Tons of Fun

I had been thinking for a while about trying to take the kids to one of the local play places. Most of them have toddler hours during school time and I thought that would be a good time to let the kids explore without being overwhelmed by big kids.

Wednesday I packed them up and we headed out. I had no idea what to expect! We went to a place in Limerick called Tons of Fun. It is HUGE. We were the first ones to arrive after they opened, but a bunch more moms and kids came in soon after.

They have 3 play areas -- 0-3, 2-5, and 5+, but during toddler hours, they told me the kids can go wherever they like as long as they are comfortable.  The doors are all electronically locked and the different areas are self contained. All of them are viewable from the cafe.

The kids decided to check out the 0-3 area first. I sat down with a mocha and my book in the cafe. It was fantastic! The kids played, by themselves, for over 45 minutes. Then we tried to do a crafts project, but the boys were quickly bored. I let them run around for a while and ordered lunch. We ate quickly and they went back to playing in the 0-3 area. After a while, we went over to the 2-5 area and I went in with them since the equipment was bigger and required climbing. Walt got the hang of it quickly and was soon up, up, up and then down the slide.  Gordon had a blast playing with all the balls and I did get all 3 of them to climb up and try the slide once.

We left around 1pm. The kids were exhausted, but found their second wind when we got home and refused to nap. Silly toddlers!

The boys reading a book before we go.

The 0-3 play area. 

At some point later in the day, all three kids were playing a game around the giant hexagon. It involved balls, throwing, and lots of laughter.

Adele up in the lofts in the Age 2-5 area

Walt climbing up for another go at the slide (which is off to the left)

Adele soon found this smaller slide she enjoyed a lot. And I got video of Walt coming down the slide though we almost had a collision with another kid hanging around at the bottom. I'm bummed I didn't get any video of Gordon playing, but next time!