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    Default Indoor Active Play for nearly four year olds

    Hello All -- I have a couple of very active kids -- b/g twins who will be 4 in Sept. and I am going to go crazy unless I figure out an alternative to their jumping from one piece of furntiture to another -- they are nonstop. And this is after I take them to the playground! I am thinking of some piece of equipment or bean bag or something they can jump/climb/burn off steam with in the apt that is relatively safe. I saw these interlocking foam shapes at the Science Fair last week at Washington Square park but can't seem to find anything like it on line. I am also considering some kind of contraption for the doorway. Anybody with any solutions/experience with this? Much appreciated.

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    tiapam is offline Sapphire level (2000+ posts)
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    How much room do you have?
    We have a basement playroom and have a small trampoline - the kind that has a handle you hold and a plastic slide (designed for outside). Other things I've seen from friends with VERY active boys: a plastic climbing playhouse (designed usually for outside) in a corner of their basement - actaully looks nice and unobtrusive. Ikea swing mounted from bedroom ceiling. And they play putside all the time no matter what the weather!

    ETA: Ok just saw you said "in the apt" so assuming not much room. The trampoline isn't huge but it does take up valuable floor space - the swings don't use floor space at least.
    Not seeing swings on the website now..
    http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/00041048
    http://www.ikea.com/us/en/catalog/products/40054072
    http://www.bonanza.com/listings/NEW-...HOOKS/15277508
    http://www.amazon.com/Pure-Fun-40-In...069320&sr=8-33
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    My girls do use the bilibos a lot as stepping stones, spinners etc. That was my first thought when reading your post. Other than that, we just have to get outside a lot.

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    hulabaloo
    yo baby kick flipper http://www.garagecotoys.com/
    basket ball hoop on the wall or back of door http://www.amazon.com/SKLZ-Pro-Mini-...8073071&sr=8-1
    hyperdash
    honeybee hop http://www.amazon.com/Hasbro-34888-P...8073092&sr=8-1
    mattresses on the floor
    plasma car
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    "Someday, I am going to go to bed without toys on the floor and sippys in my sink. Things will stay where I put them and I can have nice, fragile items on display. But when I do, I will look around with a wistfullness in my heart and miss the days where vibrant imaginations ran wild and there was evidence of life happening around me all the time!"

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    Probably not really what you were thinking of but the Prima Princessa ballet DVDs have been a hit here (just to prompt some dancing on the floor - no extra equipment needed). We have Swan Lake and The Nutcracker http://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_ss...+princessa+dvd
    and DD and DS both love them. They have excerpts from a professional ballet company doing the ballet, a voiceover to explain the plot in a 4 year old appropriate way, segments where young dancers who are really good show steps properly and parts where a bunch of small children twirl around and have fun. It's really cute.
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