New York Magazine, The Strategist
The 11 Very Best Play Mats for Babies and Kids
Best play mat for toddlers overall
For older kids who simply need a protective surface to play or learn to crawl on, foam floor mats are your best bet. House of Noa makes play mats that resemble rugs. Instead of being one piece, though, they are made of two-foot square jigsaw tiles that seamlessly interlock and are expandable. After my younger son aged out of the Skip Hop activity mat, I tried this mat in the Ula pattern. The hand-illustrated design inspired by Moroccan Berber rugs looks quite sophisticated — even fooling a couple of visitors who thought it was a rug from afar.
