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Game on

Play time with the family can be anything you want it to be. It all begins with creating flexible play spaces everyone can enjoy

What are some of your favourite childhood family memories? Impromptu movie nights with Disney movies, popcorn and plumped-up pillows in the loungeroom? Perhaps it was swinging so high on the backyard swing it felt like flying — while dad waited patiently to catch you? Or raiding mum’s linen cupboard while she looked the other way and making a blanket fort in the playroom with your siblings?

Some aspects of family fun time have changed with the advent of technology. Many homes also have swimming pools and dedicated games rooms for the whole family. But some things have remained the same. It’s

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