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kusumat
03-11-2009, 10:42 AM
Anyone has luck in finding one? I would like to get one for my 7 month old baby. TIA!

alirebco
03-11-2009, 10:58 AM
What do you mean by playmat? Like a soft quilt with some toys hanging over them? If so, then you could just use a blanket and have something hanging over. I know there are some but they are pricey.

Have you checked out oompa.com?

alirebco
03-11-2009, 11:06 AM
http://www.oompa.com/baby-toys/item/SK49535/Sigikid-Quilt-World.html?oompaItem=Sigikid_Quilt%20World

Made in Thailand


The following are made in Germany:
http://www.oompa.com/baby-toys/item/SE1493/Selecta-Musina---FREE-SHIPPING.html?oompaItem=Selecta_Musina%20-%20FREE%20SHIPPING

http://www.oompa.com/baby-toys/item/SE1511/Selecta-Pontino---FREE-SHIPPING.html?oompaItem=Selecta_Pontino%20-%20FREE%20SHIPPING

but if you want the selecta ones, you have to hurry since what they have in stock now is all that they have left since they are no longer distributing to the us

KrisM
03-11-2009, 11:14 AM
If those playmats are what you mean, you might want to consider skipping it. My DS2 is 7.5 months and is all over the house. Our playmats are all done as he doesn't stay in one room. Even if your DC isn't crawling yet, it might not get a lot of use.

ett
03-11-2009, 11:46 AM
If those playmats are what you mean, you might want to consider skipping it. My DS2 is 7.5 months and is all over the house. Our playmats are all done as he doesn't stay in one room. Even if your DC isn't crawling yet, it might not get a lot of use.

I agree. We got the most use out of those playmats around 3-4-5 months. I don't remember with DS1, but with DS2 it was packed away by 7 months.

schrocat
03-11-2009, 02:01 PM
I use an LG Prime playmat from Korea. It's nice and thick, easy to clean and my almost 4 still likes to play on it.

Here's a link for it. http://www.hmart.com/shopnow/shopnow_newsub.asp?product_id=aeko-with-friends&top_cate=&mid_cate=300

I bought mine in Asia but I'm guessing you could probably buy it or something similar to it in your local Korean grocery store.

kusumat
03-11-2009, 05:07 PM
I use an LG Prime playmat from Korea. It's nice and thick, easy to clean and my almost 4 still likes to play on it.

Here's a link for it. http://www.hmart.com/shopnow/shopnow_newsub.asp?product_id=aeko-with-friends&top_cate=&mid_cate=300

I bought mine in Asia but I'm guessing you could probably buy it or something similar to it in your local Korean grocery store.

It looks good. May I know the material? Foam, plastic, cloth, etc. Did you pay $200 for it?

schrocat
03-11-2009, 05:56 PM
It looks good. May I know the material? Foam, plastic, cloth, etc. Did you pay $200 for it?

It's made from PVC. I bought my playmat in Singapore. I think I paid SGD $200 for it so it was less than $200 USD.

This is the place I bought it from. You can probably read more about what it's made from there.
http://www.smallsmallworld.com/bumper_playmat.html
but I think it's probably alot cheaper in Korea.

It's all the rage in Singapore. Alot of mommies there buy it for their little ones to crawl and play on.

kusumat
03-11-2009, 10:56 PM
It's made from PVC. I bought my playmat in Singapore. I think I paid SGD $200 for it so it was less than $200 USD.

This is the place I bought it from. You can probably read more about what it's made from there.
http://www.smallsmallworld.com/bumper_playmat.html
but I think it's probably alot cheaper in Korea.

It's all the rage in Singapore. Alot of mommies there buy it for their little ones to crawl and play on.

I think PVC is considered toxic and dangerous. The only plastic which is safe(at this moment) is PP.

http://www.besafenet.com/pvc/about.htm

MMMommy
03-13-2009, 01:36 PM
I'm not sure where it is made, but this one is "organic" and on sale at FAO.

http://www.fao.com/catalog/product.jsp?productId=14102&categoryId=795&parentCategoryId=369&name=Organic+Patrick+the+Pup+Baby+Activity+Mat+by+ FAO+Schwarz

etaylor75
03-13-2009, 01:52 PM
This seller on etsy has some cute designs:

http://www.etsy.com/view_listing.php?listing_id=21921330

Erin