Fun at Maggie and Rose

We opted for a month-long summer membership at Hong Kong's Maggie and Rose children's club at their Causeway Bay location this year.  It's a private kids' club that was started in London and has since made its way to Hong Kong.  They actually have two locations in Hong Kong, one in Repulse Bay, and one in Causeway Bay, but we opted for just one location given ease of transportation.  Of course, I signed up for the one in Causeway Bay before I knew that this would be the summer of never-ending protests from the Hong Kong people!  Planning our travel to Causeway Bay on the weekends to avoid the crowds and any potential situations has required a little more forethought than I had hoped, but it really has not been an impediment overall.

The one month August membership also really worked well for us, because we were in the US for almost all of July and most of Lola's playgroups are off for the summer holidays. 

The best thing about this membership, however, has been how much Lola has loved it.  She often gets bored of similar environments after a while, so I wasn't sure how much "staying power" this place would have.  But so far she loves it, having been there probably 3-4 times a week now.  We don't go for long - she often stays for about 1.5 to 2 hours. 

She loves the little treehouse, the slide, the climbing wall, the ball pit, the ropes course, the big stuffed bunnies they have, the toy trucks and construction helmets, the child-sized kitchen.. even their little leather armchairs for reading... basically, everything! 




There is also an outdoor area with a little train track (have I mentioned she loves trains...) and some small dog sculptures that she likes to move around and clamber onto.



It's been a good summer spot for her.