This is my last Monday with only Ella while Lucy is in nursery. Then it’s back to normal from next week. So today I thought we’d do something that would be nigh on impossible with both of them and that (more importantly) Ella would get the most out of…
I’ve had this activity in mind for one of my Monday’s with Ella ever since I discovered it a few weeks ago. And as daddy was here as well, it seemed a great opportunity to try it out.
You’ll know by now that Ella loves her trampoline and is very good at jumping properly and bounces whenever she can (including on the beds and sofa…).
With that in mind, today we paid a visit to ‘Jump Nation’. It’s basically a massive trampoline arena of 139 connected trampolines (including some semi vertical ones on the walls). Ella heaven!!
The staff were great and were very accommodating, taking into account Ella’s extra needs. They went through different options before we paid and offered to show us the arena so we could decide what was best. We decided upon daddy being with her as a carer which was £2.50 – the price of a pair of trampoline socks (but he couldn’t bounce, just supervise). The lady on reception said they were hoping to organise some sessions for children with special needs/disabilities and she recognised Ella was using makaton which always wins brownie points with me!
So, kitted out in her jump nation socks, wristband and bright orange tabard off she went.
Our very own little ‘Tigger’!!
They have an under 6’s area cordoned off, which she spent all of about 5 minutes in before venturing out into the main arena with the teenagers and adults (this didn’t surprise me at all!). Thankfully daddy was there to supervise while I had the hard job of sitting in the cafe with a latte and slice of carrot cake…
Unsurprisingly, she absolutely loved it. We’re even contemplating Jump Nation as a certain little lady’s 4th birthday party venue!
All bounced out xx
Amy Dunn
Our first baby, Ella Mary, was born at the end of November 2010. We were shocked to find out soon after her birth that she has Down's Syndrome. I was determined from the start that Down's Syndrome will never define Ella or what she is able to do. We will provide for her everything she needs to become the child and the person she deserves to be. There will be hard times ahead.... there are already many hard times behind us. But I already know that the good times will always outweigh the hard times. She has taught me so much in such a short time and seeing life from a new perspective is a privilege that not many of us get the chance to experience.
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