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[quote=Anonymous]We tried the interlocking foam pieces - cats clawed them right up, and they’re not usually destructive. So if you’ve got cats, that’s a no.

So, we replaced with a little rug that has like roads on it so kids can play with cars on it, and stuck a pad under it. Just for the corner of the room that has the toys. But here’s the thing. Once your baby starts to crawl, unless you literally cover your whole house, they’re going to zip right off those. If you have a playroom or other space dedicated to the kids, okay, line that room with protective flooring. But if you’re thinking, like we were, of a 6x6 ft protected area in the living room where they’ll spend most of their time, they won’t. And it’s not worth it.

There’s a bit of a dicey stage if they learn to crawl before they’re super super steady independent sitters (happened with one of mine - the other was a rock solid sitter before he started crawling) where they’ll crawl to a new place, push to sitting, and then eventually wobble over and bang their head. We just kinda chased her around with the Boppy (excellent for insecure sitters!) for a bit there, but it was only a couple weeks. And a padded mat would not have helped. Beyond that, they fall, they bump, they learn. Really. There’s a reason they’re only two feet off the ground. A few learning-to-crawl face plants are unavoidable and really not a big deal. [/quote]

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