Method for occupying a toddler

A method for occupying a toddler, the method comprising:

• providing a flexible mat, the flexible mat having (i) a mat body characterized by a front side and a back side;
• (ii) a plurality of anchors, each anchor comprising an anchor block having sloped faces and an aperture characterized by an aperture diameter;
• (iii) a suction cup having a sealing surface and an outer surface;
• and (iv) a stem that connects the anchor block to the suction cup, such that its anchor block is on the front side and its suction cup extends from the back side;
• affixing the flexible mat to a vertical surface;
• providing an elongated tether, the elongated tether comprising an anchor end and a retention end, the retention end comprising one or more retention apertures, each characterized by a retention-aperture diameter, and a retention terminus characterized by a retention diameter, the retention diameter being greater than the retention-aperture diameter;
• affixing the elongated tether to at least one of the vertical surface and the flexible mat;
• and
• coupling an object to the elongated tether by disposing the retention end around or through the object and disposing the retention terminus through one of the one or more retention apertures to form a compression fit.