PLACEMENT

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General Bounce House
Placement and Conciderations

Placement:

Surface area:
As with all bounce houses, the surface should be flat with no sharp objects such as gravel or sticks. Cement is excellent; Pavement is good, if there is no oil; and grass is good too. In fact, grass is the most common for private household rentals: common front yards and back yards.

And remember, that driveways will work if you remove the cars and boats. The natural slope of a drive way works great for the slip-and-slide. However, too much of a slope is a disadvantage for all other general bounce houses.

We have placed many bounce houses in the road: if, for example, the road area is a cul-de-sac; and you have permission from your neighbors, such as a "Block-Party". We can NOT tell you to put a bounce house in a public road. But we can say that all of our setups have been accepted by the community and "tolerated" by law enforcement. You should consult your neighbors and regulations.

In some cases, we have placed on dirt if you can supply a large tarp. We discourage such rentals because children track dirt, sand, and sawdust inside the bounce house on their feet. Young children's skin is sensitive; Dirt, dust, sand, and sawdust will scratch their skin. Although in some cases we can technically setup in dirt (if approved by Dan), you should first think of your children. Please don't hurt them.

We have an arrangements with a coulple of indoor facilities. If the weather is bad, you can call In-motion-Fitness for details. We have setup here for more "formal" birthdays and anniverseries.
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Safety:

Chewing gum is a common problem.
In all the excitement, children can bite their tongues.
And, enivedably, children will always "loose" their gum. That gum ends up in all the wrong places. Mothers have had a hard time getting gum out of their little girls pretty long hair. And, in general, and especially in a bounce house, anything in the mouth can be swallowed. A big wad of gum could be a big problem - if in your child's throat.

Necklaces:
While cleaning bounce houses, I have found peaces of broken necklaces. Each and every time, I can not help but wonder just how much those drastic events hurt the child.

Mixing of big and little:
While bouncing in a bounce house, kids will fall. That is the nature and fun of a bounce house. But if you mix big kids with little kids, then the big kids will fall on the little ones. The little ones - even if not hurt - will end up crying from the massive "surprise". Also, even if the little ones are not directly hit by a larger bouncer, they can be thrown off balance.
You should either assign different times, or rent something like our 3-in-1 that has two bouncing areas.

No supervision:
With no supervision, "kids will be kids". (It is some kind of unwritten law.) Kids will jump from the top of the slide. Or attempt a look-at-me quadruple summersault. Unless your child "really-is-supperman" they can "really-get-hurt". My rule of thumb is: If you would not attempt it - as a sensible adult - then please, do not let them attempt it. We explicitly state that non of our bounce houses are to be operated without adult supervision.

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