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Toddler Assault Course - any ideas, tips, recommendations???

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looneytune · 14/05/2010 13:35

My ds2 (22 months) and one of my toddler mindees (21 months) don't stop climbing. They've both been doing it for months now but are getting more and more adventurous and well, they scare me at times!! LOL I know it's great to allow them to develop these physical skills but I'd love to find a safer way than the constant climbing on tables then onto the sofa, running across it, bouncing then diving!!!

We're out and about a lot which is great but I'd love to find an alternative to my furniture when it comes to being at home, as I can't make lunch or prepare activities without having to strap them into highchairs for their own safety!

I've seen something online but it's £995!!!! link here. Anyone know of a MUCH cheaper option? I'm sure I could use stuff we have here, I'm just too frazzled to think atm .

Right, I'm not working for the rest of the day so I'm off to make a cuppa and do some more searching on the net

Any help would be much appreciated

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looneytune · 14/05/2010 13:47

Eglu - I've got a pop up tunnel and 2 pop up tents and they think it's so funny to dive on TOP of them and knock the tents down!! Seriously, they used to do this great but now it all ends up collapsed and they aren't using them properly so looking for more ideas. We used to have a hall in our old house but unfortunately this house has just a little porch. So the space we have indoors is the lounge and playroom (they have more space between but nowhere to put anything like this.

BOYS - that would be FAB if I could afford a couple of hundred pounds I wish I could but dh is out of work and we're skint basically so whatever I get/use will have to be much cheaper. If only I had more Tesco vouchers collected, I could get something better!

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BoysAreLikeDogs · 14/05/2010 13:44

also might be time to review your house rules lol??

tortoiseonthehalfshell · 14/05/2010 13:43

I don't know the answer but I am going to lurk on this thread because I think it's a great idea and it's coming into winter over here so am going to need all the indoor help I can get.

BoysAreLikeDogs · 14/05/2010 13:41

any good?

Eglu · 14/05/2010 13:38

We had a long hallway in our old house and we used large cushions, on the floor, pop up tunnels and large cuddly toys to make an assault course for our boys.

You can get pop up tunnels pretty cheaply.