Kickin’ Coaster from The First Years Review

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We understand that what matters most to parents is keeping their children healthy, happy, and safe. What matters most to us is helping parents do just that by offering products for every stage of your child’s development from feeding to playing to sleeping.

Learning Curve offers developmental toys that engage children, and provide parents with peace of mind, knowing their children are being inspired and enlightened by safe and quality playthings. And our care, safety, feeding and soothing products provide you with solutions to day-to-day needs at mealtime, bedtime, at home and on-the-go..

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Mom Approved:

As much as I’d love to just hold my infant daughter every moment, it’s not always possible. My days are filled with busy errands and chores throughout the house. Sometimes I need to find a cozy spot for her to hang out while I get housework finished up. The problem is where do I put the baby? If she sits in the bassinet she gets bored easily and cries. If I a lay her down on the carpet, it’s uncomfortable and she cries. Then we found the solution – the Kickin’ Coaster from The First Years.

There are probably 20 or more different vibrating seats on the market, but I can honestly say that none of them compare to the Kickin’ Coaster. The one thing that really sets this one apart from the rest for me is the fact that it grows with your child. Most vibrating seats serve one purpose – a place to sit your baby for the first 2 months or so that vibrates them to sleep. That’s wonderful, but what if you want more? That’s where the Kickin’ Coaster comes in.

The sliding and cradling seat adjusts to the length of your child. As your baby grows, so does the Kickin’ Coaster with 8 adjustable positions. Emma at 5 weeks old is just an inch shy of being able to reach the kick pad base but loves the 2-step vibrating seat at the moment. You can choose between a soft vibration or one with a little more vibe to it that is great for helping with burping after she’s had a feeding. The seat settings are shown below so that you can see how much room Emma has to grow with the Kickin’ Coaster.

As Emma gets longer she’ll be able to work on leg muscle development by using the kick plate to slide the base along the glider. With each kick there’s fun lights in bright primary colors and entertaining music to engage her interest.

Some additional features making this the complete package:

• two bouncy characters for visual fun
• removable teething rattle
• ideal from birth to 25lbs
• multi-level volume control
• soothing and playful music, 6 songs total
• Watch the Kickin’ Coaster Demo Video to see it in action

Good news for moms… you know how you always ask friends and family to NOT buy you toys that make sound because they usually come in two levels: loud and louder, well The First Years was in tune with us on this one. The sound level is fully adjustable from no sound to just loud enough for entertaining your baby and saving you the headache.

Mom Improvements:

I wish the base had a setting one step closer to the kick plate allowing babies that are on the shorter side to join in on the kicking fun at a younger age.

Buy It:

The Kickin’ Coaster is available online at Learning Curve Shop for $69.95 plus shipping.

FTC Compliant Review Policy: The product(s) featured in this review were provided free of cost to me by the manufacturer or representing PR agency for the sole purpose of product testing. Opinions expressed are my own and are NOT influenced by monetary compensation.