Being a parent is hard work: especially when your baby learns how to use his legs and becomes a toddler. Chasing them all over the home, keeping them out of dangerous areas, and the constant vigilance you have to keep over them is extremely exhausting. A huge part of keeping your sanity at that stage is by setting up an area where kids can safely play. That’s why play pens are such godsends! That, and they have so many other uses. Check out this post by Rachel at A Mother Far From Home for why you need a play pen on your baby registry:
-Napping in other areas of the house when room sharing with sibling
-Safe independent playtime
-Corraling kids when you need to get other stuff done
-Family homes: bring the play yard to grandma’s so the kids have somewhere to sleep if they are sleeping over