Valco 4 and 6 Sides Panel Play Yard

The best thing I’ve bought – Couldn’t have been any happier buying this, I love the look of it, it makes everything look so joyful and colourful, it’s also helped me keep all my sons toys in the same spot! And extra comfy, he sits there for hours playing with his toys, well worth the money and I’ll be keeping it for the future, also easy to assemble

Overall great – Love that its big for bubs to crawl explore safely but did have one connection at top break clearly faulty as its a very sturdy part of playpen. Rang customer service first and ladie was very rude. Poor customer service no intent to help. Have to go back in-store to oganise $12 part under warranty.....

Great for our son! – We found this great for our son. It was very easy to set up. We have found the size is perfect and allows lots of play room to crawl around and to still have his toys in there to play with. We wish we got it sooner rather then later

Great for our grandson – We bought the VEebee six sided playpen for when our grandson visits, which is quite often. We have used the mat on its own when he was rolling and we were sitting outside, it was large and nicely padded and made us comfortable that he was a on a clean safe spot. We now use it when we need to put him in a safe space if we are in the kitchen for… Read more

instance. He can comfortably play in it and if he falls over he had not hurt himself. Big enough to store his toys etc when he leaves. Love the bright red colours. Mat is fairly easy to wipe down. He has however pulled off the velcro when he is outside the playpen, but when he is inside it, all good.

Good but has safety concerns – We own the 6 panel Vee Bee Play Yard and our have 6 month old baby has been in it for a few weeks. Pros: It's quite spacious due to its hexagonal shape. Assembling was not that tricky. See through mesh allows parents to monitor the baby while being outside of the play yard. Cons: Bottom mat isn't thick enough. We have noticed that… Read more

when the baby rolls around edges of the base, baby's head hit right bang on metal frame at the bottom.

He would kneel up and roll so that the head would hit hard from a distance of at least 200 mm directly on these metal frames. When you work out the force, area of impact and the pressure of impact, it is quite concerning. I was wondering what safety tests that has been conducted to confirm that these metals frames do not pose a treat to baby's head.

Can Vee Bee confirm that these metal frames cannot cause head injuries due to baby's movements?

Great playpen – The size of this playpen is the big winner! My baby has plenty of room to crawl around and pulls herself up to cruise along the sides as well. It is easy to put together and I managed to pick it up 2nd hand, saving me a small fortune! There is no gate, but if you're tall, it's easy enough to step in and out of. This playpen only loses points from… Read more

me for not being able to take off the panels to wash them, being material, this would have been very handy. Also it would have been great if the joins could go completely straight, allowing you to make the playpen a rectangle shape, using all 6 panels, if desired.

Seriously, for the price...? – For the amount of money you pay to get this new, it should be so much better than this. Thankfully I got mine off eBay. Yes it does the job to provide a space for your little one. However, if you don't have soft flooring do not bother, because the mat provides no padding whatsoever! I had to put a lot of foam mat underneath the mat on my tiled… Read more

floor.

And I notice it shrinks/lost its shape after washing? It also does not secure enough to the mat/floor. No gates. Velcro is useless, my babe can easily undo the velcro, and then the zip that covers the gaps between panels.

Its good, but not great. especially for the price. Easy to install, spacious (6 sides only), mesh panels, I like the fact that the mat is portable, I even use it outside in the backyard sometimes. Expensive. Spacious also means it takes a lot of room (with the 6 sides), no gate, velcro is pretty easy to undo for toddlers, and most of all... no padding in the mat!

Excellent Playpen, but has some significant improvements needed! – I purchased this playpen when my son was 6 months old and when he wasn't a curious and determined toddler it was great. As soon as he worked out he could lift the sides off the mat and remove the Velcro connecting strips I realised that it had some flaws. It would have been much better if the mat had been better integrated into the design. Also… Read more

not being able to also use it as a square is a little disappointing. Made the mistake of machine washing the mat and it shrunk significantly. Babies and toddlers have a habit of being able to make a mess wherever they are, and hand washing is not the most practical care solution. I had to place the playpen on interlocking foam squares to prevent him hurting himself when he fell down - not every house has carpeted floors, especially not in common living areas. Hopefully the next model will put some further thought into these areas. Good overall design. Doesn't look like a cage. Velcro is convenient, but no match for toddlers. Much more significant padding in mat and better system to secure base to playpen.

