BabyBjörn Travel Crib Light

For nights away, this is the travel crib light enough that you will actually bring it. It weighs about 13 pounds in its bag, sets up in one movement with no loose parts to lose, and arrives with its own mattress and fitted sheet, so there is nothing extra to pack. It is rated from newborn to about age 3, or until your child can climb out, so one purchase covers every trip through the toddler years. At about $230 it costs more than a basic play yard, and the mattress rests on the floor, so lifting a tiny baby in and out means bending all the way down.