Entertaining car journeys without reaching for the electronics! This summer you are likely to be in your car with your children for lengthy periods of time, going off on a summer holiday or day trip, possibly to a great play centre called 360 Play? However being ‘non tech’ play advocates, we think hiding the […]
You’re a dad, your job’s pretty straight forward right? Fix stuff that’s broken, hug little people that are broken and show off your muscles when opening the lemonade bottle! Done deal. WRONG. When it comes to being a father in the true sense of the term, there are so many skills that dads really need. […]
The Euro’s are here! Football fans across the country will be settling down tonight to watch the first game – France v. Romania, but of course for us Brits the real interest starts on Saturday evening with England v. Russia and Wales v. Slovakia. As a parent, being able to actually sit down and enjoy […]
Does your young child walk to primary school? Or do you take them in the car, day in, day out, even if the school is only a short distance away from home? It’s a subject that is regularly discussed and we heard an item on the radio recently which looked at why so few primary […]
To celebrate 180 days of successful trading in Basildon, we would like to say thank you to our local customers, who have visited us so far this year, with this great limited offer. Be there in person on Sunday 22nd May to receive one of the 50 available annual play passes at 50% off the original […]
The subjects we debate from day to day are many and varied but one that often rears its head in relation to young children is that of competition in schools and in particular of late, competitive sports. Participating in sports activities in school is clearly a positive thing from a health point of view and […]
There are no official figures available to show how many children are currently being home educated in the UK but it is estimated that the number is approximately 80,000 and growing – rapidly each year. Education for children between the ages of five and 16 is compulsory in the UK, but sending them to school […]
A team from local family entertainment centre operator 360 Play has raised over £3,000 so far for the company’s four 2016 charities of the year following a successful cycle ride on Sunday, March 20th, as part of the Sport Relief event. Led by Managing Director Duncan Phillips the team was made up of several members […]
It’s amazing how quickly the years go by. The older you get the faster they go but one of the most unbelievably quick periods of adult life is without doubt your children’s younger years. If you have young kids now, in a few years’ time you’ll look back and think ‘where on earth did those […]
It’s not easy when you’ve got little ones to find places to go for a coffee and a chat with friends. At best the youngsters might sit still for five or ten minutes if they have a drink and a snack to keep them occupied, but if they get noisy or throw a tantrum in […]
With a lot of love, comes a lot of exhaustion, so it’s hardly surprising us mums have found a few life hacks to make life a little easier. Recently I asked a panel of 360 mums to admit to the things they do in secret, those things that they wouldn’t ordinarily admit to. This was […]
Pretty much everyone by now will know that 2016 is a leap year, with the date of February 29th. providing us all with an extra day in the year. It falls on a Monday this time round, so for many it will be a work day, but here at 360 Play we’ve been thinking about […]