Baby Playmats are technically not needed. However, you will find one very useful for so many reasons! Here are a few:
YOU CAN USE IT FROM DAY ONE:!
Even though babies don’t usually start to use a baby playmat until they are around 3 months old (when they start spending time on their tummies!) you can actually start using your baby playmat straight away as you will find it so handy to have a safe and comfy space to place your baby on the ground if you have to answer the phone or door or to make a quick meal. You could also place your baby playmat on the bathroom floor for your baby to have a safe and cosy space to lie on while you take a really quick shower! (You will find it hard to believe before having a baby but being able to grab a quick shower will actually become a luxury during the first few weeks!)
PROVIDES A FAMILIAR PORTABLE PLAY SPACE:
Even though baby gyms are also super one of the big differences between a baby gym and a baby playmat is that unlike a baby gym, a baby playmat can easily be rolled or folded up and brought with you on holidays or when out and about for your baby to use (perhaps when meeting a friend for coffee or in your doctor’s waiting room.) You can easily transport it with you on a weekend away or on holidays and it will be comforting for you and your baby to have a familiar safe place for your baby to stretch out for some floor time while away from home in a strange environment.
BABY PLAYMATS HELP WITH YOUR BABY’S DEVELOPMENT:
Baby playmats are perfect for tummy time which helps babies strengthen their neck and shoulder muscles thereby helping to develop the muscles they need to lift their heads and also this is the stage where your baby is developing hand-eye co-ordination so an exciting playmat with different textures and different things to play with and grab onto will hugely benefit your baby at this stage of their development.
Baby playmats help develop your baby’s hand-eye co-ordination along with their motor and visual skills.
Baby playmats also helps with their reaching and grasping skills
BABY PLAYMATS WILL HELP KEEP YOUR BABY ENTERTAINED:
As your baby will love to start exploring at this stage a baby playmat with a variety of visuals, sounds and textures will give your baby plenty to do while you grab a well earned cup of tea or coffee (while you can see your baby of course!)
Gorgeous organic cotton baby playmats with loads of play functions!
WHAT TO LOOK FOR WHEN CHOOSING A BABY PLAYMAT:
It should be well padded.
The baby playmat should be brimming with fun activities and different textured features to help keep your baby entertained for as long as possible.
It should be made from a safe material, preferably organic cotton that is completely free of harmful substances ensuring that the colours of the dyes used when making it do not contain any toxins that are harmful to babies.
Try to choose one that will look gorgeous as a rug in your child’s nursery/bedroom long after they have outgrown it!
There are loads of beautiful baby playmats available to buy or you could check out the ones available on our website:
These gorgeous Panda and Rabbit Playmats are made of the highest quality organic cotton that have not been in contact with any harmful chemicals and have loads of different textures and fun features for your baby to play with.
They will provide a safe play space for babies to enhance their hand-eye co-ordination and motor skills while giving support for tummy time which helps strengthen your baby’s neck and shoulder muscles.
Long after your baby has outgrown one of these baby playmats they would still look beautiful in your baby’s playroom or nursery for years
