Chapter 1415: Tree House
While their parents were away, the children were also having the time of their lives.
Normally, they’d be looking for their parents, but they were too distracted this time.
The team created a treehouse for the babies. It was not a legitimate one that was all the way up a big tree, but a small one that was about a meter above the ground and arranged as if it were a treehouse. They even added a bonsai next to it for effect, creating an illusion for the children that they were indeed on a tree.
There were about three connected structures of varying heights, all connected by a sturdy bridge in between. It also had secure railings and the flooring remained all non-slip materials. There were also ‘leaf’ cushions underneath, just in case.
There were several play areas attached to it. There remained a mini slide from the tallest treehouse (just over 1.2 meters in height) landing on a grassy soft area.
On the lowest one, there remained a ‘treetop deck’ the kids could climb with small ladders. It also had secure fences to prevent accidents. They had a mini scope installed here, so they could pretend to be on the lookout, be pirates, or just spy at the gardens.
The lowest ‘house’ also had the largest floor area (well, for toddlers) with a nook with pillows where they could relax and hang out.
Not that kids could really stay in one place for long and just “chill”, of course.
There were also mini rock climbing areas that would get up to the mid-height treehouse, and an inclined net climbing area for the lowest.
Then, there were tactile walls underneath them, designed to engage the babies’ sense of touch. They could be textured panels (with descriptions), spinning gears, colorful beads and the like.
Finally, there was a connection with the cats’ catwalk that expanded from the neighbor’s house, so they’d see cats and kittens playing with them as well. In fact, some of the kittens had already found their way there, watching the babies play to their hearts’ content.
“Wowwwww!” Little Meatball squealed as he dropped down the slide, giggling adorably when he rolled past the bottom. The energetic little guy would then run back with his tiny feet, either climbing on the wall or climbing on the net, and then go on a ride again.
He’d get quite a bit of dirt on him, but they were already used to it at this point.
Little Pepper, on the other hand, was at the ‘roofdeck’ with the mini-scope. Theo was right there with her, teaching her how to use it.
After she got bored, she also took a smaller slide down from the roof deck, heading straight to the walls where she could rearrange the different color blocks.
“Well, that ought to calm them down,” Ansel said with a smile. He was among those who helped finish up this playground and seeing it used with such gusto was a point of pride.
Lately, the babies had started showing their powers again, which was incredibly worrying because as they grew older, their power seemed to have increased a bit.
They wondered if they would have to tether Meatball with a long leash. Before this, he had almost floated to the sky more times than was proper.
Pepper was no better. There were times they’d just see her in places like above the bookshelf or even on the beam.
The times they had mini heart attacks were concerning for their own health, too!
They had to stop their nursery for now, anyway they were just honorary members.
They knew that enough ‘challenge’ seemed to get the babies to calm down their usage. This treehouse, which was adjustable and improvable as needed, might just be what they needed.
“Well, we can just change things up whenever,” Ansel said with a shrug, though he was already thinking of what games to do so they would indeed get tired faster.
Should he make a climbing rope? Obstacle courses? Ah, that seemed good… Garan might actually agree with that one. More than once, he had mentioned sending the babies—especially Meatball—for some early training.
It was around this time that Meatball rolled another time from the slide to about a meter away. He sat there in a daze for a while before turning to Ansel.
“Nuu! Ugwy!”
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