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Gymini® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ - Kick & Play™ Activity Gym

The ultimate environment for baby-activated development, discovery & delight. A self-contained activity gym designed to further baby's physical, sensory and emotional development.

The Senses

The Gymini^® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym offers a truly multi-sensory play experience, with the variety of sounds and images on the blanket and hanging toys, along with varied sensory stimulation provided by the different fabrics, textures and shapes.
Baby gazes at the toys, strokes and explores them with her hands and mouth, developing coordination between the senses.

Gross Motor Skills

When in the prone position, the Gymini^® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym encourages baby to lift her neck and shoulders while gazing at her reflection in the extra-large mirror or the illustrations on the border, strengthening her neck and shoulder girdle.
When baby extends her hand and bats the toys, or kicks the Kick & Play™ response pad with her feet, she strengthens her arm and leg muscles.
From the sixth month, baby is drawn to the Kick & Play™ response pad which she strikes to elicit flashing lights or music. This helps baby's ability to support her weight with one hand.

Fine Motor Skills

The hanging toys invite baby to reach out and strike or grasp, first by chance and later quite intentionally as control over her arm and hand improves. This helps develop hand-eye coordination.
The interesting and diverse structure of the toys help baby practice different grasping methods, as well as opening and closing her hand, pulling, and later, coordination between the two hands.

Cognition

The Gymini^® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym offers a multitude of opportunities to experience cause and effect, such as batting at the hanging toys to make them swing, or kicking or striking the Kick & Play™ response pad and causing the lights to flash or the music to play.

Object Permanence

From the fifth month, baby becomes intrigued with the concept of object permanence. She lifts the kite to reveal the bee or the sun on the border to reveal a bird, enjoying a fun peek-a-boo-type game.

Baby's ability to calm herself during the first months of life, depends on external factors. The Gymini^® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym's special structure, with the crossed arches, reminds baby of the closed, protective, round environment of the womb, which has a calming effect.
The relaxing classical music selections offered by the Kick & Play™ response pad fill this warm space with calming, auditory delights.
The mirror helps baby conceive of body image, the foundation of self-image.

Language & Communication

The classical music selections contribute to baby's language development. Both are made up of a sequence of sounds that together compose "musical sentences."
Both verbal and musical sentences are received by the brain as a sequence of sounds, and baby learns to process and organize these sequences into a meaningful form.
The Gymini^® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym offers high-quality classical music pieces, that when listened to repeatedly stimulate the part of the brain responsible for speech.
When baby looks in the mirror, she laughs as she sees the baby in the reflection laugh back. She "talks" to her reflection, initiating an enjoyable "dialogue." This helps develop her language and communication skills.

The "arches effect" helps relax baby, providing the security of a relatively enclosed space.
This, together with the classical music, make the Gymini® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym a special, relaxing space for baby, that provides a feeling of confidence, while stimulating the senses with the music, ringing chime and larger colorful toys hanging over her head.

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You can try to place your baby on the Gymini^® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ activity gym, and play the Mozart selection. Hang the toys between 8 to 10 inches from her eyes, the optimal distance for vision at this age.
Some babies feel comfortable with the Gymini^® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ activity gym right from the very start, while others prefer a small, more enclosed place, such as a cradle. It’s possible that your baby will not show signs of interest in the gym until the third month.
Move the duck chime so that it rings, which is a very pleasant sound for newborn babies.
The Gymini^® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ activity gym can be used as a diaper changing surface when needed. Just open the arches and let them fall down for a large and pleasant changing surface.

The Gymini® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym offers multi-sensory stimulation.
It stimulates sight with colorful toys, clear illustrations and blinking lights.
It stimulates hearing with classical music, and a variety of other sounds.
It stimulates touch with a wide range of textures and materials.
The Gymini® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym helps to strengthen baby's gross motor muscles.
When baby is lying on her tummy, the large mirror and illustrations on the borders and blanket encourage her to lift her head and neck.
The Kick & Play™ response pad encourages baby to kick and strengthen her legs.
When lying on her back, the hanging toys invite baby to reach out to touch, bat and move them, as well as practice her grasping capabilities. This helps develop fine motor skills and perfect hand-eye coordination.
The Gymini® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym offers a multitude of opportunities to experience cause & effect, such as batting the hanging toy and making it swing, or striking the respond pad and causing the lights to flash or the music to play.
It contributes to EQ in two ways: quality classical music and borders that help baby to relax, and
the mirror that allows her to explore her reflection and learn about facial features - the foundation of developing body image.
As baby looks in the mirror she is encouraged to make sounds.
Listening to classical music contributes to baby’s development of language and communication skills.

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Periodically place your baby on her back under the arches and hang the toys within reach of both her hands so that she can bat at them.
To encourage your baby to practice raising her head and neck, periodically place her on her tummy on the blanket so that she can gaze at the pictures on the blanket and border.
Periodically place your baby on her tummy so that she can see the Kick & Play™ response pad. Let her see the connection to what you are doing and the result (flashing lights or sounds).
Place your baby on her back and show her how she can make the hanging toys move above her with her feet.
Place your baby on her back or on her tummy in front of the mirror, so that she can gaze at her reflection.

The Gymini® TOTAL PLAYGROUND™ -- Kick & Play™ activity gym contributes to the development of all seven developmental elements:

Baby can now enjoy all the musical features, and can gaze at the visual stimulation, near and far, large and small.
Baby develops her sense of touch as she explores the toys with her hands and mouth, or plays with the stimulating items on the blanket.
She strengthens the muscles in her legs and hands as she kicks or strikes the Kick & Play™ -- response pad to elicit audiovisual feedback.
Baby practices shifting her weight from side-to-side, as she strikes something with one hand while leaning on the other.
Baby grasps the hanging toys to play with, pulling on them and putting them in her mouth to explore, developing fine motor skills and hand-eye coordination.
The Gymini® TOTAL PLAYGROUND -- Kick & Play™ activity gym offers a variety of activities that help teach baby about cause & effect, with activities that elicit sound, audio feedback or revealing visual stimulation.
The Gymini® TOTAL PLAYGROUND -- Kick & Play™ also contributes to baby's language and communication development with high-quality classical music, and with the large mirror that encourages her to babble at her reflection.
Gazing at her reflection in the mirror contributes to baby's developing body image.
The music relaxes her to contribute to her emotional intelligence.

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Open the border of the blanket to offer your baby a larger, wider play area.
Change the placement of the toys periodically to retain your baby's attention, and encourage her to reach out to grasp the toys.
Place your baby on her back or on her tummy in front of the mirror, so that she can gaze at her reflection.
Show your baby the different types of games on the activity blanket, such as the lamb's horns, the appealing peek-a-boo game with the kite, the mouse's tail, etc.
Place your baby next to the Kick & Play™ response pad, and encourage her to strike at it to start the music and lights.

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