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Where can I get a mat to sleep on for Daycare?

What stores carry them, either the red and blue ones or a nice soft one with a built in pillow. Any websites online? thanks
I couldnt' find them on walmarts website, is there a certain name for them or something?

http://www.aokcorral.com/childrens_sleep_mats.htm

http://www.nextag.com/childrens-sleep-mats/search-html

http://shopping.yahoo.com/search;_ylt=A0oGkmq_3txJwzYAJIFXNyoA?cop=mss&ei=UTF-8&p=children%27s%20sleep%20mats&fr2=tab-web&fr=yfp-t-501-s

Soft & Safe Alpha Numeric Mat Set $87.95 Soft & Safe Alpha Numeric Mat Set

Super Soft Plush Animal Child or Baby Mat $35 Rest assured. Lay your little one down on this super-soft plush animal mat for a completely cozy experience. It's perfect for playtime or nap time.

Smith & Nephew Soft-Fall Bedside Mat, 2, Fold $299.3 Smith & Nephew Soft-Fall Bedside Mat, 2", Fold

Razer Megasoma Elite Soft Gaming Mouse Mat $72.6 The development of the Razer Megasoma was driven by a single goal; create a mouse pad that compromises nothing. We combined the best features of a hard and soft mat to create a hybrid of tracking excellence. The result is a pro gamer validated mat that blends the legendary tracking of our hard mats with the comfort and feel of our soft mats.Constructed from highly durable translucent silicone and accented with a luminous imbedded logo, the Razer Megasoma is the most tracking proficient mouse pad ever created. Nothing compromised; nothing comparable.Hard-Soft Hybrid Mat: The Razer Megasoma is a hybrid of a hard and a soft mouse mat which fuses superior tracking quality and precision of a hard mat with a comfortable feel and an incredibly smooth glide of a soft mat.Ultra-durable Gaming Mat: Experience the ultra-durable dent-free surface of an oversized hard mat for wide hand movements, while enjoying the translucent silicone of the Megasoma and its unique luminous logo shining through.Maximum Portability: The flexibility of silicone makes the Razer Megasoma extremely portable, letting you roll up and take your game to your favorite LAN sessions.Specifications:Exclusive ambient glowOptimal performance for both laser and optical miceSilicon Mouse Mat for pinpoint precise tracking and optimal gripExtra large mouse mat suited for most gaming environmentsWeight: 100gDimension: 350*230*2 mm

Genuine Joe Soft Step Anti-Fatigue Mat $30.99 0% 1 1 Each 24" 36" 36" Length x 24" Width x 375 mil Thickness 70370 Anti-fatigue mat features 3/8" thick vinyl construction that ensures higher durability and better resilience than ordinary vinyl sponge mats. Textured surface enhances traction. Anti-fatigue Mat Black Genuine Joe No Soft Step Soft Step Anti-Fatigue Mat Textured Surface Vinyl Warehouse www.genuinejoe.com

Attract-O-Mat - Mat $5.99 Petmate's Attract-O-Mat is just the bed to provide your cat a place to relax and nap, as well as play and hide. It contains a soft, comfortable pad with electrostatic polyester batting that attracts hair and dander, and a stylish fabric border. The mat is great for cats that prefer open space.

Tu Soft Grey Tufted Bath Mat $3.5 You'll love the feel of this ultra-soft bath mat between your toes. Made from 100% cotton, it's machine washable at 40C.Presented in a chic grey colour - to complement your bathroom.

Ranco Soft Woods Anti-fatigue Mat $55 The beautiful Soft Woods anti-fatigue mat establishes a new standard of beauty in anti-fatigue mats. The rich look of hardwood flooring enhances your work place while providing the simplest and most effective way to reduce fatigue and stress.Available in two styles. The Single sponge style is 1/2" thick and the double sponge is a full 7/8" thick, double the thickness of ordinary mats. Double sponge mats by Rhino are the anti-fatigue mat of choice, producing the incredibly soft and resilient rebound properties needed in a rigorous commercial or retail environment.Choose from 3 different color choices!

