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    Interactive My Animal World i-Mat {Review}

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    Disclosure:  I received this product to review in exchange for sharing my honest opinion.

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    My kids love animals, but they are also very much into technology.  Even my 2 year old loves to play around with our tablets and basically anything interactive.  She loves sounds and with brain being the sponge that it is she is curious about everything.  Well the My Animal World i-Mat has everything we could want in a toy for a curious child!

    First off the i-Mat is a huge (about four feet by four feet) foam mat that comes in four pieces that easily fit together.  It is full of colorful animals that on its own screams for kids to play with it!  My 2 year old was excited to just to lay on the mat and then when I gave her the pen she couldn’t wait to use it.

    Features:

    • Durable & Spill Proof
    • Light weight, great for indoor or outdoor use
    • Teaches 3 Languages in English, Spanish, and Mandarin Chinese
    • Basic and Advanced Games
    • Real Animal Sounds and Music
    • Teaches Vocabulary and Comprehension
    • Voice Recorder to Capture the Special Moments
    • 2 GB built-in memory Voice Pen™
    • USB port with future expansion capability
    • Comes in carrying box for easy travel

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    The iMat is simple to use for any child as they just need to turn it on and touch the animals with it.  My 2 year old was easily able to hold it and navigate the mat.  She did have some trouble with touching the voice recording button as she wanted to keep pushing it.  After a few tries though she has the hang of not pushing it and just tapping the animals.  She even changed the languages all by herself, which is awesome!  Once a child has the hang of English it is a great feature that they can then start learning the animals names in two other languages.  Some of the animals even play musical sounds.

    Since the plan is to introduce new iMats, the Voice pen comes with a USB cord to update the pen for use with new mats.  I love that this is not a one time use product and that we can expand upon it.  You should be able to attach other iMats to this one due to its edges once they are out.  We are looking forward to adding the Under the Sea iMat to our My Animal World iMat.

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    To keep kids that are a little older interested, there are two games to play.  My 2 year old didn’t quite get the game yet but she is slowly getting it.  My 5 year old though was determined to see how fast he could get the animals in the game!  One game had sounds and you had to find the animal and the other said different animals names that you need to find.

    Overall, the iMat is a great product for any child who likes technology and animals.  It helps kids learn the different animals and their sounds, as well as challenges them with different languages and games.  The price is a little high for the initial iMat but that is because it comes with the pen.  The next mat itself is only $29.99.  When your all done, you can easily store the mat back into the box, which features a nice carrying handle.  We have kept our mat out but I know not everyone has room to do that so its nice that its easily stored.

    Here is a video showing my 2 and 5 year old using it:

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    1. judy shockley says

      I am so overwhelmed with joy ,I have never won anything ,thank you so much ,my hubby living at the VA thanks you ,he has had a leg amputation and is living with pancreatic cancer ,he will be giving this to our almost 3 year old grandson thank you so much,our Christmas party will be at the VA hospital in mpls

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    4. Sue Hull says

      I love how easy it is for a baby to find the animals and that it says what the animal is and what sound it makes. This would be perfect for my grandbaby. Thank you 🙂

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    5. Tara C says

      I learned that you can purchase a replacement pen from their site (kind of pricey, but well worth it in a house with mysterious black holes in it!)

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    15. Stephanie Marche' says

      This would be a wonderful 2nd birthday gift for my granddaughter!! She just turned 2 on the 7th, however…her Mom has held off her birthday party until her Daddy (my son) returns from Afghanistan. He arrives back in Japan (USAF base) tomorrow 🙂 I would love to be able to send her this since they are raising her bilingual (spanish/english). Thanks for the chance 🙂

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    16. Ms Gretchen Ann Luper says

      “a creative baby is a happy baby” How true that statement is and this interactive mat allows all kinds of creativity.

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    28. Jill Myrick says

      I love that this mat is perfect for children of all ages. The little boy on the bottom video is amazing the way that he scoots across the mat to find the animal that his mom ask him to.

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    32. Victoria Carlson says

      I really like that Creative Baby develops products based on research on children’s habits and abilities! Knowing this gives confidence that their products are great!

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    34. Joyce Harrell says

      I liked several things. 1. It is Multi language. 2. It is for a wide range of ages. Mmy grandchildren would love it!

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    40. Cassandra Eastman says

      I also like the Under the Sea Mat! I love that they teach the names of animals and in different languages!

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    41. Traci B. says

      I like how easy it would be for my little guy to use, and how easy it would be for my children to play with this together.

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    42. Kellie Conklin says

      I watched the video from a customer and I loved how much the child was enjoying the mat! You could also tell how easy it was to use, how durable it is, and how entertaining it becomes. I especially like how there is different music after each animal! Thanks!

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    48. Jessica H. says

      I learned that they are easy to clean and as they release more titles you will be able to connect them together for extended game play. Thank you for the wonderful giveaway!

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    52. Kristan Price says

      I like that my kids could learn so many different things. It teaches them words in 3 different languages and I like that the mat is sturdy and can be sat on (which my kids would do).

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    54. Lynda Thomas says

      I love that they test their products with families all over the world to see what works best for all of the different families and babies! 🙂 This is such a cool product, I think both of my sons would love it!

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    57. Eileen Richter says

      I think is really cool it can teach kids basic words and sounds in 3 languages! It really looks fun for a wide age range as shown on the video.

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    61. marissa lee says

      i love that it teaches other languages,we are bilingual so this would help me with teaching my little one..love the animals sounds and the music..so awesome.

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    66. Katrina J says

      What a cool toy! I love that it not only says names, but sounds as well. And the 3 different languages is great. I wish they had stuff like this when I was growing up.

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    67. Katie Morris Crider says

      When I watched the video, I got to see how big the mat was in relation to a child. It is very large. I like that.

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    72. JoAnn F. says

      I like that its a educational toy and my grandson and I will have a fun time playing (and learning) with it.
      jofo120 at yahoo dot com

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    74. danielle johnson says

      I love that you can just touch the mat to learn and i’ve never seen a mat that has so much to offer, what a great item. Thanks so much for the opportunity.

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    86. Michelle S says

      I am absolutely amazed that even a baby can use this and remember the animals. I loved that the baby scooted right over to the skunk and tapped it!!!

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    93. Linda Treadwell says

      This is something that would work really well with my granddaughter who is 18mos. She needs to learn how to play by yourself and work well with her playmates. I think this would work really well.

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    99. Darlene Sullins says

      Oh wow! Being able to change the language setting to even Chinese is really neat! It’s great that these are fun but help teach at the same time!!!

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    102. mary m. says

      Your child sees and hears the animal name and there are a lot of animals on this mat! Remember a creative baby is a happy baby.

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    110. Angela W says

      I love that both of my children can use it and learn together. Loved seeing the older child and baby in the video clip which showed both interacting while on the mat.

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    117. Jan Lee says

      I watched the video of the baby on the mat. It was really neat to see him touch the pen to the animals and then try to make the animal speak again just using his finger; when it wouldn’t talk that way, he knew to pick up the pen again and use it to make the animal talk. Very good learning right off the bat!

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    127. michelle oakley warner says

      i love that it gets my child and i to interact with each other, very cool product, its the neatest thing ive seen

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