Saturday, January 3, 2009

Accessories That Make Trampolines Safe For Your Children

By Ned Dagostino

The trampoline is an excellent activity equipment to let your child, hyperactive or otherwise, release the pent up energy of childhood. Parents know that almost every activity involving children is beset with risks. When the activity involves the child shooting up from a rubber mat to a dizzying height and then come flying down, again and again, the parent knows that an accident is just bound to happen!

Parents concerned about this issue should buy safety accessories for their kid's trampoline.

The trampoline net is a basic necessity. It surrounds the trampoline in such a way that a child cannot fall out of the trampoline. Since most trampoline accidents happen this way, the trampoline net is a must-buy.

The net alone is sufficient to eliminate the biggest source of your trampoline worries. While we're at it, let's take a look at these other accessories...

Frame padding should be replaced if it has lost its cushioning effect. Even if the child doesn't fall all the way out of the trampoline on to the hard ground or floor, falling on the hard steel frame is no less dangerous.

Practical sense tells us that a wet trampoline mat is a slippery mat. If your child slips on the mat in the course of play, he can easily fall off the trampoline mat and hurt himself. Use a trampoline cover to keep the trampoline dry and safe.

There is no need to worry yourself sick every time your child goes out to play on trampoline. Just get these essential safety accessories and let the children enjoy themselves safely! - 15343

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