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Kalambaka Hippo Mat™ (PRE-ORDER)

£49.99

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What happens when learning meets fun? Magic!

Introducing the Kalambaka Hippo Mat™ — a Kalambaka play mat and road play mat for toy cars, designed to spark imagination, storytelling, and hours of screen-free fun.

With wide, drivable roads made for toy cars and 20+ landmarks, places, and local quirks from Kalambaka, every play session becomes a new adventure. Children can invent routes, create missions, and act out real-world scenarios — from town-centre journeys and train arrivals to monastery climbs, rock-top adventures, and scenic drives beneath the towers of Meteora.

Designed to celebrate real places through imaginative, screen-free play, with a layout inspired by Kalambaka and the dramatic landscape of Meteora.

A road play mat for toy cars that celebrates Kalambaka.

 

What’s on the mat

The Kalambaka Hippo Mat™ road play mat features a playful, map-style layout inspired by the town and its surroundings, including highlights such as:

  • Meteora rock pillars — the dramatic natural hero feature that makes Kalambaka instantly recognisable
  • Great Meteoron Monastery — the most famous monastery and a major story point on the mat
  • Varlaam Monastery — a striking clifftop monastery with a strong silhouette
  • Roussanou Monastery — a beautiful monastery perched dramatically on its rock
  • Holy Trinity Monastery — one of Meteora’s most iconic landmarks
  • St Stephen Monastery with its bridge — a brilliant “cross the bridge” play feature and one of the most accessible monasteries
  • St Nicholas Anapausas Monastery — a key monastery on the route up from the lower area
  • Kalambaka town centre — the everyday heart of the mat where town-life play begins
  • Kalambaka railway station — a perfect transport feature for arrivals, departures, and travel stories
  • Main road winding up from town to Meteora — ideal for route-based play and climbing adventures
  • Kastraki village at the foot of the rocks — a charming neighbouring settlement that adds depth to the map
  • Pinios River — a natural feature that helps shape the landscape around the town
  • Thessaly plain views below the rocks — adding openness and a strong sense of place
  • Stone steps and footpaths up to the monasteries — great for “reach the top” adventure play
  • Hermit caves of Badovas — a hidden-landscape feature near the town and rocks
  • Panaghia Doupiani chapel and skete area — an important historic point in the Meteora landscape
  • Natural History Museum of Meteora and Mushroom Museum — a wonderfully family-friendly local quirk
  • Library of Kalambaka — a meaningful town-centre learning stop
  • Sunset viewpoint over the rocks — a memorable scenic destination
  • Theopetra Cave element — an extra layer of discovery and ancient storytelling

 

Play that builds skills

As children explore routes and make up stories with their toy cars, they naturally practise:

  • hand-eye coordination and fine motor control through driving, parking, and navigating
  • communication and social skills through role-play with family and friends
  • early geography language through places, directions, landmarks, and routes

 

Soft, grippy, and made for everyday play

This Kalambaka play mat is made with a soft microfiber velvet surface that feels smooth under hands and knees, making it ideal for floor play. A non-slip latex backing helps keep the road play mat in place when play gets energetic, while also helping to protect floors and reduce noise.

 

What’s included

 

Specifications

  • Size: 100cm × 100cm
  • Weight: 990g
  • Surface: Microfiber velvet
  • Backing: Non-slip latex
  • Care: Hoover regularly, then wipe clean with a damp cloth
  • Packed dimensions: 114cm × 10.2cm (mat is rolled into a cylinder tube)
  • Packed weight: 1.6kg

 

Peace of mind

  • CE and UKCA certified
  • Recommended age: 12 months+

 

Discover more about Kalambaka

 

Read more

Read our guide to the landmarks included on the Kalambaka play mat.

 

Designed for everyday play

Designed for imaginative everyday play, and made to feel thoughtful and gift-worthy from the moment it arrives.

£49.99

incl. VAT

In stock

Educational Fun

Turns playtime into learning time. Children can build stories, explore places, practise direction and develop real-world awareness through imaginative, screen-free play.

Premium Quality

Crafted to feel as special as it looks. Each Hippo Mat™ is made with durable backing, a soft microfibre surface, high-quality print and embroidered blue stitched edging for a beautifully finished feel.

