This new three-in-one IKEA playmat turns into a ball pit and a toy storage box within seconds – it’s genius and under £30!
Aside from budget-friendly flatpack furniture, IKEA is also becoming well-known for its clever problem-solving designs. The just-dropped IKEA GREJSIMOJS playmat is the latest addition to the lineup as the foldable mat turns into a toy storage box or even a ball pit within seconds – and what parent can resist a genius product like that?!
The £29 mat is part of IKEA’s wider children’s GREJSIMOJS collection released earlier this year and filled with playful designs like a giraffe-shaped floor lamp or a clothes stand taking on the look of a potted cactus. But while the previous GREJSIMOJS drop was more fun and playful, this genius toy storage idea is a more functional addition.
Not only is this mat design versatile, flexible and foldable, but it’s also made from a material that’s easy to wipe down.
The three-in-one design makes toy clean-up super quick and easy. After your little one is done playing on the mat, you can simply fold it up – still with the toys on top of it – using the eyelet fastenings the design comes equipped with and turn it either into a cube-shaped storage box or a wider, lower shape which can fit under a sofa or a bed as a hidden toy storage idea. The latter configuration can also be used for play, turning it into a small ball pit.
Existing customers are already loving it. One reviewer wrote, ‘I love such well thought-out products – that’s why I had to grab it immediately when I discovered it under new products at IKEA. Great workmanship, absolutely practical, does exactly what it should! Fits under our IKEA sofa when low.’
The only downside that customers are disappointed with is that when folded into a storage box, the GREJSIMOJS doesn’t fit into a KALLAX unit. ‘I got so excited about this for our Lego collection. Then I saw the dimensions didn’t fit in the kallax unit and now I’m trying to work out where we can store it,’ a reviewer wrote.
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This soft toy storage box doubles as a playmat, which it’s attached to. Once playtime is over, the toys, along with the mat, go back inside the box.
This children’s playmat also doubles as a toy storage bag which makes scooping up your little one’s toys super easy. It’s also great if you want to bring toys with you when travelling.
This toy storage box also folds out into a playmat with a design perfect for playing with toy cars. Incidentally, 20 of those also come included with the box.
On top of all of that, given the GREJSIMOJS mat’s multifunctional design, it’s also a great buy for any compact spaces, whether it’s a small playroom idea you’re after or if you want to squeeze a play area into a small living room.
This IKEA mat is set to become every parent’s favourite toy storage solution and a secret weapon for quick toy tidy up.
