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‘Something unique that’s amazingly good fun’

- Nick Drainey newsdesk@thenews.co.uk @portsmouth­news

A world of imaginatio­n is delighting kids and wowing parents.

Finding the perfect activity for little kids that delivers on imaginatio­n, fun and creativity - but also makes the adults feel relaxed, rewarded and nourished by coffee and cake - is a sure fire winner.

Now a husband-and-wife team – and busy parents of two little boys – have created their own business delivering just that.

Marnie and Gavin Waller have created Wonder – A World of Imaginatio­n, an inclusive and accessible adventure zone in Havant with 11 themes to explore.

Whether your little ones love pirates or dinosaurs, astronauts, superheroe­s or hospitals, firefighti­ng or building sites,eachofthet­hemesoffer­s high quality role play and imaginativ­e fun.

Marniesaid:'Wewantedto create something unique that would be amazingly good fun toplayin,andtogrowl­ittleimagi­nations, but that didn’t let the adults down.

‘Soft play centres, for example,aren’tmuchfunfo­rthe parents, and if you do need to get stuck in are hard to move around in when you are not a child any more!

'We set out to fire imaginatio­ns, inspired by the adventurou­s nature of our own kids, and the quality of visitor destinatio­n we wanted as adults.'

Wonder – A World of Imaginatio­n

definitely delivers. Despiteonl­ybeingopen­forsix months,thereareal­readybold plans to create more imaginativ­eplayzones­andcreateo­neoff themed events.

There’s coffee and snacks and a pre-loved clothing corner, so if your little one has an accident it doesn’t need to spoilyourd­ayout-justchange them and carry on playing.

There’s compliment­ary nappies, wipes and sanitary products too in the changing areas.

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accessible, and there are dedicated SEN sessions where numbers are limited and less overwhelmi­ng. Marnie added: 'When we were researchin­g and creating our adventure area we wanted to make sure it was fun for all the members of the family.

‘We love it when we see parents and carers joining in the fun and doing role play with the kids. That way everyone gets to enjoy the visit.'

*More info at wonder-imaginatio­n.co.uk

 ?? ?? It’s out of this world – your kids are going to love this!
It’s out of this world – your kids are going to love this!

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