Car Play Mats are
generic
boring
Car Play Mats are
generic
boring
Hull Hippo Mat™ is
designed by YOU
local
nostalgic
original
creative
quirky
individual
retro
fun
imaginative
magic
one-of-a-kind
educational
The Hull Hippo Mat™ has been postponed: any pre-orders placed will now arrive in April 2023

Free Toy Bugatti for all pre-orders!
Hull Hippo Mat™ is
designed by YOU
local
nostalgic
original
creative
quirky
individual
retro
fun
imaginative
magic
one-of-a-kind
educational
The Hull Hippo Mat™ has been postponed: any pre-orders placed will now arrive in April 2023

Free Toy Bugatti for all pre-orders!
Help Design Your Hippo Mat™
Win a Hippo Mat™ Bundle - and go down in history at the same time!






Which Hull landmarks, features, or quirks just HAVE to feature on the Hull Hippo Mat™?
35 entries so far including
St Charles Church
East park & Park run
Cream Telephone Boxes
Wilberforce house
Big shiny building, on the corner of Anlaby Rd
Fish Trail
East Park (with animals)
Bob Carvers Fish & Chips Shop
William Wilberforce Statue
The Marina
Land of Green Ginger
King Billy (William of Orange) Gold Statue
Dead Bod artwork
Street Life Museum of Transport
White Phone Boxes
The bee lady
Hull fair
Beverly Minster
Museum Quarters
Dead bod building
Humber Street
Flood Barrier
Pearson Park
The Deep
Hull Royal Hospital
Trinity Church & Market
Maritime Museum
KC Stadium
The Deep
Humber Bridge
Big Fun
Murdoch's Connection (AKA Sid)
Queens Gardens
Read Me!
⏳ Competition closes on 14th May 2022 11:59pm
🗓️ One suggestion (and the person who suggested it) will be picked at random on 31st May and be posted on our Instagram and our Facebook (the winner will be contacted directly)
🏆 Prize:
- 3x Hippo Mat™s of your choice
- £200
- £50 worth of accessories
- The pride that your suggestion was added to such a cool item!
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Hull Hippo Mat™

The Hull Hippo Mat™ has been postponed: any pre-orders placed will now arrive in April 2023
The Hull Hippo Mat™ has been postponed: any pre-orders placed will now arrive in April 2023
The Hull Hippo Mat™ has been postponed: any pre-orders placed will now arrive in April 2023

