Play gyms have toys and equipment for children to play with and develop their mental faculty. There are many different types of play gyms available these days. Some play gyms are decorated with ‘Winnie the Pooh’ or nature themes with colourful backgrounds and toys. Play gyms can also be decorated with butterflies, tigers, piglets and popular cartoon characters. Some play gyms come equipped with textured fabric. This textured fabric covers the play gym completely and can be in colourful flower prints.
Play gyms can also have many accessories like colourful balls. There are many activity toys that can be attached to the arches of a play gym. Certain types of play gyms might also have play sets consisting of a slide, a toy net, a ball pit and enough space for play. Yet another kind of play gym can have three dimensional toys. Play gyms can also have mirrors, teething rattles, a hidden rustle and soft hanging toys. Toys and accessories available with a play gym are usually washable. Sometimes, a quilt is also available with a play gym. The soft quilt allows children to play comfortably on the floor.
Some play gyms are even more entertaining as they play music and have bright dancing lights flashing around the play gym. Theme play gyms are also available, for example, a rainforest play gym is quite popular. This play gym can have toy animals like monkeys, parrots, butterflies, giraffes and elephants.
A 2-in-1 play gym has arches which convert the play mat into a complete play gym. This type of play gym can be equipped with a doll, toys or some balls. When the arches of the play gym are detached it converts into a colourful play mat. These play gyms or mats help in the critical stages of an infant’s development. The first stage being, from the time of the infant’s birth to its second month, where this play gym or mat relaxes the infant and confines it to a safe, enclosed place. The arches of the play gym or mat are useful for hanging some colourful toys like play rattles to stimulate the infant’s faculties of hearing and sight.
This play gym can be used to stimulate the sense of touch and better hearing and sight of an infant between the ages of 2 and 4 months. Between 4 and 6 months, this type of a play gym helps the baby gain a degree of control over its body. Between 6 and 10 months of age, play gyms further improve the baby’s sense of touch.
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