Activity table?

rainstar752

I'm thinking it's finally time to put away the playmat (she doesn't actually play under it anymore but sometimes plays with the hanging toys) and instead get some kind of activity table, so she can start practicing standing up more.  I'm thinking either the Leap Frog one or the Fisher Price one?  Does anyone have one they would recommend?

JsMama11

I don't have an activity table but I do sit J up under the play mat arches and let him go to town pulling on the toys. Have you tried that? Could be a short turn fix.

MrsCodeMonkey

We have the Leap Frog one and DD likes it. It has a lot of cool buttons to press and even a Spanish mode. The music isn't bad. We try to get toys we don't mind hearing over and over...

SarahP15

We have the LeapFrog Learn N Groove Activity Table and although I have none to compare it to, I am very happy with it because DS loves it!  There are a lot of things to keep him occupied plus it's the perfect height now that he's standing.  The only downfall for us is that he always tries to pull himself up on everything, and this is not sturdy enough to withstand his weight, so he's fallen backward with the table coming on top of him a couple of times (when he was trying to pull up).  I doubt other tables would stay standing though.  Here's a link:

https://www.amazon.com/LeapFrog-Learn-Groove-Musical-Table/dp/B003NX72D4/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1327628397&sr=8-1

MommaG123

We have a fisher price musical table that we got at Goodwill for $4.  It's an older model with differen things on top than the new ones but I'm sure it's pretty much all the same.  C really likes it.

 I like that it has removable legs so she has been able to play with it while she's sitting on the ground.

It's also the perfect height with the legs on for her to play with when she is in her doorway jumper.

ETA:  I lied... it's a LeapFrog one.

Spartanmama722

We have the Fisher Price one. Ev LOVES it. He'll play with it for a half hour straight, which is saying something when normally he has about a 10 second attention span for toys. Only thing I dislike about it is you have to put it up against something or it slides. Not sure if other activity tables have this issue too but so long as it's against a wall or piece of furniture or something it's good.

amberpro

We have the FP one and C loves it!  Right now we leave it on "music" most of the time (mostly because I love to watch him dance), but it has modes for learning, Spanish, and just sounds. I have nothing to compare it to, though. 

Dani0701

B has this one from Baby Einstein.  We both love it!

Tellyb0228

X has the FP one and he loves it. The only thing I don't like about it is that it will sometimes tip over as he is pulling himself up. My mom runs an in home baby sitting service and she has one that is similar to the link below, which he loved as well. I liked it al ot too because it didn't tip.

 https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B002JM1OHK/ref=mp_s_a_48?qid=1327630162&sr=8-48

NovNYC2006

We have one from Bright Starts. It has balls that go into a hole in the center and drop into each of the legs. He loves it. It also has English or Spanish options.

SarahinRichmond

We have the Leap Frog Learn & Groove table and Nicholas LOVES it. It plays a ton of songs and talks in English and Spanish. He plays on it all the time. Plus it helps him practice standing. 

Exhibit A

 

gymnst1013

We have the leap frog one.  N plays with it occasionally but not as often as I thought.  I just put it on it's legs tonight and he seemed to like it a little better.  He's all about pulling himself up on things so I think when it was on the ground he just got bored with it because he couldn't be standing.

Ashley40705

Another fan of the leapfrog table here! Logan lovvves it!!