Trampolines

[S-J]

Those of you with them -

Is 6ft going to be too small? Son is 6 and new baby will obvs. use once older?

Can they go on grass or do they have to be on concrete slabs?

Thanks. Trying to persuade DH we should get one!

[Oana]

I probably wouldn't go for less than 10ft as your DS is the same age as mine, means they can have a friend on too and you can have a go
I would put it on concrete but then we have the net surround, without it I don't think I would.

Eta: re read your post properly and yes can definitely go on grass

[Peridot]

I think 6ft will prob be too small tbh.
we got a bargain 10ft one from eBay (obviously lucky there was a seller in our area) and you can easily get 5/6 children on there and it's very "springy"

My sister has an 8ft one I think and both her girls (8&5) play on happily with plenty of space for trampoline tricks Etc. so I would prob go for 8 over 6.

You can def have them on grass, my friend has hers on the lawn, I think the only issue if the dents it makes in it....we've got our on an area at the back of the garden which we put bark chip down on when we were returfing, so straight on wood chip, on soil.
have to say, I know they are a bit of an eye sore but they keeps children entertained for such a long time, the boys were out on ours before school this morning and my niece at 8 hasn't lost interest...I'd much rather have a trampline than one of those swing/slide sets.

[Timothy's Mum]

We have a 10ft for my two aged 5 and 4. It can fit 6 small kids on it easily. I would go as large as you can. Ours is on grass

We have £99 Asda one which is exceptionally good value

[S-J]

Thanks ladies. We dont have room for 10ft but might just for 8 ft. Ill measure out tonight!!

[lucypede]

Hi SJ, we have a 6ft one as our garden is tiny, the girls love it. If I had the room I'd have had a bigger one, but the 6ft is perfectly adequate for us, and doesn't take up the whole garden.

[S-J]

Thanks LP. Do both your girls go on the 6ft one together?

[scatterbrain]

At 6ft all they will be able to do is jump up & down and only one at a time. If you can fit an 8ft one in then I would go for that. We had a 10ft & upgraded to a 14ft last year so the girls & their friends can all go on there together & so E can practice her gymnastics (kartwheels etc). A bit excessive, but it works for us. IMO if we had got a 6ft it wouldn't have been used as they like going on together.

[Jelly]

As big as you can is my recommendation for trampolines. We got the 10ft £99 Asda one last year and it is fantastic, but I wish we had room for a 12ft or 14ft-er. We often have 2 kids, sometimes 3, on it at the same time. DS1 is 9 and DS2 is 4.

[Superkat]

We have a 10ft one and would have a bigger one if we had the room, they are fab. DS loved to have picnics on it and colours in on it and there's room for him and a friend to bounce about

[S-J]

DH has let me order one. Its taken years (it will ruin the grass etc etc). Now we have another child on the way he has agreed

Ordered an 8ft Plum one as on special offer at Tescos. Yay cant wait!
Wonder if Im too heavy to go on it (probs am this year with bump!)

Thanks ladies.