Perfect Gift

A thoughtful gift for little explorers. Beautifully designed and full of play value, a Hippo Mat™ is a memorable present for birthdays, Christmas and special occasions.

Pre-Order Perks

The more eligible mats you add, the more your pre-order includes. Only valid until April 30th 2027:

▢ 1 mat

Become eligible for:

▢ ▢ 2 mats

Everything above, plus:

▢ ▢ ▢ 3 mats

Everything above, plus:

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FAQ

The more eligible mats you add, the more your pre-order includes. Only valid until April 30th 2027:

 

▢ 1 mat

Become eligible for:

 

▢ ▢ 2 mats

Everything above, plus:

  • Free shipping
  • A free limited edition toy car
  • A free sheet of Hippo Mat™ stickers

 

▢ ▢ ▢ 3 mats

Everything above, plus:

  • 50% off your third eligible Hippo Mat™

Hippo Mat™ is designed for children aged 2–6. The roads are wide for toy cars, the landmarks are simple and recognisable for imaginative play and early learning, and the high quality materials are safe for young skin.

Yes. Every Hippo Mat™ is inspired by a real town/city and includes locally recognisable features (roads, parks/water, landmarks and local details) laid out in a top-down map style.

Yes. We design wide, drivable roads first, then build the rest of the map around them so cars can travel smoothly without clutter.

Hippo Mat™ is a premium printed play mat made for everyday play, featuring a microfiber velvet surface with a non-slip latex backing. It’s designed to be giftable, durable, and easy to use on the floor at home.

Hippo Mat™ is made for children’s play and designed with simple, clear artwork. The non-slip latex backing helps to prevent sliding for those intense play sessions. and the microfiber velvet surface won’t leave any nasty friction. Always supervise young children during play, and keep packaging away from children.

This mat is 100cm × 100cm. The embroidered stitching edges are approximately 1cm thick, and the main surface is around 0.6cm thick.

When shipped to you, it is rolled up into 114cm × 10.2cm cylinder tube.

Yes — for everyday mess, you can wipe the surface clean using warm soapy water.

It is not advised to use harsh chemicals or machine wash.

Generic play mats are usually made to be one-size-fits-all. Hippo Mat™ is different. Our mats are inspired by real locations and created to combine premium design, imaginative play, and local meaning in one product. That means clearer layouts for toy cars, more recognisable features, and a play experience that feels richer, more personal, and more memorable.

On most surfaces it stays put during normal play. If you have very smooth floors, a simple non-slip underlay (or rug gripper) helps keep it perfectly stable.

Yes. Hippo Mat™ is designed to feel premium and gift-worthy, and the “local place” theme makes it personal for birthdays, Christmas and new-home gifts.

Yes — Hippo Mat™ is built around real locations. If your area isn’t listed yet, you can request it and we’ll prioritise new designs based on demand.

Click here to see the full list of Hippo Mat™ Locations.

Until November 2027, every Hippo Mat™ order is a pre-order that will arrive anytime between October 1st and December 20th 2027. Once this pre-order period has ended, orders will usually be dispatched within 2 working days.

After dispatch, estimated delivery times are:

  • Austria: 5-8 working days
  • Belgium: 6-9 working days
  • Czech Republic: 7-10 working days
  • Denmark: 7-10 working days
  • France: 6-9 working days
  • Germany: 5-8 working days
  • Greece: 10-13 working days
  • Italy: 4-6 working days
  • Netherlands: 3–6 working days
  • Poland: 8–11 working days
  • Spain: 5-8 working days
  • Sweden: 6-9 working days
  • Switzerland: 7-10 working days
  • United Kingdom: 2–3 working days

Delivery times are estimates and may vary during busy periods or due to customs and local carrier delays.

If it’s not right for you, you can initiate the return of your Hippo Mat™ order within 14 days of delivery.

Contact us and we’ll help you quickly.

Yes — Reg’s Pledge: every mat helps fund play and learning for children.

Click here to learn more about Reg’s Pledge.

Yes — we offer bulk pricing for nurseries, schools, and early learning centres.

Click here to learn more about ordering for Schools.

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