PSA - Floor Mats

Flamingemu

Groupon Goods has a 36 square foot alphabet and number floor mat for $40. https://www.groupon.com/deals/gg-foam-alphabetnumber-puzzle-floor-mat?p=15&utm_source=channel_pc_goods_redesign-deals&utm_medium=email&sid=0e390db9-132a-4c1d-b6c4-f3cab4ce9e24&division=washington-dc&user=dd3510fc1e2191a5d8cf43e8507ca457fc0a37b784e980cb62bb5704d0ec4a30&date=20130804&s=body&c=deal_img&d=deal-page

ktnicole

Should I have left mine out? Do kids play with them? I bought them while she was doing tummy time and learning to move around.

juliane2004

We have floor mats on the ground, since we don't have carpet and it's easier to keep clean than an area rug. Even though our kids are older (toddlers/kids), I think they're good to play toys on.

BUT I would recommend against those letter/number ones. For one thing, kids get really good and really fast at pulling them apart (off the floor) and there are small, choke-able pieces. We have the big 2'x2' "fitness" mats that we use.

Flamingemu

juliane2004 said:

We have floor mats on the ground, since we don't have carpet and it's easier to keep clean than an area rug. Even though our kids are older (toddlers/kids), I think they're good to play toys on.

BUT I would recommend against those letter/number ones. For one thing, kids get really good and really fast at pulling them apart (off the floor) and there are small, choke-able pieces. We have the big 2'x2' "fitness" mats that we use.

Ooh, I didn't think of that. My kid could totally pull them apart. 

Flamingemu

ktnicole said:

Should I have left mine out? Do kids play with them? I bought them while she was doing tummy time and learning to move around.

I know some people are using them as the floors of their baby jails or in their playrooms for a little softer landing.

opaque1997

Em was tearing the alphabet mat apart and it was super gross underneath... We spent the money and got one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0099XV1S4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1375675963&sr=8-1&pi=SL75

Dh has arthritis (early onset!) and we have hardwoods and this thing is cushy!! We have one out on the deck too and it holds up against the weather!!

juliane2004

opaque1997 said:

Em was tearing the alphabet mat apart and it was super gross underneath... We spent the money and got one of these https://www.amazon.com/gp/aw/d/B0099XV1S4/ref=mp_s_a_1_1?qid=1375675963&sr=8-1&pi=SL75 Dh has arthritis (early onset!) and we have hardwoods and this thing is cushy!! We have one out on the deck too and it holds up against the weather!!

Ohhh I've seen this. It's over $100, though, right? DH didn't want me to buy it since we have the other mats already.

opaque1997

It's been at $80 on amazon for well over a month.... Cheaper then other mats of its kind... Oh and its a lot lighter then you'd think and it never smelled of anything plastic or chemical like so many others have... P