Tropical Around We Go Activity Station
The Tropical Around We Go Activity station provides bendable stalk toys to encourage tactile exploration, spinning and moving characters to help babies learn cause and effect. The Around We Go Activity Station is a unique take on the stationary activity centers that are so popular for infants today. While some activity centers have a seat in the center for the baby that’s encircled by an activity tray, the Around We Go station is configured to let baby “walk” around the toys instead.
The activities are positioned on a sturdy, plastic table. The baby seat, which is supported by two wheeled legs, attaches to it. Baby sits in the bucket-shaped seat with his feet firmly planted on the ground. He can learn to push off the ground, propelling himself around the table to get to the activity of his choice.
Unique Toys for Creative, Challenging Play
The Around We Go station is also fresh and unique in the activities it offers. It includes many of the favorite “stand-bys” of other activity centers — bendable stalk toys that encourage tactile exploration, spinning and moving characters that help babies learn about cause and effect. Babies will find these toys entertaining and educational. But we were especially delighted by the magnetic drawing board that includes cute character shapes that let babies make their own, erasable drawings. And the piano keyboard, which has three play modes, features fun, upbeat music that’s actually catchy to listen to. It also plays piano tones and cartoonish, animal voices.
Perks for Baby and Parents
We love the ingenuity of the Around We Go station’s set up. Rather than keeping your baby stationary like other activity centers, it helps him satisfy his urge to move; he actually can make himself go from one point to another by using his feet. This gives baby vital, leg-strengthening exercises in a much safer and secure environment than baby walkers. There are perks for parents, too: you can lock the baby seat in place in front of the included snack tray to let him snack safely, and the seat fabric is easily removable and conveniently machine washable.
One drawback: this toy is a bit cumbersome, which may present a problem if your living space is limited. However, the seat easily detaches from the table for more compact storage. In fact, when your baby is able to walk on his own, he doesn’t have to abandon this toy: simply remove the seat, and he can play at the table independently.
Tropical Around We Go Activity Station Reviews
Best Purchase Ever!!!
I bought this for my very active daughter when she was 6 months old. For the first time, she finally entertained herself longer than 5 minutes. When I first put her in it, she was so delighted to be able to “walk” she just walked in circles for 10 minutes straight. Then she discovered the toys and played even longer. The second time we put her in it, my husband and I were eating dinner at the same time together–for the first time in months–and he looked at me and said “I would pay $5,000 for that thing.” Now, at 12 months, she still loves this toy, without the seat, as an activity center. I have had no problems with it tipping over–I can’t say anything negative about this product. I would recommend it to anyone as a life saver.
EXCELLENT ENTERTAINMENT
I highly recommend this product! It provides lots of entertainment for a baby even
as young as 5 months, which is when I first rcv’d this as a gift. It has been the
best gift ever. My baby loves to “walk” around and around in the seat and now at 7 1/2
months he has started running around in circles. He loves all the toys and chews on
them as well, which are great for teething. The toys are also interchangeable
and if he/she should get bored, you can purchase new ones and keep it new.
The piano on this toy is also fabulous. This is a great purchase whether it’s for your
own baby or as a gift. Thumbs up on this one!
He loved it at 6 months, and still does a year later!
I can’t remember the last time I reviewed a product. But I was just sitting here watching my son go nuts over this thing — again — and I thought I really needed to share my two cents.
I wasn’t sold on the exersaucer/walker thing; walkers can be really dangerous (using near stairs, etc.) and exersaucers just seemed like a waste of money. $80 or so for a few months? Not worth it.
My mom got this for my son when he was six months old. It took him one or two tries to get it, but then he was off and running, literally! He would zoom around the thing like crazy. Believe it or not, he still loves to get in the seat a year later at 18 months, although now he understands how to use the more advanced toys on it like the drawing screen. (I think the toys have changed a bit since we bought ours last year.)
I love the fact that he can move around kind of like a walker, but I know he’s safe because he’ll just stay around the table. This thing gets rave reviews from every parent (and child) who comes over.
This was money sooo well spent. My only complaint: I think the music is a little weird, and could probably be a little better done. Perhaps that’s the case on the new version.
