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Kinkajou Baby Gym

650,00 EGP

The Baby Gym set is a unique gift we custom-made for you. This wooden toy is hand-made of Finnish plywood  covered with a layer of 100% natural bees and carnauba wax making it baby-safe and light to carry. The baby gym also comes with 3 colorful, hand stitched soft toys.

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The Baby Gym set is a unique gift we custom-made for you. This wooden toy is hand-made by “Kinkajou”. You can start using it as soon as your newborn is comfortable lying on the back without being swaddled.

There are many benefits of introducing the baby gym to your baby:

  • improves hand-eye coordination
  • Development of gross motor skills like reaching, rolling and grasping
  • Stimulation of the senses (visuals, sensory, auditory when paired with musical toys, …)
  • Boosts cognitive development, especially when parents use the gym to start communication and use language to describe the toys and point out their colors, shapes and the sounds they make.
  • Encourages movement and freedom

At first, aim for short periods of tummy time, lasting only a few minutes. As your baby grows and becomes more comfortable, you can increase the amount of time by a minute or two each session. Eventually, your baby will enjoy using their baby play gym in regular increments of about fifteen minutes, up to several times per day.

How it’s made

The Baby Gym set is a unique gift we custom-made for you. This wooden toy is hand-made by “Kinkajou”. You can start using it as soon as your newborn is comfortable lying on the back without being swaddled. This baby gym will help improve hand-eye coordination, gross motor skills like reaching, rolling and grasping. It will stimulate the senses (visuals, sensory and auditory)

Our baby gym is made of Finnish plywood with rounded edges and covered with a layer of 100% natural bees and carnauba wax making it baby-safe and light to carry. The baby gym also comes with 3 colorful, hand stitched soft toys. These toys are made by local women in Egypt as a sustainable source of income for their families. You can learn more about the work we are doing for these women at shamseya.org . You can also learn more about other Kinkajou products at kinkajouplay.com

When to start using a baby gym?

You can start using a baby gym as soon as your newborn is comfortable with lying on their back without being swaddled. Your newborn might not interact with the toys and different textures yet, but looking at the dangling toys can be a fun activity during their alert time.

This usually occurs anywhere from six weeks to two months. Then, they are probably ready to begin spending a few minutes of playtime each day.

At first, aim for short periods of tummy time, lasting only a few minutes. As your baby grows and becomes more comfortable, you can increase the amount of time by a minute or two each session. Eventually, your baby will enjoy using their baby play gym in regular increments of about fifteen minutes, up to several times per day.

Newborns don’t need any toys, but from a few weeks of age they’ll enjoy looking at and reaching for interesting objects. For the first six months there’s no need to offer anything more than a baby gym, a play mat and a couple of activity toys (or interesting, child-friendly objects from around the house).