Wednesday, February 7, 2007

The Idea:



Being in the family room at professional football games I noticed a lot of children running around. Moms had one child in their arms breast feeding and another child running wild with other children. Everyone just looked after everyone else’s child: helping them get drinks out of the machine and letting them share snacks they had brought for their child. Mothers who decided to sit out in the stands with their children were often forced to return to the family room because the temperature had changed or the child became restless.

Therefore I came up with the idea to offer babysitting services, for player's families, located at the stadium. Families who live far from the stadium would no longer be forced to leave their child home with babysitters. Parents would feel more at ease knowing their child was within arms reach in the nursery. Upon arriving, they could drop their child off at the nursery and take their seat in stadium. At any point during the game they could go in and check on their child, especially during half time.

This would also be beneficial to mothers who initially decide to take their child to their seat. In the situation were the child falls asleep, becomes restless or the weather changes, mothers may take them to the nursery and return to their seats to enjoy the game. At the end of the game they would return to pick up their child and greet their spouses as normal.

This would be a perfect opportunity for children who are homeschooled or do not attend daycare to play with other children; epecially children whose father is also apart of the team. The relationships built in the nursery could lead to potential playdates.

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