Location http://www.flip-factory.com/
Address: Bay 1, 4500 – 5 Street NE (faces Edmonton Trail – accessed from the 32nd Ave Connector)
Robbie’s Review (4.5 years old): “I liked everything!”
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Cost: $8.50 walking kids, $5.25 for crawlers
Age Range: under 6
Footwear: Shoes must be taken off at the door.
Safety Features/Concerns: The Tot Spot is on the upper level and has a latched but not locked gate. Children must be signed in at the door.
Play Area Features: There is a bouncy castle on one side, climbers small toys and a large slide on the back wall.
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Additional Services: birthday parties, gymnastics classes, summer camps
Food Services: There is an eating area just outside the play area and a small cafe serving all day lunch and snacks.
Overall Assessment: The tot spot is a little different than your typical play place currently in Calgary. It also gets more and less busy as the adjacent gymnastics classes start and end.
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Just outside the play area is the Flip Cafe which is open to the public.
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They have some small kid sized tables as well as seating for parents to watch the gymnastics classes.
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The bouncy castle area is a little hard to see from the main area so you will want to stick close to kids who tend to be escape artists.
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In the main area there is a large open space with a few toys to play on. On the far side there is an imaginative climber.
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Along the wall there is a bumpy slide.
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There is tunnel system with a few access points.
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Thereare a few different ways to get up to the top of the climber.
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And some spots where the kids can peek out the windows.
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Have you been to the Tot Spot at the Flip Factory? What did you think?