Bright StartsOBall Flex 'n Go Activity Arch Stroller or Carrier Take-Along Toy, Ages Newborn +

The media could not be loaded. This is my favorite car seat toy! My 4 month old loves it and it keeps her entertained in the car. It’s very easy to take off and on or move on the car seat handle. The tiger does require batteries - it looks like the nose of the tiger will light up, we just haven’t gotten batteries for it yet! We have even taken it off of the car seat and put it on the bar across her bouncer for her to play with it there at home as well, so it doesn’t just have to be for the car seat!

This fits perfectly on our bouncy seat to keep my 5 month old entertained if I need to quickly get something done. Colors are bright and engaging. Love the ability to be able to hang any toys we have. Rattle are nice that come with toy. My son loves the ball as well. The bar is nice quality and is a great addition to keep my 5 month olds attention in the bouncy seat.

This is an amazing toy bar. I would have loved this with my first 4 babies.I love how adaptable and customizable it is. It fits on so many items- bassinets, playyards, carseats, strollers, baby tubs! You can change out the toys on it, as well as add more toys to it, so your little one always has a rotation of stimulating (or soothing) toys on hand. The possibilities are (almost) endless.It can rotate to be closer, or further, from your baby. It is sturdy, light weight, and easy to clean. I couldn't have designed a better toy arch myself. (Plus, it's half the price of most others on the market!)If you're looking for something that can be used from newborn on, I'd strongly recommend this. Plenty of bang for your buck with this one.

None of our babies have happily sat in their car seat until older. Tried a lot of things and this is the best so far. Not magic but entertaining enough for my to run short errands without screaming (from both of us).Love that it has ample space to add stuff of your own. Love that it screws on tight. Love that it has a button allowing you to adjust the angle so baby can actually reach toys and you can still remove baby easily. Only con is the mouth to attach doesn't open enough to go on the sides of my carseat. I made due and by removing one or both cup holder inserts I can get a good grip.

As I (father) got ready to drive my 7 m.o. son on a 3.5 hr. car ride solo (w/o mom) a few months ago, I did a LOT of research to make the ride easier for me and my son. I've published my tips below but let me simply say that this Bright Starts car seat toy bar was a late throw-in to my trip and is simply awesome! It truly helped keep my son occupied with its several different built-in toys and because it straps to the car seat handles, he couldn't throw it aside like other toys. Highly recommended.BTW, I saw the comment about "not safe for moving vehicles;" well, leave it to lawyers to protect US corporations from litigation. I'm no lawyer and I've had no issues. Personally, I don't see how it could cause trouble, barring a car crash that would bring other issues!Anyhow, without further ado, here is my list of how to successfully travel solo on a long car trip with your baby (#5 includes the reviewed item here!):1. Start with a full tank of gas.2. Leave immediately after feeding.3. Leave during a bed or nap time to maximize sleep in the car.4. Pull down the shades in the car/minivan.5. Have a basket or box of car safe toys and stuffed animals on the passenger seat ready to toss back, as needed to keep baby occupied. Bring a surprise toy (this Bright Starts bar was one for the long drive).6. Consider relaxing music or white noise to play in car (FWIW, my son was never bothered by adult music or talk radio so I listened to this instead!). I think hours of white noise wouldn't be safe for the driver. haha.7. Drive through meal times, if baby is content.8. Save stops for poopy diapers or super fussy time.9. Be flexible and willing to stop, as needed.10. Budget more time, if it becomes needed. Younger babies are easier b/c they sleep more. At 9-15 mos., a drive could take up to 50% longer in my estimation.11. Put safety first (please no comments about how this should be #1--it's a given to me vs. the others, thereby it's lower).

I bought this when my baby was 2.5 months old and am reviewing it now at 6 months old. We use it on a Baby Bjorn bouncer, usually every day for a short time. While it's a pretty good product for the price, it's not as great as I was hoping for. The main issue is that the angle of the arch is so easily adjustable (goes back and forth at the hinges where it clamps on) that once my baby was able to really grab toys, not just bat at or touch them, he now always pushes the whole arch out of position. Usually this means he just pushes it away to a point he can't reach the toys anymore. As he became more aggressive interacting with toys from around 4-6 months old, it became impossible to keep the toys in a good overhead position, whereas around the 2-4 month old range it would stay put while he played.That said, we still use it. It clamps on securely, so I now adjust it by pulling the hinges out to the sides to make the whole arch very flat and down close where baby can grab the actual arch. This basically is kind of like when people attach a toy to another seat, the toys are right in his lap, but he can yank at whatever (including the arch itself) and won't lose the toys. For a short, 10-15 minute spurt this still works to keep him entertained, but it's not like when he was 2-3 months old and just wanted to gaze up at anything overhead for long stretches of time.For the price I can't complain and will hold onto this for a future child, but I'm not sure if I would buy it again. It only worked well on the Bjorn seat for a pretty short window, and yet something like it was definitely needed.