Choosing a puzzle puzzle for the nursery

 Choosing a puzzle puzzle for the nursery

In an effort to give the child all the best, parents try to provide for their children to be surrounded by comfortable and beautiful things. Starting to develop the surrounding space, the child encounters different surfaces, where he can crawl, walk, and then run.

The safest place where the baby can not fall and is not limited in their movements is the floor surface. If the flooring is not warm enough, the child may freeze on it, it is worth considering a special version of the carpet. We choose a carpet puzzle for the nursery: we take into account all the nuances.

What it is?

Rugs, made in the form of puzzles, are one of the types of modular flooring.

These accessories for the children's room are truly multifunctional:

  • They protect the child from hypothermia, preserving his health, and some models with the function of foot massage also heal.
  • They are considered an excellent educational toy. You can find puzzles with a wide variety of subjects - from the image of animals to the map of the world. Properly organized games contribute to the development of fine motor skills.
  • Recognized as the original decor of the children's room. The variety of textures, materials and models allows you to create a complete image.

What are the?

The thickness of the carpet in the form of puzzles varies from 0.5 to 1.9 cm, and the dimensions of individual parts range from 15 cm and more (depending on the specific model). Composite fragments are interconnected with teeth or special connectors. There are monolithic parts with widths of 100 and 120 cm with teeth on the sides, to which smaller fragments of the composition can be attached.

Depending on the size features, puzzle mats are divided into three types:

  • small rugs (from 6-8 parts), intended for newborns (as a place for movement), children from a year (as a separate toy) or older children (instead of a bedside rug or cover-walkway);
  • medium-sized products, by which they equip a separate section provided for a game or exercise;
  • coverage for the whole room (based on the coverage area, you can buy a kit or individually)

Principles of choice

The main requirement for any object from the children's environment is its security. The rug should be made of non-toxic materials and dyes. Well, if he will not have a persistent smell. If the puzzle puzzle is made of two parts (the base and the top layer), the glue used to glue them must comply with the safety requirements applicable to products for children.

The choice of material is important, it can be:

  • Rubber. It is better if the rubber component is a natural rubber component. Otherwise, rubber particles, for example, can be used after recycling car tires (such modular coatings are more suitable for use on a children's sports ground).
  • Polymers (foamed or dense texture). If the seller has a certificate of conformity, you can safely use the product in your nursery.There are models with the function of memorizing the traces of a child. Polymer floor mats have less weight than rubber analogues, they are more comfortable for the child.

In addition, you can arm yourself with valuable information:

  • Pay attention to the picture. The most reliable way to apply a pattern is thermal printing. Such a model will last longer, and particles of paint or material will not remain on hand.
  • The product must be ergonomic, its thickness and density are selected in accordance with the weight of the child. Properly chosen option will protect against bruises: models with special notches on the surface of the mat will help to avoid injuries.
  • If you choose a rug with convex parts, make sure that their rigidity corresponds to the child's age.
  • The rug should be durable, independent of temperature and humidity, not absorbing paint and clay.
  • If necessary, all parts of the web should be easily disassembled, compactly folded or rolled into a roll.
  • The coating should be tactilely pleasant, with good sound-absorbing properties.
  • Choose the subject of the product corresponding to the age ability,as it develops thinking, color perception, taste and creativity (some models allow you to repeatedly draw on them with special markers).

Types of floor carpet puzzles

There are two types of these carpets. Outdoor puzzles can be:

  1. One-way (classic reception).
  2. Bilateral (the products providing operation of two parties of a covering).

The shape of the floor mats in the form of puzzles are:

  • standard - consisting of the same parts;
  • combined - made from fragments of different sizes or patterns;
  • round - in the form of parts-sectors;
  • in the form of tracks - with footprints or road markings.

In addition, there are variations intended for other games (for example, with a drawing of classics or a golf course).

The texture of the canvas are divided into:

  • smooth, made of popular material eva-plast (soft to the touch and elastic when pressed);
  • embossed, non-slip, having small depressions or various protuberances (orthopedic models);
  • with a nap, the basis of which is a polymeric sheet, providing for the gluing of villi of different lengths and density.

The smooth components of these mats are better suited for inactive games. Fragments can be assembled in a horizontal plane, build houses from them, construct cubes (it all depends on the type of clutches). It is more difficult to care for tiles with nap: their top layer absorbs spilled liquid, paints, mass for modeling and other objects of creativity.

Fragments with a pile of "artificial turf" are used in children's sports facilities.

In appearance, the models are divided into:

  • Monophonic, in which the puzzle consists of parts of the same color or different shades, arranged in chess or linear order among themselves (good for studying colors and relevant to the interior in the same color scheme with the surrounding environment).
  • With a pattern on each fragment (in the form of letters, numbers, geometric shapes, vegetables, fruits, animals, birds, fish, insects, flowers, favorite cartoon characters).
  • With a general image on the entire canvas of the puzzle (with a map, road, plot from a fairy tale, cartoon, comic book), chosen taking into account the theme that interests the child.
  • With embedded objects silhouettes, when each piece can be used as a separate toy.When choosing a similar model, pay attention to how tightly the components fit each other.
  • Volumetric floor puzzles, including parts that can be used in the floor plane, as well as fragments, with which you can create three-dimensional shapes (a vivid example is a glade with growing colors).

Carpet puzzles are convenient because they can be combined with each other (for example, placing one large part in the center with a picture and placing smaller details on the sides with animals, numbers, letters). Such products are popular with children, so interest in them with age does not pass. You can buy rugs in the form of chessboards, checkers, crosses and zeros: several children of different ages can play together with them.

If desired, you can order the sides and edges, which will give your creation a finished look.

Usage tips

The rug puzzle is a warm safe platform for crawling and active games, an object of knowledge, a designer and an ideal gift for a child of any age.

According to reviews, it is impossible to ride a bicycle, walk in shoes, pierce it with sharp objects on such a rug: from this it loses its shape and begins to crumble.

Before using this mat for the first time, wash it with parts under running water (then it will be enough to wipe it 2-3 times a week or as it becomes dirty).

Such floor covering:

  • does not attract dust to itself (acts as an antistatic agent);
  • does not promote reproduction of bacteria and fungi;
  • does not absorb spilled liquids.

Special attention during the cleaning should be paid to the joints between the fragments. If the parts do not fit tightly together, debris can accumulate in them. Use only natural detergents that do not cause allergies in children.

As for rugs with pile - they can be cleaned with a vacuum cleaner, washed in a washing machine using a special bag in delicate mode without spinning.

Drying should be done on a flat surface. So that this type of carpet does not deform during operation, a perfectly level floor is necessary.

In this video you will find a review from the satisfied owners of a children's rug-puzzle.

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