Child’s Play Challenge Courses Relies on Greatmats for Safer Courses

This testimonial was provided in exchange for a promotional incentive. All opinions are the reviewer’s own.

When Lauren and Matt, the founders of Child's Play Challenge Courses, needed gym mats to help keep kids safe while using their obstacle courses, they faced a real problem. The mats they’d chosen just didn’t hold up to the wear and tear of repeated use, and they started to fall apart quickly.

The Challenge of Finding the Right Obstacle Course Mats

Child’s Play Challenge Courses, based in New Jersey, is a family-owned mobile experiential activation company. The business delivers professionally led challenge course experiences for schools, corporate events, and large-scale community activations. The business produces hundreds of events each year throughout New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania.

Lauren explains that she wanted to enhance the safety and versatility within the business’ mobile challenge course by adding cushioned landing zones under certain obstacles where impact and footing are particularly important. She needed mats that would work well when positioned under the monkey bars, rock wall, and hazard walls, providing extra cushion and fall protection. The mats also needed to be versatile enough to withstand use on grass, pavement, turf, and indoor flooring.

However, the mats the business purchased from another company were subpar and didn’t hold up. “Our main concern was durability,” Lauren says of their choice to buy from Greatmats. “Based on past experience with a similar product from another company, we had encountered mats that were flimsy, didn’t hold up under repeated use, and began to fall apart quickly.

Given the volume and intensity of our events, we needed something that could withstand constant setup, breakdown, and high participant traffic—so reliability and long-term performance were critical factors in our decision.”

Finding the Right Obstacle Course Mats

Lauren found Greatmats through a Google search, and describes purchasing the Gym Mats 2 Inch x 5x10 Ft. and the Gym Mats 2 Inch x 4x10 Ft. as being a “leap of faith.” However, Lauren quickly discovered that these mats were ideal for the business’ needs.

“Your folding mats help us create a more secure, stable surface for participants of all ages and abilities, while also allowing us to adapt to a wide range of environments,” she says. “They’ve been especially valuable for maintaining consistent safety standards without sacrificing flow, portability, or setup efficiency.”

Lauren and Matt have found that while the mats provide plenty of soft padding, they’re also highly durable and stand up to the test. “This equipment travels everywhere with us,” Lauren explains. “We use these mats everywhere. They are durable, they are sturdy. We’re outside in all kinds of weather conditions.”

The mats are now a few years old and have outperformed the other mats that Lauren and Matt initially used. The mats have held up extremely well in varying environments, delivering safety and durability.

Lauren says the mats have solved their problem. “These mats have been a great solution for us,” she explains. “Since incorporating them, we’ve been able to create more consistent cushioned landing areas across different environments while maintaining our efficiency in setup and breakdown. They’ve become a reliable part of how we deliver a safe, high-quality experience at every event.”

She also praises the experience of working with Greatmats, noting that Greatmats has “great customer service and is responsive and solution-oriented.”

Why These Products Are Ideal Obstacle Course Mats

These gym mats are wear-resistant and durable, making them ideal for use as obstacle course mats. They’re also popular choices for use in schools, gymnastics and cheerleading training, home exercise, martial arts practice, and more. The mats can be used in a child’s playroom to enhance safety and cushioning, too.

Featuring a heavy-duty tear-resistant vinyl cover, the mats include a cushioned PE core for impact absorption. The cover seams are double-stitched for extra strength and durability. These mats are free of lead for children’s safety, and the commercial-grade quality ensures these mats are designed to last, even under rigorous and repeated use.

These mats are lightweight and easily fold up for transport, making installation DIY friendly and incredibly simple. Connector strips allow you to easily connect the mats together, customizing the size and area of coverage.

While Child’s Play Challenge Courses used the mats outside, keep in mind that these mats should not be left out in the elements for long periods of time.

Order Obstacle Course Mats from Greatmats

Whether you’re looking for obstacle course mats for your commercial business or need quality gym mats for your gymnastics and tumbling uses, Greatmats is proud to stock top-quality options that are durable and provide the reliable performance you need.


Contact us today to learn more. Our customer service team is happy to help you determine which product is best for your needs, and we can help you place your order.

Lauren B.

Child's Play Challenge Course