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We are regular visitors to the Dinosaur Adventure
Park at Lenwade, near Norwich, and are always thrilled by how much
there is to do.
We have never been to a party there before but
my two children were delighted to be invited to seven-year-old George's
birthday party.
A monster party: Dino comes to meet the party-goers |
We met up in the car park and lost the children
the moment we entered the park to the trampolines.
Jurassic climbing frame
This was before they spotted the climb-a-saurus
and made a run for it.
A few years ago when I visited, the whole of our
under-fives playgroup ended up engrossed in this dinosaur playground
and we had to send in a slim playgroup supervisor to retrieve them.
I was worried when my three-year-old daughter followed
the seven-year-olds into the depths of the beast because I knew
I had no chance of following!
But to my relief they have a member of staff inside
to help out little ones when they get lost.
Lovely lollies
The dinosaur trail held its usual excitement and
all the children avidly collected their dinosaur stamps, hoping
to pick up their free lollipop at the end.
We had a bit of a breather down by the wallaby
wood while the kids ran around the small play area near the secret
garden.
If you're naughty at the Dinosaur Park you could
end up in the stocks! |
Some of the kids were put
in the stocks when they got out of hand, giving them and us a chance
to cool off!
Most of the children shot straight through the
petting shed on the way to the tractor rides, but my daughter couldn't
resist stopping to stroke a guinea pig.
Dino delicacies
After a good run around, we realised the birthday
tea was to be served in less than 10 minutes and we had to hike
back up to the restaurant where lots of terrano-burgers and fishy-sauruses
were being dished up.
George loved tucking into a dinosaur! |
After much munching, drinks and searching in the
goody bags (you provide your own) the cake was brought out.
This is an extra but was quite impressive and Dino
came to cuddle the birthday boy and pose for photos.
Afterwards there was plenty of time to blast outside
again and monopolise the Jurassic pitch and putt and the raptor
racers.
We went round the adventure playground again and
into the maze to track down the lost tribe and the last of our stamps
for our free lolly.
Mum's final word
George's mother, Lucy, said: "The dinosaur park
is a truly awesome place to hold a birthday party and my seven-year-old
was very impressed.
"On the other hand, we had a party of eight
adults and 14 children and we still had a real problem keeping all
the children together.
"That and the disadvantage of not many staff
on the outposts meant it wasn鈥檛 so enjoyable for the grown-ups,"
she added.
My advice is keep the number of children to a minimum.
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