It would be yuck to imagine what is at the bottom of them all.
We have one and our friends’ kids went in it and after they left there were chicken nuggets and chips all throughout it.
Needless to say they were never invited back here again…

Yes i don’t like them at all. It even makes me wonder at the doctors etc if they clean the toys in the waiting room’s especially with ‘hand, foot in mouth disease’ so easy to catch this way

Eew, yep I hsve always thoughg germ fedt but hey babies eat all kinds of stuff!

At he end of the day the whole play centre is full of just as many germs so if you feel that way don’t bother going to them or a park, or a child care… Etc.

Play centres I would trust a little more that some other ball pits. I have heard of people who have had “relations” in ball pits before. ewwww!!!

never really thought about it, but kids will be kids and kids will encounter germs, do we really need to ruin their fun for that? and i have been told by someone before that weekly they remove all balls and sterilise them.

I personally cannot stand them. So many kids and so many germs. I am like you and boycott them when I can. I also have many bottles of hand sanitizer in my bag, the car – everywhere for these sorts of places. I’m sure that playcentres are a great place for kids to pick up so many yukky bugs.

Maybe get your own little ball pit and invite some little playmates around for a play. At least you will be able to clean it and know what is in it!

Every time my little guy goes on one of those indoor playgrounds he gets sick – doesn’t happen when he goes on the outdoor ones. I’d probably recommend avoiding the indoor ones altogether!

Hopefully other centres follow Health and Safety and clean their play equipment? Kids should always wash hands before and after play as a part of general good hygiene.

Yeah, my kids love them, but I always wonder about what’s near the bottom…

Have to say I do avoid them as I have seen kids with food in them and all sort of other stuff

I don’t think about it too much. I think people are way too germ a phobic nowadays.

yeah i have seen the ones at the show that have all kinds of stuff at the bottom! i think just make your own! much cleaner

I try not to think about it. If we think it the “right” way, we will never bring kids to the playground.

To tell you the truth I had never thought of them that way. My daughter will not be going in one again after reading these comments. They would be so dirty and have thousands of germs in them. Makes me feel disgusting just thinking about it.

My friend worked at one of these places here in Sydney. She said when they do get all the balls out they find dirty socks, tissues, nickers and shorts and shoes, bandaides and best of all nappies of all kinds. YUCK! YUCK! YUCK! Never put my kids in these ball pits ever!!!

I loved ball pits for my boys BUT would never allow/take them to play centres. I bought a ball pit for my boys and had just over 100 ball. Hubby & I would clean all the balls and the ball pit every fortnight. I was lucky never had anything yucky left in it. My eldest use to throw his clean nappy in the ball pit because he didn’t want to get his nappy changed

Personally i dont go to play centres for that reason. Ball pits would have soooo many germs on them.

don’t want to think about it. goes for so many play equipment though.