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Apologies for the short hiatus, we've got a crawler on our hands!

And as you well know, it's all over now.

Having a house full of wooden floors, sore knees and bruises-a-plenty are standard, but a little shop on Amazon put paid to that.
I popped a pic of my purchase on Instagram - and roused a little interest in my colourful little mats.

(pinksoda19) if you're interested..

So I purchased:



A padded alphabet mat by Tippitoes with lovely graphics and simple alphabet theme: Whale, Elephant, Car etc - it looks a bit dated but its well padded, and does the job.

Tippitoes Alphabet Floor Mat, Amazon

A nice purse-friendly £26.51.

Its soft, durable and lightweight, for both indoor & Outdoor, its cushioned, therefore perfect for wooden floors. Great in the garden, picnics and summer months etc - and easy to clean with its water resistant fabric - it's also a good size at 21 x 20 x 132 cm. Me being me, never measure anything, but hope for the best - but it fits perfectly in my living room.

Then from Amazon again I ordered a smaller TLC foam mat (10 square feet per set) a jigsaw puzzle with pop-out numbers.

Foam 1,2,3, Play Mat Amazon



At £13.08, it's a great buy, but it's a small mat better for picnics or smaller areas. It's ever so colourful and eye-catching which makes it appealing for little ones. There are options for bigger ones - so I'd say this is a must-have for those hard floor areas.

It says suitable for age 3+ but it's just for crawlers in my mind, it's fine.
Designed to help children to learn counting, with a mixture of colours it can help with colours too, and it's ammonia and phthalates free, soft oam and wipe-clean.

Wooden floors a problem - pah! Not anymore.

LN xx

It's a case of musical chairs, moving him from the high-chair to the Jumparoo, to the mat - it's relentless. Not in every babies case, but certainly my one who is 7-months.

So when I stumbled across the Galt Play Ring, at would you believe it, a church fete. I knew we had to get one!

Leaving my little one inside with books, toys, teddies, gave peace of mind, safe in the knowledge that he was secure and going nowhere, cosily nestled in the fun farm inspired play ring. All you need to do is simply blow it up, and away you go.

My little dude is an escape artist in practise, I velcro him into his Nuna chair to keep him in place, which consequently doesn't. I once found him trying to make a bid for freedom - too adept in escapism this one. Mini Houdini in the making.

It's nice to know that, for a little while at least, I can leave him happily playing (see below).

I researched and found a few excellent price-point options on Amazon who sold and delivered the American brand, Galt. They also do play mats & various other bits but this item is great for a child that's learning or practising to sit up so from 4/5 months upwards it's brilliant.