Mirror For The Playroom?? Unbreakable?

[Crazy8]

Do you have a mirror for the kids? without buying something expensive from a daycare catalog, what options are there for safe/unbreakable mirrors to use in the playroom.
I almost bought those mirror circles that you stick on the wall but I don't know how safe they are either (like if a child pulled one off the wall?).
Anyone have any ideas/suggestions?? I'd like to put something next to my dress up bin.

[Blackcat31]

https://www.daycare.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24391

In this thread, the picture shows a blue mirror attached to the wall. It has been there almost 10 years and it has never been broken. It is one of those $5 ones from Wal-mart. I also have one in the bathroom and it has been there (unbroken) since I purchased the house 17 years ago.

I do know that our local Home Depot carries mirrored sheets of a plex-i-glass type product that I think is similar to those fun house type mirrors. I do know they are marketed as unbreakable. I had planned on replacing mine with that product when mine broke but it hasn't happened yet so...

[Crazy8]

https://www.daycare.com/forum/showthread.php?t=24391

In this thread, the third picture shows a blue mirror attached to the wall. It has been there almost 10 years and it has never been broken. It is one of those $5 ones from Wal-mart. I also have one in the bathroom and it has been there (unbroken) since I purchased the house 17 years ago.

I do know that our local Home Depot carries mirrored sheets of a plex-i-glass type product that I think is similar to those fun house type mirrors. I do know they are marketed as unbreakable. I had planned on replacing mine with that product when mine broke but it hasn't happened yet so...

hmmm.... I would have thought if something like that was kicked or something it would break. maybe not?

[Childminder]

I too can't afford the plexi mirrors from the daycare supply stores and have been searching craigslist to no avail. I have thought of getting a door mirror and covering it with clear contact. Would that work, do you think? At the headstart class room they just have door mirrors and I wondered about the safety issue. I'll check out the Home depot costs or go to a local plexiglas dealer and see what they cost, thanks blackcat.

[SilverSabre25]

My thought is to get a cheap regular mirror in a frame and get a piece of plexiglass cut to fit on top of the mirror, just inside the frame. Use super glue or something to permanently affix the plexiglass to the mirror. INstant unbreakable mirror at much more affordable prices than the ones from the school suppliers.

[Littleowlfamdaycare]

Ikea has a fun children's mirror it has an alligator frame and I believe it's unbreakable.... only around $29 I believe.

[Blackcat31]

FYI, my $5 mirrors are super flexible and have been kicked, hit with toys and generally abused and they are still good as new.

My DH doubts they are actually real glass mirrors but simply a plex-i-glass type product similar to the high end stuff. He took my mirror before he installed it to the wall and practically folded it in half and it didn't break so I feel comfortable having it where it is.

[GotKids]

walmart sells some that are 12x48 and unbreakable. I paid 5 for it this week to use in our dress up area. I was considering getting another for the infant area and laying it on its side so my crawlers can look in the mirror.

[Crazy8]

walmart sells some that are 12x48 and unbreakable. I paid 5 for it this week to use in our dress up area. I was considering getting another for the infant area and laying it on its side so my crawlers can look in the mirror.

thanks. I avoid Walmart like the plague :: but I'll go there for this.

[GotKids]

in that case target sells the same thing for the same price

[Crazy8]

not what I was looking for but how cute are these????????

http://www.target.com/Tiddliwinks-Safari-Friends-Mirrored-Decals/dp/B0044V6GFY/ref=sr_1_86?ie=UTF8&id=Tiddliwinks%20Safari%20Friends%20Mirrored%20Decals&node=1038576%7C1287991011&searchView=grid5&searchSize=90&keywords=mirror&searchPage=1&searchNodeID=1038576%7C1287991011&sr=1-86&rh=price%3A0-1499&searchBinNameList=subjectbin%2Cprice%2Ctarget_com_primary_color-bin%2Ctarget_com_size-bin%2Ctarget_com_brand-bin&searchRank=price&frombrowse=0&qid=1311208789

[anya]

I have the same thing as Blackcat from Target - $5 also I believe, and I too was worried about it breaking but it has definitely had abuse as well (although strongly discouraged!) and no signs of cracks or anything yet, had it about a year so far.

[PitterPatter]

I use locker mirrors. They aren't real glass they are flexible a little. I have a few dif shapes and colors bought at Walmart for $2 each. This way they can take them off and look at them closer without everyone shoving their faces in 1 spot.

[Crazy8]

just wanted to come back to this and say THANK YOU!!! I ran to Target tonight and not only did they have the mirrors but they were on sale for $4.00!! They are the big back of the door mirrors which I think will work well next to my dress up bin. They only had black or white frames but the black works well enough since I'm going to do the room in that dark "espresso" furniture.
So THANK YOU for the suggestion, I never would have looked there thinking that those types of mirrors would break but it is really light and flexible so I think it will be fine!!

[Childminder]

just wanted to come back to this and say THANK YOU!!! I ran to Target tonight and not only did they have the mirrors but they were on sale for $4.00!! They are the big back of the door mirrors which I think will work well next to my dress up bin. They only had black or white frames but the black works well enough since I'm going to do the room in that dark "espresso" furniture.
So THANK YOU for the suggestion, I never would have looked there thinking that those types of mirrors would break but it is really light and flexible so I think it will be fine!!

I also went to Target and bought one of the $4 mirrors. When I brought it home DH and I had a discussion about whether it is glass or plastic. We decided to forfeit it and find out. IT IS GLASS. IT WILL BREAK. A elbow, or a head, hitting it will shatter it. The reason it is so flexible is because it is so thin and it is fastened with silicone to a bendable plastic frame. The glue holds it to the plastic that supports it so that it bends without 'snapping'.

I won't be using them for the daycare.