Jump For Joy In Your Fisher-Price Rainforest Jumperoo

When we were putting together our baby registry almost a year ago, we wanted to choose an activity station. There were several varieties of Exersaucers, but what really caught my eye was the Fisher Price Rainforest Jumperoo. It seemed to be more fun than the Exersaucer so we added it to the registry. We received this as a gift shortly after our daughter was born, and we put it away because she was not ready for it yet.

Assembly
I set this up one day when my daughter was about three and a half months old. As I recall, the requirements for using the Jumperoo are that the baby is able to hold up his/her head own his/her own and be tall enough to touch the floor while in the Jumperoo.

I followed the directions and I was able to put the unit together all by myself. There are some baby products that definitely were easier with two, but the Jumperoo was very easy to assemble.

There are three height settings and it is easy to adjust the settings. There are loops on the tethers that come from the pillars - simply thread the metal pieces on the underside of the seat through the appropriate position loops on the tether and you are good to go!

The basics
The Jumperoo is an activity center. It is a bucket seat- like the infant swings at the park. This seat is suspended from three pillars by springs and tethers. The seat is also surrounded by activity toys. The seat bounces because of the springs and the baby can also turn the seat around to access all of the activities.

This Jumperoo is part of the Rainforest collection. There are many other pieces of baby gear in this collection. We don’t have any of the other items; while I think the Jumperoo is cute, the color scheme is a little too bright for my taste to have multiple items. If, however, it appeals to you, you can have a bassinette, swing, bouncer, baby gym, and much more- all in the Rainforest pattern.

The colors on the Jumperoo are very bright. The seat looks like a red tree frog- there are even big froggy eyes on the back of the seat. There are leaves on two of the support pillars with creatures hanging from them- a blue lizard and a red parrot. There is no creature hanging from the third pillar. I’m not sure why this is- it does look a little odd to have the third pillar so empty.

So much to do!
There are three stations big stations and two more minor stations on the Jumperoo. The first one is at the front of the unit. There is a plastic bar with a monkey and a parrot suspended from it. There is also an elephant to twist under the bar. These three things are plastic figurines. Additionally, there is a wheel to spin with cartoonish pictures of rainforest animals like the monkey, parrot, turtle, bug, and elephant. I am a little confused about the inclusion of the elephant; the pachyderm is not a rainforest dweller, but c’est la vie, I suppose. It’s not an egregious error, so whatever.

The main station also contains the controls and volume for the music. They have been strategically placed so that it is not as easy for small hands to get to them. There are two music modes- intermittent and activated by bouncing. There are also two volume levels- the loudest is not too loud- but it is nice to have a lower volume for when the music gets to be a bit much.

To the left of the front station is the second main station. This is a large rainbow with a cloud at the top of it. In the middle of the cloud is a clear sphere with a bright sun inside of it. The sphere spins around when pushed. Below the sphere is a small bush with a tiger hiding behind it. The tiger’s ears can be seen above the bush and when you push a yellow button, the tiger will pop up.

And to the left of that station is the last main station. This is another spinning toy: a clear cylinder with a blue lizard on the spindle. There are beads in the cylinder that make a rattling noise when the cylinder is spun.

There are also two smaller activities on either side of the front station. One is a small wheel with colors that spins and the other is a thin plastic tube/string with a bug on the end.

Jump Jump Jumperoo!
Without a doubt, the best thing about the Jumperoo is the jumping that the baby can do. Because the seat is suspended from the pillars by stretchy springs, the baby can jump up and down.

My daughter has been using the Jumperoo for almost three months, and she has just figured out how to jump. She enjoyed turning herself around and manipulating the toys, and she enjoyed when I pushed down on the springs to make her jump. Finally, this past week, she began to jump all by herself. She is thrilled with this new development. She loves to go into the Jumperoo and it is so wonderful to see her bouncing up and down, shrieking with laughter.

When she is not bouncing, she likes the spinning toys, especially the sphere with the sun inside of it. She also enjoys reaching for the parrot that hangs above her.

Final Thoughts
I highly recommend the Rainforest Jumperoo. If you are into matching baby gear, and if you like the bright colors of the Rainforest theme, you can make this piece part of a collection.

I like the Jumperoo because it makes my baby happy. There are so many activities for her to try. She loves jumping so much, and the Jumperoo is a nice alternative to an Exersaucer. This is not an absolute must-have, but it is a very nice addition to our home. I am looking forward to many more months of use from this piece of baby gear.