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We're spending Xmas in Utah this year so I was thinking it would be nice to just do a family gift before we go instead of hauling a bunch of crap back and forth and paying extra to check all that luggage. I know the kids would love a trampoline. I'd like it because it would be something they could do outside and get exercise, but I am concerned about how dangerous they are, as well as the liability of someone else's kid getting seriously injured at our house. Am I being overly-cautious?
I've also thought about a playground set, but I think my son would be pissed as he thinks he is too old for playgrounds. Anyway, you all are a bunch of lawyers and dads. What is your opinion on trampolines? (Alternate gift ideas that would appeal to a 3-year-old girl and a 7-year-old boy are welcomed as well.)
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11-03-2008, 01:40 AM
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11-03-2008, 02:46 AM
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PS I am in the "no tramp" category, only because I found them to be boring.
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11-03-2008, 02:47 AM
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11-03-2008, 02:49 AM
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11-03-2008, 02:50 AM
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11-03-2008, 02:54 AM
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you start out jumping up and down, but that gets boring after about 2 minutes. So you play crack the egg or whatever for about 10 minutes. That gets boring. If you are a boy and have male friends over, then someone gets a football or something and throws it at the guy jumping up and down, who in turn tries to catch it. That last for about 10 minutes. By then, everyone is ready to go back inside. usually everyone is very sweaty. Marsupial, why not buy everyone those small individual trampolines? that way people can do it at their own leisure without requiring a lot of total floor space?
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11-03-2008, 03:06 AM
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They're good fun, but that fun usually lasted just a few minutes. Sleeping on the trampoline during the summer was fun.
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