I can’t abide an ugly soft play centre, but if it’s tastefully appointed with a muted colour palette, clean lines and the odd kitschy add-on I’ll gladly climb aboard.
Soft Play
Actually the kids loved it, because why wouldn’t they? No one had tried to sell it to them as a brasserie and member-centric family wellness spa.
I went along with being made to feel like I was really lucky for being granted entry when really I just wanted to tell her to shove it up her bum.
This month, indulge in tasteful soft play down the pub, enjoy a round of family-friendly bingo, see Andy Warhol’s drag queens and immerse yourself Among the Trees.
One of those really rare places that knows how to satisfy both kids’ and adults’ needs and make parenting feel like – well, a picnic.
This month, discover Hidden London at the LTM and Play Well at the Wellcome Collection before Moving to Mars with the Design Museum.
The ball pit was almost constantly occupied by a small clique of under-ones, all wobbling around like Weebles on an 18-30s holiday.
This month, lose yourself in mirror worlds, explore a new kind of soft play, partake in some anger management and meet the Moomins.
Imagine your mum mate has sacrificed the bottom two storeys of their mid-terrace for their kids’ amusement and that’s basically what you have here.
Me and Babu are both extremely vomity people and we didn’t need that on our day out at the seaside.
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