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The Fisher-Price Desk Reviewed for kids & the grown-ups who shop for them Reviewed from the windowsill
Lead Review · From: Fisher-Price
Nocturnal Maestro Composes on the Baby Piano
Pete dismisses the gym's dangling plastic and monkey songs but discovers the removable piano's light-up keys in the dark, composing nightly mournful symphonies about his empty food bowl.

My human, in their infinite and often misguided wisdom, has procured what they call a 'Kick & Play Piano Gym' from Fisher-Price. The very brand name suggests a certain lack of sophistication, designed as it is for the wobbly, uncoordinated new human. It appears to be a soft mat, which I will concede has napping potential, but it is unfortunately attached to…

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Image of Fisher-Price Baby Playmat Glow and Grow Kick & Play Piano Gym, Blue Musical Learning Toy with Developmental Activities for Newborns 0+ Months
Fig. 1 — the subject
Pete's Verdict
★★★★☆
The gym: disaster. The piano: canvas.
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