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Best Playmats & Baby Gyms for Newborn

Essential

Lovevery

The Play Gym

A Montessori-inspired play gym designed to be reconfigured across five developmental stages, from newborn tracking to toddler standing play.

£140.007.8/10

Fisher-Price

Glow and Grow Kick & Play Piano Gym

A budget-friendly, feature-packed gym built around a light-up, detachable piano that grows through three Smart Stages learning levels.

£35.007.3/10

Skip Hop

Silver Lining Cloud Activity Gym

A cloud-shaped mat with a plush toy bar and a matching tummy-time bolster pillow, pitched as a softer middle-ground between budget and premium gyms.

£70.007/10

Little Bird Told Me

Softly Snail Multi-Activity Playmat and Gym

A UK-designed, luxury-fabric playmat built around a snail motif with a dual-purpose bolster cushion for head support and tummy-time chest support.

£69.956.6/10

Bright Starts

5-in-1 Your Way Ball Play Activity Gym & Ball Pit

A flat playmat and toy arch that converts into a fabric-walled ball pit once baby can sit, extending its useful life well past most gyms on this list.

£49.997/10

Tiny Love

Gymini Magical Tales 2-in-1 Musical Baby Play Mat

A high-contrast black-and-white 2-in-1 musical play gym with adjustable arches and a detachable take-along musical toy, aimed squarely at very young newborns.

£59.996.7/10