Beanstalk Lion Mat Gym

A friend bought my son the Beanstalk lion mat play gym when he was born; they purchased it from Argos for the price of £19.99. The gym comes in a small box and you have to assemble it yourself, but it is very easy to do. The mat itself is a quilted mat with a big, lions head. The lion's mane is made of crinkly material that makes a noise when you scrunch it, the mat is very soft and has two paws sticking out of each side. The mat is orange and yellow, but the paws are blue and green, the colours are a nice, pastel colour, not a bright, harsh colour. To assemble the dangling toys on the play gym, you are supplied with two long pieces of bendy ...  Read the complete review

When my first child was born we were given a baby play mat, the gym style with archways that stood over baby with various different toys dangling down for the little ones enjoyment. It was quite an expensive mat with lights and music and a whole range of accessories but it had one big flaw, the dye in the fabric wasn't fixed and when it came time to wipe it clean, after a post-dinnertime dribble, it was left with unsightly black streaks where the stripes of the Zebra smeared across the rest of the design. We kept the mat and used it again for our 2nd child but after another 2 years in storage it needed a good wash before I would let our 3rd child play on it, I knew ...  Read the complete review

My partner and I had decided we should get a play mat for our son and after a lot of time looking around different places we picked one from Argos however it was out of stock so our second choice was The Beanstalk Lion Mat Gym. Although this was our second choice I am glad our first was out of stock! The Beanstalk Lion Mat is perfect and very reasonably priced, suitable from birth and very simple to put together. It does not take up much room and it is lovely and soft. The gym will be entertained for hours with the hanging animals. The play mat can be used with or without the gym which is good when your baby is learning to ...  Read the complete review

I bought this when i was pregnant as it was in the sale and i like that the colours were bright but not as bright and garish as many baby mat gyms on the market. The mat is a lion with a yellow face and body, orange mane and blue and green feet. You have to put it together yourself but its very simple to do and also easy to take apart when it needs washing. The lions mane is makes crinkly noises as do the feet. The nose is a squeaker. The two bars which are connected to diagonal feet are blue and green and they cross over in the middle. You hang the five toys from the bars by velcro and they all make different noises and are different colours. We found our son ...  Read the complete review