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Landmarks

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Simplified Road Layout

KS1 Curriculum

Improve Road Safety
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Free UK Delivery*
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Design updates
Your design will be ready by 1st June 2022
To keep in the loop, join in with us on our socials @hippomatuk, or have a gander at the most recent Hippo News on our blog
Help Design Your Hippo Mat™
Hippo Mat™ strives to provide up-to-date designs at all times. Combining this meticulous and diligent research with our creative and playful illustrations is what makes each Hippo Mat™ so special.
This is why, now and always, we openly receive suggestions and feedback of any kind to what YOU want to see on YOUR Hippo Mat™.
So, if a building’s been demolished – let us know and we’ll update the design. Likewise, if interesting new buildings/statues/features have gone up in the area, let us know and we’ll hippo-fy it and add it the the next design release!
Current design: V1 | 01-06-2022 – present
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Product description
What happens when learning meets fun? Magic!
The Hull Hippo Mat™ is a modern take on the classic car play mat design, bringing back nostalgic feelings whilst also being a very functional and well-researched learning tool.
Combining playing, learning, and quirkiness all in one, this unique accessory will liven up and inspire your play area.
Featuring over fifteen landmarks, features, or quirks of Hull, as well as a smattering of imaginative and quirky additions, opportunities are rife for adventure.
Not only will the user be having awesome Hull-themed fun while using this mat, they’ll also be developing their hand-eye co-ordination, social skills, and cognitive abilities too. The latter is even more important, since learning about Local Geography is in the Key Stage One curriculum!
Children’s skin can be sensitive – we know that. But not to worry, the Hull Hippo Mat™ has been tested and approved ‒ the microfiber velvet surface is not only completely free from substances that may harm your child’s skin or health, but soft and smooth to the touch too.
Each and every Hippo Mat™ is built with a non-slip latex backing for when the playing gets intense and you need a solid foundation. Not only that, the pretty floral non-slip pattern protects your floor and acts as a noise dampener all in one.
CE and UKCA Certified.
Recommended for ages from 12 months.
10% of profits go towards Reg’s Pledge
Product size
Regular:
- Height: 100cm
- Width: 100cm
- Thickness: 0.6cm
- Area: 10,000cm²
- Road widths: 8cm (4cm each lane)
Large:
- Height: 140cm
- Width: 140cm
- Thickness: 0.6cm
- Area: 19,600cm²
- Road widths: 12cm (6cm each lane)
XL:
- Height: 180cm
- Width: 180cm
- Thickness: 0.6cm
- Area: 32,400cm²
- Road widths: 16cm (8cm each lane)
Care instructions
- Wipe with a damp cloth.
- When storing, please ensure you roll the mat with the design on the outside.
- Vacuum and rotate frequently.
Materials
- Microfiber velvet surface
- Thick felt
- Anti-slip backing with eco-friendly silica gel dots for extra grip
- Clear plastic packaging
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“EYFS had a very exciting delivery this week from @hippomatuk. The children will be able to explore the London mat to locate landmarks linking to their current topic.” – Park Primary EYFS Teacher, Colne Park Primary School
“One happy boy today with his new Glasgow Hippo Mat™. Would highly recommend!” – @weeneilson (Twitter) & Son, Glasgow Hippo Mat™ Owners
“We are absolutely loving our new #BathHippoMat of Bath designed by @finola_stack it is incredible thank you so much we are really getting a chance to understand Bath and love pointing out landmarks we know” – @littleblossomnurseryschool (IG), Bath Hippo Mat™ Owners
“The colours are bright and I like the beach!” – Isabella, Resident Hippo Mat™ Model
“When my cousins were here we went all the way to the pier and along the seafront to the helter skelter.” – Pupil, St Nicolas CE Primary School
“The boys loved seeing the old Trafford and the fire station, Hawa loved seeing Manchester Arndale and the water fountains!” – @kellysfamilylife (IG), Manchester Hippo Mat™ Owners
“I’m dealing with the city’s recycling” – Lucas, Brighton Hippo Mat™ Owner
“I like how soft it is, and also the grippy flower pattern on the back!” – Gracie, Brighton Hippo Mat™ Owner
*Shipping ⚠️
⚠️ Your pre-order will be delivered in April 2023
🚚 FREE when you spend over £30 and use code ‘FREESHIP’ (tracked and signed for 3-5 working days)
*Extra charges apply for Isle of Wight, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scottish Highlands, Northern Ireland, Scilly Iscles)
Contact us for international shipping
Refunds and Returns 🔒
In the unlikely event you don’t love your Hippo Mat™, we’ll give you a full product refund if you get it back to us in 30 days.
Reg's Pledge
Reg and his Hippo Mat™ are committed to sharing the love of loving your local area. As such, worthy organisations are given one free Hippo Mat™. This includes schools, nurseries, pre-schools, hospitals, and more – places which may have limited resources and are doing the best they can with what they’ve got.
10% of profits go towards Reg’s Pledge
Click here to learn more about Reg’s Pledge.
Pre-Order
my Hull Hippo Mat™-
Over fifteen unique landmarks/features/quirks unique to Hull
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Trusted by schools as teaching tools for KS1 curriculum
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Learn road safety
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Colour of embroidered stitching is random (light blue, cream, red, green or pink)
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10% of profits go towards Reg's Pledge
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Full refund guarantee if you change your mind at any point
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The Hull Hippo Mat™ has been postponed: any pre-orders placed will now arrive in April 2023
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Free delivery* when you use code 'FREESHIP'
The Hull Hippo Mat™ has been postponed: any pre-orders placed will now arrive in April 2023
The Hull Hippo Mat™ has been postponed: any pre-orders placed will now arrive in April 2023
The Hull Hippo Mat™ has been postponed: any pre-orders placed will now arrive in April 2023

