Bounce-A-Round

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Make sure your kid will want to play in this before spending [$]! Ours is just standing in our basement because my two year old has absolutely no interest! Don't get me wrong...she looooooooves bouncing! That's why we got her this, but maybe it doesn't have the same bouncey feeling like a trampoline? Maybe she would enjoy jumping on it if she had a buddy to jump with? I don't know, but I blew [$] on something we are not using! I wish we got the mini trampoline instead!

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My two grand daughters, ages one and four, have fun playing in the "Bounce-Around". They add balls to it and have even more fun. I love that it keeps them moving as we go into the rainy and cold winter months. A good jump in the morning gets them going and one last bounce before bedtime routines has them sleeping too!

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I've had this bouncer for 2 weeks. I bought it for my 3 year old's b-day. We've had two parties and the rules have been no kid over 75lbs and they have to be alone in it. I limit the smaller kids to 2 at a time. (both sets of rules have been tested!) It is holding up well so far. I will say that a few of the side rail 'fittings' seem to pop open pretty easily, thus letting the air out slowly. This is a minor inconvenience. I'll write back if it breaks anytime soon, otherwise you can assume it's holding up well.
My 3 year old and 11 mth old LOVE It! It has already provided plenty of giggles and exercise. I use it to practice our counting of how many jumps without falling. My 11mth old 'runs' over to it with arms open, giggling the whole way! So far I'd say it's well worth the investment!

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Really easy to set up. Get a pump; you will never be able to blow it up without one! Thought my daughter would enjoy this, as she loves the trampoline, which we will soon be taking down for the winter. I bought this thinking it would be a good indoor physical activity for her when she can't play outside. She has jumped in it, but truthfully likes crawling in and out of the tube and using it as a big basketball hoop more than actually jumping (she's 2 1/2). We haven't had other kids over since we got it, so I'm not sure if it would be more fun to use with others. It is HUGE - we have a large playroom but if you have a smaller area it will take up a lot of space. I could see it being too big for a typical room.

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My daughter just turned 3 and she LOVES this! She had a friend over and they bounced together for hours after she had bounced for hours by herself.

As a couple of others have mentioned, we had a seam pop a leak within the first 24 hours. We followed the rules, (socks, nothing in there but kids) yet still had a seam pop.

I patched the seam and it is holding today, but we'll probably be getting this replaced.

If the seam pops again, I'll probably have to update this review with a worse score, but for now (day 2) it is still great fun and a good way to burn their energy off.

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We have the previous version of this product and my daughter and I love it! I'm even able to get in with her and "bounce". My 7yr old niece and 3yr old daughter are able to jump together and they are very active girls. It's great for rainy days and with cold weather coming I'm looking forward to being able to offer her some real physical activity indoors. The crawl tunnel developed a hole in the first week which was easy to fix w/the enclosed patch but it quickly developed another. It was too much trouble to return and my daughter didn't want to be without it since it was one of her birthday presents so we just blow it up anyway and after an hour or two blow it up again. The new version appears much more durable so I don't think this will be a problem for anyone. The only real issue is the plastic odor, we've had the bouncer for 4 months and it still has a distinct odor so we just crack the window nearest the bouncer and problem solved. We love the bouncer. It has provided many hours of fun, she's even had tea parties and fallen asleep inside. A great product for only children or families with siblings.

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My boys LOVE jumping in this bouncer, unfortunately after only a few days of jumping it developed a hole. I made sure my boys (2 and 3 yrs. old) followed all of the rules - no toys or shoes, no pulling on the walls, etc. We patched the hole, but holes just kept developing. Finally,we exchanged for a new one and tried again, but the new one developed hole after hole after only a few days of jumping as well. I'm returning for a refund.

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My kids love to jump in it daily. I love the fact the side walls keep them out of harms way.

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I love this jumper for my 2 1/2 year old. He is a very active and rowdy little guy who likes to jump on the couch. Since that makes me nervous, I bought him a Jumpolene which was a lot of fun for the first 3 months until the seam split and we had to trash it. I bought this because reviews gave it a durable thumbs up. [...]It's a lot more sturdy than the Jumpolene and my little guy loves bouncing, jumping, and rolling in it. The only con is that the "doorway" is kind of big and my guy fell backwards out of it, hitting his head on my hard wood floors. The Jumpolene had large "doorways" and "windows" also, so I like that this only has one passageway for me to fret over. I stand there when he's in "wild" mode, or I put a large couch cushion there when he's just in a bounce around mode!It takes up my whole living room, but it's nice that if I catch him jumping on the couch I just have to tell him he's only allowed to jump in his jumper and he goes right in it. I'm willing to sacrifice space for safety!

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The assembly was done in a matter of minutes. My 2 1/2 year old grandaughter immediately started jumping and laughing. The Bounce Around was the best toy that I have ever purchased for her. If she isn't running or jumping, she gets her pillow and all of her stuffed animals and lies down for quiet time. We both LOVE LOVE LOVE it.

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I read other reviews before purchasing this product. I agree, this a shoes off toy. Young children require CLOSE supervision to have more than one in the bouncer at a time. My husband is able to successfully inflate the entire item including the knee protector and entrance roof by holding the roof up. The plastic is too heavy for the pump to do it alone, but if you hold up the plastic, the pump fills it with air. We have two boys (3 1/2 years & 20 months) They love it! The entrance is great because they love getting in and out by themselves a lot. I can tell a fully enclosed one would have me lifting them in and out all the time.

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I have replaced this bouncer at least 3 times and it always breaks at the seams. [...].It's too bad, as my boys love it (2 and 3 years old). Please make it where seams don't break (rip) easily, especially the tunnel!

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I wanted to love this because my son loves it so much! We are on our second bouncer. The first broke the first week and this second one broke in 3 days. I only have one 3 year old son and the bouncer is kept indoors in our playroom. Both times the section where the tunnel is attached has ripped so that ring no longer inflates. Unfortunately, it tears in a way that it cannot be repaired. He is still using it without that ring being inflated but it definitely isn't as safe. I just don't feel like getting a third since together 2 didn't last 2 weeks! It is such a shame because my son really has a blast in it. I would recommend this only if they find someway to fix the obvious design flaw of the tunnel attachment.

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The kids love it but the blue tunnel already going flat

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I have a 2yr old and 3yr old and they play in it together with no problem, even my 9yr old can play in there it is so durable. Best toy we have bought this year.