ELC Blossom Farm Mat

I love the blossom hill range of products available from Early Learning Centre – they are so appealing. Our twins were given a blossom hill play mat as a Christmas present and I’ve got to say I think it was their best present. The mat is much thicker than your usual play mat and is made up of various soft fabrics. It features a sheep, a cow, a pig and a duck – each one is made of different textures with squeaky and crinkly bits – the duck has a mirror under its beak. Each animal also makes its own sound when the word is touched (moo, baa, quack and oink). Our kids love this mat as it is soft and interesting – they ...  Read the complete review

This is a bright and colourful mat, which will be appealling to young babies. I used this extensively when my baby was small, just as somewhere nice for my baby to lay. There are a range of textures for a younger baby to explore, and older babies will enjoy the animal noises of the familiar blossom farm characters. The play value for an older baby would be limited though. My baby is now 13 months, and I still use the mat as a soft lining to the play pen, or as an impromtu picnic blanket. I have to admit that the animal sound generators were soon removed though, as they can become annoying, and my baby kept startling herself as she moved around. ...  Read the complete review

I saw this mat on shopping city and they gave it a good review. It has the blossom farm characters on pig/sheep/cow and duck. There are crinkly ears and different textures to feel, squeaky noses, there is a mirror under the ducks leathery beak and each character makes the relevant sound when you press either : Moo, Quack, Oink or Baa. The sounds are clear and you dont have to press them really hard. It washes really well, even though they say not to wash in the machine (probably due to the squeakers ?) I washed it on a wool cycle at a very low temperature and it came out like new. The noises are easily removed if they do happen to get on your nerves, and ...  Read the complete review