Cutting a rubber mat -- looking for suggestions. [View all]

[Baitball Blogger]

Here is my dilemma. My yard is small and I wanted to make every inch of it safe for toddlers. My yard also has a wee bit of a problem holding onto grass in one very shaded part of the yard. I can just get the grass to grow if it doesn't get too trampled. One way to make it work is to cut down on the trampling, which is possible with stepping stones. But, stepping stones in that shaded area would take up a third of the play area.

So, I thought I would solve the dilemma by buying rubber garden tiles. Safer to fall on rubber than stone. But, I priced them and they are astronomically expensive. The next idea was to buy a 3/4 inch stable mat, about 4' x 6', and cut it down to 18 stepping stones that are each 12" x 16". I wasn't too concerned about what they would look like because I'm pretty good at faux painting and I can give them a stone or terra cotta look.

But the cutting part. Hmmm. For this I would purchase whatever tool would work best.

Any ideas?