With all the first birthday excitement, family in town and the 4th of July holiday I almost forgot to share the other Infantino toy Everly has been LOVING.It is the Infantino Jumbo Wheel Play Space. Read about the other products we’ve been testing out here.

You saw a photo of it the day of Everly’s birthday party. We had it out for all the kiddos to play on and enjoy, see:

Basically it is a texture rich, bright and fun play mat. Everly loves to roll around on it and take “rests” on it cause it is soft. It has a mirrored section, crinkly parts, rings, things that jingle and sing and lots of fun shapes and colors to explore.

When I first saw it I thought, “Everly is too big to enjoy this”. I was totally wrong, it is actually her favorite of the three Infantino products we’ve tested out.

Another fun perk for parents is this helps protect your floors! I have white carpets so when Everly is drinking juice out of a sippy cup she sometimes gets drips on the carpet. If I put her and her cup on this play space my carpets are spared and when the play mat gets soiled I can just wash it.

Washing info: “machine washable in cold water- just be sure to remove any removable toys and mirrors first, as they are not machine washable. Air dry.”

After Everly has gone to bed and it’s time to reclaim the living room for adult use I just roll the mat up and slide it under the rocking chair. You can even roll it up with some other toys inside it if you are lazy like me and don’t feel like picking up toys off of it before putting it away.

If you don’t roll the mat up and you venture across it in the dark you might be startled by the noise of the squeaker as you walk over it. I’ve scared myself half to death a few times this way.

All in all we enjoy and get the most use out of the Jumbo Wheel Play Space when compared to the bouncer and the play gym we’ve also tried out. There is something about the simplicity of it that works wonders on Everly. She’s 12 months old too, so this play space will be useful from the newborn stage all the way up to toddler-hood. Long, lasting: my kind of toy.

“I am a member of the Mom Central community and I wrote this review while participating in a blog tour campaign by Mom Central, sponsored by Infantino, and received various products to help facilitate my review.”