Why we made it this way
Between one and two, a toddler is learning that their own body causes things. A music mat is unusually good at this because the feedback is instant and the whole floor is the instrument; there is no right way to hold it and nothing to knock over.
It is built for two players. One adult and one toddler on opposite ends of the mat produces call and response without anybody explaining the idea, and that turn-taking is doing more for language than the music is.
Practically, it folds. A mat that lives rolled behind a door gets brought out for an afternoon and put away, which in our experience keeps a noisy toy welcome for a lot longer than one that never leaves the floor.
Bring it home
3 in 1 music mat is stocked by our partner store, which handles delivery, returns and any replacement part. $24.99 at the time this page was built.





