WHY IN THE WORLD DID I SPEND SO MUCH MONEY ON THIS? THIS STUPID MAT NEEDS TO BE CLEANED UP JUST LIKE THE FLOOR!!! NOT ONLY DO I HAVE TO CLEAN IT, BUT THEN I HAVE TO PICK IT UP, FOLD IT NEATLY AND PUT IT AWAY JUST TO FEED MY KID IN ANOTHER HOUR?I WOULD MUCH RATHER CLEAN MY FLOOR AND WALK AWAY!

This splat mat is nice and large to protect your floors. My 16 month old can throw food far enough to still get the floor dirty, but in general this mat catches most of the mess (and there's a lot of THAT with a toddler learning to feed herself). The major plus for this mat is that you can toss it into the washing machine. I'm planning to buy a few extra mats so we can just throw the dirty ones into the laundry. The mat also cleans up well with a sponge. It's also thin enough to take along on trips. The minus to the mat is that if you have a highchair with wheels often the mat wrinkles up if you are trying to move or turn the chair. I wish it had more "grip" on the bottom to hold it steady. Overall a good product, and definitely worth having.

Why spend the money? Only neccessary if you are feeding over carpet. Vinyl floor wipes well. Go to the dollar store and spen a buck on a large vinyl tablecloth or shower curtain. Chose your color, size, style, etc. and only spend a buck. These are usually much bigger than the splat mats and work just as well. Can match your tablecloth or home decor if you wish. Just eye candy in the store, you really do not need everything they sell. Save the cash for important items.

This has really saved our carpets and floors, but the material is somewhat thin and has a tendendcy to fold over and wrinkle up. This can cause a few minor tripping accidents if left that way.Overall it does what is claims, but it could be a little thicker material.

I recently purchased a splat mat for my 11 month old son. I brought it home and realized that it was much too small. Also, the material was very flimsy. Here's what I did. I returned the mat the very next day. Then I headed over to [another store] and purchased a circular vinyl table cloth. It only cost me [$] and it works great! It covers a larger area to protect my tile against the inevitable spills. It's heavier so it doesn't bunch up when my son's high chair gets moved around. Finally, I was able to find a pattern that went with the decor in my kitchen.

I pulled this thing out of the package and just rolled my eyes- it's half a shower curtain with an ugly design on it! Save yourself the money. Go buy (as many others have suggested) a heavy duty vinyl shower curtain or tablecloth- not only will you save money, but you get to choose something other than the Miami Vice pastels!