Comments on: A Farewell to Bouncy Castles

By: Marla

Marla — Fri, 23 May 2008 03:36:48 +0000

M would never step foot into one of those bouncy things. They terrified her. I guess considering her balance problems it is understandable. I have never heard people talk about them being dangerous. I can see where they would be.

By: Annie

Annie — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:36:01 +0000

Hmm. Well, we just bought a private one for our daughter’s upcoming 4th birthday. She adores bouncy houses, and has never shown any hesitation once inside — though getting her out can be a trick sometimes. It says up to 3 kids can jump, but we’ll probably limit it to 2 at a shot. And no teenagers, that’s for sure! It’s helpful to hear about the potential accidents, though. We’ll supervise carefully.

We’re psyched about our purchase, though we’ve yet to try it out. It feels like party entertainment, therapy, and a neighborhood playdate magnet all rolled up into one happy package.

By: Evelyn

Evelyn — Thu, 22 May 2008 23:31:29 +0000

My NT and ASD sons love the small one we own at home. It’s about 9 feet square, with an inflated slide on one side (highly preferable to the ones without a slide – they invent lots of gross motor games and contests involving the slide). Cost about $200 at Toys R Us, and comes with a patch kit. We have never patched it, and have had it for about 3 years. It is kinda squishy now – I”m just too lazy to patch it.
ANyway, we’ve loved it. Definitely worth the cost. We have mostly NT kids who visit, and everyone has fun with this TOGETHER (unlike with most other toys and games).

By: Kristina Chew, PhD

Kristina Chew, PhD — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:35:51 +0000

@Bev, I’m wondering if that’s what happens for Charlie—it looks like so much fun, but once inside, a different story.

@Karen, No yard space for a rental bounce-house—-but a private one, hmmmm…….

By: Karen

Karen — Thu, 22 May 2008 22:23:32 +0000

I have rented bounce-houses for my NT son’s last two birthdays and Pete has really enjoyed them — at home, there’s no lines and only people around who understand when Pete wants to lie down against the seam face-down…nobody steps on him either!

By: bev

bev — Thu, 22 May 2008 21:27:23 +0000

Yes, the tramp-bed-oline was always my favorite. Bouncy castles, if I remember them correctly, were too soft, and also hard to breathe in. One of those things that seemed like it would be great, but really wasn’t so great at all.