"I really loved these placemats for our 2 girls. We got the pear and the apple, and they are adorable. However, when we placed red fruit for our toddler directly on the mat, it stained! After much scrubbing and hot water the stain is now an icky orange color instead of red. It doesn't look like it will fade any further. I think for the price, the placemat shouldn't stain when it comes in contact with food."