Abstract: An entertainment and monitoring apparatus for use in monitoring the safety of an infant includes a housing having opposed ends, the housing having an arcuate configuration between opposed ends. The ends define openings in communication with an interior area. First and second extension members are movable through respective ends between retracted configurations substantially inside the housing and extended configurations substantially outside of and extending away from the openings. First and second guard members are coupled to distal ends of respective extension members, the guard members having free ends displaced from one another at respective retracted configurations and adjacent one another at respective extended configurations. A proximity sensor is positioned on the first guard member and configured to detect movement between respective free ends of first and second guard members. A first speaker is electrically connected to the proximity sensor and actuated when movement is detected.

Abstract: An entertainment and monitoring apparatus for use in monitoring the safety of an infant includes a housing having opposed ends, the housing having an arcuate configuration between opposed ends. The ends define openings in communication with an interior area. First and second extension members are movable through respective ends between retracted configurations substantially inside the housing and extended configurations substantially outside of and extending away from the openings. First and second guard members are coupled to distal ends of respective extension members, the guard members having free ends displaced from one another at respective retracted configurations and adjacent one another at respective extended configurations. A proximity sensor is positioned on the first guard member and configured to detect movement between respective free ends of first and second guard members. A first speaker is electrically connected to the proximity sensor and actuated when movement is detected.