Skip Hop Funky Farmyard Activity Mat

I absolutely LOVE our Skip Hop Activity Mat and so does our 8 week old son. When shopping for baby playmats, I narrowed it down between the Boppy Entertain Me Play Gym and the Skip Hop and I am glad I chose this. What I love most about this product is it's beautiful, modern and simple design, compared to the overly busy playmats available on the market. Even the animals have a distinct, modern look that both grown-up and children alike can enjoy. This playmat looks great in our modern home and modern nursery.

Our 8 week old son first looked at the pig and cooed, then took a liking to the cow that has a mirror on it and he just stared and cooed with more delight. All the hanging animals have a fun developmental and interactive feature. The sheep plays a musical song when pressed, the cow has a mirror, the rabbit is attached to a rattle and the pig has a whimsical chime. Even the mat itself has developmental play pieces for baby to discover the cow squeaks, the duck has a crinkly wing and the rabbit has a velcro carrot that rattles. It also comes with a mini pillow for tummy time which we have used, but it is pretty small and looks like it will get outgrown quickly. It's perfect for now though. The mat is a nice sized square and feels like a well-made quilt.

It is a stylish playmat for design-conscious parents and a functional/interactive developmental toy for babies.

Great looking mat with less garish colors than other mats. My baby loved it for the first few months, when he was mostly playing with the dangling toys. The nice thing about this mat vs. the Tiny Love one I have is that the toy arch is a little higher, so the toys don't dangle too close to my baby's face.

Once my baby really started staying on his tummy, though, this mat unfortunately didn't really interest him anymore. A friend happened to have given me a Tiny Love mat -with lights and music -and my guy prefers that one now. The Tiny Love mat has more to interest babies who are on their tummies -multiple crinkly things, lights, nice mirror. Also, with all the drool that comes with a baby on his/her tummy, the fabric on the Tiny Love mat dries much more quickly than this one.

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This is the second of these activity type mats that we have had. For our first son we were gifted a Baby Einstein one with a musical star. The star was popular with him for a long time. However this time I wanted one that came with something to promote tummy time. Looking at the Boppy branded one, it just seemed a little plain. I loved the graphics on this mat the first time I saw it. I like the way the bars clip to the mat with those plastic snap in latches. I do wish there were a couple more toys (there are 5 to hang plus one carrot rattle attached to that mat) but right now my son is totally enraptured by this mat and that is the important thing!

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My son loves this thing! He can stare in the mirror and bat at the toys for hours! It's durable, easy to clean (no fading after the first few washes!), and it's pretty nice looking for a baby mat (plastic free!!!).

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I have 3 kids. This is the 4th activity gym I bought over the years. I have had the Tiny Love Deluxe, a Baby Einstein and a Fisher Price one. The Fisher Price one was great but they don't make it anymore. Well, got this one and love it! Don't waste your money on the Tiny Love ones. They are cheaply made and tacky. I loved the pad on this one and the colors and toys are lovely. The colors are not super bright and annoying. It's just right for little babies. My 3 month old daughter loves it. The toys that comes with it are easy to remove and carry around if needed. Super easy to put together. I always look into several models and reviews before purchasing anything and I think this is by far one of the best. I just wish it was cheaper since there is nothing super elaborated on it. You can also purchase extra cute toys from same collection to add to it.