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Manila Bulletin devider devider 6 reasons to bring your entire family to bounce

6 reasons to bring your entire family to bounce

Published Feb 24, 2018 12:05 am
By Loraine Balita-Centeno BOUNCE TILL YOU DROP Bounce Trampoline Park at SM Southmall offers different bouncy playgrounds for the entire family BOUNCE TILL YOU DROP Bounce Trampoline Park at SM Southmall offers different bouncy playgrounds for the entire family There are three main reasons why I love that a trampoline park opened south of Manila. One, I have two rambunctious kids including a boy who likes jumping on the bed, on tables, chairs, in the back of the car, and just about anything he can use as a launch pad. Two, it is located in what I would consider my neighborhood mall while I was growing up, SM Southmall, in the city I grew up in Las Pinas. And although I have moved to a different city, this area is still just a few minutes away via the city’s Friendship Route. And three, I hate wasting time in traffic. Growing up here before there was SM, we didn’t have many places to go to. We had to wait a few months each year for Big Bang in Alabang to open. Now the South is becoming a weekend destination with so many new malls, and new establishments. Thank God we don’t have to spend hours in weekend traffic anymore. And I bet there’s something for every member of your family in this trampoline park, if not in the SM Southmall area itself.
  1. Bounce has a separate play area for toddlers
There’s a spacious playground for toddlers as young as one year old (who should be accompanied by a guardian). It has three slides, and some toys they can play with. The floor is heavily padded and the mesh walls are sturdy enough to withstand the force from your little balls of energy so you don’t have to worry about them hitting their curious little heads on metal or concrete. There’s also a mini version of their foam pit where I saw some nannies relaxing and taking selfies while watching their alagas.
  1. Your older kids will enjoy playing ninja
A separate area is equipped with planks hanging from the ceiling where bigger (and stronger) kids can jump and climb. The planks are secured with metal chains and the floor, like all other areas is heavily padded, but the planks are high off the ground so this one should be for bigger kids and adults only. There’s also a separate area where they can wall climb and fall into a bigger and deeper foam pit.
  1. You can have a family dodgeball match
This one, I kid you not, is something even you will enjoy. You can forget about adulting for awhile and get caught up with chasing your kids around, throwing balls at each other while bouncing your butts off. A separate trampoline area has volleyballs and an assortment of soft balls you and your kids can go crazy with.
  1. Dad will enjoy playing bounce basketball! 
Yes, basketball. He can fulfill his dream of making that ultimate Jordan dunk while you record it in slow-mo. They have three basketball rings so your basketball head husband can shoot hoops while you bounce around the entire area and explore the different sections. The place is huge, one-thousand-square-meter-huge! And bouncing around an area this big is a fun workout that beats ho-hum running on the tread mill.
  1. Settle issues with your partner in the “Gladiator” area
There’s a section that looks like that in a segment for a noon time show many years ago. Two participants will walk along a plank, meet in the middle, and hit each other silly with giant foam pillows until one loses his or her balance and falls off the plank. Yes, remember that? It’s the perfect outlet for all your pent-up anger. Give him a good foamed slap on the head for forgetting your anniversary, or not giving you flowers last Valentine’s Day. Give him another one for not helping you with chores, or for texting his ex. And a huge one for going home late last night. Don’t worry there’s a foam pit under the plank so he’ll live.
  1. If bouncing isn’t your thing, you can go on a date in the mall instead 
If you are one of the lucky ones blessed with a yaya you can leave your kids with, hop on over to the main mall in the adjacent building. SM Southmall has a bowling alley, a high-tech cinema, and rows upon rows of fancy restaurants where you can escape with your spouse and pretend you still don’t have children even just for awhile. Just don’t forget to go back and pick them up after.   They are open the entire week to cater to your bouncing needs: Monday to Thursday at 11:00 am to 9:00 pm, Friday at 11:00 am to 10:00 pm, Saturday at 9:00 am to 10:00 pm, and Sunday at 9:00 am to 9:00 pm.
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