Muffik Family Starter Set

Introducing Join the Muffik Family starter set, the key to healthy development and a happy childhood for your little ones. This unique set brings carefully selected orthopaedic mats that will not only level up your child’s room with their soft pastel colours, but above all, support the proper development of their musculoskeletal system.

The set contains four pieces of orthopedic mats with hard and soft types. The hard surfaces of the mats intensively massage every millimetre of the foot and maximize blood circulation. The soft types are used for relaxation, regeneration, and gentle blood circulation of the feet, which is crucial in their strengthening and rehabilitation. For older children, it stimulates the soles of the feet and beautifully exercises the longitudinal and transverse arches of the feet. In adults, it promotes venous gymnastics, which is important in the fight against thrombosis and varicose veins.

Join the MUFFIK Family set is the ideal starting point for those who are new to MUFFIK orthopedic mats and those who want to expand their existing set with additional surfaces or modern pastel colours.

Take advantage of the opportunity to give your children the best for their health and development. Join the MUFFIK Family starter set is more than just a toy.

It’s an investment in your child’s healthy growth and joy. Order today and become part of the MUFFIK family, where playfulness goes hand in hand with health.

Regular – 29.79 cm x 29.79 cm

3 Years onward with parental supervision.

Includes (4 pcs):

1 x Meadow firm, pastel pink

1 x Pebbles firm, pastel yellow

1 x MUFFIK soft, pastel green

1 x Dino eggs soft, pastel blue

*The colour of the product in the image may slightly differ from the original.

Product Highlights

• Australia and New Zealand Safety Tested and Certified
• Non-Toxic
• Phthalate Free
• Latex Free
• Recyclable
• Anti-Slip
• Waterproof
• Super easy to clean – just with water!
• Use it Indoor and Outdoors

EYLF Learning Outcomes:

• Outcome 1 Children develop their emerging autonomy, interdependence, resilience, and sense of agency when they choose how to explore the mats (barefoot, crawling, etc.).
• Outcome 1 They feel safe, secure, and supported when engaging in familiar routines involving sensory play.
• Outcome 1 Group play with the mats helps develop relationships and connections.
• Outcome 2 Encourages cooperation and shared play, helping children learn turn-taking and sharing.
• Outcome 2 Offers opportunities to engage in group problem-solving (e.g., building paths or patterns with the mats).
• Outcome 2 Encourages awareness of their own and others’ physical boundaries and personal space.
• Outcome 3 Physical activity on the textured mats supports gross motor skill development and physical wellbeing.
• Outcome 3 Sensory feedback from the textures helps with emotional regulation and body awareness.
• Outcome 3 Barefoot walking on different textures can reduce stress and improve balance.
• Outcome 4 Encourages curiosity and experimentation (e.g., exploring different textures, patterns, and how they connect).
• Outcome 4 Children develop dispositions for learning such as persistence and problem-solving.
• Outcome 4 Open-ended play encourages creativity and exploration.
• Outcome 5 Opportunities to describe textures, sensations, and experiences verbally.
• Outcome 5 Group activities with the mats can stimulate conversation, storytelling, and negotiation.
• Outcome 5 Children can express themselves through movement and role play (e.g., pretending the mat is a forest, lava, or river).

Developmental Milestones:

• 3–5 Years Improves core strength, balance, and bilateral coordination (using both sides of the body).
• 3–5 Years Prepares for school readiness through refined motor planning.
• 3–5 Years Enhances executive function skills like planning, focusing attention, and problem-solving.
• 3–5 Years Builds confidence and risk-taking in safe, physical play.
• 3–5 Years Supports emotional regulation through sensory input.
• 3–5 Years Rich language opportunities around sensory description, storytelling, and imaginative play.

Links to Theorists:

• This learning experience can be linked to Jean Piaget’s theories:
• Children learn through active exploration and sensory experiences in early stages of development (Sensorimotor stage).
• Children explore textures, cause and effect, and body movement through sensory floor play.
• Developed sensory-motor connections.
• This learning experience can be linked to Lev Vygotsky’s theories:
• Learning is socially constructed and occurs in the Zone of Proximal Development with support.
• Educators or peers can scaffold balance or movement challenges; promotes social interaction.
• With educator support in balancing and jumping, scaffolding was provided within their Zone of Proximal Development.
• This learning experience can be linked to Arnold Gesell’s theories:
• Development occurs in a predictable sequence—children reach milestones when they are ready.
• Mats support natural progressions in motor skills (e.g. crawling, walking, balancing).
• This learning experience can be linked to Maria Montessori’s theories:
• Emphasized independence, movement, and learning through the senses.
• Children independently choose how to use the mats, developing sensory awareness and control.
• This learning experience can be linked to Howard Gardner’s theories:
• Described Multiple Intelligences, including bodily-kinesthetic and spatial intelligence.
• Children develop movement-based intelligence and body awareness through active mat play.
• Through sensory exploration with the Muffik mats, the child demonstrated bodily-kinesthetic intelligence.
• This learning experience can be linked to Rudolf Steiner’s theories:
• Valued imaginative play and sensory-rich, nature-inspired learning.
• Muffik’s nature-themed textures (e.g., grass, forest) encourage imagination and connection to nature.

Learning Through Play:

• Children explore different textures (e.g. pebbles, grass, forest) barefoot, developing sensory processing and tactile awareness.
• Mats encourage crawling, walking, balancing, and jumping—supporting gross motor skills, coordination, and core strength.
• Children create pretend paths (e.g. “lava floors”, “nature trails”)—building creativity, storytelling, and symbolic thinking.
• Children share mats, build courses together, and take turns—developing cooperation, communication, and empathy.
• Children connect pieces, design patterns or obstacle courses—supporting cognitive flexibility and spatial awareness.