at, let me know. My kids are too old for it now, so I have it set aside for donation/give away anyway.

[lizard]

We have the bright starts play mat, which I love and my baby loves! It has a tiger that makes sounds and lights up and it's awesome to bring out of the house to entertain the baby as well. We had the rain forest one before this one and I like this one so much more.

It's this one, although it's cheaper at toys r us, especially if you have a coupon.
www.amazon.com/Bright-Starts-Senses-Activity-Stripes/dp/B0051POJQA/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344958319&sr=8-2&keywords=bright+starts+mat

I also have this mat to lay down which has been great for both of my kids and keeping them off of the floor. It's nice to use for tummy time and with the boppy and later on to sit up and play with toys.
www.amazon.com/Tiny-Love-834-003-Super-Mat/dp/B0034G61DC/ref=sr_1_2?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1344958412&sr=1-2&keywords=play+mat

[pugz]

we love this one, it seems smaller than some. www.amazon.com/Fisher-Price-Discover-Grow-Kick-Piano/dp/B004V8VQC8

I got it at BBB though as it was cheapest there and I had coupon I was able to combine with our completion discount.

[Deleted]

We had both the kick & play piano & the rainforest fisher priced one. Ds did not like the piano, but he still loves the fisher price rainforest mat at 9 months. He will crawl over to the mat & suck on the tail of the zebras still. So cute.

[lintscreen]

DS loved this one:

www.amazon.com/Infantino-Twist-Fold-Activity-Vintage/dp/B002DWALTI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344960523&sr=8-1&keywords=infantino+activity+mat

I liked it because it was open enough so when he started rolling around, he wouldn't get stuck. We also had the kick & play piano and hated it.

[thatgirl2478]

DD loved this one:

www.amazon.com/Tiny-Love-Deluxe-Lights-Activity/dp/B000067K0L/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1344960886&sr=8-2&keywords=tiny+love

she still plays with the hanging toys today (she's 18mo)

[catbus]

We went with the Lamaze Space Symphony Motion Gym; it gets great reviews everywhere. It's still brightly colored, but I find it less obnoxious than other baby gyms/mats.

www.amazon.com/Lamaze-Symphony-Motion-Gym-Space/dp/B0029F1O72/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344961204&sr=8-1&keywords=space+symphony+motion+gym
I bought it a couple weeks ago when it was $46ish, but the price it is now is about where it's been since I added it to my registry.

Edit: And I see now that KariNothing and MamaMaui posted the same one.

[lmb5109]

Aug 14, 2012 11:09:59 GMT -5 lintscreen said:

DS loved this one:

www.amazon.com/Infantino-Twist-Fold-Activity-Vintage/dp/B002DWALTI/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1344960523&sr=8-1&keywords=infantino+activity+mat

I liked it because it was open enough so when he started rolling around, he wouldn't get stuck. We also had the kick & play piano and hated it.

This is the one we registered for