Rugabub play mats are large padded baby play mats made from non-toxic TPU foam, designed for tummy time, crawling and toddler play while blending beautifully into modern family homes.
A large padded baby play mat made from non-toxic TPU foam, designed for the floor your baby actually lives on.
Most play mats are made from EVA foam. EVA requires formamide, a known reproductive toxin, to be soft. Rugabub play mats are made from medical-grade TPU foam. No formamide. No PVC. No phthalates. No compromise. Just a beautifully designed, independently tested play mat that is genuinely safe from day one. And yes, it passes the sniff test too.
Rugabub play mats are large padded baby play mats made from non-toxic TPU foam, designed for tummy time, crawling and toddler play while blending beautifully into modern family homes.
Meet the Frankie / Little Explorer Play Mat, a beautifully designed neutral baby play mat created for families who love natural tones, soft texture and timeless interior style.
Part of our multi-award-winning Rugabub play mat collection, the Frankie features soft neutrals and white tones inspired by relaxed coastal living and the beauty of woven natural fibres. The gentle colour palette blends effortlessly into living spaces, creating a calm and inviting environment for babies, toddlers and parents alike.
Designed to be both functional and beautiful, this large padded baby play mat provides a soft, supportive surface for tummy time, crawling, rolling and imaginative play.
A Double-Sided Play Mat Designed for Real Family Life
One of the features parents love most about Rugabub baby play mats is the reversible design, giving families two beautiful looks in one thoughtfully designed play space.
Side One: Frankie Neutral Weave
A soft neutral pattern inspired by traditional woven textures and braided artistry.
Elegant, natural and designed to complement modern homes while bringing warmth and subtle visual texture to the room.
Side Two: The Little Explorer Play Map
Flip the mat over and a whole new world appears.
Our Little Explorer play map invites children into imaginative play, a neutral, minimal illustrated landscape designed to spark creativity, storytelling and discovery. Roads, mountains and landscapes create endless adventures for toy cars, dolls and curious little explorers.
Designed for Imaginative Small-World Play
As children grow, the Little Explorer map becomes the perfect foundation for small-world play, creating tiny adventures with cars, dolls, houses, animals and miniature toys.
Many families love pairing their Rugabub play mats with Rugaroo characters and accessories, turning their play space into a world of storytelling, creativity and exploration.
Two designs.
One beautiful play space.
Premium Safety Without Compromise
At Rugabub, safe play without compromise is our promise.
Our play mats are carefully crafted using premium non-toxic TPU foam materials, providing an incredibly plush, supportive and durable surface for babies and toddlers to explore, roll, crawl and play safely.
Every Rugabub play mat is designed with meticulous attention to detail, from the artwork and materials to the finishing touches, ensuring you receive one of the highest quality baby play mats available in Australia.
This is a play mat designed not just for babies, but for years of family life.
Why Parents Love Rugabub Baby Play Mats
• Soft padded foam for tummy time and crawling
• Reversible double-sided design
• Neutral colours that suit modern homes
• Durable and easy to clean
• Large play space for babies and toddlers
• Designed in Australia
• Multi-award-winning Rugabub design
A Unique Print Every Time
Each Rugabub play mat is manually printed, meaning every mat has a slightly unique pattern repeat.
If you purchase multiple mats, they may not align perfectly; however, they are designed to complement each other beautifully when placed together, creating a seamless play space.
Colour Disclaimer
Actual colours may vary slightly depending on screen settings and lighting conditions. We aim to photograph our play mats as accurately as possible.
Rugabub Baby Play Mats
Effortlessly combine safety, practicality, playfulness and aesthetic appeal making them leaders in the play mat industry.
Two sides. One beautiful play space.
Every Rugabub large play mat is reversible, two completely different designs bonded into a single seamless piece. Flip it over and the whole room changes. Two looks, one mat, no compromise on quality on either side.
The reversible design is one of the things parents love most about Rugabub. It means the mat grows with your family, the designer side for living areas, the play map side when imaginative small-world play takes over.
Built for real floors and real families.
