Hate shopping and wish there was something that would make it a little bit more interesting?

Well, we have the answers to all your prayers.

intu in Watford is rolling out spacehoppers for kids and grown-ups, so now you can hop while you shop.

The scheme is part of the shopping centre's pledge to make people smile.

It follows research that play makes people happier, but less than half of parents (49 per cent) find the time to regularly play with their kids.

Meanwhile, 61 per cent say they don’t think they devote enough time to playtime.

The study also found that two-thirds of parents (65 per cent) would also like their children to play more non-computerised games and take up traditional favourites like Hopscotch, Kick the Can and Red Rover.

According to existing studies, active play like hopping on spacehoppers also helps to enhance childhood development by improving balance and cognitive and motor skills.

The research also revealed that Britain is a nation of ‘big kids’ with 63 per cent of adults saying they still get the same thrill and excitement playing childhood games with their children as they did when they were kids themselves.

Going down slides, jumping on bouncy castles, riding on rollercoasters, rocking on swings and hopping on spacehoppers were among the top ten things that make ‘grown-up kids’ happy.