Help your kids get some of their energy out during the summer by visiting an Indoor Trampoline Park.
Indoor trampoline parks have been a family favorite for a while now. But when we moved to SC, they seemed like they became one of the main entertaining ways for the kids, apart from the pools. There are other entertaining outlets such as the Arcades, the beach, waterparks and so forth, but I find that the trampoline parks were visited frequently as an outing or something to pay for indoors that does not involve water or game machines.
Moving here, it has taken creativity to find things to do. OK, so the area we live in isn’t cheap and now that I think about it, I guess we were mainly looking for things the kids would enjoy that we can enjoy together as a family – you know, jumping around, fun parks, more jumping around, etc. We used to do Mini-Golfing together as a family, however, the only place we know off here was attached to an Arcade and a bit further away.
As they’ve grown more, we have tried out golfing & bowling but that’s to the extent. It seems like going to the Zoo, the Children’s Museum, going fruit and veggie picking, and such activities have taken a back seat. I don’t know, it’s just a different layout. And sure, some of the things we did when they were smaller most-likely will change as they grow. Their likes and dislikes and also, age and height limits of places are to be greatly considered. But they’ve enjoyed the indoor trampoline parks and we’ve tried to find ones to take them too. Although, I admit that at a point, that one trampoline park we frequently took them too sort of became “old”. Now we have revisited it again but I can tell they’re starting to love it better when going with friends. There are other parks such as Urban Air and Adrenaline Monkey, both newly opened as of last summer, but those aren’t that close by. Velocity is another one we frequently visited when we first moved here and lived closer to that area.
Some of these parks offer a monthly membership fee, however, you’ll need to weigh the options to see what fits your budget more. So you may find yourself paying for a membership that you don’t use over a period of time. Sounds a lot like wasted money. Then just as you cancel, you find yourself at the park now having to pay full fee for one day. Yet if you kept that membership, you’d probably pay a one time fee a month for a discounted price. Our membership for one of the parks cost less than $20 for per kid, per month and each kid can jump for 2 hrs daily as long as we are on that membership, no additional cost. However, without the membership, it’s over $20 to jump for 2 hrs just for one day. Any other day you’ll have to pay that $20+ again. Let’s say you have more than one child, maybe 3 maybe. Now you’re at almost $70 just for one day x how many times you go a week vs that $45 you could have paid for the entire month at $15 per kid. So it’s like what’s a parent got to do? You know, you keep paying that membership fee just in case you need it. Meanwhile, every time that payment comes out you find it an unnecessary deduction. I totally feel you on this one. Ah, the struggle.
But anyways, if you’re looking for things to do with kids in the area, the Trampoline Parks are an option. Kids love jumping, bouncing around and climbing on things and these indoor parks can be a great way to get some of that energy out.
