No Go Bambini

It's been quite rainy lately, and I decided to bring Asher to Go-Go-Bambini at Dempsey to check out the place.  It's also an indoor playground like Polliwogs, and since we had such a good time at Polliwogs, I was hoping for the same at Go-Go-Bambini which had the added benefit of being nearer to our house. 

Asher still had fun running around, but think he had a better time at Polliwogs cos he had more space to run and I didn't have to hold him back quite so often.  The problem is that while Go-Go-Bambini is a small place, it tries to squeeze in as much equipment as possible, with the result that you end up feeling quite cramped.  The obstacles were also not as toddler friendly.  The ramps were steeper, the ball pits had walls that you could climb, so many older kids would climb up and blindly jump back into the pit without looking at what or who they are jumping on.  Most dangerous for babies and toddlers!  There was in fact a lady with a baby constantly yelling out to the kids there to watch where they were jumping onto, but they didn't heed her calls at all.  The kids were also forcefully throwing balls all over the place, and I took several hits for Asher.  Some of the obstacles definitely cannot be navigated by toddlers alone, for example a series of sponge columns to climb onto to get through a hole in the ceiling.  In general there were less toddler friendly options than Polliwogs.

Also, I suppose cos it was at Dempsey, a more central location, it was wayyy more crowded - adding to the already cramped conditions.  Then throw in the demographic of older kids who tended to push and shove more, and you have an environment not entirely suited to babies and toddlers.

It's not that Go-Go-Bambini isn't a good place, I just think it isn't so ideal for babies and toddlers.  It's great for children who can run around unsupervised.  So until Asher reaches that stage, I don't think I'll be going back there for a while.