Make play easier.
Why parents love Story Bounce
When you’re low on energy but the kids aren’t.
Story Bounce turns any room, backyard, or rainy day into screen-free, active, imaginative play.
✅ Play starts in under 60 seconds
✅ No setup or instructions
✅ Easy to pack away and store
✅ Kids keep coming back to them
More play for them. Less effort from you.
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*NEW* SPACE EXPLORER Adventure Mats - Set of 10
Regular price $150.00 AUDRegular price -
THE FLOOR IS LAVA Adventure Mats - Set of 10
Regular price $150.00 AUDRegular price
Built For Playtime Ease.
Less Mess, Less Stuff, More Play.
Learn more about our Play Mat Sets and how they'll integrate into your playtime accessories.
- What Are They?
- Why Modular Matters
- What They Do
- Where They Work
- Can't I Use Cushions?
What Are They?
Story Bounce Play Mats are modular, flat movement tiles designed to create defined landing zones for active, imaginative play.
Lay them out as stepping paths, safe zones, lava fields, jungle trails, or entirely new worlds. Rearrange them anytime to create a new challenge.
They turn ordinary floor space into structured, repeatable adventure.
Why Modular Matters
Unlike cushions or random objects, these modular play mats are designed to work together.
Move them closer for quick stepping challenges. Spread them out for bigger jumps. Reconfigure them in seconds for a completely new layout.
The adventure changes — without buying anything new.
What They Do
Defined Landing Zones: Clear targets make jumping safer and more controlled.
Movement With Purpose: Jumping, balancing, and stepping become part of a story.
Repeatable Play: Rearrange the layout to keep the game fresh.
Versatile Use: Rock-hopping is only the beginning! You'll find loads of examples of play in our customer videos across the site.
Where They Work
Adventure isn't limited to one room! Use them in the living room, the backyard, at the park, or on holiday. Pack them away when you’re done.
They’re lightweight, water-resistant, non-slip, durable, and ready for wherever play happens.
They're great on a trampoline, they float in the pool (for some fun summertime challenges), and they are ultra portable.
Can't I Use Cushions?
Yes, of course, you can use cushions and furniture to play Floor is Lava or rock hopping style adventures! But these mats are quicker, easier, AND safer... and there are so many other ways to use them!
Story Bounce modular play mats create defined, durable play zones that make movement games last longer, and feel more immersive. The vibrant illustrations add an extra layer to their stories, providing a helpful spark for the imagination, making it easier for the fun and the movement to continue.
Swap living room destruction for intentional adventure.
Don't take our word for it:
Kids love the Floor Is Lava!
⭐ Loved by 500+ Australian families
Meet the makers
We're Maddi & Tim
Two Brisbane parents raising two wildly imaginative kids → Luna and Nova.
We’re partners in life and in business. Co-founders, co-authors, co-designers, co-dreamers. We love building things together, especially things that make our lives easier, not harder.
We Love Stories. We're Also Tired.
Our daughter Luna has always loved telling stories. And we love watching her imagination grow.
But by late afternoon, creativity doesn’t always come easily. We wanted a way to say “yes” to play (instead of instinctively reaching for the remote), without needing to invent everything from scratch.
It Started With Chalk in the Driveway.
One afternoon, Tim and Luna drew obstacle courses across the concrete → paths, challenges, little worlds. It became a ritual. It was simple, active, and imaginative.
But when the rain came, the course disappeared, and rebuilding it wasn’t always easy.
That’s when we realised: the right structure makes play easier. It made the "yes" easier for us.
Story Bounce was born from that idea.
💛 Family-run Australian business
⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved by 250+ families
🎁 Shipping from Brisbane
Reach for Adventure, not the remote.
Our mats encourage movement, connection, and creativity - no screens required.
Why Imaginative Play?
All parents want to nurture our kids with imaginative play. It boosts creativity, problem solving, emotional regulation, and physical development.
