Make play easier.

Adventure Mats by Story Bounce

Story Bounce's modular Adventure Mats are designed to make your life easier.

No screens, no instructions, no setup, no batteries, no tiny pieces, no mess.

Toss them down. Let them play. Pack away in seconds. Endless ways to play, move, and imagine.

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.

DISCOVER WAYS TO PLAY

What are Adventure Mats?

Story Bounce Adventure Mats are illustrated, non-slip play mats that turn ordinary floor space into epic adventures.

Each set comes with 10 mats of various shapes and illustrations, designed and created by two Aussie parents.

From instant screen-free play to making daily routines easier to navigate, Adventure Mats are a versatile tool that kids (and parents) reach for again and again.

What's included in every set ↓

Don't take our word for it:

Kids love the Floor Is Lava!

Maeve

Age 3

Monty

Age 5

Ellie, Laila & Luna

Ages 7, 6 & 4

Olly

Age 8

Genevieve & Flynn

Ages 5 & 3

Luna

Age 4

⭐ Loved by 500+ Australian families

🛡️ Zero refunds requested. Kids keep playing with these mats.

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And get a free gift from us: our Screen-Free Play Toolkit - easy games your kids can play today.

For when you want to give them everything, but you're out of energy.

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.

LEARN MORE ABOUT US

When burnout hits and you’re running on empty, playtime feels hard.

We create simple, screen-free tools that help your kids play independently (or connect with you) - while you can recharge without the guilt.

💛 Family-run Australian business

⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️ Loved by 250+ families

🎁 Shipping from Brisbane

Why Imaginative Play?

All parents want to nurture our kids with imaginative play. It boosts creativity, problem solving, emotional regulation, and physical development.

Boosts Creativity

Imaginative play encourages divergent thinking, which is linked to long-term creative problem solving.

Builds Social Skills

Pretend play helps children understand emotions, develop empathy, and practise social roles.

Problem Solving

Open-ended scenarios during imaginative play require flexible thinking and adaptive problem solving. Skills that translate to real-world learning

Physical Development

Active pretend play (like crawling through jungles or jumping over lava) improves gross motor skills, coordination, and spatial awareness.