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Luleå Hippo Mat™ (PRE-ORDER)

£49.99

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What happens when learning meets fun? Magic!

Introducing the Luleå Hippo Mat™ — a Luleå 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 15+ landmarks, places, and local quirks from Luleå, every play session becomes a new adventure. Children can invent routes, create missions, and act out real-world scenarios — from harbour journeys and church-town visits to island adventures, frozen-sea crossings, and Arctic discoveries.

Designed to celebrate a real northern place through imaginative, screen-free play.

A road play mat for toy cars that celebrates Luleå.

 

What’s on the mat

The Luleå Hippo Mat™ road play mat features a playful, map-style layout inspired by the real place, with landmarks and local details that make Luleå feel distinctive, coastal, and unmistakably northern.

  • Gammelstad Church Town, Luleå’s great UNESCO World Heritage hero feature
  • Nederluleå Church, the late medieval stone church at the heart of Gammelstad
  • The rows of red wooden church cottages that make Gammelstad so distinctive
  • The land-uplift story that led old Luleå to move closer to the coast, a fascinating real-world detail that makes the place feel truly unique
  • Luleå Cathedral, a clear civic landmark in the city centre
  • The North Harbour, a strong waterfront feature with real local character
  • The South Harbour, another lively harbour-side stop for routes and role-play
  • The famous ice track between the harbours, one of Luleå’s most unusual and memorable winter features
  • Kick-sledding on the ice, a playful winter detail children can instantly understand
  • Skating and winter cycling on the frozen sea, adding movement and Arctic magic to the mat
  • The Luleå archipelago, bringing island adventure into the wider play world
  • Named islands such as Hindersön, Sandön, Junkön, and Storbrändön, giving the map extra depth and discovery
  • Ice roads across the frozen sea to the islands, creating a truly special drive-over-the-ice play moment
  • Archipelago ferries and summer boat traffic, keeping the mat full of movement beyond winter
  • Jetties, quays, and small harbour boats that add life to the waterfront
  • Kulturens Hus, a well-known city-centre landmark by the harbour
  • Norrbottens museum, bringing local culture and history into the story of play
  • Teknikens Hus, a child-friendly science centre for curious little explorers
  • Snow scooters and Arctic winter travel cues, adding energy to northern storytelling
  • The contrast of bright summer nights and dark winter seasons, giving Luleå its unmistakable northern character

 

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 Luleå 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, and 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 Luleå

 

Read more

Read our guide to the landmarks included on the Luleå 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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Every Hippo Mat™ helps fund play and learning for children through Reg’s Pledge.

Would you share Hippo Mat™ with someone who’d love it too? A friend, family member, school, nursery, or local group is a great place to start.

The more people who discover Hippo Mat™, the more good Reg’s Pledge can do.

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