Effa Tambenkongho
19 June 2009
Holidays are around and more playgrounds have been created for children in town.
Before now Douala had only few play grounds where parents could leave their children to enjoy a good holiday period. During long vacations, relaxation spots were often the cry of parents because it was difficult to keep children busy for three months at home. Some parents who could afford the expensive playgrounds took their children there. Now a few others have cropped up to reduce the monopoly of the existing ones. Around Bonamoussadi, new play grounds have sprung up to refresh the neighbourhood.
Planete Loisir, which is the centre for recreation, amusement and active activities for children from between 0-13 years, is one of the new centres. It has been in place for two months already. The founder, Viviane Awounang, said with an entry fee of FCFA 2500 per day a 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. She added that the centre opens all days from 9:00a.m. to 6:00p.m.
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 several other activities.
There is another centre in Santa-Barbara called Muyenge Land .This centre has been in existence for five months and has special vacation programmes which started on June 16, 2009 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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