Does exactly what we want – This playpen is large, sturdy and does exactly what we want. We often have friends with their babies come over & we can fit lots of babies in here with no fuss at all. The number one reason we bought this playpen is because it feels very safe. I do not mind that there is no gate as there is no way to get out unless you climb over. I feel safe… Read more

leaving my child to play in here compared to other playpens.

My only suggestion would be for the floor mat to be more cushioned as we have had to put foam tiles underneath as the mat doesn't provide enough support if baby falls over and bangs her head. Large, sturdy, simple design, easy to assemble, easy to clean & maintain. Expensive, floor may does not provide enough cushioning if child were to fall.

Nothing special nothing terrible – After reading the reviews, and not wanting to put bub behind bars, we went out and got a 6-sided VeeBee. After all the hype we were quite excited. However, our excitement quickly died away as we put it up. The sides are 3 sets of 2 folding 'walls'. The walls are a metal tubular frames with a fabric/mesh taught 'panel'. When connecting the… Read more

sides you slot the tubes (sprung nipples pop out of holes to keep the tubes connected), do up a zip and bring the panels together with velcro. The floor is a hexagonal canvas-feel lined cloth with velco for elastic straps with yellow plastic clips on that clip onto the wall corner-bars.

Negatives.

1. It is really fiddly to put up/take down.

Getting the walls up is quite easy as they just slot into each other. But zipping the panels is really difficult as you need to stretch them together and then bring the zip together and do them up. We now do it with one of use holding the panels together and the other doing the zips.

2. Velcro everywhere.

When will baby/toddler equipment designers realise that velcro and baby/toddlers do not mix. The fisrt thing our 1yo does now when we put her in it is go round undoing all the velco. We have a pile of ruined wool clothing that the velco has eaten. And some of the velcro doesn't even line up - on the walls the velcro that connects the top-tube flap has the vertical bar in the way! Also the velcro that connects the elastic floor straps just comes away too easily.

3. Floor mat too small.

The Floor mat only goes up to the walls. As a result bub has quickly learnt to just sit there pull on the floor material to expose the ground and feast on the soil/bugs/grass.

4. No door/gate.

Despite the price this play-pen has no door/gate. You have to step over the side panel/s to get in out. Usually this is not a problem but is when tired (80% of the time) and/or carrying bub in out. Forget standing on the outside and and putting bub in or taking bub out as that will just do your back in. We assumed it would have a door/gate before purchasing - maybe that was our mistake.

5. Floor mat not really cushioned.

The marketing material says the mat is quilted. It is, but I think it is just a bit of thin foam or something it is as the floor is still hard under it. Bub has hit her head on the mat a few times with the normal screams and bruises as if the mat was not there.

6. It is not adaptable.

For this price I would expect to be able to make different shapes with it. A long oblong for instance. Or to be able to use the sides to cordon off an area of the room I don't bub to go in temporarily. But no, its is hexagonal or nothing.

7. Not washable

Although the floor mat is material it says hand-wash only. That is really disappointing as hand-washing means we cannot use 70+ degree water to sterilise it after an accident (wee or worse!). This means bub has to stay in her nappy which is a shame as we had hoped to be able to put her in for bare-botty time. Also, the wall-panel material gets dirty from dribble/sick/hands and it would have been nice to be able whip it off, boil-wash and put back on.

8. Quality not brilliant

The yellow plastic caps on the panel corners tend to pop-off easily. Would not have expected that from a premium priced play-yard.

Positives

1. It has no bars.

We think there is nothing worse that seeing bub behind bars. She is 1yo - shame to put her behind bars :-)

2. Looks nice

It is pleasing to look at.

3. Sturdy

Bub has given the panels a good shake (and boy, is she strong!) and all has been well.

Conclusion

If we knew what we know now then we would probably have gone for a much less expensive wooden option if it had door and was adaptable (and just got a large tarp to put under it). We do use it, but without quite the feeling of 'what a good choice this was' we would have expected. Looks good and has no bars Disappointing for the price and an addiction to velcro everywhere

Fantastic! 9 month old baby plays happily in here – We brought the six sided play pen for our baby and it's been great. So quick and easy to erect and folds up to a very small size so that we can take it everywhere. We took this on our holiday on a houseboat and it was fantastic, worth every cent. I only wish i had brought it earlier but we were umming and arring about the expense of it and… Read more

whether it would be worth it but i can honestly say this has been the best buy.

It comes with a soft mat which we use because i have it on timber floorboards. It provides some padding when she falls and the mesh sides means she can play and be quite happy as she can see everybody around her. The tops are also padded so I know she is safe and comfortable in there.