Creative Soft Surface Moveable Mouse Mat(Color Assorted) $6.69 - Soft and comfort surface for your hands and wrist - Oversized mouse mat perfect balance between tracking control and speed - Computer mouse mat is durable and reliable design - Computer mouse mat support all mouse sensitivity settings and sensor types - There are four runners in the bottom that it can move with your hands

Tu Soft Grey Shaggy Chenille Bath Mat $9 Step out of the bath or shower onto this sumptuous 100% cotton mat and enjoy its fabulous feel on your feet. Presented in a chic grey colour - to complement your bathroom. Machine washable at low temperature.

Rectangle Sunflower Soft Decorative Table Mat Pad $6.99 Description:Brand new and never used.This RectangleTable Mat is designed specially for protecting and decorating your tables.With golden sunflower pattern inlaying the mat and it looks quite unique.It has the function of heat insulation, scratching proof and it prevents the liquid from dripping on the table.This Golden Sunflower Table Pad can be widely used used in coffee shops, pubs, hotels, restaurants and offices.Fashion design makes it not only perfect for protecting your tables but also ideal for decoration.This Golden Table Mat is washable and easy to clean.Material: vinylColor: as picture shownSize: 46cm long, 30cm wide.Weight:66g. Package Content:1 x Table Pad

GLD Padded Dart Mat $98.95 The GLD Vinyl Dart Mat protects your darts from bounce outs and missed throws. This soft cushioned vinyl mat is imprinted with toe lines indicating lines for steel tip and soft tip.

Free Shipping. Ultra Soft Vinyl Toddler Mat-Fun Patchwork Pattern $179 This colorful patchwork play mat is ideal for your baby or toddler. It features an ultra-soft vinyl cover, which is perfect for little hands and feet! This mat also features a 2" dense polyurethane foam interior, which makes it nicely padded. This is a safe mat for any baby - the cover and foam filler are non-toxic, and this mat has been tested to strict CA-117 flammability guidelines. This item ships directly from the manufacturer. Product usually arrives in 4-10 business days, depending on destination, including order processing and shipping. APO/FPO shipping unavailable

Viper Vinyl Dart Mat $99.99 Vinyl Dart Mat which protects your darts from bounce outs and missed throws. Soft cushioned vinyl mat is imprinted with toe lines indicating lines for steel tip and soft tip dart play.

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Playing Mat $137 Play it to Perfection This checkerboard playing mat is the perfect play area for children of all ages It is made of thick virgin foam and covered with a wipe clean vinyl Its multi-purpose uses ideal for group activities shielding babies from non-hygienic surfaces or a gentle soft place to just play makes it a number one item For a fun learning experience buy the optional block sets Matching the blocks to the squares on the mat will provide a combination of cognitive stimulation and gross motor play for developing toddlers

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Horse Stall Mats - Types, Advantages and Disadvantages

Horse stall mats are becoming increasingly popular, due to the advantages they provide over other stall floor surfaces:

- Yielding. The traditional concrete floor is very hard. Unless you provide a thick layer of bedding, this hardness can stress joints, possibly injure feet, and cause sore points where the horse lays down to rest or sleep. Mats provide a softer and more yielding surface which is more comfortable for horses and less likely to result in impact stress injuries.

- Warmth. The materials used to make horse stall mats are naturally insulating. This is both more comfortable and healthier for horses, especially in winter.

- Traction. Concrete and wooden floors can be slippery when wet; mats provide better traction and reduce this risk to horses.

- Smooth. Many mats have a smooth surface, which is much easier to clean than concrete or wood surfaces.

- Sterilization. Stall mats can be easily sterilized with a disinfectant, which is difficult with absorbent surfaces such as wood or earth. Especially in the case of a horse contraction a contagious disease, the ability to sterilize the stall floor is important.

- Drainage. Unlike concrete, mats allow urine to drain off. Usually this happens at the joints between mats, although a few types of mats allow the urine to drain through the mat itself.

