What an arm-saver
Written: Jan 22 '04 (Updated Jan 24 '04)
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Pros: Our son loves it; Saves your arm and back muscles.
Cons: Noisy while moving it; takes up space.
The Bottom Line: Buy it or ask for it in a baby shower. If you've got more space, go for a bigger one, but if you're cramped, get this one.
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| bhlang's Full Review: Evenflo Exersaucer Classic |
My wife and I received this as a gift when our son was about 4 months old. By the time I got home from work, she had put it together (I'm assuming it was easy to do). For the first little while, our son had trouble with some of the toys. They were just not designed for little hands. Over the months though, he's grown into everything. The toys he first had difficulty with he now plays with. It's obviously been designed with baby growth in mind. When we first put our son in it, he started on the second height setting. He's almost outgrown it now that he's 10 months old. He can stand flat-footed in it on the highest setting. Last week he discovered he can bounce up and down and make lots of noise.
The only thing I don't like is that when you go to move it to an out-of-the-way corner of the room, or if you move it period, it's noisy. I can't count the number of times I've bumped it while walking past it and woken up our sleeping son. Most of the time now he just goes back to sleep so it's not a big deal anymore.
It's been a real life-saver when our son has been fussy. He's good for 20-30 minutes at a time in it, which means 20-30 minutes of not carrying him around.
It's fairly easy to clean. The seat is fabric and can be removed. It's machine washable and dryable. The toy ledge is a little harder due to the odd shapes of some of the toys, but can be wiped quickly. Our son had fun looking at himself in the mirror - he didn't realize it was him at first. I think he learned some of his grabbing skills from this toy. The teether was well used once he learned how to grab it.
One of the toys is a little too easily removed but our son has never removed it himself when in the seat. He's removed it while standing and holding on to the seat from the outside. Two others can be removed by squeezing on opposite sides - too hard for a baby to do. This does allow for some rearrangement of the toy so that it's not always the same.
The base of the exersaucer is not flat, so it can tip in all directions but never tip over. It always returns to it's default position. It also has feet that can be extended to prevent it from tipping - mainly for the youngest children who can use this.
The different height settings allow for babies of different heights and you move it to higher settings as your child grows. The taller the child, the higher the setting you use. The height limit is 30 inches and Evenflo recommends that if your child can walk that you discontinue use of the exersaucer.
Recommended:
Yes
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bhlang
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Member: Brian Lang
Location: Edmonton, AB, Canada
Reviews written: 9
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