More Play Grounds in Douala

Holidays are here again and many more play grounds have been created for children around town.

Before now Douala did not have many play grounds were parents could leave their children to enjoy a good holiday period. When ever it was the long vacation, it was also a cry for parents because they seek how to keep these children busy for three good months that they will be at home. Some parents who could afford the expensive play grounds used to take their children there but a few more have cropped up to reduce the monopoly of the existing ones.
Around Bonamoussadi, some new play grounds have sprang up which will curb the monopoly of the existing ones.
Planete Loisir, which is the centre for recreation, amusement and active activities for children from between 0-13 years, is one of the centres which are new around town. The centre has been in existence for two months now. When CT visited the centre, the founder of the centre Viviane Awounang, said the entrée fee is FCFA 2500 per day in which the child will have access to all the different games for pleasure, as well as a soft drink, one candy, pop corn and mineral water. If the children have to be given lunch, she said an extra FCFA 1000 is added to the amount to be paid. She added that the centre opens all days from 9:00am to 6:00pm.
She outlined the different activities and games such as seesaw, sand pits, slide bounce, among others. For sporting activities, she said they have baby foot, ping pong, battle ball, hockey among others. Aquatic activities include swing pools, slid slip, slide swing. As for the Artistic activities there is drawing, painting, colouring. The founder said they also have scrabble, monopoly and the children have access to all these different activities.
There is another centre in Santa-Barbara called Muyenge Land .This centre has been in existence for five months now but have special vacation programmes which started on June 16 and will end on August 30. The centre is for children from 2-9 years and opened only on Tuesdays, Wednesdays, Thursdays and Fridays from 2:00 pm to 6:30pm. But for Saturdays and Sunday, it opens from 10:00am to 6:30pm.
The coordinator said the fee is FCFA 1500 and the child is entitled to a packet of popcorn. Any other thing the child needs has to be bought from a mini bar they have put in place.
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