The best playgym

[jonesso]

Just wanted to make a recommendation to new and expectant mums looking at buying a playmat/gym for their bubs:

My bub (5 months) got a BRUIN playmat and gym from Toys r Us for chrissie and loves it - it was $30, the mat is 1m x 1m, the gym part has 2 different levels of toys and is not attached to the mat at all so can be moved easily. THe mat has crinkly elephant ears, squeaking bits, a mirror, different textures, etc and is great by itself, and the playgym part has heaps of different toys/activities on it. What a bargain!

I have a Tinylove Gymini Super Deluxe ($90) that he has almost outgrown which was great when he was v. young but now is too big for - the toys hang too low, and it's a hassle to keep taking the gym part off and on. Had I known about this Bruin one, I would only have had it for bub.

What gyms do you have and why are they good/bad?

[Percy]

I bought a LAMAZE activity gym for $100 and have got no use out of it. The toys and bar also hang too low, and now that jake is rolling over, it isnt wide enough so he gets stuck on the bar.

Maybe they are good for really little bubs, but he was never interested from the start.

I bought a playgro activity mat which he has got much morw use out of as he can roll around and i only paid $45 for it at target.