Charlie’s Playhouse Giant Timeline Play Mat

Both figuratively and literally, this Giant Timeline Floor Mat covers a whole lot of ground. Unfolding to a whopping 18 feet long, the mat uses that space to map 600 million years’ and six mass extinctions’ worth of evolutionary history. Kids can take 20-million-year steps along the timeline, stopping to read thoughts on evolution from their guide, “Charlie” Darwin, while discovering 67 creatures from the fossil record along the way. Complete with 20 activities for kids to enjoy, the mat is made from durable synthetic paper that the manufacturer promises will resist tearing — and, for those of you wondering where the heck you’d possibly store the thing, it also folds up (see image above) for easy storage.

$49 from Charlie’s Playhouse.