Two Days of Play

We had two back-to-back days of fun with Emma and Josiah at East Coast. It's been a while since the trio met, so we arranged for an afternoon at Poiliwogs, an indoor playground. It's a great place for kids to explore and have a good run-around, and is suitable for toddlers too. Asher had so much fun in the ball pits, with the slides, the obstacles, the punching bags, the ramps, etc.

I must say, though, that it's not just the kids who get a good workout, the parents do too! The play area is quite large, and the play structure is three storey high. However, to accomodate three stories in that building, the height of each floor isn't that high. So if you are more than a metre tall, you basically have to run about hunched over or crawl around after your kid :) I could feel a slight ache at the end of the day, but, it's still great fun! Sure beats going to the gym :O)

A slide going straight into the ball pit!

 

Many obstacles to clumb over and walk through

There's a play area for younger kids too so that they don't get trampled on. But Asher and Emma were happy to be running around the more challenging sections :)

We met Jo and Josiah at MacCafe for a drink and traded our latest stories of motherhood while the little ones snacked on muffins. It was actually quite difficult to remove Asher from Polliwogs cos he was having so much fun! He kept wanting to go back into the play area even though you could see from unsteady walking he was tired! The funny thing was, the more tired he got, the more deliriously happy and laughy he became! It was hilarious to watch!

Anyway, by the end of the day we had agreed to meet up again the following afternoon to let the children meet up for a time of sand play.

Asher and I got the first and laid out the mat and started digging the sand. Emma was next, and she decided it was best to store up energy for playtime, and started the session with a nap :) Good thinking, since there was so much running around to do! By the time Josiah arrived, Emma was up and already starting to fill her bucket with sand :)

What an unexpectedly large beach party we had! :) Turns out most of hubbies could come, and Emma's uncle and grandparents too! Re nao is the best way to describe it! There was sand digging, bucket filling, sand mound making, sea shell collecting, kite flying, dog watching, and snack eating to do! Seriously, who said kids are free?