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Help Design Your Hippo Mat™

Win a Hippo Mat™ Bundle - and go down in history at the same time!

Which Colchester landmarks, features, or quirks just HAVE to feature on the Colchester Hippo Mat™?

16 entries so far including
Colchester United Football Ground Greenstead (Olympic) Roundabout Lion's Walk University of Essex Jumbo Water Tower Magic Roundabout Hythe Roundabout Balkerne Hill Castle & Castle Park Castle Park Colchester army garrison Colchester Zoo Roman Wall Tiptree Jam Factory Chappel Viaduct Elephant Water Tower Leisure World

⏳ 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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Available from:

1st November 2022

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Only 10 Colchester Hippo Mat™s are being made this year!

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Well I’m Reg of course, your friendly neighbourhood Hippo!

As the proud ambassador of your brand-spankin’ new play mat (after all, it is named after me!), I strive to bring even more fun to the scenario 😀

Just imagine the lucky owner of this fantabulous play mat having HEAPS of FUN as they explore their local area on their coolest new toy. The only issue is their friends and family being jealous of them!

I’ve even dressed up in a unique outfit especially for your Hippo Mat™. I challenge you to find me on your design!

Local

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Landmarks

From Balkerne Gate to Colchester Zoo, children (and adults!) love spotting things on their Hippo Mat™ that they've seen in real life. How many landmarks can you spot?

Reg's Pledge

10% of profits go towards Reg's Pledge
What is Reg's Pledge?

Community-driven

Co-designed by you. Check out our blog or get get social with us @hippomatuk to have your say and help shape the future of Hippo Mat™.

Educational

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Simplified Road Layout

Children aged 0-8 are a long way off from hitting the roads as drivers just yet! By featuring a simplified road layout, children are able to focus more on places they love and recognise. Not to mention it allows us to cram in loads of landmarks local to you!

KS1 Curriculum

Local Geography is part of the KS1 Curriculum, and is just one of the many reasons schools across the country love using their Hippo Mat™!

Improve Road Safety

Many of the most common UK road markings and signs are included to get your little one aware of road safety without even realising it! Added realism with the roadworker fixing the potholes 😉

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Certified

Every single Hippo Mat™ adheres to the Directive 2009/48/EC on Toy Safety, which ensures products in this category are safe to use.

Hippo Mat™ Quality

The gorgeous microfibre velvet surface of a Hippo Mat™ is perfect for children's skin - it's soft and leaves no nasty friction. The rugged non-slip latex backing is made-to-last: it strengthens the mat and prevents it slipping around or damaging your floors.

Free UK Delivery*

With every Hippo Mat™ when you use code 'FREESHIP'

*Extra charges apply for Isle of Wight, Channel Islands, Isle of Man, Scottish Highlands, Northern Ireland, Scilly Iscles)

'PREBUG' 'PREBUG' 'PREBUG'

FREE Toy Bugatti Veyron with every pre-order - just use code "PREBUG" whilst the toy is in your basket

Current design: V1 | 01-06-2022 – present

  • Colchester Community Stadium
  • Colchester Hospital
  • Highwoods Country Park
  • Tenpin Bowling
  • Colchester Train Station
  • Adventure Land
  • Colchester Fire Station
  • Balkerne Gate
  • Jumbo Water Tower
  • Colchester Castle
  • River Colne
  • Putt in the Park
  • Colchester Zoo
  • Lion Walk Shopping Centre
  • Essex Police
  • Firstsite

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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!

Remember those car play mats everyone had when they were young? Well, they’re BACK – but refreshed, revitalised, and here to revolutionise the nostalgic and retro product!

Introducing the Colchester Hippo Mat™. Combining playing, learning, and wholesomeness all in one, this unique accessory will liven up and inspire your play area.

Featuring over ten landmarks, places, or quirks of Colchester, opportunities are rife for adventure. From Balkerne Gate to Colchester Zoo, children (and adults!) love spotting things on their Hippo Mat™ that they’ve seen in real life. How many landmarks can you spot?

Not only will the user be having awesome Colchester-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 Colchester 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

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)
  • Wipe with a damp cloth.
  • When storing, please ensure you roll the mat with the design on the outside.
  • Vacuum and rotate frequently.
  • Microfiber velvet surface
  • Thick felt
  • Anti-slip backing with eco-friendly silica gel dots for extra grip
  • Clear plastic packaging

“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

🚚 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)

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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 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.

Each and every Hippo Mat™ has a unique Reg somewhere on it, in a homage to another classic nostalgic item we all knew growing up. Can you find your Reg?

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your Colchester Hippo Mat™
£ 39
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  • Over fifteen unique landmarks/features/quirks unique to Colchester
  • Trusted by schools as teaching tools for KS1 curriculum
  • Learn road safety
  • Colour of embroidered stitching is random (light blue, cream, red, green or pink)
  • 10% of profits go towards Reg's Pledge
  • Full refund guarantee if you change your mind at any point
  • Free delivery* when you use code 'FREESHIP'

Stock level:

3/10 left

Free tracked delivery (3-5 working days) using code 'FREESHIP'

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Pay in 3 instalments of £13.33 with PayPal (options will become available on the checkout page)
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