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WaterPlay AUG 2012 SPN


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Hippo Leisure’s hugely popular splash zone


Working closely with children has contributed hugely to the success of the recent product design and developments in water toys. They are products with true customer appeal but more than that they have become a route for commercial pool managers to increase attendance figures by keeping children happy in and around the water


could not believe it when my son casually informed me that he had bought my grandson Liam an iPad for his third birthday. I worried that he would become addicted to staring at a screen and watching rubbish. However, after seeing him using it to improve on his counting


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and verbal skills with confidence and dexterity, I was pleasantly surprised. I already suspected he was a genius but when he attempted to show me how to use it my suspicions were confirmed! Balance is necessary in water and in life and whilst I am confident that my grandson will


benefit from this early introduction to cutting edge technology, the iPad came in second when he was taken to a water fun park that has a specialist area for the under 5s as well as plenty of rather more ‘challenging’ flumes and rides for older visitors.


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