To REALLY hate half term...

[curiousgeorgie]

Its probably going to become really hypocritical of me when my own DD is older, but at the moment she is 15 months and half term is a nightmare!!!

Against my better judgement and because it was raining I took her to softplay, and the toddler area was filled with much older kids, throwing balls from the ball pool, parents nowhere to be seen. It got so crazy I had to leave. (After asking the staff many times to remove the older children.)

There is nowhere to go!!! Everywhere is too full... I'm bored!!!! (And I supsect a massively bored DD by this time tomorrow :(

What do those of you with smaller children DO for this hideous week!!

Of course the bigger ones should be kept out of the toddler area but that's not an entirely half term related issue I'd have thought. I've occasionally had to gently ask a very boisterous 4 year to be careful in the Under-2's area at our local softplay. If they carried on causing mayhem amongst the toddlers then I'd find their parents and raise my concerns with them.

I'm not the greatest fan of soft play anyway but 13 month old dgd thinks it is absolutely wonderful. However, we've already put it out of bounds for this week only. Next week I'll be back enduring enjoying it.

I also don't think anyone would reasonably suggest the OP has to stay in all week either. There's plenty to do even in February and even with all those school children who have the absolute nerve to want to enjoy their half term.