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05 Aug, 2009

Lego® / Duplo® play mat

Posted by: blissfule In: Perth ()

We love Duplo®! But I'm not so fond of stepping on them or finding them scattered under the furniture.

tiny happy posted a great solution: a homemade play mat.

I found some fun fabric at IKEA, got the edges overlocked ("serged" for the Americans) at A-1 Alterations, and added grommets to thread a drawstring.

The finished play mat is ~1.5m x 1.5m, which allows room for two toddlers to get in on the Duplo® fun.

Cleanup is a snap - just throw the four corners into the middle and grab the drawstrings to create a stripey bag.

This idea works so well that I am making another play mat to double as a tablecloth for their tea set.

Tags: home management, months 13-17, toddler

8 Responses to "Lego® / Duplo® play mat"

1 | Poppa & Grammie

August 5th, 2009 at 20:31

Hurray! Beautifully done, and so useful! I love the clean up demo.

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2 | Aileen

August 5th, 2009 at 21:09

Brilliant! You are so talented! I bought one of these years ago and it was great but too small. Your solution looks perfect.

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3 | Megan

August 5th, 2009 at 21:19

Awesome idea! I may need that for my potato head parts that I find all over the house…

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4 | Jen

August 5th, 2009 at 21:55

Joshua needs one of those for all his legos!

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5 | Robin

August 6th, 2009 at 00:15

This is an awesome idea! And it seems simple enough that those of us with no sewing machine can complete this project. Your idea for a tablecloth/clean-up bag for the tea set is a great idea as well (provided the tea set isn’t china – :) ). I can’t wait to see the results of your other nesting projects. Well done, E.

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6 | Laura

August 7th, 2009 at 06:54

What a beautiful photo story! Not to mention a downright brilliant idea! I love the fabric you used and it looks like Michael and Nikki enjoy it too. =)

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7 | MJ

December 31st, 2009 at 06:55

The MIL’s first comment was, “They could strangle themselves on the cords.” A version with the cords sown into the edge would allay that fear one hopes.

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blissfule Reply:
December 31st, 2009 at 09:55

Hi MJ,

I agree that the cords on the drawstring playmat could be a concern. We used a thickish cord that’s rather stiff – of course anything could happen, but I felt that the likelihood is pretty low with my children since the cord is difficult to manipulate.

Even if the cords were sewn into the edge, you could still have a problem when the drawstrings were pulled and the long loops were exposed.

If you are at all concerned that the child(ren) you made the mat for would have a tendency to put the cords around their necks, then it would be best to leave the cord off until they are old enough to know better!

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