Courtyard garden - how to make safer to prevent continual toddler injuries!

[JolieGirl]

I have a beautiful back garden mainly consisting of brick patio areas, lots of tubs and nice garden furniture (we bought this house before children arrived obv!). There is no grass at all however and 23 mo DS loves to be outside. He is into everything right now, nothing is safe, and he is particularly fond of falling over! His knees are a mess despite my best efforts. Does any one have any bright ideas as to how I can make it safer for him to play in the garden? I really don't want to lift the brick and replace with grass (the costs would be massive) but I wondered if anyone had seen/bought any garden play or crash mats? Any good? Any other ideas?

Bump!! Anyone?

These?

www.toysrus.co.uk/Product.aspx/TruHome/TruBikesWheeledGoods/TruBikesWheeledGoodsHelmets/379077

you could deck

or just don't worry, he will be MUCH steadier in a few months

How about these www.elc.co.uk/toy-43660

I also have a mainly patioed garden and last year it was hell on dd's knees but now she is fine - she's 2.10 now.

what about that fake grass stuff - you could stick it over the slabs until he is older, then peel it up again. Ive seen it in a friend's courtyard garden and it looked fab.

dotn do anything, they grow so quickly its nto wort it, in a month or two it wont be a problem... get him some pads for his knees!

I think I'd go for some kind of mat. Also, maybe move some of the pots so it's easier to move around without tripping over them. Decking and turfing sound like too much trouble for a short-lived problem.