Baby Play Mats – £15 to £25
There are some excellent quality play mats in this price range which are all capable of keeping little babies and infants entertained for hours.
As you would expect the standard single-piece style or foam mat, complete with colourful designs and themes, features heavily in the mid price range – but you’ll also find a few play mat gyms to aid a young baby’s mental and physical development.
The cute Fisher-Price 3-in-1 Musical Activity Gym, for example, is very cheap at around £20 and features five little play things on the toy bar and a soft and padded mat for your little one to lie on.
It also plays several fun sounds to help stimulate a baby’s aural senses. This compact activity gym is very light so it can double up brilliantly as a travel gym.
Here are some popular choices of play mat in the £15 to £25 price range for sale at Amazon.
Nuby Little Fox Activity Play Mat
Galt Toys, Large Playmat - Farm, Baby Play Mat, Ages 0 Months Plus
Winthome Baby Play Mat Round, Non-Slip Gym Play Mat Toy Storage - Washable Crawling Mat 59'' (Upgrade-House)
£26.99[6MM Thick]Large Play Mat Waterproof Baby Child Toddler Boys Girls Crawling mat for Floor Non-Toxic Non-Slip 2 Side Kids Playing Gym Mats Ideal Gift for Baby Gift - 200 x 180 x 0.6cm - Storage Bag included
£39.99Kids Care Play Mat, Baby Crawling Floor Mat Folding Waterproof Outdoor or Indoor Use Game Mat ,0.2-Inch Thick (180x120cm, Animals)
TLCmat Soft Foam Play Mat - EN71 Safety Approved Non-Toxic, Odorless, Use for Indoor and Outdoor (Animal/Transport 10pcs Pack)
Baby Blanket Cotton, Queta Baby Play Gym Mat Playmat Activity Gym Floor Mat for Toddler Kids 90cm Soft Sleeping Mat (Lion)
£18.59There are also several large double-sided waterproof mats in this price range which provide young boys and girls with a wonderful place to crawl, roll and play.
These wipe-clean mats feature cartoon-style images on one side and letters and numbers on the other – effectively giving you two fun mats for the price of one.
These large mats, measuring 200cms x 180cms, offer plenty of space for active infants, toddlers and older babies to roll around and play with their favourite toys. They are odourless, made of non-toxic materials, and have been laboratory tested to ensure they are completely safe for young kids.
For anyone interested in interlocking mats, there are plenty of those also for between £15 and £25 – from the popular alphabet and numbers jigsaw-type mate to multi-tile ECA foam mats featuring popular characters from kids’ books and movies.
The road map style of mat is another option for little boys and girls – these rug mats display the layout of a village, town or city – complete with streets, traffic lights, roundabouts, houses and shops – and allow infants and toddlers to push the toy cars, lorries, vans and other vehicles along the roads.
Most of these map-design mats are made of soft-touch polypropylene pile and have the texture of carpet, rather than foam. They are stain, bacterial and fungal resistant. They are also anti-allergic and non-shedding. They can also be rolled up and stored away when not in use.
Play mats are a great way to keep a baby or infant occupied during the day when they need plenty of mental and physical stimulation. They also allow mum or dad to take a well-earned breather from all the chores and daily tasks associated with looking after a baby or young child.
If you are interested in buying a deluxe mat or baby gym with a host of stimulating features, you may find what you are after in the luxury play mats range.