Susannah Warren is on the hunt for the perfect children’s party to celebrate her son turning four!
In my experience, children?s birthday parties are nearly always things to be endured, rather than enjoyed. If I never have to stand around in a cold hall to witness another entertainer do his patter, it will be too soon. And I have vowed never again to squidge a bouncy castle in my bijoux London garden in a desperate attempt to keep little ones entertained before tea and cake.
The problem is: what do you do with a whole bunch of over-excitable four-year-olds (or schoolchildren of any age, quite frankly) when you can?t rely on the English weather to be kind and don?t want the stress of throwing a party at home" It was my son, who was about to turn four, who came up with the solution: a trampolining party. Genius idea. Why didn?t I think of that" Fortunately, Oxygen Freejumping, which opened its first trampoline park in Acton last summer, already has. Its party offering is simple perfection: an hour of freejumping in the park, followed by an hour in a private party room with pizza (margherita or pepperoni), squash and a TV for music or other entertainment. You can bring any other party extras you like, too.
There can?t be many better places to release 10 testosterone-filled boys than this monster 30,000 square foot bouncing warehouse with its 150 connected trampolines, an obstacle course, foam pit, runway and airbag. They can literally bounce off the walls ? and...