Comments | green_paper: Play areas in malls

green_paper

Play areas in malls

May 31, 2010 13:05

A play area is generally a carpeted area for kids to run around in, sometimes with interesting terrain that kids can climb on. You'll often find coin-operated kiddie rides nearby, or placed throughout the mall. Brendan is all about FUN, so obviously he loves playing in the these areas. I don't mind letting him play there, but I get really ( Read more... )

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nling May 31 2010, 23:21:42 UTC

Is it Richmond Center that has a large playing area too?

green_paper May 31 2010, 23:32:07 UTC

The play area at Richmond Centre is smaller than the one at Oakridge Centre. Plus, there's a large airplane in the middle ("sponsored" by Cathay Pacific Airways) and younger kids (Brendan included) have trouble climbing on the slippery surfaces.

mokake June 1 2010, 05:55:41 UTC

H1N1 zones!

green_paper June 1 2010, 15:56:30 UTC

Tell that to your kid when he's giving you the puppy-dog-face look.

anna_143 June 2 2010, 01:02:47 UTC

The Brentwood mall one is pretty big, but there are tons of kids there. If Brendan's shy, he may get bullied around a bit there.

green_paper June 2 2010, 21:35:19 UTC

Oh yeah, I've read about the Brentwood Mall one, but it's out of the way for us. Brendan's not shy with kids, but he's still learning how to interact with them. He can't really talk yet, so that doesn't help the socializing aspect!