Review: Fisher Price Space Saver Jumperoo

Babies love bouncing. Or at least, in my experience they do.

Seb got subjected to a door bouncer at three months (and there was only one door it would fit on in the house, which annoyingly was really difficult to see from anywhere comfortable. And since I wanted to check he wasn’t bouncing into the doorframes or getting his legs in a twist, we soon shelved that contraption in favour of the Fisher Price Jumperoo.

Which he absolutely loved. And which D absolutely loved. And in turn, a succession of their younger friends absolutely loved. In fact, it is still going strong now!

But not for Little B. Because the one thing that really got in the way of being absolutely perfect is, well, just that really – it got in the way.

I imagine that if you don’t live in a 1900’s Victorian terrace, or a small house with lots of kids in it, then the original Jumperoo is fine. But since lots of people DO live like us, with every inch of spare floor space guarded lovingly and slippers worn constantly for the fear of stubbed toes, then there is definitely room for improvement. No pun intended.

And hooray, that improvement is here, or at least that’s what was suggested to us. So we picked up our new space saver Fisher Price Jumperoo, and we put it to the test.

Fisher Price say that it’s easy to fold flat for portability and space saving storage. Which sounds great to me! It’s also free-standing once it’s unfolded, so no need to find a doorframe or the like to fit it into. With three levels of height adjustment, it can grow with babies and although it doesn’t have as many features as the original Jumperoo, it still packs in a toy bar with swivelling animals, a light up piano, and a clacker ring bar as well as a couple of floppy things for chewing on. Oh, and there is a clicking turtle.

All of which surround the main feature, which is of course that it is very, very bouncy.

When I first put Little B in it, she was amazed by all the spinning things, the piano and the floppy frog which she immediately subjected to a thorough chewing test. She quickly figured out that if she moved, it made music start to happen, and so she started moving more, and a bit more…and then she was bouncing.

And bouncing.

And then REALLY bouncing. With a massive grin on her face.

Although in general she doesn’t like being restricted by things – the highchair, car seat and pushchair are all subjected to ‘the plank’ where she stretches out rigidly and refuses to bend to get in them – she is always very happy to be put in the Jumperoo.

Sometimes she is happy bouncing for quite some time, and other times she just wants to be in it for a few minutes before she starts waving her arms in the air to ask to be lifted out. But the great thing about the Space Saver Jumperoo is that whenever she isn’t using it, it’s really quick and simple to fold and stow away, and when she does want to use it it’s very quick to unfold and get going again. The fact that it doesn’t have as many bits and bobs for her to play with as the original Jumperoo isn’t a problem because really, the main thing that she likes to do in it is the bouncing!

And the other great thing about it, which I did initially wonder about given that it is supported by two plastic struts and then the bouncing pole at the back, is that it is in fact incredibly robust and can take a fair amount of boisterous battering. Which has been demonstrated by the fact that D (aged 3.5) figured out how to climb in it and then set about bouncing around in it herself.

As baby gear goes, this is a definite winner for us, and one of our most used bits of equipment. With an RRP of around £80 it’s not as cheap as some of the other bouncers out there, but the quality, enjoyment and easy storage more than warrant the price in my opinion.

You can find out more about the Fisher Price Jumperoo (and all their other products too!) on the Fisher Price website, or by following them on Facebook and Twitter.

 

 

 

Disclosure: We were sent the Fisher Price Space Saver Jumperoo for the purposes of this review, however the review was not required to be positive and all words and opinions are my own.