7 best educational rugs

Developmental mats help the baby to master the necessary skills, and parents for a while to rest or do household chores. Today the range of these toys is extremely diverse. It remains to find out how to choose the right mat for your baby.

How to choose a mat

When choosing a mat for the baby, you need to pay attention to the following criteria:

1. The size. The newborn will have enough space even on a small rug, but when he grows up, he can become cramped. Therefore it is worth choosing the size with a margin.

2. Care. Baby stuff gets dirty very quickly. Therefore, it is important that the model is well erased, and its elements are disconnected. Ease of care will provide a clean place to play with the baby.

3. Development. If the rug does not perform the developmental function, it will remain an ordinary toy that will quickly get bored. It is important that it contains the maximum number of items that your child likes. The presence of all sorts of rustling and ringing parts form the necessary skills.

4. Convenience. The rug should be soft and comfortable, so that the baby is pleasant to lie on it and sit.

5. Security. It is important to make sure you have a quality certificate. Particular attention should be paid to the material and reliability of fastening parts. On toys there should not be small items that a baby can swallow. The surface of the product should not slide. It is desirable that at its edges were sides or rollers. They will not let the baby crawl into an unsafe place. The main thing - never put a mat on a high surface.

Developmental mat can be used from birth. True, the baby up to 1 month is unlikely to appreciate the beauty of the toy. Upper bound does not exist. Children after the year also enjoy playing on the rug, transforming it into a cozy cottage with a bed sheet covered on top.

The most popular models are products with arcs and toys, as well as a puzzle mat. However, some parents prefer the usual colorful bedding with pockets and laces. Double-sided products are in great demand, which are designed for two age stages at once: from 0 to six months and from 6 to 12 months. If one side gets tired, just lay on the other side.

In order not to get entangled in the huge variety of developing rugs for children, our experts made a rating of the best. At the time of its compilation, we studied the responses of not only parents, but also the opinion of pediatricians.

Ranking of the best educational mats for children

Nomination	a place	Name of product	price
The best inexpensive educational mats: (up to 3000 rubles)	1	Felice Fun Island (02FS)	2 200 ₽
	2	Giraffes Fun Safari (939312)	1 939 ₽
	3	Funkids Piano Gym	2 990 ₽
	4	Merx Dodo and Kiki (MXR0074)	755 ₽
The best educational mats in terms of price-quality	1	Tiny Love I'm growing up!	7 368 ₽
	2	Bright Starts Dreams of Africa Blue (10754)	5 090 ₽
	3	Fisher-Price Rainforest Friends	3 750 ₽

The best inexpensive educational mats: (up to 3000 rubles)

In this category of the rating are budget models of educational mats. Despite the pleasant price, all products are made of quality materials. Design models suitable for different age categories.

Felice Fun Island (02FS)

Rating: 4.7

Developing rug "Happy Island" is perfect for playing with a baby under the age of 1 year. Bright design of marine themes and a variety of hanging toys for a long time will carry away even the most restless child. The model is made of soft velor, which is not blown, so the child will be warm and comfortable to spend time on it. Along the perimeter, it is slightly thickened.

All parts are absolutely safe for the crumbs, and the suspension is easily removed and can be replaced. The product contributes to the development of fine motor skills of the child, trains visual and auditory reactions due to the rustling and ringing elements of the product. The rug is easy to wash, fold and transport.

Giraffes Fun Safari (939312)

Rating: 4.6

Developing a rug from the brand "Giraffe" will surely interest the baby in the presence of bright pendants and drawings. The child will enjoy looking at animals and birds against the background of flowers and grass. All toys are designed for the development of small motorboat. The model has light and sound effects. On two arcs there are 5 hanging toys. The kit includes a rattle, a mirror, a squeaker and a rustle, a bag for carrying.

The mirror develops spatial imagination, the booklet and animals help to learn about the world around us. You can play on the mat sitting, lying on your stomach or back. When the kid starts to walk, you can remove the arc and use the product as a cozy bedding for games. The model is made of textile materials, and the arc is made of plastic.

Funkids Piano Gym

Rating: 4.6

The Funkids music mat is used in four different ways. The smallest children can lie on the back or tummy, while touching toys hanging on an arc. Sitting it turns out to look at yourself in the mirror, play the piano, which you can take off and take with you for a walk. This toy is especially liked by young children, because it includes 15 melodies.

This product has an original design and the presence of plastic sides on one side. It is permissible to wash soft parts of the rug in a typewriter, wipe plastic parts with a damp cloth. All toys are absolutely safe for the child. The design is assembled and disassembled very easily.

Merx Dodo and Kiki (MXR0074)

Rating: 4.5

An excellent assistant for mom will be the MERX “Dodo & Kiki” rug. The product has two intersecting arcs on which toys are fixed: a teether for teeth, an owl with a squeaker, a rattle, a plastic ring with balls. All of them are removed, so they can be outweighed and replaced with any other parts. There is a mirror and a second teether on the rug itself. Inside the material there is a squeaker and a small rustle.

The surface of the product is soft and pleasant to the touch, polyester was used for packing. The size of the model allows the baby to crawl, sit, roll over and lie down.

The best educational mats in terms of price-quality

This category of rating includes the best models of educational mats. Their cost is fully consistent with the quality of materials and tailoring, and the development functions are much more than in previous models.

Tiny Love I'm growing up!

Rating: 4.9

The developing Tiny Love rug is equipped with unique adjustable arches. This allows you to select the desired mode, depending on the age of the baby. For the prone position, there is a special pad under the tummy and hanging toys when stimulating movements on the back. To activate the sedentary mode, it is necessary to fold the arcs in half, and the rug will turn into a game center.

For kids who can stand, an electronic game with a ball is available. The model “Tini Love“ I'm Growing! ”Includes a musical bird, a rustling zebra, a ball with balls inside, a frog with a mirror, and flashing lights. It is allowed to wash the product in the machine.

Bright Starts Dreams of Africa Blue (10754)

Rating: 4.8

The large size of the Bright Star rug allows the baby to lie down, roll over and even tumble without getting out. The central part of the product is soft, and the edges are more rigid. It is easy to remove liquid and dirt from a surface of a rug. Soft arches are firmly attached to the material, so even the most naughty crumb can not destroy the structure.

The kit includes a mirror, teether, playing elephant melodies. When listening to music turns on the light. This rug is attractive because it can be used as a playpen and a pool for balls due to the curving sides. Product is available in two versions: blue and pink.

Fisher-Price Rainforest Friends

Rating: 4.7

The rug is intended for entertainment and development of children from 0 to 3 years. It includes two removable arcs and hanging toys, among them: a lion cub with melodies, a soft zebra, a giraffe rattle, 2 teethers. The music unit is removed and can be used separately. The product is ideal as a tool for the formation of mental abilities, knowledge of the world, the development of intelligence, concentration.

Arcs of the rug are connected in the center. They can be installed crosswise or in parallel. All elements of the product are absolutely safe. The rug develops for transportation and at the same time takes up little space and is easily washable.

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Attention! This rating is subjective, is not advertising and does not serve as a guide to the purchase. Before buying, you should consult with a specialist.