WORKING softly sounds like a dream – from going down slides all day to jumping in ball pits.
However, it appears that light play fantasy is not what light play workers experience.
Taking to social media, many soft play centers have revealed what a typical day is like, and it certainly looks harder than it seems.
Headaches for everyone
It is common for parents to follow their children in light games.
The problem that arises with this is that play areas are often too small for adults, meaning parents often complain of headaches after banging their heads for hours.
And they are not the only ones.
Workers often have to go in and clean recreation sites or put things back – resulting in many broken heads.
The game factory employees admitted, “We bumped heads more than we’d like to admit.”
Wiped out
Although you may have thought that many of them spend their days chasing after children, the reality is very different.
Most workers spend time cleaning surfaces all day long.
Naturally, kids make a lot of messes, and to help stop the spread of germs, school workers Planet Adventure Glasgow They spend most of their time cleaning instead of enjoying gentle play.
Outside the gate
One big pet peeve that seems to be a problem for soft play workers across the country is not closing the gate.
With children running around, they need to ensure that the gates are always closed for the children’s safety, but it seems that many guests seem to forget this.
Wild and Crazy Harlow added: “Customers: ‘You must have a lot of fun working on soft games.’
In fact, they revealed that most of the day, every day, was spent closing the gate behind them.
Go Bananas Colchester they also agreed that they spend most of the day just closing the gate.
Rain of terror
Although we enjoyed a few days of sunshine, it looks like the rain has returned.
And with no parks to visit during rainy weather – parents will head to one place in particular to get their kids to burn off some energy during the summer holidays, light play.
The game factory he joked that it was almost as much pressure as playing for the England football team.
The clips were posted to several soft play accounts and people quickly shared their own stories.
One person wrote: “24/7 headaches.”
Another commented, “As someone who has a child who RUNS at every opportunity, you are doing the Lord’s work.”
“The story of my life,” agreed a third.
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Moms were quick to share their top tips. Here’s What Parents Always Recommended
- Let kids burn off energy by taking a walk in a puddle to play
- Daytime baths with lots of toys
- Lair construction
- Baking sweets
- Arts and Crafts
Meanwhile, a fourth said: “This was my life when I worked on light play (and cleaned up any liquids the kids might excrete).”
“All day, every day,” said a fifth.
Someone else added: “The way I screamed ‘CLOSE THE GATE TO HEALTH AND SAFETY.’”
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