BalanceFrom Fitness Interlocking Puzzle Exercise Reviews Summary

BalanceFrom Fitness Interlocking Puzzle Exercise Review: Pros & Cons

Description: BalanceFrom Kid's Puzzle Exercise Play Mat with EVA Foam Interlocking Tiles

Avg. Price: $29.99

Rating: 4.6
based on 338 reviews.

Assembly

Pros:

  • "Super easy to assemble and disassemble."
  • "Ordered 36 pcs, took less than 10 mins to open the box and assemble."
  • "Super easy to assemble and break down into smaller squares when not in use."
  • "Very easy to assemble and the colors are very bright."
  • "I bought this for my 7 months old and 4 year old kids. My 4 yrs boy can able to easy assemble within few mins."
  • "The pieces snap together very well."
  • "The foam pieces fit together snugly and come with plenty of border pieces."

Cons:

  • "The only con I found is that the edges do come apart easily."
  • "The mat is affordable and easy to assemble but it doesn’t not stay assembled."
  • "Worse purchase. These do not stay locked together and are very flimsy and cheap."
  • "The joints between the tiles are not linked very well, so cannot pick up the mat as a whole when I need to clean underneath, usually always falls apart forcing me to join the tiles again."
  • "The edges are a bit flimsy if you walk by them."
  • "Just watch when you put the pieces together sometimes you have to change the edge piece to be flush."
  • "The mat is easy to assemble and clean."

Cleaning & Maintenance

Pros:

  • "This is so easy to clean and sanitize as well as put together!!"
  • "It is very sturdy and easy to clean."
  • "The colors are bright and easy to clean."
  • "They really brighten up the room and are easy to clean - you can vacuum over them and I use one of those squirty mops."
  • "A quick wipe and it dried quickly."
  • "These foam tiles are easy to assemble and didn't stink at all."
  • "Really easy to clean."

Cons:

  • "They have very very strong smell. I am worried if they are harmful to my baby."
  • "Since it has small grooves throughout the tiles, you do need to really scrub to get things out."
  • "Cleaning sucks. You can sweep or vaccume around them but no matter what you gotta pick them all up to clean the dirt that sneaks under them eventually."
  • "However, hard to clean because they have texture."
  • "We also have a hard time getting dog hair unstuck from it."
  • "Can be wiped down but if gets too grimey it is harder to clean."
  • "The tiles have a strong chemical smell. I've washed and ventilated but the smell still exists."

Quality & Durability

Pros:

  • "These foam piece fit perfectly together and are very bright colors."
  • "It’s so lightweight but thick enough if they fall they won’t get hurt."
  • "The material is durable and easy to clean."
  • "They will provide extra cushion when he falls down and they have really good traction too."
  • "I really like that it is good quality, and I know it protects my grandsons when they are playing on them."
  • "The material is very soft and somewhat squishy with 1 smooth side, 1 textured."
  • "I am writing this review after 18 months of use. This has been a very durable product that looks as good now as it did when new."

Cons:

  • "They were just very cheap."
  • "They're also very thin and don't provide a lot of padding."
  • "Not so durable, I saw very deep imprints in them and some tears after a couple of weeks."
  • "The only thing is if your dog has longer nails you will get little holes in them."
  • "Pads are too thin and don't stay together."
  • "Damaged within a day. Kids are not rough either. I can't see these lasting long."
  • "The ripped up chunks would be dangerous for our 8 month old to ingest, so we're stuck just using it under a play-carpet."

Design & Aesthetics

Pros:

  • "I love the different colors of the puzzle pieces and how you can mix and match! Endless possibilities."
  • "I love the colors and the different size options for this playmat."
  • "This product is great. It was easy to assemble and the colors are vibrant."
  • "The colors are bright and cheery."
  • "I can mix and match all the pretty colors for my little one!"
  • "The bright colors were beautiful and are going to be a great help to my baby."
  • "The colors are bright and i love the variety. It also had a pearly shine on them which gives them an extra glow."

Cons:

  • "had a purple and blue tile where the color didn’t match as in one tile was darker or ligher than the other as shown in the picture."
  • "Wish colors were more vibrant."
  • "The pictures show bright, vibrant colors and the actual product colors look like they’ve been out in the sun for a while; more like pastel colors."
  • "Colors aren't as vibrant as marketing photo."
  • "Colors are good, but not nearly as vibrant as displayed in the stock photo."
  • "very deceiving, I thought the mats will be bigger than what I have."
  • "The colors of the mat are beautiful and vibrant."

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