Brooklyn Gym Park, A DoodleDeal

Since May, when my son began to walk, we have spent most of our free time at the park or playground. So with colder weather approaching, I have been scoping out indoor play options for my son. We do structured classes twice a week (gym & swimming) and we have a membership to the NY Hall of Science, which has a great playroom, but I’m always looking for new place to head. So when my friend told me about a doodledeal for Gym Park, I bought it and off we went.

First of all, what is a doodldeal? Well, it’s like a Groupon, but for local kids’ stuff. (And btw, a Groupon is a deeply discounted coupon that you have around 24 hours to purchase and certain restrictions with use). With this doodledeal, we bought 3 open play sessions for $25 (and were waived the membership fee). Five of my neighborhood friends purchased this doodledeal, so last Wednesday we all went for the 10:15 open gym.

Gym Park is in Greenpoint, Brooklyn, and we all took the train there. My son loved running around and sitting in this little fire engine toy they had. He liked the trampoline and running in between the baby-parallel bars. We stayed and played for about an hour and then headed out to Cookie Road for a quick (and yummy) lunch and then back to the subway to head home.

Some of my friends thought the safety was a little questionable at this place, given that some of the equipment had some bars sticking out. So they emailed doodledeals and received a refund. I decided that although this place wasn’t great (it’s a big gym space with a ton of potential), that I would use my two more open play times this winter.

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