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A fun filed evening for all the family
BYO drinks and nibbles
parents welcome to play as well
pizza supplied

{Melbourne’s Top 20 Activities for Wet Weather}
Kids Space Indoor Play & Party Centre (Hallam)

I’m not sure who had more fun when we visited; Dad, Mum or the kids. Judging by the protesting which took place as we were leaving and the request to come back tomorrow, I think it was the kids by a whisker. The highlights are the HUGE slides – four main tunnel slides, huge three lane wave slide, slide with a vertical drop and an air slide. Bring your socks, get decked out in the slipperiest pants you own and go for it. Some of those slides are downright scary. The kids had a look of shock and disbelief on their face after exiting the orange slide which has a very fast drop at the end. The slide with the six metre vertical drop is supervised by a staff member and is open for about 15-20 minutes every hour. There are plenty of routes to the top of the slides – if you are willing to come down then you will definitely find a suitable way up. Set amongst the slides are a small ride like a beginners ski lift, various tunnels and a fairly dark maze.

A nice feature is a separate fenced in area with safety gate for kids younger than three. The toddler area is fully equipped and includes a jumping castle, ball pit, wave and tunnel slides, helicopter with seating for two, cubby house, see-saw and quite a bit more.

Everything is really well padded to minimize injuries – in fact the last time I saw so much padding was when I watched the Super Bowl.

Newspapers are provided for the parents (and most were for that day which is a welcome change since I have to generally have to read last week’s newspaper while waiting at our local Fish & Chip shop). If it is all too much for Mum and Dad then there are even massage chairs (payment required)

The toilets are clean although the crack in the corner of the wall suggests that Hallam is in an earthquake zone. The tables and seats are in a central location and it is possible to keep a reasonable eye on the kids at all times. There are six party rooms on the side decked out with futuristic murals with a space theme.