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Archive for June, 2011

When you think of a sleeping bag do you conjure up images of an old green nylon sleeping bag with a red flannel plaid interior, lumpy padding and a musty smell? Step away from the attic and enter a new era – while you’ve been pulling a Rip van Winkle and snoozing, sleeping bags have changed a lot. The first thing you need to know is that for kids, sleeping bags or nap mats are something they use each and every day, not something dragged from the attic for a camping trip or vacation. Kids take naps and with so many kids in daycare, preschool and after school programs, nap time is an important part of the regimen and requires specific equipment such as sleeping bags and nap mats.

A nap mat is a modern version of a kid’s sleeping bag and it usually consists of a padded mat with a removable pillow and an attached blanket. Most sleeping bags and nap mats are decorated with popular characters like Dora the Explorer and Yo Gabba Gabba or they feature fun motifs or themes like sports, dinosaurs, trains and so on. Sleeping bags often roll up and are stored in some sort of carry bag while most nap mats roll up with Velcro® strips or other closures and may include a carry strap – either way they are a convenient portable bedding solution.

Sleeping bags and nap mats are useful for sleepovers, daycare, preschool, trips to grandma and any kind of travel where a familiar item from home makes the journey more manageable; nap mats are also handy for lounging, watching TV and taking naps any time. Most sleeping bags and nap mats are machine washable and many feature a write-on label for easy identification. You can find all sorts of sleeping bags and nap mats when you shop online at places like Bed Bath & Beyond any time of the day or night.