At 2m×1.4m, the Rugabub large play mat gives babies and toddlers genuine room to move. Big enough for tummy time, rolling, crawling and the kind of floor play that ends up involving every toy in the house. The warm, considered palette is designed to complement modern Australian homes rather than fight with them.
The wipe-clean TPU surface handles milk, puree and mud in equal measure. No interlocking seams. No hidden gaps for bacteria. One seamless piece, wipe it down and it is done.
Pasta. Milk. Puree. Gone in seconds.
One-piece TPU foam means no joints, no seams, nowhere for bacteria to hide. A damp cloth is all it takes. No scrubbing. No spray. No washing machine required.
THE WIPE-CLEAN MOMENT
Pasta. Milk. Puree. Gone in seconds.
One-piece TPU foam means no joints, no seams, nowhere for bacteria to hide. A damp cloth is all it takes. No scrubbing. No spray. No washing machine required.
✓ Fully waterproof surface
✓ No interlocking tiles, no hidden gaps
✓ Looks good on timber, floors & carpets
✓ No chemical smell when it arrives
The material that doesn’t lie.
TPU, thermoplastic polyurethane, is the same material used in medical devices. It does not require carcinogens to be soft. It does not off-gas. It does not have a chemical smell when it arrives.
Every Rugabub play mat is independently tested to exceed toy safety regulations. When parents ask us what our mats are made from, we tell them exactly, because we have nothing to hide.
Why not EVA foam?
EVA foam uses formamide to create softness, a reproductive toxin banned in play mats across France and Belgium since 2010. We never used it. Rugabub mats are formamide-free, phthalate-free, and BPA-free. That is not a marketing claim. It is the result of choosing a harder-to-manufacture, more expensive material from the beginning.
Why the material actually matters.
| Rugabub | PVC Play Mat | Fluffy / Fabric Play Mat | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 100% non-toxic | |||
| Certified for newborns | |||
| Eco-friendly | |||
| Hypoallergenic | |||
| Wipe clean | |||
| Non-flammable | |||
| Antibacterial | |||
| Lightweight | |||
| Award-winning design | |||
| Designer side & play side |
Rugabub play mats have consistently clinched numerous awards due to their exceptional blend of innovation, safety, and design.
The original. Still the only.
Rugabub was the first play mat company in Australia to design foam play mats that look like rugs, muted, considered, beautiful enough to leave on your living room floor. We built the category. What followed was confirmation.
In 2022, Rugabub became the first foam play mat in the world to win the Good Design Award, Australia’s most rigorous independent design recognition, judged on innovation, safety, sustainability and design integrity. That same year, we were awarded Clean + Conscious Gold and Clean + Conscious Editor’s Choice simultaneously, the only TPU foam play mat company in the world to hold both. No other play mat brand has achieved this. Not before. Not since.
The market has changed. The category we created now has many faces. Our answer to that is the same as it has always been: make the best one.
Five-Layer Composite Structure.
Heat Press Forming: High-temperature, adhesive-free heat press process where materials are physically bonded under extreme pressure. Achieves a truly adhesive-free, seamless one-piece formation.
8cm Thick Premium Memory Foam Core
Compressed to just 1.5cm thickness through the heat press for optimal performance. High-density compression enhances rebound resilience.Lightweight and thin, providing superior support without collapsing.
Fifteen millimetres of padding. Zero shortcuts.
The 15mm padded foam core is built around a high-density PU memory foam layer compressed through a single-step heat press process, no adhesives, no joints, no weak points. It is plush enough for newborn tummy time and durable enough to still be on the floor when your toddler starts building train tracks on it.
“My toddler tipped an entire bowl of pasta on it. Cloth, done, good as new. That alone was worth every cent. I have recommended it to every mum in my mothers group.”
Sarah R., Brisbane QLD ★★★★★
- Soft padded foam for tummy time and crawling from birth
- Reversible double-sided design, two complete looks in one mat
- Neutral tones designed to suit modern Australian homes
- Wipe-clean waterproof surface, no seams, no hidden bacteria traps
- Large 2m×1.4m play space grows with your child
- Each mat is manually printed, a slightly unique pattern repeat every time
- Multi-award-winning. Designed in Australia. Trusted by families worldwide.