- Bedding. Many owners find that less bedding is required with stall mats, partly because the mats perform the function of bedding (insulation, soft and comfortable surface, shock absorption, traction) and partly because the ability to drain off urine means that less bedding is soiled. This saves not only on bedding costs, but also in terms of the time and money associated with stall cleaning.

A mat floor can be laid on top of any hard, non-moving surface such as concrete, asphalt and wooden floors. As such, mats are more a floor covering, rather than a stand-alone floor. Some mats (the thicker and stronger ones) can also be laid on compacted stone, provided that that stones do not exceed a certain size (large stones can cause bumps or even tears in the mats). Soft surfaces, such as earth or sand, are unsuitable as they can move under the mats, resulting in depressions in the mats. Eventually, this can lead to separations between the mats or even tearing of the mats.

Stall mats vary in types, quality and performance characteristics. Consequently, selecting a stall mat for individual requirements requires consideration of a number of factors. The important differences between various stall mats are in terms of:

- Material. The most commonly used material is rubber, although there are different types and qualities of rubber used (largely dependent on manufacturer). There are also non-rubber mats, made out of high-tech materials such as EVA. High quality rubber tends to be more expensive, but is more durable. High-tech materials such as EVA tend to have somewhat different performance characteristics (e.g. more shock absorbent) and tend to be lighter for a given size.

- Size. Mats usually vary in size from about 30cm square (a square foot) to about 2 square meters (3 square yards). However, we have seen mats up to 12 feet by 12 feet (almost 4 meters by 4 meters), designed to cover an entire stall with a single piece (which weighs 600 pounds or almost 300kg). Large mats are heavier (the bigger ones weight 100 Kg. or 200 pounds each) which make placement more difficult. However, their weight and size is an advantage in that it makes them less likely to move once put in place and also less likely for edges or corners to curl up. Smaller mats are easier to work with. In the event of a tear or other damage, it is cheaper to replace a small mat than a large one.

- Thickness. The thickness varies from about 1 centimeter to over 2 centimeters. Thicker mats have 4 advantages: tend to be more durable, are less likely for the edges to curl, less likely for the mats to move, thickness is usually an indication of quality. However, as thickness increases, so do both price and weight.

- Weight. The weight depends on the type of material (EVA is much lighter then rubber) and the thickness of the mat. Heavy mats are more likely to stay in place, whereas lighter mats are convenient if you are often travelling with your horse (e.g. between horse shows and competitions) and like to take a portable mat with you. One of the advantages of a mat made from EVA instead of rubber is that it weighs only about a quarter as much as rubber, so is more suitable if you need to move it often.

- Interlocking. Some mats interlock, while others have straight edges and rely simply on their weight to hold them in place. All else being the same (size, weight, thickness), the interlocking mats stay in place better and are far less likely for edges to lift. Some mats are designer to lock and unlock easily (for easy transport if you move locations with your horse often) while others are designed to lock firmly in place (making transport more difficult, but providing better performance in static installations).

- Quality. Like any product, quality varies. A long guarantee (5 to 10 years) is an indication of quality. Thicker mats are usually of better quality than thin ones. Given 2 rubber mats of the same size, if one is substantially heavier it is probably of better quality (the lighter one is probably not pure rubber, but instead rubber mixed with inferior and lighter materials). None of these is an absolute mark of quality, but usually they are good indications. It is also worth checking if the manufacturer has a reputation for producing quality products. Also ask if the rubber has be revulcanized (which is good) or if the rubber has been bound with urethane glue (lower quality).

- Permeable. The mats should not be permeable, which is to say that urine should not be able to enter the surface of the mat. If the materials or production methods are of low quality, the mats may be partly permeable, resulting in urine entering the mat and producing odours.

- Porous. Some mats are porous, allowing urine to grain through. However, the majority are not porous, although urine can drain through the joins where the mats meet. With smaller mats, there are more joins, so the urine tends to run through more. This can either be an advantage or a disadvantage (see discussion below).

