Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #124 in Baby Product
• Brand: Bright Starts
• Model: 6797
• Released on: 2008-01-01
• Dimensions: 24.00" h x 28.00" w x 34.00" l, 22.50 pounds

Features

• It is an award winning activity station
• The adjustable seat rotates 360 degrees around the perimeter of the table
• It has a removable seat
• It includes an electronic piano with three modes of play, a water-filled pat mat featuring ocean sounds, an action or reaction station, teethers, rattles and more
• The seat locks in front of the snack tray or "lights and sounds" piano

Amazon.com Review
The Bright Starts Tropical Fun Around We Go Activity Station gives your baby an exciting taste of exploration, allowing him to exercise his legs in a secure and safe environment while he plays with a variety of fun, developmentally challenging activities. If your baby is at least 4 months old, can sit unassisted, is under 25 pounds and less than 30 inches tall, he is ready for this toy.

What We Think Fun Factor: Durability: (what this means) The Good: Activity center lets baby "walk" to the activity of his choice, providing a variety of creative, challenging toys The Bad: SIt too cumbersome for small living spaces In a Nutshell: Innovative infant activity center gives babies the opportunity to explore and play through toddler hood At a Glance Ages: 4 months and up Requires: Phillips screwdriver for assembly, 3 C batteries

The piano keyboard plays catchy, upbeat music. View larger.

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Develop Baby's Walking Muscles
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.

This toy requires adult assembly. You'll need a Phillips screwdriver, as well as three C batteries for the toy piano.

What's in the Box
Activity station, seat carrier, assembly hardware, and instruction guide.

The Around We Go supports babies as young as 4 months old and can sit unassisted. View larger.

Babies will find the activities fun and developmentally challenging. View larger.

From the Manufacturer
Bright Starts Tropical Fun Around We Go Activity Station is the only product of its kind designed to grow with baby through the toddler years. It has over 20 toys and activities. The adjustable seat rotates 360 degrees around the perimeter of the table. It has a seat which is easily removable so that the toddlers can enjoy as a play table. The seat locks in front of the snack tray or "lights and sounds" piano.

Customer Reviews

Excellent for a small child, but easy to be dragged by my 6 1/2 month old.
I bought this for my son when he was 5 months old. It was relatively easy to put together, and he loves the toys and loves running around the base. At first, his feet barely touched the floor while sitting in it, and he could barely get around the base. Now that he's 6 1/2 months old, he's running around the base. He's not a big kid ... average for his height and below average for weight. He weighs 14 lbs. He's skinny and wiry. Now when I put him in the seat he's dragging the whole unit across my floor. I thought it would be heavy enough to stay put. Even when I put the lock on the seat, he's able to drag it around the room. The rubber bumpers don't help. He pulls it across my tiled kitchen floor as well as my living room rug. If I want to continue using this, I'll need to figure out a way to weigh it down. The column is hollow, so I may try taking it apart and putting something heavy inside. Other than that, I like the idea of this product and the toys are great.

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!