Children's rug puzzle

Loving parents are a significant part of society, the most strict and picky about the goods of any industry intended for children. Moms and dads have high demands on purchases that their child will be in contact with in varying degrees. And it does not matter at all what it will be for the purchase: clothes, shoes, food, toys, furniture or interior parts for the children's room. Only one thing is important - that these things are of high quality, safe and, preferably, at an affordable price.

Many parents are trying to create for his child "his little world" in which the baby will grow, develop and learn. It is very important that the objects surrounding the child are from high-grade material and correspond to its age characteristics. Since the leading activity of children for a long time is the game, it is necessary to carefully approach the choice of the subject-developing environment.

Children love to play on the floor, as this expands the space for their activities and creativity. Therefore, it is important that the floor was not only a beautiful element of the decor, but also met many requirements.

Having made their choice in favor of the mats - puzzle, parents definitely do not lose. Manufacturers in the manufacture of these products use environmentally friendly highly efficient EVA material.

The floor mat of this type is quite versatile and has a lot of positive properties.

The functionality and uniqueness of the product is manifested in many attractive features:

• This developing and learning attribute helps the child to gain and consolidate knowledge, abilities and skills in various areas: hand motor, motor activity, logical thinking, memory, aesthetic perception.
• Thanks to the mobility of the puzzle mat, it is easy to assemble and disassemble, does not cause difficulties with the need for transportation and storage.
• Puzzle option play mat can transform. If a small-sized model of such a product is initially purchased, it will be sufficient to purchase additional component parts suitable for it in the future in order to obtain a large carpet as a result.
• With the random deformation of any module it is quite simple to replace it by buying a new one.
• Due to the complete absence in the puzzle covering of small parts and elements It is perfect for games and crawling babies of the first year of life.

The specifics of the puzzle canvases are multifaceted:

• Such game modules are soft and springy. This allows you to create a depreciation effect when the child, for example, falls. Soft puzzle mat for kids rooms will help prevent child injuries.
• Thermal insulation quality Floor puzzles provide a comfortable temperature of the playing area no matter what time of the year or whether there is a floor heating. If the child will stay on the gaming modules for a long time, he will feel a warm and cozy carpet under him.
• Due to its composition and production method, puzzle mats are hygienic, which prevents the growth of bacteria and fungi.
• Environmentally friendly modular coverage allows you to avoid the release of volatile substances that cause poisoning and allergies in children.
• Puzzle mats are moisture-proof and easy to clean. This is especially significant when children from 6 months to 3 years old play on such coverage. Modular canvases do not absorb liquid, which will allow parents to quietly leave them without diapers and waterproof diapers of the baby to go about their business. Carpet puzzles are easily cleaned from materials for children's creativity: watercolor paints, gouaches, plasticine, glue, and clay. They do not need special care, and wash under normal running water with the use of various cleansers.
• Details of floor puzzles do not electrify, therefore, no microparticles and dust attract.
• Practical and durable the rug-puzzle consists in its ability for quite a long time to preserve the original shape, color and beauty.
• Modular parts have sound-proofing properties. For example, if a child is engaged in active physical exercise, he will not interfere with his neighbors from the bottom, if, of course, there are any.
• Completing material of the puzzle mat is safe in the sense that most of the modules and the connecting grooves are large and the child cannot swallow them.
• With the help of anti-slip notches on the puzzle floor, it becomes impossible to slip on it, which also ensures the safety of the child's play activity.
• Modular canvases to collect fun and very interesting. In addition, it does not take much time.

To date, the range of floor mats, puzzles for children is quite wide. The rich bright colors and developmental function of such products stimulates the improvement of the child’s mental knowledge and physical skills.

Manufacturers of puzzle floor designs offer parents the choice of the following models of this type of floor mats:

• Soft rug puzzle for rooms. The thickness of such a coating is about 8–12 mm, which provides a warm, comfortable and safe place for playing activities and crawling children. The model range of such goods allows you to choose a product for kids from birth to 7 years.

• Crawling puzzle mat. Such modular canvases and grooves are large in size, soft (the height of the layer varies from 10 to 12 mm), hypoallergenic, moisture-resistant and, if desired, they can be expanded by adding puzzle elements. Suitable for babies from 5-7 months.

• Massage modular rug. The purpose of this rug is to prevent flatfoot and the development of the ligamentous-muscular system of children's feet. This effect is achieved due to the presence of a diverse surface relief on puzzle pieces and the alternation of hard and soft modules. In addition to all this, this mat is suitable for children from the year and helps to develop fine motor skills, logical thinking and color perception.

