To use this for a babysitter? (Lighthearted-ish)

[elfycat]

Not screen time for a change

Soft play. Yes I know it's a festering pit of bodily fluids, kid-style but the DDs are having their third soft play session in as many days. For the last 2 days I've had peace and the time to create worksheets for a group activity I'm leading in a couple of weeks. Today I'm at a zoo and instead of looking at animals and learning stuff the DDs are running around the SP and I'm drinking coffee, browsing the internet, and doing a hobby.

I have the ability to drown out the noise, I did about a quarter of my OU degree at soft play in the local leisure centre. So this is a longish-term solution for my study/hobby time.

AIBU to use SP as a babysitter for days? I figure they're getting exercise and learning how to get along with each other half the time random people and make acquaintances. I have just offered to take them to see at least one animal but they asked for 5 more minutes, which could be anything from 10 mins to an hour or so. And then they want to go to an outdoor play area.

Or should I go and interact with them myself?

Sounds OK to me, as long as you keep sufficient surveillance of them to be sure they are behaving normally. And hoik them straight out f they go completely feral

Oh yes AuntieStella I have an Auntie Stella BTW and I gat bit worried if I see you around MN

I'm in the thick of the noise. They're 4 and 6 yo, usually well behaved and for their ages thoughtful and considerate. I have hauled DD2 out of SP a couple of times this year for misbehaving, but it was at the first incident. The mother of a child she'd pushed over (by accident barreling past. She's a tall and solid child) said that she certainly wasn't expecting us to leave. We have a one issue and we're gone policy (which encourages good behaviour and gives me longer in peace next time)