When friends come over with their baby you can pop them both in the playpen and they are quite happy in there with enough room for both of them while you can have a cuppa in peace and not be chasing them around the house making sure they don't get into everything.

the only thing i would say is a pain is that the mat does not quite stay where it is meant to. it ends up bunched up on one side as the straps do not hold it securely enough so constantly fixing the mat.

My older kids (13 and 11) jump in there with bubs and all three still have plenty of room. safe for baby, great size playmat keeps bunching up. Big size may be a problem for some.expensive

Excellent Playpen!!! – We bought the 6 sided Valco VeeBee playpen and have never looked back. I don't feel bad putting my son in there at times with some toys when I need to cook dinner for example as it's such a good size. He has plenty of room to crawl around and explore and play with his toys and be entertained. He now loves holding on the sides and cruising… Read more

around, he thinks that he's very clever doing so :-)

The sides are mesh so when my son was younger and would stumble, he wouldn't hurt himself in anyway, unlike the wooden ones or his cot.

I honestly can't fault it in anyway, we just love it!!!

Also a little tip - we don't use the floor mat inside the playpen as we have carpet, instead we take it with us when we go to a park and use it there instead and place his toys in the middle and he plays happily on his mat, and mum and dad sit on there too and we can all enjoy a picnic! 6 sided playpen is the perfect size, soft mesh see through sides make it nice and safe

6 side is awesome ! – great for 2 bubbas to play in! lots of space for toys and babies and the mest doesnt make it feel enclosed.. nice and soft and the attached playmat is grea! we used it for 18months and it still looked like new! highly reccomended.. and easy to set up and transport too nice size.. soft and sturdy nothing!

Fundamental with twins!!!! Could not have done without it! – It's light and easy to put together and it was great peace of mind for us specially having twins in the house. I also believe it has provided my boys a safe area which gave them enough confidence to start walking VERY early. I am a big fan of this product and have recommended to all friends We used for a long time and couldn't have done it… Read more

without it!

Some people think that playpens only limit babies exploration space but my experience with this one was exactly the opposite, it is massive space and I filled the playpen with things for them to find, play and they were entertained for hours. They loved it from day one.

We even took it to friends so we could enjoy bbqs and parties without having to worry to much if the boys were getting into trouble or hurting themselves. Love it!!! A must! reliable, sturdy, easy to assemble and light enough to be quite portable. yellow caps tends to fall and the velcro straps don't really help keeping padded mat in place but still no major issues even with those two little details.

Couldn't live with out – My mother bought this for us when our daughter was 10 months old. I needed somewhere safe to put her while I packed the house while we were moving to our new farm. We have the six sided playpen. It's fantastic. I regulary use it while I do jobs around the house. My daughter is not a climber , she is nearly 23 months now and I still use it . It… Read more

is quick to errect and easy to pull apart & store. I didn't use the floor mat. I found it easy to just vacume my carpet instead of spot cleaning the floor mat. Reliable , safe

Love Love Love this!! – The 6 sided keeps my 1 year old son happy and safe. Plenty of room to crawl around and his toys are no longer taking over the house! It does take up a lot of my lounge room but it dismantles really easliy and we drop it down to a 4 sided when we have guests. Fantastic product. Keeps the house neat, baby is safe.

Great product! – When our baby starts moving about, I went on the internet to search for a playpen. This is just what I am looking for. I am not a big fan of the wooden and plastic playpens. I was looking for one with a good size, so there is plenty room for our baby to move and play with other babies in our house. It put my mind at rest when I need to walk away… Read more

for a short time to know the baby will be safe in the playpen. Good size for the baby to move about in the playpen, like the mat underneaths for hard floorboards at home When baby start pulling herself up, the mesh does get a bit slippery when she pushes it to try to stand. I wish the mat can be a bit more thicker, so when baby falls it does not hurt much.

Excellent – Our bub is just starting to get mobile and we bought the 6 sided version. It is worth the money and if you shop around online you may still get in under $210. The 6 sided one can be set up with just four sides if you are going out somewhere with more limited space, it just means you have to be a bit creative to attach the included playmat to the… Read more

playpen, but it can be done. Meanwhile the 6 sided area is great outside, for more than one child or if an adult wants to sit in the enclosed area and play with the child for a while. The fact that there are no hard bits (uncovered) that little heads can bump on is great and it is easy to watch them, they can see you and it's cool and well ventilated. A bit pricey but worth it. Lightweight, easy to assemble, portable, safe, softsided, well ventilated, bright and colourful. Typical Valco intructions included, they are next to useless.

