Review: Game On Family Fun Centre

Today we experienced Game On Family Fun Centre at North Lakes. Immediately Master Slicker and Miss Bumpkin were attracted to all the wild animals they have there, fake ones of course! It's the theme they have going on there, lions, gorillas, zebras and any other animal you can think of. It was fun with lots of bright colours and things to look at for kids of all ages! 

Game On is open 9am-5pm everyday, being school holidays we paid $10.90 each for the kids which included a free animal or car ride. 

There were two main sections: under 4 years and the big kids area. The under 4's section had lots of fun things: an over sized floor piano to jump on and create music. This ultimately brought me back to my childhood and watching one of my favourite movies BIG! Anyway I digress...there was also a ball pit, a jungle gym which was all padded with two small slides suitable for the age group. There were blocks to play with which were soft, so great for the little ones in case they tumble on them. They also had some other toys like a foam house, walker and a spinner sitting on the floor which Miss Bumpkin took a shine to. We had children from 1-3 years of age and the ball pit was the clear favourite! A small ball pit is a good Christmas gift idea for little ones if you're still shopping. 

The big kid section was also great, lots to do, a set of 4 huge slides in, you guessed it, tiger print! Lots of climbing areas which looked like fun, but was probably more suitable for 4 and up kids as it was VERY high up!

Onto the free ticket activity, Miss Bumpkin and Master Slicker both went for a car ride - similar to dodgem cars but much safer. There were only four on the track at the one time and there wasn't much bumping and crashing. I wouldn't suggest kids under 2 go on the car ride as you need to steer and push a pedal to go. 

The other option for the free activity was an animal ride on a robotic elephant. Both of the little ones had a go on this and one loved it and cried when she hoped off but the other child was tired so wasn't so keen. The animal actually walks and the staff steer it around an area for you. Great idea!

 

They also had a glow in the dark mini put put room, our kids were a bit young but a great idea for primary school aged children.

Staff were friendly and the facilities were clean, even to my OCD standard, ha! 

The set up of the entire centre was a little awkward. It wasn't all open and there were blind spots so it was hard to see all the kids at once. We had two little ones and two toddlers so we were utilising all sections of the centre. We were constantly hopping up to check on the kids as we couldn't see them. 

The only down side is no food (apart from puréed baby food) and no drinks (apart from water of course) are allowed in. Most play centres have this rule and it is for health and safety reasons. Silly rule but what can you do? The food was nice, however it seemed to be more catered towards big kids or adults. There wasn't much to choose from for the littles when you're not allowed to bring their food in. Bumpkin and I had a milkshake which was delish however Master Bumpkin and Miss Slicker hijacked mine and I only got a few sips (must have been good then hey?). I purchased a lamington for Master Slicker which all of the kids shared which was lovely but huge so definitely not kid size. Other play centres I have been to have had fruit to serve (kid friendly - like slices of watermelon with the skin on), mini cupcakes and kid biscuits like arrowroots.

You can also have parties there, individual rooms were scattered around so you have privacy and it takes the pressure off you when it's party time! Check out their website for packages.

The kids had a great time so I'd probably go again, it opens at 9am, we were there soon after opening and it wasn't too busy but when we were leaving at 11am it was pandemonium (school holidays doesn't help!). It was great to tire the kids out (best part really, hehe), Master Slicker is now taking a nap. Time for me to sign off and put my feet up.

Happy playing to all you Happy Chappy's!

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