Exersaucer/ Activity Center Still Worth It for an Almost 6 Month Old?

heavens no.
1. SUPER, BEYOND-BELIEF UGLY
2. Child bored in 5 minutes
3. Will spend the next five hundred years decaying in a landfill
4. Usually 100% plastic, full of hormone-disruptors...

Better bet: Graco foldable doll stroller. Kids will push those things around til they're 5 and you can fold them up and toss em in a closet, under a stroller, in a tote bag...

Don't do it! Lol!
Not worth it at all. My boy HATED being confined to that thing starting very soon after 6 mths..
Alternative: LeapFrog music table.
I can be used on the floor till they can stand and legs put on later.
DS loved the silly thing at that age.

Now if you find a super cheap Exersaucer at a 2nd hand shop...maybe. Though I'd put him in it and see if he really does like it.

Do not waste $50+!!!

Can you have him try it out at the store first? My 8 month old got to play with one at our church for the last two months. He's about the same size and he really liked it. The exersaucer had a ton of things to pull and prod and made noise. He's also a bouncer and loved that he could bounce around. I would also see if there are second hand ones on Craigslist.com. I don't believe in buying new toys because they'll always go quick, one way or another.

I think an exersaucer is a great investment if you need to find things to keep him occupied while you work on something. A really good one will keep him busy for quite a while. I found one that converted into a train set when they got too big to sit in it...so it carried us well into age 2 or 3. I don't know if you can still find this one, but Safety1st made it.

I also highly recommend the Graco doorway bouncer. We used it up until our kids were walking on their own. The doorway bouncer is nicer than the stationary bouncers because they have a wider range for walking and bouncing. They get really strong legs from this toy, and it was really hard to get them out of it. They loved it! Probably their favorite baby toy for sure.

Here's a link to a safety 1st farm but I don't think it converts to a train set like mine. It's a newer version, but I'm sure it's fun too.

http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3...

Here's the Graco jumper:

http://www.amazon.com/Graco-Bumper-Jumper-Little-Jungle/d...

My son had a jumparoo. It was big but he loved it for months so it was worth it. My son was also big for his age and active. He walked at 10 months and we got 5-6 months out of it (starting at 5 months). You might want to try getting one used. Anyway, take your kid to a baby store and try him in a few and see what he likes. My daughter didn't care for the jumparoo her brother loved.

Still worth it! Just buy a used one. You'll probably be able to sell it for what you paid for it. And if you have more children, you'll be really glad you got it.

Exersaucers are amazing! My son loved it at his age, and I got one almost brand new off of Craigslist for $20. Cant beat that. He had a lot of fun bouncing and jumping in that thing. Best toy he ever had. They also change into a "S" table so that when he is walking he can walk around it and still play.

My son has already out grown all of his things, and he is 8 months! He sounds like your son- HUGE. He has to bend his knees to properly sit in any of his activity centers. A lot of moms say their kids play in theirs well over a year, but my son can barely play in his now. Maybe for our monster children, it happens a bit earlier =)

My son loved his until after he was one. I was so bummed when he truly outgrew it! :)

The rainforest jumperoo is what my daughter used from when she was 5 months till around 8 months but she is 1 and still weighs 21 lbs so she was on the small side. Maybe skip it and buy alot of floor toys or wait a lil longer then when he is walking buy ride on toy or some that you push around. Those are rlly fun :)

My boys LOVED it! They were both very tall, and they used one until they started walking at nine and ten months. I say worth it!

I have the same one that Love My Boys is refering to and my kids loved it. My oldest played with it in the S-shape from about 10 months (when he started walking) to 18 months. Ialso got a jumper for my baby too when he was about 5 months old, that he used until about 10 months (when he started walking). So, I think it is worth looking on CraigsList...or hitting up a garage sale or two and buying some used baby toys. If you are planning on more kids, then get a new one and it will be used by your others :)

Yes! Our kid was happy in it way past age 1, and it was a great "babysitter" so I could actually check email. I think generally babies don't gain those 4 pounds from 21 to 25 as quickly as they gained the other weight, so you don't have to fear that he'll break the exersaucer seat in 2 months.