Runnin' ragged

A few of us baseball wives decided last week to take our kids to an indoor playground in Geelong in an attempt to run the bejesus out of them! The boys weren't playing baseball today (was supposed to be tomorrow but the other team subsequently pulled out), so it was an ideal opportunity for us to all spend time as families. The playground was called Run M Ragged and I don't know who gets more worn out; the kids or the adults.

The play equipment

Apart from the obvious - the fabbo playground equipment - two things rated very highly in my books. One, the entry cost is only based on kids that are walking - adults & babies are free! A real turn up for the books. Our entry cost was $8.50 (for Thomas) and we spent 4 hours there. And two, the admission fee is for all day. So if you have to leave and want to come back, then you don't pay again to get back in. Wonderful. Truly refreshing to see such value for money. And let me assure you, it really is good value for money. The kids go crazy with delight once they get in there and apart from the occasional crashing into other kids, there is very little that can be the cause of their undoing. In fact, the only tears you may experience all day are the ones that are shed when you are attempting to get the child out of the buidling and into the car. We did.

Mark & Tom

Hannah, Richelle, Mark & Tom ready to descend

At first, Tom needed Daddy's support to get his courage up, but after a couple of goes, there was no turning back for him. I reckon he went up and down that slide about 50 times!

Almost airborne!

High in the sky

On the jumping castle

There is a seperate area for babies and toddlers, not because they are not allowed on the bigger equipment, but more to keep bigger kids out of an area designed for just them. But Tom and his friends Hannah and Kyle, were just as happy (maybe even moreso) to mix it with the bigger kids and the really big kids (aka their dads) on the slides, jumping castle and obsticle course. Even Bridie took a turn at going down the big slide, courtesy of her godfather.

Bridie playing in toddler area

Bridie & Mooka going down the big slide


Tom & Alfie in the toddler area

If you have kids that like mine, just never seem to run out of batteries and you haven't been to one of these playgrounds, I suggest that you drop everything and get to one. Now! Whilst I cannot say that the battle to get them out of there will be easy, the ensuing peace for the rest of the day and evening is truly something to behold.