Bright Starts Petals and Friends Activity Gym

I purchased this product for my daughter whom hasn't been born yet, but my nephew has been using it. He loves it! The mat is nice and soft and there are plenty of toys for him to look at. The hanging bird has several songs that play when the baby pulls down on it and he adores the sounds. There is also a mirror which is nice, so they can look at themselves:-) Overall, this play may is every much as good as the more expensive ones on the market. I am a former infant/toddler teacher, so I know what I am talking about!

We bought this gym mat for our 2 month old girl and she loves it.Pros:1. Vibrant colors2. Lot of loops to hang animals.3. Bird sings nice music. My baby loves the music, she has a big broad smile when she is listing to it.4. Spacious mat for the baby to play.5. Price is right, compared to all the other gyms.Cons:I can only think of one, the parrot only sings for few seconds I wish it could sing at-least for 15mins :).-D

After reading all the reviews, I decided to purchase this play set for my 4 month old. She loved it. The attachments were in easy reach for her. She has a great time playing on it. It is easy to set up and easy to clean (just threw it in the washing machine). I gave it only 4 stars because the it is a little basic in its design. Only the middle toy makes noise. She does get bored with it faster than I had thought she would. Also, as she is getting older, if she grabs the corner and rolls the whole play set collapse on her and she is completely rolled up in it. She also loves to kick and will kick the post and it will also collapse that way. I don't feel comfortable leaving the room when she's playing on the mat. Otherwise, it is cute, durable, washable, and engaging enough for a 4-5 month old.

I bought this for my daughter when she was about 4 months old and she was entertained for up to an hour just lying there holding on to the little plastic heart that dangles from the pink plush bird. She used it daily and sometimes more than once a day from about 4 months to 6 months old and then still pretty regularly until about 7 1/2 months. When she got more stable sitting up she began to move on to other toys. The pink plush bird plays very cute music that never bothered me and it lasted through 4 months of regular use before the battery began to wane. I messaged the company through their website to let them know I was a little disappointed that there was no way to replace the battery and they emailed me the next day to tell me another bird is in the mail to us :) So I really have no complaints at all!She really enjoyed all the toys that came with the gym and especially what i would have thought would be the most boring- the little green plastic lion. but that was actually her favorite thing, she would lie there and gnaw on that thing and stare at the other toys forever! Even after she became a little more mobile and began batting and reaching that plastic lion stayed her favorite of all the toys on this gym. Now that she is almost 10 months she doesn't play with this anymore and we are about to put it in the attic until the new baby (oh surprise, surprise) arrives in July, but since the company is sending us a new pink bird we will have fresh batteries when we need to begin using it!Overall- one of my favorite purchases for our baby girl and I would absolutely buy it again and can recommend it wholeheartedly!

I love the toy bird what can make music for my child , So I bought this GYM.But the bird doesn't work! Nobody can tell me the reason!So, it is a boring toy for my child!

This is adorable, my daughter loves it, and it's the best priced gym I could find. But seriously, the bird! It stopped working after about 3 weeks. I called Bright Starts, got a replacement a week later, and yet again, 3 weeks of use and the new bird is now kaput.If they would fix this problem, it would be a 5 star product. It's my daughter's favorite part of the toy and it's not nearly as cute or fun without it.

The colors are wonderful, brighter than I was expecting, but not too bright. The fabric on the mat is very smooth and nice feeling. The toys seem great and as others have mentioned, the bird plays several catchy tunes.I do have a few problems with this gym though. First: it comes with 6 links to attach the toys to the gym. Looking at the photo you would think that would be enough, it's not. The product photo actually shows 7 links being used (2 each for each teether, 1 for each rattle type toy, and 1 for the bird in the center). I thought the link for the bird came with the toy, but you actually need to use one of the 6 included. Basically what this means is that it is impossible to hang the toys as shown in the picture unless you get additional links, you need 1 more to make it work.Second: The instructions say not to cross the toy bars for set-up. I tried it both ways and the crossed bars are by far the most stable. When I set it up so they are parallel, as per the instructions, it seems very flimsy. I am afraid my daughter will give a yank on one of the toys and pull it down on top of her (it falls to either side, doesn't stand up well). I'm going to fool around with it some more and see if I can get the parallel bars to work.Third: As others have mentioned, the batteries in the bird cannot be replaced, meaning when it stops playing you have to throw it away and find another toy to replace it. This seems like a waste, especially since the bird toy isn't one you can just go and buy a replacement for.Overall I like the gym for my daughter but it does have several issues.