Playskool toys, sorted the way a playroom floor actually works
Everything here comes out of one playroom. Eight mats, one for each kind of afternoon — the sitting-up months, the swooping-hero months, the tracing-letters months — and every box that lands on a mat is a toy with the Playskool name moulded into it.
Eight mats, eight kinds of afternoon
Each mat is one kind of afternoon. Open the one that matches the child rather than the aisle.
| Preview | Mat | What is on it | Boxes | Prices |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | First Steps Floor | Rattles, poppers, gears and shape sorters for the months when sitting up is the newest trick. | 12 | $9.99 to $42.00 |
 | Hero Squad | Chunky costumed figures built for small fists — no sharp edges, no fiddly parts, plenty of swooping. | 13 | $3.99 to $32.99 |
 | Learning Table | Letters, numbers, tracing boards and table games that turn a quiet half hour into practice. | 12 | $5.60 to $32.99 |
 | Rescue Crew | Fire trucks that stand up and become robots, and the small crew that drives them. | 9 | $9.99 to $39.89 |
 | Galaxy Patrol | Saucer-eyed versions of the galaxy's best-known faces, scaled down to toddler proportions. | 7 | $13.99 to $34.95 |
 | Dino Chompers | Jaws that actually snap shut, on dinosaurs who have day jobs. | 8 | $14.99 to $25.98 |
 | Drawing Desk | Crayons, markers, chalk and reward stickers in the sizes a three-year-old can actually hold. | 4 | $1.95 to $12.88 |
 | Cuddle Corner | Soft friends and pocket figures for the shelf beside the bed. | 4 | $8.99 to $20.99 |
Pick by stage
Every mat sorted by what the child is doing, taken from how each mat is described.
Sitting-up months
Rattles, poppers and gears for the months when sitting up is the newest trick.
Three-year-old hands
Crayons, chalk, letter boards and table games sized for small hands.
Small fists, big swoops
Chunky costumed figures and toddler-scaled heroes with no fiddly parts.
Trucks and jaws
Fire trucks that become robots and dinosaurs whose jaws actually snap shut.
Pick by price
Three bands, with the best-rated boxes in each.
Under $10
15 boxes
$10 to $25
35 boxes
$25 and up
19 boxes
Easy to gift
Four well-reviewed boxes from four different mats, all in stock, none over $30.
Super Hero Adventures Marvel Captain America Victory Racer
Chomp Squad Troopersaurus and Bobby Badge
Galactic Heroes Star Wars Resistance Finn (Jakku)
What usually gets pulled off the shelf first
Two boxes from every mat, ordered by how the people who bought them rated them.
Super Hero Adventures Marvel Captain America Victory Racer
Marvel Super Hero Adventures Kid Arachnid Web Wheels
Flash Cards Value Pack — Alphabet/First Words/Shapes
Transformers Rescue Bots Academy Rescue Team
Why the Playskool name has meant chunky, loud and washable since 1928
Playskool has been printing its name on nursery furniture and pull-along ducks since 1928, and the shape of a Playskool toy has barely shifted: thick walls, rounded corners, a handle where a small hand lands first. Everything on this floor is picked that way. A toy gets a mat when it survives being thrown, chewed and sat on, and when a toddler can work it out without a grown-up kneeling down to demonstrate.
The eight mats sort by the kind of play a child is doing rather than by the aisle a shop would use. Rattles, poppers and gear stacks sit together because they all belong to the same six months. Chunky costumed figures sit together because they all get flown round the kitchen. Letter boards, number puzzles and table games sit together because they all buy a quiet half hour. Crayons, chalk and stickers get their own desk.
Small explorers do not read labels, so the mats carry the information instead: what is in the box, what age it was built for, how big the blocks are, how loud it gets. Parents can read the floor in a minute and hand the right box over. The fun part is that nothing here needs a manual — press, stack, pop, snap, draw. That is the whole instruction set.
Prices and stock move, because every box is sold through the partner store rather than from a shelf of our own. The figure printed on a mat is the one the store showed when the floor was last swept, and the figure at the checkout is the one that counts.
Six write-ups from the people who do the tidying
Copied word for word from the listings, stars and dates intact.
Good for sugar gliders
My sugar gliders love it, so I love it! It's also easy to clean and sits well on the bottom of their cage.
Samantha Cunningham · Reviewed in the United States on May 27, 2016 · Wobble 'n Go Friends Bug
Quality
Liked this so much upon its arrival, I bought three more (Hulk, Batman, Spiderman) for our toddler. They're sturdy and well built, with no small bits for kids to eat. They're honestly the best motorcycle toys I've ever seen because how many actually stand up and are able to roll around without falling over? Our sons (even our…
peter · Reviewed in the United States on March 1, 2022 · Super Hero Adventures Marvel
wide variety, good price
wide variety of flash cards for under $10. Can't beat that. ots of fun to teach your kiddos their basics! My daughter has already learned to say ABC. Of course these are paper and are prone to ripping and tearing lol. My daughter likes to take the cards from us and be very hands on in our ABCs and 123's. She has pretty much…
Juan Frausto · Reviewed in the United States on May 20, 2011 · Flash Cards Value Pack — Alphabet
Nice little toy set
Great small plays set for a younger TT and former/rescue bots fan!
C Long e way · Reviewed in the United States on January 24, 2020 · Transformers Rescue Bots Flip
characters everone should have
Fun Miniature characters. I have purchased most of this set and the marvel characters as well for my son and he loves them. They are well made, they look great and they hold up well under constant use. Hasbro has made a lot of money off of me by starting these miniature characters as my wife keeps them in her purse and other…
Garden Worm · Reviewed in the United States on September 23, 2016 · Galactic Heroes Star Wars
Would recommend
My son loves it! Great price and excellent toy! Would buy again.
Mama Bear · Reviewed in the United States on January 12, 2019 · Chomp Squad Raptor Compactor
Ready to put a box on the floor
Pick a mat, open a box page, and the stamp takes you straight to the live listing with the current figure and the current stock on it.