How To Set Up Graco Pack N Play (6 Easy Steps)

A Graco Pack ‘n Play is a convenient must-have item for any parent. This portable item allows your baby to play safely in most locations. While the packaging may seem tricky at first, this item is simple to set up, use and put away.

In this article, you’ll learn easy tips and tricks on how to set up Graco pack n play and how to take it down for easy setup, stress-free! Read On…

Why Is Pack N Play Necessary?

One of the reasons most parents use a pack n play is to keep their child safe and comfortable. You can provide your child with a safe and secure place to play around with their toys while you’re busy with work or chores.

Another benefit of having a pack n play is that it serves as a portable crib for your child when you need to sleep somewhere other than your home. Just make sure you choose the best pack n play if your baby will sleep in it because there have been recalled regarding possible suffocation.

Easy Steps On How To Set Up Graco Pack N Play

Remove the Graco Pack N’ Play from its conveying case and place the side with two legs and two wheels on the floor. Make sure that the piece connected to the red pull tab is pulled up as high as it can be.
Grab the middle of the long bars and then pull up until every one of the pieces of each bar click and lock into place. You will not be able to move any of the pieces on the long bars.
Grab the middle of the short bars and then pull up until every one of the pieces of each bar click and lock into place. You will not be able to move any of the pieces on the short bars.
Push the piece that connects to the red pull tab down toward the floor. You may have to stop irregularly and adjust the pack and play so you can push the piece connected to the pull tab down further. Keep pushing the piece connected to the red pull tab down until it’s even with the lower part of the Graco Pack N’ Play.
Place the pad that covers the lower part in the pack and play. Make sure that the corners of the pad with the Velcro tabs in the corners are in similar corners as the slots on the base of the pack and play.
Slide the Velcro tabs through the slots and then fasten them to the clasp on the lower part of the pack and play.

Easy Steps On How To Take Down A Graco Pack N Play

Unfasten the Velcro tab on the underside of two corners of the Pack N’ Play. Look for the Velcro tabs, after you’ve found one of the Velcro tabs, the other one will be in the diagonal corner. Repeat these steps for that tab also.
Stay over the top of the Graco Pack N’ Play. The pad along the lower part of the pack and play is broken up into four vertical sections. Lift one of the external pads, pulling the Velcro tab through the slot in the lower part of the pack, and play. Repeat this step for the pad on the opposite side.
Lift and take out the pad from along the lower part of the Graco Pack N’ Play. In the center of the lower part of the pack and play will be a red pull tab.
Pull the red pull tab up to the furthest extent that you can until the bars at the top of the pack and play fall down around the frame for the lower part of the pack and play that’s pulled up beneath the red pull tab. Look for the lower part on the outside center of all the bars.
Press the two buttons on the outside of the two long sides and then push the center of each side down as far as you can. The bars will separate into a centerpiece and two additional pieces on either side of the bar.
Re-adjust the Graco Pack N’ Play so you can reach the two external buttons on the short bars. Bear in mind that the pieces of the bars on the long sides don’t click back into place. If any of those bars click back into place, you’ll need to pop the pack and play back up without the pad and start over again.
Press the two buttons on the outside of the two short sides and then push the center of each side down as far as you can. The bars will separate into a centerpiece and two more pieces on either side of the bar.
Pull all of the sides in together and bundle the pack and play up. The Graco Pack N’ Play should fit snugly in the conveying case that came with it.

How To Set Up A Graco Bassinet

To set up your Graco bassinet properly, the four bassinet tubes are located in storage pockets sewn into the actual bassinet.

Firstly, place the wire end of one tube into the round end of a tube with a red spring latch. Repeat this process with other tubes.
Slide the tubes you assembled into the tunnels on the sides of the bassinet.
By the two tubes lift the bassinet and lower it into the Pack N Play. Ensure the printed warnings on the end flap are facing up.
Position the end of the tube without the red spring latch by placing the loop end into the slot in the plastic corner.
On the opposite end of the tube, drawback on the red spring latches and fit the loop into the slot in the plastic corner. Remember, the loop ends must be in the slots in the corners to get the bassinet in the Pack N Play. Also, pull up on the tube and bassinet to make sure that the tube is in place.
On the other side of the bassinet, repeat steps 4 and 5.
Separate both of the end flaps of the bassinet to the Pack N Play with the eight snaps (four on each end).
Put the mattress in the bassinet soft side up. Push down on the mattress to tie down the mattress to the VELCRO on the bassinet.

Here is a video showing how to assemble the Graco Portable Dome Bassinet

NB:

DO NOT use your bassinet without the mattress recommended by Graco.
DO NOT use extra padding such as a water mattress, mattress, or pillows inside the bassinet to avoid suffocation.
ONLY use the mattress recommended by Graco. Now your bassinet is ready to use.

How To Remove Your Bassinet Mattress

Take out the mattress from your bassinet.
Open the end flaps from your Pack N Play.
Drawback the material at one corner of the bassinet to find the red spring latch.
Draw the red spring latch back and lift the tube.
Draw the tube out of the bassinet and set it aside.
Repeat steps 3, 4, and 5 to take out the other tube.
Be careful when pulling the tubes apart. Draw the tubes apart by twisting the tubes as you pull and store the tubes in the area in the bassinet.

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Conclusion

I believe that having a pack n play in your home is a smart move for a few reasons. First, you can set up a pack n play anywhere, so during the baby stages, your baby can sleep or rest wherever they need to.

Also, if you’d love to have your baby take a nap close to you instead of in their bedroom, having a pack n play is another smart way to do it.

Another amazing thing about pack n plays is that they serve as a variety of different parenting add-on. You don’t need to buy a bassinet, changing station, and playpen since you get it all in one. Your child can also use it for the first chunk of their life, so it helps you save money in the long run.

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