Sit and Spin for Infants - New Toy for Infants from an Old Concept

Lamaze Spin and Explore Garden Gym is a relatively new toy, unique in concept. The toy has two main parts, and some secondary parts with no assembly required. The first part is a plastic base that spins. The base is round and topped by a spinning part that is oval in shape and covered with a ladybug designed cloth cover that is removable and washable.

The second piece of this toy is a colorful play pad. The pad itself is shaped like a flower with a round middle section and five petals. Each of the five petals is a primary color and has an attached or embedded toy within the design. One petal includes two loose leaves with paper on the inside that makes noise when touched. Another petal has the figure of a bee with a rattle inside, attached to a spring-like cord. Another petal has a mirror which is attached by Velcro. A fourth petal is similar in design to the ladybug on the cover of the base but also includes the figure of a bird and squeaks when squeezed. The fourth petal has two three- dimensional butterfly wings that, like the leaves, have paper inside so they "scrunch" when touched. The pad also has round tabs on the ends of each of the five designs so that other toys can be attached, I used "Link-a-Doos," to extend the play area.

The base is centered onto the center of the flower, with the petals extending out from the base. Instead of sitting and spinning, like the Sit and Spin of old, babies are placed on the curved spin base stomach side down with head hanging down, legs and arms extended. As your infant moves it causes the base to spin and gives the baby access to each of the activity petals

Lamaze Spin and Explore Garden Gym is a product manufactured by Learning Curve Toys. When trying this toy at home these are my observations:

My 3 month old daughter loved the bright colors on the pad and the activities available to her kept her entertained as she got a little older, but by 5 months she was already bored with it.