m+ home : Play mats That Work Hard and Look Good
Once you emerge from the new born “scrunch” stage and enter the rolling, kicking, crawling stage of parenting, the floor becomes your family’s main terrain.
While your baby develops new motor skills, you find yourself drinking tea there, replying to texts there, occasionally even trying to do a workout there.
Therefore, a good playmat is more than just a wipeable surface, it becomes it’s own zone for the whole family to work, rest and play.
Here are our favourites for every kind of family floor time.
TrekTots™ Playmat
Created by a mum of two and inspired by a love of travel and the chaos of early parenting, this mat is a clever reinvention of your usual playmat.
It’s lightweight, wipeable, rolls up into its own bag and comes with a game changing valve to inflate the mat. For extra firmness you can inflate by mouth (similar to arm bands) meaning you can adjust the firmness to suit.
We’ve used it in the kitchen, garden and outdoors and have been really impressed by it. It’s the perfect size - big enough for a baby and a five-year-old to sprawl on, and chic enough to leave out, thanks to its muted green design.
Any spills are easily wiped up and it packs away easily when not in use. This is a playmat made by someone who’s lived it and knows just what you need.
TrekTots Playmat £75
Playmats for Every Family Mood
If the TrekTots mat is your all-rounder these three bring something extra to the floor.
From new born ready sensory design to interiors friendly print perfection, here’s our pick of the best for specific needs.
For those who want tummy time without compromising on interiors. These memory foam mats come in beautiful prints, (we love the William Morris collaboration) they are easy to wipe down and will be used for years by all of you.
These colourful spot tiles click together seamlessly to create a soft, safe surface in whatever space you’re working with and then pull apart to store away when you’re not.
Playful but not overpowering, it’s a great pick for smaller homes or multi-use spaces where flexibility is key.
Not just for playing, these support development too.
Etta Loves specialises in sensory patterning designed by experts in baby vision, with this Keith Haring edition bringing iconic art to the early days. One side supports new born sight (0–4 months), the other suits developing vision (5 months+), making it perfect from the very beginning.