Product Review: Ingenuity Sahara Burst Automatic Bouncer

     One night Papasuarusrex, Cutes Patoots, and I left the house to grab some takeout for dinner. (I know terrible, but I was too tired to cook and frankly needed to go grocery shopping. I know you've been there or will be soon). But upon returning home there was a package on our doorstep. I practically flew from the car because I KNEW that HAD to be my Ingenuity Sahara Burst Automatic Bouncer! I just knew. Kids II, the parent company for Ingenuity, Bright Starts, and a handful of other companies sent me an email to let me know I would be receiving it in the mail for product testing and review. I was thrilled because Cutes swing died the week before so she was refusing naps. This was going to be the answer to my prayers! Unfortunately, Papasaurusrex decided that no matter how excited I was I had to eat my dinner before I could play with my new toy. As soon as I was done though I was one the floor, screwdrivers and batteries in hand.
     This was not our first bouncer. I got rid of the first bouncer a long time ago because of flimsy construction, so I was a little wary of another one. One thing I noticed immediately was how nice the materials are. The metal pieces are a nice heavy gauge, but not so heavy as to hurt the baby if they say, grab a leg and roll away with it. The plastic pieces are high quality too. They are a thicker, higher grade plastic than I have seen on a lot of bouncers. The seat cover is made of super soft materials that the best word to describe is cuddly. So cuddly that Cutes grabbed it and rolled away to snuggle with it while I worked on putting the frame together. I was immediately impressed by just the materials. (Side note: Putting together a bouncer with a 7 month old is an interesting process. She kept stealing the instructions. Thankfully the mechanics of putting it together are fairly simple and I could do it with out the instruction book. Though what I read of them suggests they were well written with los of illustrations.)

All assembled!

     On to assembly. I expected it to take me 5, maybe 10 minutes to put together. I was wrong. It took me
closer to 40. So if your little darling is already here make sure you have someone else to help you watch them or do it during a long nap. Of course it could also have been the infant playing with the various parts while I was trying to assemble it, but some of it was that the pieces fit together very tightly. It took a lot more force and finesse than I expected to attach the legs to the seat frame work. I had to get Papasuarusrex involved at that point. This is NOT a complaint. Once the frame was assembled it was VERY sturdy. It moved only the way it was supposed to. There was no side to side twisting of the frame. It didn't sway from side to side and need the seat cover to stabilize it. I would rather it take me 40 minutes to put together a sturdy product I can continue to use than 10 minutes for something that will warp. Everything fits together very snug, even the seat cover fits tightly to the frame so the seat portion doesn't sag and leave baby unsupported.
      Cutes didn't get to try it out that night because bedtime was upon us by the time I was finished. The next day though she was all about sitting in and under her bouncer. Because it is a little taller than some of the other models on the market the Ingenuity Sahara Burst Automatic Bouncer can also be crawled under and she turned it into a fort. That day she took her first real nap in a week. She was comfy and cozy and she loved the little elephant toy bar. Cutes is an older infant now and is about 20 lbs, but she was well supported by the Ingenuity bouncer. She even liked the automatic bouncing it did. Yes you heard me right, AUTOMATIC bouncer.  No more bouncing with you foot while the seat just vibrates. This bouncer features 2 bounce modes. One is your standard up and down but the second one is the coolest. It is a heartbeat mode and simulate the thump of the human heart. I would have loved to have had this bouncer when she was a newborn for that alone. It also play music, which we both enjoyed as there 8 songs and 3 nature sounds programmed in. It also has a timer so once the little one is asleep you don't run the batteries out.
     My only complaint is that the toy bar comes off rather easily. This is so it is easy to pick baby up out of it and I understand that. But the toy bar is also positionable and can be pushed back to allow access to baby. I wish it locked in somehow. Over all though this product is a big win. Sturdy construction, high quality materials, useful features that work the way they should, and a napping baby.

Well sometimes, but that is how I feel about it too.

    I did receive the Ingenuity Sahara Burst Automatic Bouncer from Kids II for free, but all the opinions expressed in this review are mine and mine alone. Kid II and their affiliates in no way influenced my thoughts on this product. We genuinely love this bouncer. It can be purchased from Target for $49.99 and it will be worth every penny. Cutes Patoots is more of a swing baby and she loves this bouncer. And after all baby love is the best endorsement of all.