It could be just the people I have surrounded myself with but for the most part I feel like even the ones who are intimidated initially usually warm up to these fun ideas and activities pretty quickly. This especially tends to happen at our home since we are a house full of swimmers and lifeguards plus with the boys now a bit older, they can challenge any one into becoming a daredevil!
We even bought a large trampoline for Alana to enjoy with her friends. But honestly, having this around just didn't seem like quite enough. When the boys were younger, I would always take them up the street to the local Bounce House Play Center where they loved to burn off all their energy! Watching them enjoy themselves so much, I quickly decided it was something we needed to have in our yard.
Knowing that we didn't have a pool in the backyard (and weren't planning on it in the near future), I decided this would be part of my criteria for the new structure. I also know that because we live in Michigan and the weather is about as unpredictable as anything, that any bounce house we purchase will need to be easy to setup and breakdown.
While searching the internet and the bazillion websites which sell products of this nature, I discovered one which stood out above the rest. Blast Zone is a company which sells both Inflatable Bouncers/Inflatable Water Parks and Commercial Inflatables/Commercial Inflatable Slides. I was very impressed with the selection and variety available depending on an individuals needs and criteria.
Blast Zone products right away caught my eye when I noticed they use commercial grade vinyl on all their bouncers. On the slight chance something slips through the cracks, they also have a 1-Year Warranty and 2-Year Promise. In addition, the quality that gave me the most confidence that Blast Zone was the company for me, was reading that the "water inflatables have built-in water flow restriction." keeping them as utility efficient as possible!
The second I decided on their Crocodile Isle Inflatable Water Park and Slide, I had to share the news across social media and with all of my family. The kids were super excited for this to arrive and to use this the minute it arrived. With higher tail walls and widened ramps and safety rails on the climber than the original, this is made to keep my crazy boys safe while at play!
I love this specific design for the boys as they can slide (or race) down both slides at the same time. Being that I've got two they are always fighting and competing with everything. This bad boy will hold up to six kids though so they can even have friends join them. Both slides have their own sprayers to keep them slippery and the kids cooled off. If that isn't enough there is a splash pool at the bottom for them to relax in (or mom can, LOL).
I love the fact that this literally takes seconds to put up and even only a few moments to break down quickly (once you've done it a few times). While I cannot lift the bounce house myself, I can easily drag the box to the desired location, pull it out and set it up for the boys alone still within a few minutes.
Cost/Available to purchase: $599 Crocodile Isle Inflatable Water Park and Slide or through Blast Zone's Inflatable Water Parks - http://www.blastzone.com/shop/pc/Inflatable-Water-Parks-c3.htm
Commercial Inflatables - http://www.blastzonecommercial.com
Bounce Houses - http://www.blastzone.com/shop/pc/Bounce-Houses-c2.htm
DISCOUNT: Blast Zone has agreed to give all of my readers a 10% discount off all bounce houses. Just enter the secret code 'BOUNCEBLOG' in the GIFT CERTIFICATE field at checkout
Recommendation: I think this is beyond reasonable cost as most companies seem to be much higher pricing for something so large. It may seem a bit expensive but this is fun that will last a lifetime as well as of a quality that pays for itself within the first few uses. The kids are super pumped to share this with all of there friends and have it set up out back at our new house! I could not be happier with the product and company quality! This has been worth every penny and then some!
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Giveaway: Blast Zone is going to give one of A Lucky Ladybug's lucky readers a Magic Castle Bouncer of their own!
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I would let my little nieces and nephews play on it when they came over to stay for the weekend!!
ReplyDeleteThis would be so much fun to win and surprise my kids with they would have fun using this all summer long. I am sure they'd be the only kids around with such a cool "pool"
ReplyDeleteInlatables are such a hit with my kids! They can spend hours bouncing around in there. I love all of the different ones they offer. I'd love to surprise my kids with one this Summer!
ReplyDeleteI would love this for my grandchildren when they visit on the weekends. It will keep they busy and safe for hours of play.
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ReplyDeleteI wouldn't mind having any of the bouncy castles but my 2 year old great granddaughter would love the Spray and Splash 2. She loves to slide and loves water so the two together would be a wonderful way for her to spend her summer.
ReplyDeleteI would want to win this for my grandkids. My granddaughter's birthday is in August, and this would make her birthday party that much more fabulous!
ReplyDeleteI would use it for my nieces birthday coming up in July then all the little ones could enjoy playing on it for the day!!
ReplyDeleteI want this so my grandkids can expel some energy!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this for my two year old daughter. She has been able to go into a bounce house twice and had a great time. She's very active and loves to jump so she would really enjoy this!
ReplyDeleteI think the Crocodile Isle would be so much fun with my grandkids.
ReplyDeleteThis is great summer exercise for kids!
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win this for birthdays & more parties! We have 15 grandkids & it would save us money to own one rather than rent something like this. What a FUN way for the kids to enjoy themselves!!
ReplyDeleteIf i won I would give it to my brother so that my niece could have an amazing summer. She would have so much fun in the bouncy house & I would love to see the smile on her face as she plays..
ReplyDeleteThis looks like a lot of fun! I would put it in my backyard so that my nephews & niece have something to play with outside this Summer!
ReplyDeleteI love that the crocodile isle can accommodate several children without them bumping into each other
ReplyDeleteI like all the slides on the Crocodile Isle.
ReplyDeleteI would LOVE to win this for children to have something FUN to do at our house. I love that it's outdoors so that my grandkids' iphones & tablets aren't their main source of entertainment for the summer!!
ReplyDeleteThis is good exercise for the kids both the gator pool slide and the bounce my great grandbabies would love boty she has a birthday in August
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it could hold my weight. I would love to try it myself!
ReplyDeleteI wonder if it would hold my weight. I'd like to play on it, it looks fun! lol
ReplyDeleteI would love to win the Blast Zone Crocodile Isle Inflatable Water Park w/ Dual Slides
ReplyDeletefor my grandkids to play on!! What kid or adult doesn't like to have water fun?? Especially on a hot summer day!!
I would use a couple of hoses and have slippy slides :D
ReplyDeleteI would love to win this for my grandkids. It looks so sturdy and they could have hours of fun in this. During the summer when I take care of them we run out of fun things to do and things to burn off some of their energy. This would be perfect. Thank you so much for this opportunity to win
ReplyDeleteThis looks like so much fun! I wish I was small and could play on it! I think my little nieces and nephews would love it!!
ReplyDeleteI would be thrilled to put this up at the house. I like how it takes seconds to put up an a bit to take down, I would have thought hours. Nice play area for the kids.
ReplyDeleteI'm a grandma nanny to our 5 grandkids ...they would love this and they can all play at the same time and want to stay in their own yard... I think this would become my back yard baby sitter, I would always know where the kids
ReplyDeleteI want to win the bounce house for my great grandaughter
ReplyDeleteThis would be super fun for kids parties!
ReplyDeleteI would love to win the Bounce House for my kids! I'm disabled and on a fixed income and cannot afford anything like this for them to play with outside. They don't even have a swing set! My kids have never been in a bounce house and it would mean the world to me to be able to give them something fun to play with outside!!! Thanks so much! Michele
ReplyDeleteI would have loved to have this for my grandkids to play on hot days with the water hose making it slippery.
ReplyDeleteI would like to win this for my nephew, because he will enjoy this to the max. He would think I was so great if I could win this for him.
ReplyDeleteI want to win the Magic Castle because it looks very fun!
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