• The rug puzzle with sides is suitable for children from birth. Due to the presence of barriers along the edges of such a product, a safe, closed and cozy space is created. Having placed the baby on such a playground, parents can calmly be distracted by a few minutes, without worrying that the baby will roll or crawl away somewhere. This puzzle mat consists of several bright modular parts, interconnected by means of grooves and ridges.

• Children's carpet puzzle with the alphabet focused on children from 3 years old. Such a modular canvas consists of colored puzzle mats in which letters are inserted according to alphabetical order. Using this coverage, the child, while playing, not only gets acquainted with the basics of the language and the basics of reading, but also develops memory, logical and spatial thinking, hand motor skills and associative skills.

• Silhouette mats puzzles. This is an entertaining way to play and develop kids older than a year. Such canvases consist of square modules, similar to a frame, in which you need to place an insert appropriate in size, shape, color, and plot. Such inserts can be either a solid picture or consist of several parts.Than the composite parts-liners more, the difficulty level of the game is higher.

• Rubber modular rug. It is made of crumb rubber (which remains after processing old car tires) and, on the basis of hygienic images, is not suitable for use as a floor covering for a children's room, but is used as a gymnastic mat in gyms.

Models may vary:

• By the size of the parts. The most common are modules with sides of 300x300 mm, 450x450 mm and 250x250 mm;
• By the number of modular elements. Such items in the kit can be from 6 pieces or more. If you purchase a small number of puzzle mat, you can increase it by purchasing the appropriate modules and end up with an original and large carpet;
• The thickness of the coating. The height of the layer of the puzzle canvas varies from 8 mm to 12 mm;
• By thematic focus of the canvas. Such soft modular rugs can be made on the themes: the animal world; fruits and berries; numbers and letters; roads, cars, traffic; cartoon characters. There are also children's 3D floor mats - puzzles.

Having tried in operation children's puzzle mats, experienced consumers already in this issue leave their reviews on various websites and forums. By systematizing all the positive responses and complaints of customers, the advantages and disadvantages of such modular soft floors.

Advantages of puzzle mats:

• Affordable price.
• With proper use, the life of such a web is about 5–8 years.
• All elements of the rug are easily assembled, and if necessary, cleaning, they simply disconnect and wash.
• If you wish, you can buy more puzzle pieces and expand such a high-quality playing field of a child.
• Despite the presence of grooves for the groove inserts, the modular cover remains even and without gaps.
• This mat can be assembled and laid out at home (in the room, in bathroom or in the kitchen) and in the open air.
• Thanks to this puzzle covering, there is no need to spread soft and warm blankets, blankets on the floor.
• From modular parts can be folded various shapes and designs, for example, small houses.
• Pazlovye elements come in different colors and themes, which allows you to choose the right option for the interior of the room. And if you wish, several such details can be stuck on the wall in the children's bedroom, thereby diversifying the design of the room.

Cons of puzzle mats:

• After the purchase and operation of the rubber modular mat, its peculiar smell disappears only after 2 or 3 weeks of use;
• The modular carpet covering 1 cm thick is ideal for children up to a year. For children older than this age, physically developing, such a mat will no longer provide a high level of protection against injury;
• The material from which the puzzle mats are made is unsuitable for long-term mechanical stress. This coating is not suitable for frequent and intense sports training and for a long stay on it of household items and furniture;
• Parents who are accustomed to daily wet cleaning of the floor should remember that frequent washing of modular mats can quickly erase the protective and decorative layer of such a canvas;
• The cost of some models of puzzle mats is high.

See one of these reviews in the next video.

An overview of the puzzle mat with the music module, see the following video.

After analyzing all the above material and deciding to purchase developing mat- puzzle, it is important to consider the following points when choosing and buying such a product:

• This product must be made of high quality dye pigment and material that has been certified and tested;
• The absence of any defects on the modular parts (various cracks, scratches, dents, irregularities, streaks).Puzzles should be soft, as well as easy and simple to connect with each other;
• A modular carpet should not leave traces of paint on its hands and have a strong odor;
• When choosing the subject and model of the canvas, you need to focus on age and take into account the characteristics of the child:
• for babies of the first year of life, it is recommended to give preference to products with sides, large elements and a varied color palette, as this will protect the playing space and help the crumbs to learn to distinguish colors;
• for children from a year to 3 years, silhouette modular floor mats will be a wonderful choice. The presence of different images, shapes and puzzle parts will help the child in learning and development;
• for older guys, a great choice would be puzzle mats that can be assembled and transformed into a rocking toy;
• The thicker the coating layer, there is softer, warmer and safer to play on it;
• Before buying, you need to decide on the desired size and shape of the puzzle mat.

About what you should pay attention to when choosing, look in the next video.