The Nurture Smart™ Activity Play Gym is a doctor-developed sensory gym that is uniquely engineered for safe use in cribs, play yards, and on the floor. Trusted by 500+ hospitals, it blends safety, convenience, and developmental stimulation for babies ages 1–15 months.
Key Features
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Versatile Safe Design: The only activity gym that's safe for in-crib, play yard, and floor use—crafted for hospital-level hygiene and ease of use.
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Sensory & Motor Development Toys: Includes cause-and-effect toys like a domed mirror to encourage movement and self recognition, fish with beads, butterfly with twirling wings, and spinning star. It also includes a photo frame for pictures or fun images.
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Clean & Durable Construction: Built without cloth, strings, or loose parts. Made from BPA- and phthalate-free materials that are lightweight, sturdy, and easy to disinfect.
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Compact & Portable: One-button folding design allows for easy packing, storage, and travel. Detachable legs make it convenient for tight spaces.
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Developmentally-Informed Design: Created with input from psychologists and child life specialists, six optimally positioned attachment loops let babies explore and interact safely as their abilities grow.
Developed alongside healthcare experts and meeting rigorous hospital safety and disinfection standards, this activity gym provides parents with confidence and assurance.
Superior Developmental Features
Designed with Child Life Specialists
Trusted by 500+ Hospitals
- Safe for cribs, play yards or floor
- Colorful cause-and-effect toys
- Perfect for tummy time
- Versatile, foldable & portable
Dimensions
Dimensions
The Nurture Smart™ Play Gym is lightweight and easy to fold for on-the-go fun or safe, compact storage.
Disassembled in Box: 21.5” L x 7.5” W x 6” H
Assembled but folded for storage: 32” L x 8.5” W x 21.5” H
Fully assembled in use: 25” L x 21.5” W x 21.5” H
Assembly
Assembly
No tools or fasteners required. Assembly by an adult is recommended. The legs snap into the frame sockets at the ends of the arches with a simple push until each leg clicks into place. Make sure that each of the four legs are fully inserted into the arches before use with a baby. Loop the attachment links to the frame and the toys to the links.
The Play Gym unfolds by pulling the arches into the open position.
Rearrange and adjust the heights to accommodate your baby’s preferences. Toys and links can be removed for individual play and/or cleaning.
Maintenance
Maintenance
- Ensure legs are securely fastened to the frame. Wipe clean with disinfecting wipes or clean in the sink with dish soap and water as needed.
What Makes Our Play Gym Unique
The Nurture Smart™ Crib Baby Gym is the only gym designed for safe use in a crib, on the floor, or in a play yard. With colorful, interchangeable toys, a fabric-free, easy-to-clean design, and adjustable heights, it supports tummy time, cognitive growth, and hours of safe, developmental play at home or on the go.
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Take a Closer Look

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Colorful Butterfly
- Rotating wings promote sensory stimulation
- Contrasting colors encourage muscle development
- Smiling face helps support coordination
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Spinning Star
- Grip it, spin it, and ring the bell
- Provides tactile, visual and auditory stimulation
- Encourages motor skills and muscle development
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Fish Bubbles
- Rattles, rings & raised bumps stimulate the senses
- Contrasting big & little fish promotes sustained interest
- Rotating handle rings help motor skills
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Photo Holder
- Bumps on handle provide tactile stimulation
- Helps promote muscle development
- Comforting family photo helps reduce separation anxiety
Cause & Effect Toys
These uniquely designed toys are responsive when touched by the baby, promoting early decision-making and problem-solving skills.

Store & Clean With Ease
With the simple press of a button, our portable baby gym can be easily folded with removable parts that are easily cleaned, disinfected and stored.

One-of-a-Kind Design
The only baby play gym that can be safely used in a crib, on the floor and more while providing visual, auditory and tactile stimulation.

About Our Activity Play Gym
Ages 1 – 15 months
Designed for hospitals. Developed by doctors. Trusted by experts. Loved by parents.
The Nurture Smartᵀᴹ play gym is the most innovative, versatile and durable activity gym on the market. Designed with expert input from healthcare professionals, Nurture Smart's play gym is the first and only play gym that can be used SAFELY in a crib and on the floor.
Research-backed development and design features of our baby play gym:
- The only baby activity gym that can be safely used both in a crib, in play yards, and on the floor
- Includes custom-designed cause-and-effect developmental toys crafted with input from psychologists and child life specialists
- Encourages sensory stimulation and physical exploration that promotes brain, muscle, and coordination development
- Incorporates a domed mirror so your baby can recognize themselves in the mirror while playing and reaching for toys.
- Includes six (6) attachment loops optimally positioned above your baby to motivate engagement during playtime
- Easy to clean & disinfect
- No loose or removable parts, strings or fabrics that can be a hazard to your baby
- Manufactured without any harmful materials (BPA and phthalate-free)
- Easy to assemble
- Lightweight, yet sturdy design
- One-button folding for easy packing, storage and on-the-go portability; legs can be removed if there’s limited storage space
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Frequently Asked Questions
Activity Play Gym
Why choose the Nurture Smartᵀᴹ Activity Play Gym?
Why choose the Nurture Smartᵀᴹ Activity Play Gym?
The Nurture Smartᵀᴹ baby play gym was doctor-designed in collaboration with hospital Child Life Specialists. It includes carefully designed crib toys that allow this baby play gym to provide an exceptional developmental and sensory toy experience for your baby.
Can the Nurture Smartᵀᴹ baby play gym and crib toys be safely used in a baby crib?
Can the Nurture Smartᵀᴹ baby play gym and crib toys be safely used in a baby crib?
YES! This is the only baby play gym that is designed to be used safely in a baby crib, on the floor, in play yards and even with many bouncy chairs and baby seats.
Other play gyms incorporate cloth toys, but cloth toys should never be placed in a crib because they can cause breathing problems and/or trap disease-causing bacteria or viruses. The Nurture Smartᵀᴹ baby play gym includes custom-designed crib toys made from phthalate-free, exceptionally strong plastic compounds that are baby safe and provide numerous developmental benefits.
Why are our baby play gym crib toys special, and how do they provide the best baby developmental toy experience?
Why are our baby play gym crib toys special, and how do they provide the best baby developmental toy experience?
Our doctor-designed baby play gym toys have cause-and-effect features that motivate babies to keep playing and exploring, promoting a superior sensory toy developmental experience. Cause-and-effect crib toys help babies understand that their actions can result in an outcome. This is a critical learning and developmental step. It encourages exploration with the crib toys and stimulates brain activity and imagination. Our baby play gym cause-and-effect crib toys encourage exploration, advance brain activity, stimulate imagination and provide an important building block that facilitates more advanced learning and language development.
What is the appropriate age range for using the baby activity gym and the crib toys?
What is the appropriate age range for using the baby activity gym and the crib toys?
Our baby play gym is designed for babies up to 15 months old, but our crib toys can be removed from this baby activity gym and provide continued sensory stimulation for babies up to 18 months. The crib toys will motivate movement, developing large muscle groups and promoting extended tummy time.
Why do pediatric hospitals love our baby play gym?
Why do pediatric hospitals love our baby play gym?
Designed by doctors for hospitals and loved by parents, the Nurture Smartᵀᴹ baby play gym is baby-safe and provides exceptional crib toys to promote development. With the simple press of a button, our baby play gym can be folded and/or remove the legs for limited storage space! Our baby play gym is lightweight yet sturdy, and even the crib toys can be easily cleaned and disinfected.