trampolines for kids

badcompany · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:18

poll please

1\ safe and fun
2\ death traps
3\ ok if sensible

thinking of getting one for the garden and wondered what the general consensus is.

d_brennen · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:19

Get a spike pit and alligator pond too, just in case the trampoline doesn't take them out

doofer · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:20

They have their ups and downs.

Morba · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:20

3 - like anything in life really, there is a risk but if used properly then they are safe enough.

we have one, even though my boys trampolining coach said they are death traps. Think she was worried he'd only bounce at hme and not the club any more though lol

Morba · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:20

doofer said:
They have their ups and downs.

Like the elevator business?

eddiemcgarrigle · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:21

Safe and fun (provided you get one that's the proper size and include padding to protect little feet from the springs and a net to stop little heads from connecting with the ground).

My son has had various sizes of trampoline through the years and it provides a lot of fun for him as well as a good deal of exercice.

Malevolence · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:22

Just as long as it's not Satan's Trampoline.

[DOD]Asprilla · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:23

3. Bought one for my daughter when she was 2. She loves it.

e36Adz · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:27

3. We recently got one for my daughter who is 20 months. It took her a while to get use to it but now she loves it.

QlimaxUK · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:28

Get one with a safety cage, don't worry they are held on with hard metal bars so theres no danger that the kids will break through it and damage the fresh summer grass

bsoltan · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:32

[FnG]magnolia · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:33

We have one of the 14 foot circular ones which have side nets wrapping all the way around. It's awesome.

Hades · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:38

Safe. But a pain in the rear to dispose of a few years later.

kieranv · 8 Jul 2013 at 22:41

Definitely very safe and very fun. (coming from a 24 year old child who bought one yesterday)

wnb · 9 Jul 2013 at 10:48

kieranv said:
Definitely very safe and very fun. (coming from a 24 year old child who bought one yesterday)

Not sure about being very safe. I recommend you buy one with a net and it will stop them from hitting the ground. Have a look at this news story http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/health/8273795.stm basically there is loads of safety advice on how to site and use a trampoline the news story is about injuries and parents ignoring safety advice.

Or sink the trampoline into the ground like above.

wingman · 9 Jul 2013 at 10:57

I was playing on one the other day and it was awesome. I did, however, smash my teeth on my knee and will probably require corrective dental sugery in years to come.

*thumbs up*

Raumarik · 9 Jul 2013 at 11:40

For young kids they're OK if they have a good quality net, but older kids/adults - recipe for disaster and bad joints in later life.

haaammit · 9 Jul 2013 at 11:48

3

Our three year old loves hers - it's an 8 footer with a net

Edrof · 9 Jul 2013 at 12:55

We have a nine-foot-long one (I think) with side netting and there have been no accidents on it yet with my three-year-old or any of her friends. I'd have thought that they would be okay to dispose of because you can give it away or sell it locally when the wee nippers outgrow it.

kieranv · 9 Jul 2013 at 15:33

wnb said:
Not sure about being very safe. I recommend you buy one with a net and it will stop them from hitting the ground.

Pah, too much protection kills the fun. Where's the danger?

Might as well walk around in a big bubble wrap suit all day just incase.