to think a nightclub disco for babies on a saturday afternoon is sad

[zippitippitoes]

...just saw this on breakfast tv

"babygrooves" dark, nightclubby set up for parents and babies who miss clubbing

quote from a dad "well it's not really cool but it's better than going to the park or something"

better for WHOM

and they serve alcohol too..obviously not to babies but ....

Oooo great

i hope its authentic

ie stinks of fags and stale beer
ripped seats
£20 to get in

then you have to stand outside for an hour and 40 mins to get a taxi home

lol it did look pretty seedy...little paper notices pasted up saying nappy changing and an arrow

twas somewhere in the metrollops

nailpolish, I thought you were making a point about WOHM vs SAHM

(until I looked more closely at the spelling)

Surely this won't catch on

lol nailpolish

There's always a vomit incident in a nightclub, but I guess that's what they'll be using the babies for.

Hmm... I bet this nightclub is doing really well financially, and is just doing this as a service to the community.
It's taking diversification a little too far, IMO.
What next?
Disco for Dogs.
Kindergarten Karaoke.
Abba and Asbo Nite.

Does it have a kebab shop outside with nappy changing /feeding facilities?

I would go to this! Well, maybe.

Was this a London thing?

I remember reading about a chill-out session for people with kids, it was Sunday afternoon, lounging about, papers, games, drinks, food. West London, or I would have been tempted.

rofl...what a bad idea is this....but gotta laugh, right, or else you cry...
shudderring at the thought, though

sure it was london..30 somethings

Ok, found the webpage here . Thing is, both my boys really enjoy dancing, I think it could be fun.

and it does say that all events are non-smoking

I remember reading about this a good while ago(3 years?). Iirc it was possibly Caitlin Morans husband who was bringing their baby to it. I could be wrong though.

Oh dear

We went to a baby rave last year and it was totally fab

there were loads of toddlers dancing and having a great time, funky lights, slide show, couple of decks, giant parachute, loads of gym balls and swirly material to play with

oh plus face painting

all the parents and children loved it - I asked them if they would do it every week but unfortunately they tour around the country and were just visiting our little town

and is having a bar at these events any different to visiting a Wacky Warehouse (or similar) attached to a pub.......or even worse have a boozy BBQ at home????

Well, Frances, if you're up for a London visit, we could trek across town to one of these, if you like.

My two are obsessed with bloody Mika at the moment, singing along. It's quite odd to hear DS2 saying 'Say ahh' along with the song from the back of the car.

i think its very sad, and why cant children stay chidren....

Oh yes, let's do it

have just spent entire year's fun budget on ds's birthday party but as soon as I can scratch a few pennies together

What's not child-friendly about music and dancing? We are a bit odd as a culture to have our own adult music venues and rituals that exclude children, IMO

I too am puzzled by the 'let children stay children' quote. I don't think they're pulling or boozing at these events ...

Hey, we could even have an MN mini-meet at one of these ...

It just looks like a regular children's disco. With the lights turned off.