Recommend Your Splat Mat

[ruby412]

I need something for under the highchair. I've heard SugarBooger is good, but I'm not sure I'm loving their designs with our kitchen decor. Which one do you have?

[spaghetticat]

Oh man, I need one of these so bad. I'm glad you posted this.

[TrudyCampbell]

I was thinking of getting one but isn't it just another thing to clean? I think I'd rather just clean the floor... am I crazy?

[Dorothy Zbornak]

Newspapers?

[ruby412]

Apr 24, 2013 8:33:55 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

I was thinking of getting one but isn't it just another thing to clean? I think I'd rather just clean the floor... am I crazy?

Up to you! But as I was scraping yogurt up from between the hardwood boards this morning, I decided it's time for a mat!

[ruby412]

Apr 24, 2013 8:33:59 GMT -5 Dorothy Zbornak said:

Newspapers?

That is what we use to line her crib, so I guess that could work...

[TrudyCampbell]

Apr 24, 2013 8:35:58 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

Apr 24, 2013 8:33:55 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

I was thinking of getting one but isn't it just another thing to clean? I think I'd rather just clean the floor... am I crazy?

Up to you! But as I was scraping yogurt up from between the hardwood boards this morning, I decided it's time for a mat!

Ahhh, yes. Easy solution: invest in a dog. 

[Dorothy Zbornak]

Apr 24, 2013 8:37:14 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

Apr 24, 2013 8:35:58 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

Up to you! But as I was scraping yogurt up from between the hardwood boards this morning, I decided it's time for a mat!

Ahhh, yes. Easy solution: invest in a dog. 

Our dog is fucking picky and won't eat everything he drops. She will, however, take everything over to the carpet and chew it up to decide if she likes it or not. We have tile floors, so it's no big deal, but yes, there have been times when I have put newspaper under his chair. Or an old tablecloth. Rice is so damn hard to pick up!

[melis74]

We have two dogs, they work wonders until I decide to actually clean the floor.

[claralou]

Apr 24, 2013 12:19:11 GMT -5 melis74 said:

We have two dogs, they work wonders until I decide to actually clean the floor.

Yep. This. 

[SteelCity44]

We have carpet in the dining room. I've washed this in the washer. Yes, it's starting to roll on the edges after 6+ months, but it saved my carpet. I pick up the mess, and dump it in the trash. I use a Clorox wipe for anything wet.

www.amazon.com/Kushies-Splash-Milky-Latte-Print/dp/B008FOMLSW/ref=sr_1_17?ie=UTF8&qid=1366825789&sr=8-17&keywords=spill+mat

When we go to restaurants, we use these. The waiters/waitresses love us.
www.amazon.com/Neat-Solutions-Count-Neat-Ware-Disposable/dp/B00119SCZ4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1366825820&sr=1-3-fkmr0&keywords=spill+mat+disposable

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Apr 24, 2013 12:51:38 GMT -5 SteelCity44 said:

When we go to restaurants, we use these. The waiters/waitresses love us.
www.amazon.com/Neat-Solutions-Count-Neat-Ware-Disposable/dp/B00119SCZ4/ref=sr_1_fkmr0_3?s=baby-products&ie=UTF8&qid=1366825820&sr=1-3-fkmr0&keywords=spill+mat+disposable

you are nicer than me! I usually just tip better if she makes a mess, hopefully that makes up for it?

[carawestt]

Could you get one of those rubber mats that go under office chairs?

[SteelCity44]

I also used a vinyl tablecloth until we got our legit mat. It sorta worked, and I could change the colors.

[jaime183]

we have a clear BRU one but usually when he makes a big mess it goes farther than the mat so now it's folded up

[shevacc]

We used to use a shower curtain liner but now just clean the floor since she's gotten a little less messy.

[devotchka]

Apr 24, 2013 8:35:58 GMT -5 ruby412 said:

Apr 24, 2013 8:33:55 GMT -5 TrudyCampbell said:

I was thinking of getting one but isn't it just another thing to clean? I think I'd rather just clean the floor... am I crazy?

Up to you! But as I was scraping yogurt up from between the hardwood boards this morning, I decided it's time for a mat!

Ditto. I used to think it was pointless until I experienced the horror of our floors at this new place and I want one of these now too... I love this one (the dia de los muertes one). My friend has it and it is awesome and cute! Pricey though for a piece of plastic... 

[SteelCity44]

Check the dimensions on whichever one you choose. Some of them fit just under a standard high chair, and I don't know about your kid, but mine doesn't "drop" food. He throws/flings it. So having the mat fit well outside the standard perimeter was pretty important for us. Exhibit A: The cream of wheat bowl thrown across the room. (Clearly an old photo.)