K's Kids Discovery Circle Playmat

Advantages: Loads! Durable, useful, bright, baby loves it, Mummy loves it!
Disadvantages: Can't think of a single one!

...Having ripped up the carpets to lay lovely wood flooring in lounge and dining room, we found ourselves with a growing baby wanting to roll about, sit and play and now start to crawl. The rug had been long since been retired to the garage due to the amount of baby sick etc (!) on it so I decided to buy a padded playmat. I bought the Taf Toys padded playmat from Blooming Marvellous at £26.99 and it has been worth every penny! It is quite a size at 100 x 150cm and is just great for plonking baby on, surrounded by toys. It is a brightly coloured, quilted affair with a variety of built-in attractions in a few of the padded squares - a baby mirror, a bee with stand-up crinkly wings, a squeaky circle (which lots of adults have sat on!!) and a mouse head dangly rattle. My daughter used to get bored in the playring, just desperate to roll... Read review

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Advantages: Hours of fun
Disadvantages: Could be pricey

...Hi everyone, today I'am writing a review on this activity toy my son has. Its the Tomy discovery dome. He loves playing with this, its his hide away and own little house, where he will be playing and having fun for hours. I love watching him play with this with this product, it makes me so happy to see him smile and laugh. Well, now i will tell you all, why this discovery dome is great and the reasons why i highly recommend it. Tomy Discovery Dome is a a dome shape play house, designed to encourage manual dexterity and introduce colours, shapes and numbers to little kids. The Discovery Dome combines fun and developmental activities with a child's very own space. 5 balls zoom down inside and outside the dome. Coloured beads in the rain window make a fantastic noise. Working light in the entrance. 4 big 'paw' feet for stability... Read review

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Advantages: Drawing without the mess, totally portable
Disadvantages: Not many !

...My daughter had this bought as a 1st Birthday present and it has been fantastic. What is it ? The Aquadraw is a soft playmat which comes complete with 2 pens. The pens are filled with normal, cold tap water. As your little one draws on the mat with the water pens their line, circle, squiggle or whatever appears. (The water makes the top layer of the mat transparent where the pen has been, giving the effect of drawing but without the mess !). As the watermarks dry, the marks disappear so the mat can be drawn on again and again. The good points No mess has to be the obvious good point. My daughter loves drawing - with felt tips she gets covered. With the Aquadraw she gets just as much fun, but without the compulsory bath-time afterwards ! The other big bonus is the portability. Our Aquadraw is well travelled - we've taken... Read review

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