- Flat, grooved or footed bottom. Many mats have flat bottoms. With flat bottoms, any urine that gets under the mats (for example, draining through at the joints between mats) can be trapped there. If you have a permeable surface under the mats (e.g. compacted stone) this may not be an issue, but if you have a non-permeable surface (e.g. concrete) under the mats, you do not want to have trapped urine releasing ammonia and odours. With groves or feet, such urine may be able to drain off (whether this happens in practice will depend on factors such as the slope of the underlying surface and whether there are dips in the underlying surface).

- Portable. Some mats are designer to be portable, others are not. Factors to evaluate when considering portability include: weight, size, ability to roll up. If they are interlocking, check that they can be locked and unlocked easily and without special tools.

- Reversible. Some stall mats have a top side and a bottom side, while others can be reversed (flipped over). The advantage of the latter is that when one side shows wear, you can flip them over to extent the lifespan.

- Flat or textured top. Some mats have a flat and smooth top, while others have a textured top. Smooth tops are easier to clean (the groves or bumps on textured mats tend to trap dirt), while textured tops provide horses with better traction. Some people buy mats with a grooved bottom and then flip them over so that the grooved side is up; this is particularly done for high-traffic areas such as corridors or washing areas (where the water and soap would otherwise produce a slippery surface).

- Cut to fit. Stall mats come in a great variety of sizes. However, to get a close fit, you may need to cut the mats. In this case, before buying the mats, check that they are designed to allow this.
Price. Prices vary, but as a rough indication look at 20-40 euros per square meter.

Drainage

If the urine drains through the mats rather than resting on top of them, the amount of bedding which is soiled is greatly reduced. This reduces the amount of time required to clean the stall, reduces the amount of replacement bedding required, and reduces the amount of storage space required for soiled bedding.

Although all of these are important benefits, one must consider what happens to the urine after it has drained through the mats. If the surface underneath has good drainage (e.g. thick layer of crushed stone), then the urine can drain off. However, if the surface underneath is impermeable (e.g. concrete), then the urine simply builds up under the mats, where it can release ammonia into the air (which is unhealthy for horses stabled there, in particular for their lungs) and produce unpleasant smells. Although one could from time to time lift up the mats and clean underneath them, the fact remains that cleaning urine under the mats is more difficult than cleaning urine on top of them.

Consequently, depending on the underlying floor surface you may prefer that urine drains through, or you may prefer that it does not. Depending on your preference, you should chose mats accordingly: small mats drain more than larges ones (joins are closer together and there are more of them), straight edge mats drain more than interlocking, porous mats drain more than non-porous.

If you decide to use mats that easily allow urine to drain through, you should consider the following:

- Choose a mat with grooved or footed bottoms, so that the urine can flow off rather than being trapped.

- Try to have a floor with good drainage. If this is not possible, allow the urine to run off by using a floor which is flat (no dips where urine can pool), smooth (so that liquids run easily) and with a slant so that liquids run off.

- Consider choosing mats whose design and weight allow them to be easily lifted out, permitting periodical washing down of the floor underneath.

Alternatively, one can opt for a liquid rubber floor instead of rubber mats. A liquid rubber floor is a thin layer of liquid rubber which is spread over the stable floor and then allowed to harder to form a seamless and non-porous surface. Although it does not allow liquid to drain off, it provides many of the other benefits (e.g. soft, insulating, high-traction floor) without the problem of urine running underneath.

Cleaning

A stall with rubber mats is cleaned out in much the same way (hay fork and/or shovel) as any other stall. Many people also periodically use a water hose to wash them down periodically. If the mats have feet or groves underneath, this can also help to flush out urine that has drained through between the joints (see above discussion about drainage).

One can also use a pressure jet. While this is very effective, be careful not to hold the pressure jet immediately against the mat surface as this may damage the mat (your pressure jet manual should state the minimum distance to hold the pressure jet away from surfaces being cleaned).

If your mat must be absolutely clean, other cleaning tools that may be useful are a scrub brush, soap and disinfectant. Before using any chemical product on your mat, just the instructions provided with your mat to make sure that the chemical will not harm it.

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