tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post6421974986971633128..comments2023-10-25T15:48:00.022+01:00Comments on WAHM-BAM!: Go Bananas!Coding Mamma (Tasha)http://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-24446272972293959932009-03-04T07:16:00.000+00:002009-03-04T07:16:00.000+00:00SPD: We are actually thinking about going one afte...SPD: We are actually thinking about going one afternoon this week, so R can let off some steam, as she is diving all over the place at the moment. Term-time deals sound good, as well. They are not cheap, that's for sure! <BR/><BR/>Jo: The safety aspect has a definite appeal. It's better than the park because, even though R can run around and manage most of it herself, I still have to stay very close by in case of accidents.Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-6099948745194414202009-03-03T23:09:00.000+00:002009-03-03T23:09:00.000+00:00I love these places but the hygiene thing occasion...I love these places but the hygiene thing occasionally makes me shudder a little. It's great letting them run off and knowing they are enclosed, safe and that there is coffee on tap. Bliss (for a couple of hours anyway.)Jo Beaufoixhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00957369658590225971noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-69284387426378303322009-03-03T20:46:00.000+00:002009-03-03T20:46:00.000+00:00Term time is good for these places, and some are a...Term time is good for these places, and some are a lot better than others. I've found the smaller independent ones to be better 'maintained' in my experiences. You should also find much better term time deals, like a coffee, juice and toast included in the price.Ian Newboldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12411720154080724038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-60187457444557411892009-02-22T07:32:00.000+00:002009-02-22T07:32:00.000+00:00Liz, how awful!Liz, how awful!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-75586222491461141452009-02-21T23:26:00.000+00:002009-02-21T23:26:00.000+00:00Liz: Oh, blimey! Yuck. You would have thought they...Liz: Oh, blimey! Yuck. You would have thought they wouldn't let adults in on their own? Though, I suppose you would have parents arriving separately. <BR/><BR/>Will definitely go in term time next time.Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-70703080491157280862009-02-21T22:49:00.000+00:002009-02-21T22:49:00.000+00:00Term time is a much better time to go. We have a ...Term time is a much better time to go. We have a massive one near where we live and holiday visits there are horrendous! <BR/><BR/>I had one bad experience though, when dd was about 3 she made me go with her on the 'big kids' climbing area, as it as term time and virtually empty. It has lots of climbing tubes and I found some creepy man sitting there on his own! Cue me getting the staff and them kicking him out..horrid!Local Girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03342839881399615844noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-86760036351790054032009-02-21T22:05:00.000+00:002009-02-21T22:05:00.000+00:00MTJAM: I can't imagine I'd go on my own if I were ...MTJAM: I can't imagine I'd go on my own if I were you, either! Maybe when the girls are a bit older, you'll be able to, though. <BR/><BR/>Iota: It is amazing how much energy is worked off, yes. R is constantly climbing all over the living room - doing somersaults on sofas and building obstacle courses using overturned toyboxes and chairs. If I'd realised I could take her somewhere much safer to expend that energy, I probably would have done so ages a long time ago.Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-63329723857739616552009-02-21T17:49:00.000+00:002009-02-21T17:49:00.000+00:00I love these places, as the kids work off so much ...I love these places, as the kids work off so much energy, but yes, it's best not to think about the hygiene aspect too carefully.Iota https://www.blogger.com/profile/08507184283437057648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-78866460279663885132009-02-21T15:23:00.000+00:002009-02-21T15:23:00.000+00:00Glad you had a good time in the end. We go to sof...Glad you had a good time in the end. We go to soft-play places every couple of weeks, although I rarely take the children by myself as I struggle to look in three directions all at the same time. The Toddler was hit in the face (hard enough to draw blood) by a slightly bigger boy once, because I was watching the girls, and I felt terrible.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-5397061528080435332009-02-21T08:17:00.000+00:002009-02-21T08:17:00.000+00:00NS: Monstrosity sounds about right! I'm very laiss...NS: Monstrosity sounds about right! I'm very laissez-faire about germs too, so really don't know why I was so worried about that. But I may well be a convert, now.Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-40901052373700343222009-02-20T20:48:00.000+00:002009-02-20T20:48:00.000+00:00I take my daughter to one about once a month or so...I take my daughter to one about once a month or so and now that she's nearly three and doesn't need me to follow her around inside The Monstrosity (as I call it) anymore, I use it as a newspaper-reading and coffee-quaffing opportunity, definitely. What else are those places good for if not being quasi-babysitters? I hadn't even thought about the hygiene of the place as hygiene is pretty low down on my list of priorities. I'm pretty laissez-faire about germs.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-11604087561100093382009-02-20T16:35:00.000+00:002009-02-20T16:35:00.000+00:00Nicola: Ah, good for the immune system! I use that...Nicola: Ah, good for the immune system! I use that all the time for the state of my house; didn't think to use it for other things. Thank you. I can now go revel in the inflatable goodness guilt-free. Maybe they have wireless and I can blog from there, even. <BR/><BR/>Surprised: I have a feeling you may get to the point where they suddenly become very appealing! It's very difficult to not pass on your own insecurities to your children, though. I didn't take R swimming for 18 months, because I was too scared of the water. Really wish I'd gone earlier. Though I do manage to pretend that spiders are lovely, amazing creatures instead of the incredibly scary teeny creep, tickly horrible, evil things that they really are.<BR/><BR/>Elsie: I think I would have been the same if I hadn't been there with a friend I hadn't seen for ages. I was so caught up in catching up, that I managed to let it go. But R wasn't interested in me, at all!Coding Mamma (Tasha)https://www.blogger.com/profile/17374751246656722167noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-83950663917379683002009-02-20T11:56:00.000+00:002009-02-20T11:56:00.000+00:00Yes to go there in half term very brave! sounds l...Yes to go there in half term very brave! sounds like your daughter had a fab time tho. i think i must be completely neurotic because i dutifully follow betty around everywhere in those places, despite her trying to shake me off, and can't take my eyes off her for a secondElsie Buttonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03768998561385293241noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-80155649752835816912009-02-20T09:21:00.000+00:002009-02-20T09:21:00.000+00:00I must say those places give me the FEAR. But I d...I must say those places give me the FEAR. But I don't think it's hygeine, maybe, and it seems odd with all my love for Mummy bloggers and Nct girlies, but maybe it's the parents...<BR/><BR/>Note to self - must not let own insecurities blight child's life...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17903753053467559624noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7319458572799914437.post-53705643340770434792009-02-20T02:13:00.000+00:002009-02-20T02:13:00.000+00:00I quite agree with you about the hygiene aspect. ...I quite agree with you about the hygiene aspect. It's one thing wallowing around in your own dirt for a while. Builds the immune system. But having my kids wallowing around in the dirt of thousands of other kids who may come from homes just as 'hygienic' as ours? Gives me pause for thought. <BR/><BR/>Saying that, who am I kidding? I discovered these playcentres 2 years ago and they are sometimes the only thing that keeps me remotely sane. I used to sneer at the parents who sat behind a newspaper for 2 hours, with their eyes never straying from the print. Now that parent is me. And it is bliss. Hurray for the invention of inflatable thingys and all the muck that goes with them. It's all good for the immune system...Nicolahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07017352687163694581noreply@blogger.com