On Sat morning, after we left Faith with my MIL, we went down to HF's place to borrow her LeapFrog Learn & Groove Activity Station for a few months. Its a pretty cool 5-station stationary activity center, rather like a walker sans the rollers, that babies could play with. And the babies can turn 360 degrees to play with all the 5 activities.
It was really great that HF loaned us the toy as firstly, we weren't too sure if Faith would take to it. Secondly, it eliminates clutter in the house/storeroom cos once Faith gets bored with the toy, we can return it. Thirdly, we definitely saved a lot of money by buying one less item. In fact, I'm starting to like the idea of rented toys very much, especially for big chunky items that once babies grow out of it, becomes a white elephant collecting dust in the house.We tried putting Faith in it that very night. While her neck muscle is fairly sturdy and she is mostly able to lift her head without flopping, her back muscle hasn't really developed as yet. Hence, when we put her in, she kinda flopped forward. Thankfully, HF and her hubby told us to put a towel in front of her, so that if she flops forward and/or starts gnawing at the material, there's something soft on hand.
For now, Faith seems to be enticed with the microphone device. I would say the toy is fairly interesting, at least for a baby. There's lots of sounds, lights and music to entertain and enthrall a kid. Let's hope she would continue to be entertained by it as she grows, giving us some 15-20 minutes of "spare" time to do some household chores while she plays in it *fingers crossed* :)
3 comments:
This thing is also called the exersaucer.
I rented it for 2 mths for Joshua the last time. Fed him in there instead of using the high chair cos the toys distracted him so that he won't grab the spoon / bowl.
After 2 mths, he got bored of it. Thank god for toy rental!
Yo...don't let faith sit in there for too long as her sitting position is not firm yet.
Worry it may not be good for her bone formation.
rgds,
astee
Ahhh... now I learnt something new. I had always thought that exersaucer was the name of a specific product. Didn't know it is a generic term for a type of toy.
Yeah, we've been given instructions not to put her in there for too long each time and not more than 3 sessions of 20 mins per day :)
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