Friends, please enjoy today’s guest post from my sister, Laura. She’s got a fabulous product to highlight today!
Back in November, I shared about a fabulous little activity center called the Oribel Portaplay Convertible Activity Center. (You can read more about it here). In short, it’s an awesome play table that grows with your child from ages 5 months all the way to 5 years!
Recently, Oribel reached out to me with exciting news that they’ve just released two awesome little attachments/accessories to go with the Portaplay to help extend the functionality of the table and increase play time. Children will now be able to take a break from standing with the new Portaplay Child Stools, which pair very nicely with the new Portaplay Art Paper Roll Dispenser. Talk about a match made in heaven!
It wasn’t that long ago that I caught myself wishing that the Portaplay had some sort of stool to sit on. My daughter lost interest in sitting inside the activity center and is now much more interested in running around and playing with all of the attachments. I knew it wouldn’t be long before she’d start to want to sit down and play with her toys at her play table, so the stools really came in at a great time! Assembly took all of 5 seconds to do, which was such a relief for me. They snap and lock into place, and they’re supposed to easily snap out to put away, but unfortunately I found it pretty difficult to do.
I would have loved to have seen the same lock button, adjustability and folding technology used on the legs of the activity center being used on these stools. The Portaplay itself is extremely portable (hence the name), but I find that the stools are not nearly as portable because they do not easily break down. They are very lightweight, hold up to 77 lbs and are designed to comfortably fit children up to 5 years of age. However, since the legs don’t come in adjustable heights I sort of have a hard time picturing a 5 year old sitting comfortably at the table with these stools. The table does get higher, so maybe a 5 year old could actually fit comfortable after all.
For now, these little stools have been a hit with my daughter and seat her almost perfectly (she’s still just a tad too short and her feet don’t quite reach the floor). The stools come in a set of two and are available to purchase for $39.90.
I was equally excited to try out the art paper roll dispenser. I loved art as a child, and I hope to encourage my daughter to always be creative and imaginative as she gets older. Coloring and doodling is a great place to start!
There were very thorough details and instructions printed on the box, which is very thoughtful! Luckily, installing the paper dispenser is very much intuitive and easy to do. It snaps right into place just like the toys that come with the Portaplay system do. Simply slide the paper under the arm to help keep it in place and you’re ready to go!
To pair with the art paper roll dispenser, I would LOVE to see another attachment that would function as a crayon or colored pencil caddy. I really feel like something like that would be helpful in keeping the crayons off the floor and out of the way when kids are busy creating their masterpieces.
You can purchase the art paper roll dispenser here for just $29.90! I’m a little unclear as to if you can purchase paper refills without buying the whole dispenser, but hopefully that is something that will be available to purchase soon!
My daughter has used the activity center every single day since she was just 5 months old. It continues to impress and prove it’s functionality in so many ways, and has provided hours of entertainment for my daughter. It’s something that will definitely stick around for a very long time and will go through future children to come!
To see other amazing products from the creative minds at Oribel, just hop on over to their website and take a look! You can even snag a discount code just for signing up as an Oribel member!