Wonderful – I bought this playpen for my twins when they were about 7 months old. They had so many toys and I didn't want them all cluttering up the house, so we bought a playpen. So happy with the 6 sided playpen, so much room and I can easily fit both my babies, and their toys inside. Mesh sides, comfortable play mat, size. Expensive.

Excellent – We chose this playpen for its size for our mobile 6 month old who has started to commando crawl with speed. We were pleasantly surprised with the ease of setting it up. The base is lightly padded which is great for baby. Although attached to the frame with velcro, it appears secure and we have not had any problems to date with it detaching. The… Read more

playpen provides ample space for both baby and toys.Importantly our baby appears to be happy playing in it. For us it has been worth the money (most playpens are not cheap). Big play area but also the ability to reduce the size if needed, very easy to assemble, sturdy, looks good (red and black colour combination), lightweight

Great buy! – We bought this a few days ago since our little one is learning how to crawl. We have had people tell us that buying this wouldn't be worth it as they wont stay inside. We also had a debate about this and the much cheaper wooden one which came with no play mat. Undoubtedly its definitely this one. When hes trying to sit he falls over many times.… Read more

And though our floor is carpeted the extra padding helps alot - that and he seems to like it as well.

He has a habit of moving his body backward and forward and if there were wooden bars his head would have hit it - with this it doesn't hurt him at all.

Cleaning the play mat has been easy - just wiping off the spilt milk and food.

Me and my wife can both comfortably sit inside there with him.

And to top it off he also likes being in there - he has been in there for 2 hours straight with no complaints! large space, playmat was easy to clean and well padded, Easy to assemble, Expensive

Excellent – I couldn't fault this product and was very happy to buy this one instead of the wooden/metal playards. My son never injured himself in this although I have seen him knock himself quite badly on wooden playpens. My son is also a woodchuck and has chewed his wooden cot right into the woodfuzz but he is unable to penetrate the covered rails of the… Read more

valco vee bee.

It is the perfect size with 6 sides, not too huge and definitely not too small. It is also easy to clean with a damp cloth.

I would recommend this to people as an easy early alternative to babyproofing your house :) Bought the 6 sided one and it was the perfect size. Our family room (filled with dvds books electronics and a giant flatscreen) we instead invested in this playpen. Big size made it very comfy for an adult or 2 to be inside with bubs.

It is easy to assemble/disassemble and it is very lightweight and the 3 sections pack flat for easy storage or transport in the boot of a 4wd. It has been perfect for when we go on a driving holiday and it keeps bubs from wrecking any alternate accommodation that we stay at.

The padded mat also helps makes the whole playpen a 'clean' place for my eczema bub when using it outdoors or indoors where there is suspicious looking carpet.

I also attribute the playpen to our son walking very early as he was always pulling himself up and would then walk from one side to the other.

My son at 16months no longer uses the playpen as we want to give him freedom to run but we now use it squashed into a long wedge to block off the corner of the room with the flatscreen. It currently also doubles as a massive toybox for all his toys and helps put all the clutter in one spot! Expensive but in the end, it was definitely worth the purchase. Shop around online for a good price. Considered ebay but was wary of a second hand pen as I'd read reviews about the stitching coming undone. Happy I was able to pricematch from a one of my regular online baby stores and was happy to pay the extra for peace of mind. Our brand new playpen did have some dubious looking stitching on it but in the hard yards that it has done so far, the stitching has not come undone. I can understand how easy it might be to get one that will come apart at the mesh stitching.

So far so good – We bought the 6 sided playpen after reading reviews on this Site and I must say so far so good...! It is on the expensive side but we managed to find ours on sale (I was looking...). It has been worth the money! My bubs isn't yet crawling but he is mobile (rolls & turns around) & I love knowing that once he is in the playpen he is pretty safe &… Read more

contained. Also all his toys are in one place, so much easier when trying to keep a house semi-clean. The mesh sides enable him to still see me when I'm in the kitchen. It's pretty easy to clean, just a quick vacuum & wipe is all you need to do. Large, easy to assemble, easy to clean It is expensive, takes about a large amount of space

Expensive but absolutely worth it! – The 6 sided playpen is roomy enough to comfortably fit 2 adults and a child, which makes it feel less like a cage than other playpens. The padded playmat keeps the shape of the playpen and prevents the bub from pushing it over or moving it! It's really quick and easy to assesmble / disassemble and folds flat for storage. It's brightly… Read more

coloured to add interest and is perfect place to store all our baby's toys. The mesh sides keep all the toys inside and the playmat is padded to keep bub comfy. The care instructions for the playmat say it's handwash only. (I took a gamble and used the delicate cycle on my machine and it came out fine!)

