Cheap Melissa & Doug Set the Table Color-A-Mat

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My soon to turn three year old daughter loves this placemat. The first time she used it, she requested a fork and a knife, even though she didn't need them for her meal, because she wanted to set the table according to the mat. She enjoys eating her meals with a properly set table now!

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The color rubs off on this placemat when wiped with a sponge. I do not recommend this product. I had to throw them away after a few weeks

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I like the concept and design of this mat. We blue-taped it to our table so our toddler wouldn't move the mat and its contents. However, the ink is coming off after using the mat for less than a month. In fact, today I learned by accident that I can scratch the ink off with my fingernail. Also, the day after receiving the mat, I found it in a local retail store for $3.99. Overall verdict: eh.

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I love the idea of this mat but it doesn't hold up to normal washing, the writing rubs off. If a placemat can't hold up to normal washing, it is pretty much useless. I haven't gotten rid of it because my son really does love setting all of his items where they are marked on the mat. The writing has rubbed off but you can still see where things go.

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I was curious about what was on the other side of this mat (which I didn't know when I ordered it). It is basically the exact same thing without color, so the kids can color it to their own tastes.

It gives me a colored side for days when I don't have time to let the kids color it, and a blank side for the days I do have time for the kids to color it. This mat is helpful for many reasons.

1. for the younger kids, age 2 in my house, they always put their cups at the edge of the table and I'm always moving it so they won't knock it over. Now all I have to do is say "where does the cup go?" and they move it on their own. I can't say if it's become a habit yet, but I hope it does. For the older kids, it breaks the habit of keeping the cup close enough so that they can just lean over and drink from the straw, without picking up the cup. Have you ever seen adults lean over and drink from the straw of a cup still sitting on the table, it's a childish habit that they didn't grow out of, and they look childish. So here's a way to break it while their young enough to not look foolish.

2. Letting them color it makes them feel like it's "theirs" so they work harder to put things in the right place. I have even drawn special things on them for the kids.

3. These mats are durable, they are not flimsy or even close to bendable. They wipe off easy, and store easy too.