7 best baby jumpers and activity centres for 2025

Expecting or already have a newborn? This toy can be used from birth, since it has a detachable tummy time activity. When you're ready, it can be used with the baby balance board, and can also be used as a stationary activity centre. Finally, it converts into a table and stool for the toddler years.

The fully rotating seat adjusts to three heights. It includes lots of interactive elements – including a bouncing beads drum, crinkly leaves, bouncing panda with spinning rattle and bead maze with rotating mirror.

And if we're being selfish, its modern design and pleasing colour palette is a major plus in our books.

Naturally, the most all-singing, all-dancing activity jumpers tend to prove the most popular with babies (and therefore parents).

Little ones will be entertained by the variety of engaging, sensory toys in this ocean-themed jumper. The seat rotates 360 degrees (so they can jump, twist and play at every angle), comes with three modes of play to engage babies, and you can set it to say words in English, Spanish, French and German. Plus, it plays 10 songs and seven ocean sounds, babies can create their own tunes and it also teaches colours and numbers. There's also a removable electronic Neptune the Turtle toy, to make floor time more exciting.

We're also impressed that this jumper has four height adjustments — more than most — so a short baby will fit into it, and even a tall baby should be able to use it until around their first birthday.

More simple activity centres may suit your decor better, but this will hold their attention for longer.

You'll save money and space if you skip a stationary jumper and get one that clamps onto a doorframe. You will need a doorway with a trim that will help hold the clamp; this jumper wouldn't work in a rounded, frameless doorway, for instance.

This budget-friendly option features four re-positionable toys, including a mirror for self-discovery, a leaf teether for sore gums, and two soft toys. But, most importantly, it gives your baby an opportunity to flex their little knees and bop about for fun.

It's lightweight and folds up small, making it good for family holidays, whether you're taking it to granny's house or an Airbnb, as long as either place has a suitable and safe spot to hang it. The seat pad can be taken off, machine washed and air-dried if needed.

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The seat on this activity centre spins around completely, and there are six toys to hold your baby's attention. There's also a clear viewing panel for baby to look at their own feet as they step on the toy piano to play.

Instead of having springy cords that hold the seat, this jumper has a springboard on the seat's underside. It moves your baby in a side-to-side motion, like they're surfing — rather than up and down.

The huge plus of this model is that it converts to a useful preschool table when your baby starts cruising (which means taking steps while holding onto something). The springboard is designed to take the place of the seat, forming a flat tabletop, and the whole thing becomes a great space for colouring, playing with dough and other toddler and preschool activities.

Fisher-Price was one of the first companies to introduce a stationary baby jumper that doesn't need to hang in a doorway. The Jumperoo has since become a classic, and we can see why!

This one comes with 12 rainforest-themed toys, along with music, sounds and flashing lights for your baby to explore. The adorable smiling tiger seat can spin 360 degrees, and it's machine washable too. Plus, it's adjustable to three different heights, allowing it to grow with your baby, so it should last until they're around three years old. It can also be folded and stored under a bed, but otherwise is quite large.

One of the big draws of the Bounce Bounce Baby is that it becomes a toddler play table that's useful until around your child's second birthday. Because there are no overhead arches, it has a slightly lower profile than other baby jumpers too. And we especially like that you can replace the seat with a net that holds toys for your toddler to fish out. This also makes it easy to clean. Like others, the seat spins 360 degrees and can be placed at three different heights, and it's the base under the seat that bounces.

We think it's perfect for grandparents who just want something fun to pull out when the baby visits.

For all the minimalist parents and families who are short on space, a doorway jumper works well as long as you have a doorframe to attach it to. This one includes a tray for snacks and two electronic-free toys. It's particularly well-suited for the kitchen doorway so your baby can paw at some finger foods while you prepare a meal.

It's easy to get baby in and out of this seat and the nylon seat pad is easily removed and machine washable. The height of the strap is adjustable, so you're able to change it as your baby grows taller. Note, however, that many online reviewers say that the adjustment is not intuitive; see how it's done in this video from Graco.