Excellent – I bought this playpen as I thought the usual four sided playpens were just too small. I love the fact that I can have it set up as either the four or six sided playpen as when I first set it up in our lounge room it pretty much took up the space of the whole room so thankfully I can make it smaller for this room. Its great for use either indoors… Read more

or outside. Worth the buy if you have more than one child or lots of space. You can use this playpen as the large sized six sided pen or the usual 4 sided pen. The large size is great for more than one child plus you can fit lots of toys in it for your child to play with. The playpen comes with a cushioned mat which is washable. Expensive.

Excellent – We never had a play pen with our first child and it was something I deffinantly wanted with our second. I really did not like the wooden bar play pens for various reasons which is why I chose this one. I love that its padded, the the mesh sides are breathable and that it came with the floor mat. It is also easy clean. It was definantly good value… Read more

for money. We sold ours once we had finished using it and we still got 2/3rds of the price for a new one. soft mesh sides, the frame is padded, play/ floor mat, easy to clean, good size ( six sided), peace of mind while bubba was in there It is quite expensive for a play pen but it is certainly worth the money.

Excellent – Love love love this play pen. We received a voucher from friends when pregnant with bub no.1 and I knew straight away what I wanted to buy. I am not a fan of small play pens and always knew I wanted something BIG, so that when used bub didn't feel like they were confined in a teeny tiny space. The 6 sided play pen ensures there is plenty of room… Read more

to move always. We have the 6 side play yard

Terrific Size

Looks great

Excellent quality

Breathable mesh

Easy to assemble/disassemble Sometimes the clip that attaches the mat to the walls comes undone, but this is easily rectified. Just all depends on how 'active' bub is being inside the play pen.

Good – Aside from the accident in the playpen, the price was quite expensive too, but you do get what you pay for, it's good quality. This playpen is still the best in the market in my opinion. I would buy this one again as the accident could have happened anywhere really. It is one of the most padded and largest playpens I have seen around. When my baby… Read more

started to stand up by herself at 7 months old, I let her do it at first. She would slide down the mesh, as there are no bars for her to hold onto. This lead to her dislocating her elbow and I had to take her to the emergency room at the hospital to get her fixed up by a doctor after they took a few X rays. Seeing her in so much pain broke my heart. Nevertheless most babies may not end up at the ER as mine started standing at 7 months old and physically she may not have been strong enough yet. Had the playpen had wooden bars, she might have been injured even worst, as she would have gotten to a greater height.

OK – I am really disappointed with this product it was going to be a more sophisticated design - I have the 2009 new model. Compared to wooded ones that can be folded or put to the side in an instant this requires a major effort to put away. Consequently, our entire lounge is toy pit now. I guess if you had a dedicated play area this would not be a… Read more

big problem. Look,mesh sides and soft play mat. Expensive. Just got this and am totally unimpressed the bottom attaches with a flimsy Velcro tab which keeps detaching. The bars are also covered with Velcro flaps - baby thinks trying to open this is more fun than her toys.

Excellent – Just love it. Looked at heaps of playpens before deciding on this one and so glad we did. The padded playing mat is great and its waterproof to help keep clean and wipe up spills relatively easy. This is what I think the best playpen on the market and probably the most expensive but its worth it.Has mesh sides - so no baby smacking their head on… Read more

timber or metal frame and includes a play mat that is attached to the frame. I've got the six sided pla Maybe the cost would put this item out of the market for a lot of people.

Excellent – GREAT! Would definitely recommend. Far more attractive than its' wooden competitors. The flexibility of adding and subtracting panels is fantastic and the weight of it is easy on your back. The breathable mesh sides, it's light-weight, easy to put together, fun colours, flexible around space (add or subtract sides). Vinyl means you can use it… Read more

outside and it's easy to clean. The 6-sided version would be perfect for more than 1 child e.g. twins. The velcro tabs often come undone but it doesn't really effect the overall performance. The 6-sided version is big for inside but it's easy just to subtract panels. Pricey.

Excellent – Totally love it...wouldnt hesitate to recommend it to anyone. Told my friends about it and they all went out to get one too! The mesh was an important factor as we didnt want out daughter to climb over and hurt herself if she fell. Also the size was great as it allowed adults and kids to play together without feeling cramped. Price was probably the main thing