5/5 Daniela S. 11 months ago on Google
Possibly
a
bit
out-of-line
to
review
somewhere
I
haven't
visited
for
about...
15
years?
haha,
but
the
recent
positive
reviews
seem
to
reflect
my
own
experiences,
and
the
place
certainly
doesn't
look
to
have
changed
much.
I
thought
it
might
be
useful,
or
at
least
interesting,
to
give
the
retroactive
perspective
of
someone
who
grew
up
visiting
frequently.
-
Everything
was
always
clean!
This
is
quite
the
feat,
given
the
size
of
the
jungle
gym
and
the
volume
of
traffic
it
sees.
-
Visiting
over
a
span
of
7
years
or
so,
things
that
"weren't
working"
in
the
jungle
gym-
which
is
to
say,
either
weren't
of
interest
to
most
kids,
caused
"traffic
jams"
within
the
structure,
or
led
to
disputes
among
older
and
younger
kids-
were
consistently
either
removed
entirely,
or
moved
to
other
locations
within
the
structure
in
a
way
that
resolved
the
issue.
-
The
few
times
I
managed
to
injure
myself,
all
of
which
were
entirely
my
own
fault,
the
staff
were
immediately
very
helpful.
-
There
is
a
dedicated
area
for
small
children
to
play,
but
the
jungle
itself
is
very
cleverly-designed
to
naturally
separate
smaller
and
larger
kids,
who
might
otherwise
run
into
each
other
and
injure
themselves.
Some
obstacles
require
a
certain
size,
height,
or
level
of
physical
strength
to
navigate.
Things
like
slides
vary
in
intensity;
larger
kids
will
gravitate
away
from
things
that
are
more
exciting
when
experienced
at
a
smaller
size.
High-traffic
routes
between
objects
of
interest
are
designed
not
to
intersect
with
areas
where
kids
are
likely
to
want
to
stop
and
play
more
quietly.
-
I
attended
a
good
few
summer
camps
in
the
area,
and
recall
the
camp
staff
at
Kids
Club
consistently
being
very
nice.
It's
the
sort
of
thing
kids
take
completely
for
granted,
but
reflecting
on
this
place
as
an
adult:
it's
already
an
immensely
difficult
thing
to
keep
JUST
a
preschool,
gymnastics
studio,
swimming
pool,
jungle
gym,
etc.
well-run.
The
fact
that
Kids
Club
exists
at
all
is
extremely
impressive-
I'm
sure
the
owners
have
some
great
stories
about
the
whole
thing.
(The
story
behind
the
disappearance
of
the
old
ball
pit
still
crosses
my
mind
and
gives
me
a
laugh
every
once
in
a
while.)
If
there
are
parents
reading
this:
entertaining
little
kids
is
a
LOT
of
work,
but
the
things
you
do
with
them,
and
the
places
you
take
them,
really
do
leave
lasting
impressions!
Taking
your
kids
interesting
places,
or
showing
them
interesting
things,
has
weird,
unexpected
benefits
in
the
long-term.
I've
grown
up
into
someone
who
works
in
game
development,
does
a
lot
of
programming,
art,
and
3D
modelling
work,
and
totally
nerds
out
over
location/environment
design
and
structure...
and
I
end
up
thinking
about
routes
through
the
Kids
Club
jungle
gym
pretty
frequently
when
I'm
trying
to
design
a
digital
place!
Art
is
always
a
product
of
influences
accumulated
over
your
whole
life,
so
don't
underestimate
even
little
kids;
a
lot
of
"design
lessons"
have
stuck
with
me
in
meaningful
ways
from
places
like
playgrounds
and
children's
museums.
(Kids
Club
staff,
if
you
happen
to
read
this,
I
would
love
a
floor
plan
of
the
jungle
gym
layout...)
and
if
anyone
has
actually
read
this
far,
hopefully
it
wasn't
too
weird
to
read
an
adult
retroactively
reviewing
a
goofy
playground,
LOL-
I've
just
been
trying
to
think
of
local
businesses
where
I've
had
good
experiences,
and
leave
them
nice
reviews,
and
I've
got
enough
fun
memories
of
this
place
that
a
meaningful
reflection
seemed
warranted.
Constantly
dealing
with
small
children
and
stressed
parents
seems
like
it
could
get
very
tiresome,
so
if
staff
are
reading
this,
hopefully
it's
something
to
know
you've
left
a
strong
enough
impression
on
the
"target
audience"
to
prompt
a
review
this
many
years
after
the
fact.
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