Bright Starts Activi-Tree

I really like the fact that there are no sounds or flashing lights on this toy. The reward for completing a task is the joy of doing it not some funny noise or bright light. This toy really develops fine motor skills. There is a ton of stuff to do, a door to open, gears to turn, a little bee to pull which makes the circles spin, an apple to push, the spinning ball thing at the bottom, and a litlle slot at the side that you can push in and pull out. My 8 month old keeps discovering new things to do. This toy is great, especially for the price. And most importantly, the reward for the baby at the end of the day is that feeeling of... yeah I did it.

Its also great for parents when you need a break from all the noise that your baby's other other toys make. it will keep the baby entertained without giving you a headache.

I bought this for my 6 month old son, who's now 11 months old. He loves it and it has bought me extra time in the mornings after he wakes up! He will sit there and fiddle with all the little gadgets for about 20 minutes before he starts to get bored. It also makes putting him down for a nap a lot easier he's always got something to play with in his crib. The only issue that is has is that the back of it is hard and it bangs against the wooden crib, we just put a soft washcloth behind it and no noise or scratching!

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This toy should NOT be used in a crib. My 8 month old today got his finger stuck in the door handle! It hurt him and he screamed in pain. It was jammed in there so good it was actually hard for me to get it out. My son loves this toy and I like that it has no electronic parts and is purely fine motor skill entertainment, but the fact that the door is so poorly designed out weighs the rest for me. I will be sending a letter to the company and based on prior users comments my son is not the first baby that has had this happen to them. They should pull these off the shelves and do a product recall.

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I saw a couple other reviews mention that their little ones got their finger stuck in the door. But overall everyone seemed to like it so I gave my wife the go ahead...knowing that if there was a problem with it, I'm handy around the house and could fix it so it didn't hurt our daughter. Well, indeed, within a couple hours after it arrived and she started playing with it, she got her finger inserted through the hole in the door handle and couldn't get it out. The plastic isn't smooth there, either, so it kind of "bit" and grabbed tight. I immediately knew why the scathing comments from angry parents. Our daughter was fine, just a bit frustrated and worried. Mom was watching and intervened quickly. Otherwise, our daughter (10 months) loves the variety of things to do, and is quite engaged with it. I was surprised she found the little slide-out elephant near the bottom (it's pretty obscure), which quickly became one of her favorites.

I solved the hazard by hot gluing a 2" piece of wood into the handle hole in the door. This keeps her fingers from going all the way through the handle and getting stuck (see customer picture I uploaded). Now she loves it AND there's no hazard.

MANUFACTURER: Make note of my picture and make a simple design change. It would be very easy to fix!

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Fun activity toy! My daughter loves it! The only wish I had would be that it would latch on better to the crib. It just has little ties and so it falls down and rests against the mattress. I wish t had clasps or something instead of strings.