Skip Hop Silver Lining Cloud 3 Stage Activity Centre

I purchased this product given the promise of 25+ activities and some exercise for my 6 month old. The activity centre looks great and I can see how as he grows up, it will be a nice play / colouring table. However, it is certainly not fit for purpose and I would not recommend it for the following reasons:* No springs or bounce and so this is not an alternative to a jumper, jumperoo, etc.* The instructions advise that you install the base so that the baby's feet are not flat on it but rather a bit on their toes. Issue is then the baby is just full weight on the seat and floating, rather than exercising his legs and, there's no way he can reach the foot piano! So that's one activity down* On his first use, my baby got his finger caught on the spinning wheel. There is a gap between the ring and the wheel big enough for his finger and of course, he found his way there. Then he pressed the wheel down and voila, pinched finger that I had to rescue. Another activity down.* Other reviewers have noted risk of finger getting caught in owl toy. Another activity down.So that leaves two good toys, not sure what the other 20+ activities are... I also e-mailed skip hop to highlight the safety hazard noted above and no response so far.

Bought this for my 4 month old daughter who is quite an active little one and she absolutely loves it. It's very well made and thought out, really nice to look at, not at all garish like some of these type of things can be. The toys are lovely and very securely fit to the table and it's got 4 settings for the wobble board and on the highest my daughter can just about reach it but there's plenty of room for growth. I'm absolutely delighted with it!

It looks nicer than some of the others but the bounce is not very good. The fisher price ones are far better so I would suggest you get one of those. Yes these say they are fold away but the reality is you won’t do that and even if you do you have to take every toy off before doing so which makes it too annoying.

My daughter is almost 6months now and started using the Skip Hop Park a month ago. She is bored after 5-10mn and want to be picked up crying as her toes are hurting from the friction and had blisters. I am now using thick socks on her feet anytime I put her to play for few minutes. It looks great design wise but very uncomfortable for a baby. The plastic seat is thin and leaves marks-lines on her skin. Shame as I like the brand and have bought many items from Skip Hop. For the price I was expecting better and certainly more comfortable for my baby to spend at least 20mn playtime.

This is by far the most easy-on-the-eye of all these jumperoo-style things. My son is 3.5 months and loves it (I know he’s young to be in it, but he’s always supervised and is enormous for his age!). 1 star off because, despite being foldable, the folding down requires you to remove all the toys first and then unhook the seat etc. It’s fiddly and even when folded, it’s too big to go underneath most sofas. However, being able to fold it flat will probably be handy for longer term storage. It takes ages to put together initially and one of the toys broke as I was doing it, but skiphop sent me a new one the next day, free of charge! SUPERB customer service.

Would honestly give this activity centre 10 stars if we could. We recommend it to all expectant friends or even friends with LO's.Our boy loves everything about it - he is constantly swivelling himself around & cannot get enough of all the attachments. We've had it two months now with all the attachments on & he cannot wait to stand it after his morning bottle.Contrary to the recommended, our boy has been using this since just over 3 months where we added a muslin around his tummy & back for some extra support. He is quite chunky and wanted to stand the whole time & my arms just couldn't handle hours of that in a day, now I sit next to him and interact & play with him. At just over 5 months he can fully stand & we may need to consider dropping it down a level as he is a pretty tall boy too.It cleans really easily with some Milton spray or Milton disinfectant wipes & I wash the 'seat' by itself once every 10 or so days with non-bio detergent & it too is holding up great. I wish they made a travel bag & sold seats separately, having said that - a quick 15 min wash once the LO has gone to bed and it is dry by the morning. My mom made us a travel bag so it easily goes with us to grandparents garden visits & the staycation we've been on.It is really well made and sturdy, so it will definitely hold well for a second, or to be sold, or possibly handed down to another baby. With all the different phases it can go through though - I can see how it will hold its own and I look forward to the point where I can buy chairs for it and use it has his little table.

Fantastic product, my son has just turned 4months and he loves it. Keeps him very busy. He may be slightly small for it, I would say by 5months he will fit perfectly.Very easy to put together, a little bit of pressure to clasp the toys on and pull out the base which shows me it’s very sturdy and difficult for a baby to pull off the toys. Very easy to clean and the seat is nicely padded.Highly recommend for babies who can hold their head and chest up, and sitting with support.Knowing it will grow with him makes it a fantastic investment. A bit pricey but once it arrived it is definitely worth it, the quality is great.Delivery time was super quick. Definitely a great buy for the next stage of toys.