Alphonse Otousan's Diary: Fisher-Price Rainforest Melodies and Lights Deluxe Gym for baby

Like any other Singaporean Kiasu parents, my wife and I bought the Fisher's Rainforest play gym for our son since he was 1 month old. Not that he could play it yet, we just thought we should get it before we get too busy to shop.

You may find that there are many different brands and types of play gym for the babies.

For us, the decision was simple because both of us quickly fall in love with the Fisher Rainforest Melodies and Lights Deluxe Gym when we saw it online.

Here is how it looks like:

http://www.fisher-price.com

Kaye and I didn't quite like about some play mats/play gyms with colors SOOO bright that it may over stimulate Elric. This rainforest gym on the other hand is colorful but is not overdone.

Look at that friendly-looking giraffe! It seems to be helping you to watch over your little precious.

Kaye was in love with this eye-catching creature she found so cute. This over-sized giraffe seems to be watching over the baby while it is exploring the surrounding. I wonder if that was the intention of the designer, to give the baby the feeling that someone is watching and taking care of him.

Why is it called a gym?
Well the play gym includes hanging toys like a soft monkey, a parrot with a spinning paddle, a jingly toucan and Elric's favorite elephant! These colorful hanging objects motivates the baby to reach out and bat them with their the hands.
You will also find some crinkly leaves on the mat which motivates the baby to kick and exercise the legs to hear the noise made by the leaves.

The floor quilt has also colorful images of the animals and plants in the rainforest. The baby can flip and turn to observe the surroundings from top to beneath them. :)

You can also choose to turn on the music mode or play the 'sound of nature' (frogs croaking and birds chirping) for your baby to listen to.