Jumping Pillows

If you're anything like me, when you see the words "jumping pillow" your first reaction is "what's all that about?". Well, I'm glad you asked. Our current van park has a permanent jumping pillow near the playground - imagine a massive thick vinyl sheet, pegged at the sides to make an airtight seal with the ground, and inflated to the point where it bulges up in the middle. You jump on it, and you bounce quite a long way in all kinds of directions. I'm not sure if that description does it justice, but you can rest assured it's a lot of fun.

When I was a kid, there were things like blow-up jumping castles when you went to the local carnival or show, but it was, at best, something you got to do once a year. The idea of going somewhere where there was a PERMANENT jumping toy would have been unthinkable! Luckily, this pillow is also ok for big kids like Anna and myself to have a bit of play on, so we get to be children again. Wahoo!

Both of the girls had a good jump around on it the other day - watching Gracey giggle with delight when she started bouncing helplessly was fantastic. Being a dad rocks.