Question…
What do you think of an indoor playground for young children?
I am thinking of starting an indoor playground for young children ages 0-5. We have an indoor playground in our area but most of the children are older and I am terrified to bring my younger children there. I have extensive child care experience so I am also thinking about offering playdates and Mommy & Me and Daddy & Me groups on specific days.
My question is what are your thoughts on this concept?
Answers…
Answer by r.i.p my lil baby boy
you must let your kids be kids i know the children are older but they can learn alot from them i let my toddlers play with my older cousins and they learn so much. I think your idea is also great to have on the side there is nothing wrong with having play dates it is actually very fun to get to know everybody and the new babies.
Answer by Melissa
I think its a good idea. You may want to make it like 0-5 but older siblings are aloud as long as they are good. That would help you be able to get in some of those families with a young child but with another child just a couple years older so can’t really go to either one of them.
Answer by Jenn H Happy Holidays!!!
I think its a great idea…but make sure you have insurance because someone is guaranteed to eventually get hurt
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Indoor Playground Activities
One of the best ways to keep your child active and happy is to have some indoor games which your child can enjoy. Indoor preschool games can be played in any room of the house and these can be real fun as well.
Mother’s Day Scavenger Hunt - This is one of the most interesting games to play indoors with your child. This is almost a perfect game for preschoolers to play. Follow the steps to know how to play Mother’s Day Scavenger Hunt. Take a print out or buy the mother’s day scavenger hunt game cards. You can easily get one off the net, if you are not keen on spending money for the same. Cut along the lines and have cards of individual letters. Now, hide the letters in the room or better still, in the whole house! Finally, send your preschool kid off to find these cards, one by one.
PlayZone in Brewster began 15 months ago as an indoor playground where parents could take their children for a few hours of supervised play and hold birthday parties. It is now expanding its arts center, with offerings from music, dance and acting classes for children to yoga, martial arts and improvisation for adults.
Indoor playground equipment is not entirely different from outdoor structures, but they are generally smaller, softer, and more modular. Adding interactive fun and creative play to stores, daycares, restaurants, preschools, parks, places of worship, and even homes, the different types of indoor playground equipment are designed to teach children cooperation, sharing, coordination, and imaginative games. They differ by size, type, targeted age group, skill, and modularity.
The demand for indoor play centers, whether in the form of full Family Entertainment Centers, or specialized Childrens Entertainment or Edu-tainment Centers continues to rise. With a tense global situation, and growing parental need to provide children with safe, quality play time and experiences, the interest in Indoor Playgrounds and indoor play-centers continues to expand. However, in many cases as much as we love soft indoor playgrounds – it can be an operators challenge to ensure a solid return on that activity investment.
The indoor playground industry is relatively new. Among the existing players in the indoor playground industry, competition is fragmented. The only company with a strong national presence is Surprise Land, possessing over 250 store locations across the United States, Canada, Mexico, and Europe. A significant threat also exists from Connell Corporation, which has started an indoor playground concept of its own, Jungle Play. Although Jungle Play is still in a testing phase, Connell‘s has the resources and experience to expand its concept rapidly. In addition, there are numerous regional players with fewer than 10 stores across the nation, although relatively few of them are actively seeking franchisees.
Playgrounds set off small energy explosions in kids, sending them catapulting through equipment, jumping on and off swings, and moving in and out of games, negotiating it all like cab drivers in rush hour. Quick, seize-the-moment games, whether they’re centuries old or invented in an afternoon, always have been the mainstay of playground activities–and knowing a great game is important social currency among kids.
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Would love it. I have a 4 yr old and a 1 yr old. It’s too cold for my 1 yr old however they do have a large playroom with a few climbing toys.
We have one in our area, and I LOVE it! Ours has a separate area only for children under 3 years old, which I think is a good idea (maybe a better idea than not allowing children under 5 in the whole place, because that may deter parents with several children from coming, if older siblings are not allowed). Some other things I really like about ours are:
-Comfy couches scattered about for parents to sit on while they are watching their children
-A little kitchen area with little picnic tables for children, and big tables for adults
-A COFFEE MAKER WITH COMPLIMENTARY COFFEE for parents (sometimes, this is my motivation for taking my daughter there on Sunday mornings)
-A full-sized changing table in a separate room, as opposed to one that hangs on the wall in the public restroom (my daughter was always nervous on those plastic wall-hanging ones, and in a place with a lot of toddlers, the bathroom is often in use!)
-They sell healthy snacks at the front desk, along with bottled water
-Socks are mandatory, and they have some for sale at the front desk (I had to purchase some for myself this summer when I accidentally wore flip-flops!)
-They offer consignment services for local crafters to sell child-related stuff
-They do birthday parties!
Hope this helps in your endeavors. If I had money, I would love to start one myself (and I would steal many of these ideas!).
Best wishes!