Beep beep – coming through. Vehicle-crazed kids will spend hours immersed in imaginary play as they drive their favourite wheels around their very own car mat or rug.
But more than just a toy prop that will keep revheads enthralled all day, kids’ car mats look brilliant and make a big statement in the playroom, nursery or bedroom. Whether your decor style is mono cool or colourful and bright, there’s a car rug out there to suit your space.
Maybe best of all, having a designated place for your child to play with and store toy vehicles means you can finally reclaim the living floor, couch and hallway!
7 best kids’ car mats for little revheads
To help you track down the ultimate car rug for your little one, we’ve created a complete list of top brands in Australia.
Here are 7 of the coolest kids’ car mats in Australia:
The Bears Design
The Bears Design Road Play Mat (from $136)
For car adventures near and far comes the Dakar play mat. With eight different designs to choose from, these guys deliver fun for young ones in spades.
IVI
IVI Interactive Traffic Play Carpet (from $259.95)
Have the finish line in sight with the IVI Interactive Play Rug. The carpet softness is good on mum and dad’s dodgy knees too.
Kmart
Kmart Citscape Activity Car Mat ($19)
It’s a road play mat jigsaw! The budget-friendly mat from Kmart comes in four foam pieces to create a busy city scene.
OYOY
OYOY Adventure Rug ($95)
A simple design with a curved road on this swoon-worthy car rug will make for happy children – and happy parents who won’t mind having it out on display.
IKEA
IKEA STADSDEL Kids’ Car Rug ($19.99)
Playing cars is serious business, so a rubber backing keeps this car rug right where you want it.
Pottery Barn Kids
Pottery Barn Kids Construction Rug ($699)
Construction trucks move gravel and orange cones mark the path on this imaginative car rug perfect for a playroom.
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