10 Pictures taken at Polliwogs @Vivocity
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The main play area
Over on the weekend we were invited to the latest branch of Polliwogs which has recently opened at Vivo City. The kids have been to the branches at East Coast and Robertson Walk and I was interested to see how this franchise fared compared to the other two.
Located on Level 3 , two doors down from Modestos the place was smaller then I had expected and even though there wasn’t really a crowd when we were there on a Saturday there wasn’t space in the shoe rack for the kids and I to place our shoes and we had to put them on the floor in a corner instead before we entered the play area.
One of the colourful walls at the lobby
The kids couldn’t wait to enter the indoor playground and rushed through the door once their temperature had been taken and their hands sanitized.
Tiger girl asking me to follow her up the playscape
As Doggie boy disappeared into playscape before I could instruct him to play together with his sister I had to follow her around through it. It wasn’t a good decision as the structure was built for kids in mind I got stuck at several of the obstacles inside the playscape.
Tiger girl going through a hole
Being around 90cm tall she easily went through this hole. However at 1.65m tall I got stuck while going through it. Luckily there weren’t any other kids behind us as it took me quite a while to get through the hole.
A tube to climb through in the playscape
Luckily Tiger girl didn’t want to go through this tube when I was in the playscape with her. I doubt it would be able support the weight of an adult through it.
Doggie boy on the trampoline while Tiger girl put balls into the air canon.
The difference between this branch and the other two branches is that there is a small trampoline area where kids can bounce around. Tiger girl didn’t try out the trampoline as she didn’t fancy being lodge in the holes if she should lose her footing while bouncing around. Doggie boy enjoyed it though.
The kids going down the slide
At the end of the playscape there was a row of four slides together. Slides are one Tiger girl’s favourite at an indoor playground. However she only went down this slide once and couldn’t be coaxed down it again. It was shorter then the ones that she and her brothers have been on and I guess it wasn’t much of a thrill to go on for a 3 year old.
Tiger girl and Doggie boy spinning themselves silly
Both of them preferred the spinning poles to the slide and happy went round and round on it. It must really feel very “high” being all dizzy with all the spinning.
The toddler area
There was an area for toddlers beside the main playscape for kids 0-3 years old. There was a small ball pit, spinning cups, a small carousel and play stations along the wall.
The cafe area
There was a snack area with tables for parents to wait around and have a drink while their kids play. There is the normal array of drinks and finger foods available.
Tiger girl having a snack in one of the two function rooms
There are two function rooms at Polliwogs where one can book to celebrate birthdays or have a function. There is even a nursing room in the premise for parents with very young babies.
The only gripe I have is that there isn’t any toilets within the premise like the other indoor playgrounds which I have been to. I had a hard time searching for the kids and getting all of them go exit the indoor playground to go to the toilet together when one of them needed to go to the toilet. Even though the toilets were located fairly near it still wasn’t safe to let Doggie boy venture out of the playground to the toilet and back unsupervised while I was supervising Tiger girl at play.
Polliwogs @ Vivocity
10am - 9pm DAILY
Disclaimer: We were given complimentary entry to Polliwogs. All opinions are 100% my own.
January 19, 2014 @ 7:57 pm
How’s the size of this compared to Fidgets @ MBS (aka the ex-Jumparoo at the same spot)?
January 19, 2014 @ 8:29 pm
@Melvin,
We haven’t been to the Fidgets @MBS before so I can’t compare the both. If you are comparing the size of the other Polliwogs branches this has to be the smallest.
January 19, 2014 @ 9:23 pm
OMG so true on the “not made for adults”! I got stuck a lot too and I was wearing a skirt so it was even more challenging!!
January 20, 2014 @ 7:45 am
It looks like a pretty awesome place for your kids. The rubber and plastic are also very kid friendly.
January 20, 2014 @ 9:25 am
This looks like so much fun and it looks like your kids enjoyed it.
January 20, 2014 @ 10:59 am
fun! your baby is so cute! 🙂
January 20, 2014 @ 11:52 am
I really love your girls haircut!!
January 20, 2014 @ 3:49 pm
I would be really excited to play in it, too, if I were a kid. Great for playdates!
January 20, 2014 @ 11:39 pm
That looks like a ton of fun!
January 21, 2014 @ 4:33 am
Looks like great fun! 🙂 Just popping over from the SITS Tribe to say hi.
January 21, 2014 @ 5:45 am
Such fun activities this is Dom 🙂
January 21, 2014 @ 4:31 pm
Looks like fun! That is too funny that you got stuck…that would be a nightmare for my husband! Interesting idea that they take kids’ temperatures before entering too. Great idea!