Featured:
1. Premium Foam Playmat, Sandy Lines (Tan)
2. Premium Foam Playmat, Earth (Clay)
3. Premium Foam Playmat, Persian (Sand)
4. Premium Foam Playmat, Nordic (Clay)
5. Premium Foam Playmat, Berber (Camel)
6. Premium Foam Playmat, Linear (Camel)
7. Premium Foam Playmat, Kyte (Mocha)
8. Premium Foam Playmat, Deco (Ecru)
9. Premium Foam Playmat, Tulum (Bone)
10. Premium Foam Playmat, Wild (Dune)
Over four years later, Toddlekind has ten different kinds of children's play mats, with a combination of core designs as well as limited edition designs.
Core designs include:
- Sandy Lines & Ocean Leaves
- Berber
- Earth
- Nordic
- Naturals
- Linear
- Kyte
- Deco
- Tulum
- Wild
Limited edition designs include:
- Persian (Prettier Play mats only)
- Ammil (Splat mats only)
- Jungle (Splat mats only)
Color is important
From the moment your baby is born, they are using all of their senses. Did you know a baby will see in black and white, and shades of grey * up until the age of four months?
MD Steven Jerome Parker said that your baby's color vision is developing from four months, and brightly colored wall hangings or toys will help them distinguish color. This is something to keep in mind when buying toys and books.**
However, as we’ve discussed in a previous blog - Read here: Different kinds of play mats - when it comes to colours in the nursery or playroom caution should be taken.
| Human beings love to use color enrich environments, like a feature wall in a bedroom or accessorizing an outfit.
In her popular book titled, “Creating environments for learning: Birth to age eight” Julie Bullard (2016, p110) discusses “visual bombardment” caused by distracting colors.
This is touched on in a study by Stern-Ellran, Zilcha-Mano, Sebba, and Binnun (2016), who state that excessive colorfulness impacts children's behavior in ways that may interfere with their engagement in structured play tasks. While this may not affect a newborn, it is something to keep in mind as your child grows.
The above-mentioned study cited other research, that suggests there is a threshold that can be overstepped, and surroundings can become excessively stimulating and disrupting.
At birth, a baby’s retina - the back layer that detects light - is not fully developed so can only detect large contrasts between light and dark, or black and white. A black and white baby play mat isn’t something many people would want on their floor so Toddlekind has created the contrasts using its unique, on-trend color palette against white design (lines, dots, and bold scandi-inspired patterns).
| The two-tone color palette not only allows the design to pop, but has your baby’s visual stimulation in mind.
Toddlekind’s play mats have a simple two-tone color palette that transforms any interior into a chic and refined space. The colors are intentional, with a scandi offering of well-balanced tones which are warm and inviting.
Whether you are protecting the floor from food messes and spills or protecting your baby from tumbles, Toddlekind’s play mat designs were developed as art for your floor. The aim is to complement your space and add to it.
Sources:
* Steven Jerome Parker, MD for Grow by WebMD, "How Well Can Newborn Babies See?", 14 June 2020
** KidsHealth Medical Experts, “Your Baby's Hearing, Vision, and Other Senses: 1 Month”, Date Unknown, https://kidshealth.org/en/parents/sense13m.html