soft play centres - do you or don't you

[Tulip]

I take mine most weeks too normally on a Friday. One child I only have on a Friday so I did ok it with mum and make sure I find times to fit in other activities. Mum was fine with it cos she said she never takes lo herself: I think it is great and they love it. Develop so many physical skills, confidence, socialise with friends and often make new ones, problem solve with difficult equipment. My daughter and lo are 22 months and 26 months the other day at soft play my daughter couldn't get over one of the bumps. Lo grabbed her hands and helped to pull her over. What amazing teamwork, friendship and social skills were observed there. They always stick together and I have never seen children so young play so well together.

Oh bless, how sweet

[Dragonfly]

I don't go too them usually. And Im sorry I do call them Germ Factories Quite agree with Rickysmith unless you are on the equipment with the children (which I was the last time i Visited one to keep an eye on my mindee's,won't be doing that again too old!) How can you see them?

[munch149]

I don't go too them usually. And Im sorry I do call them Germ Factories Quite agree with Rickysmith unless you are on the equipment with the children (which I was the last time i Visited one to keep an eye on my mindee's,won't be doing that again too old!) How can you see them?

The one I go to is quite small so you can see children everywhere. Avoid the big ones for this reason but also the one I go to doesn't get too many "big" kids as they go to larger soft plays.

[Ripeberry]

Depends on what the other children are like. Sometimes Soft Play can be very enjoyable and at other times it can be nerve wracking. Only last week our CM group were not able to use our hall, so we all went to a local soft play. But after a couple of incidents involving another child (not CM) we were on high alert for problems. The mum/carer of the 'child' was not bothered with sorting out their child who was disrupting the others.

[PixiePetal]

The one I go to is quite small so you can see children everywhere. Avoid the big ones for this reason but also the one I go to doesn't get too many "big" kids as they go to larger soft plays.

My local one is small - only 2 levels and a walkway under it through the middle so you get a good view of it all. Only for under 6's and more of a coffee shop with added soft play than the other way round. They do tots/child/adult sized meals and it's £2 per child over 1.

I find mums mostly go there after dropping older ones at school but leave before lunch so it is quite quiet when my village bus arrives in town about 11.30