Somewhere along the winding road called Life Boulevard, the signs that used to encourage you to enjoy your childhood began displaying far more sinister messages. Epithets like "Grow up", "Pay your bills" and "Be responsible" began springing out from behind every bush like a Metro cop. They steadily erased your ability to have good clean fun - replacing it with a burning need to drown your ennui in a sea of craft beer.Happily, the good people at iJUMP trampoline park, having heard the pleas of your over-worked liver and under-worked inner child, have come to the rescue.At this point any sensible adult would be thinking "but trampolines are for kids" and "what about my ageing knee?" But the beauty of iJUMP, for a person old enough to vote or have a mortgage, is that sensibility is not a prerequisite. The arena has more than enough sensible minders that adding your own notions of responsibility is like an amateur chef walking into a professional kitchen and thinking he can help.The arena consists of seven sections: the general jumping area, dodgeball, bastketball, foam pits, fitness, extreme - and a junior jumping area for people whose mothers would rather they didn't back flip on their heads.Arguably the most fun to be had is worrying about whether your medical aid will cover any injuries you may incur as you attempt a back flip into the foam pits.While flailing backwards through the air might seem outlandish, the truth is that it is an unspoken requirement when approaching the foam pits. Entering the queue turns everyone into a peacock with acrobatic delusions of grandeur.Following closely behind the foam pits on the fun scale is the dodgeball arena, where gladiators are hammered out upon the anvil of soft balls and cheating children.One might approach the pits thinking it will just be all fun and games but, within seconds, the red mist will descend and you will find yourself fighting the urge to peg someone in the head.For those trying to induce post-Christmas load-shedding, there are plans afoot to have fitness classes that are probably more fun than listening to an oversized personal trainer in undersized spandex yelling "push it!" at you.If you are up for something you can do with your kids that is actually fun, or even an offbeat first-date idea, then take a drive to Clearwater Crossing in Roodepoort and unshackle your inner 10-year-old.iJUMP is at Clearwater Crossing in Roodepoort. For more information visit www.ijump.co.za..