It Will Do

Chattanooga used to have a really great indoor playground for kids called Playworld Down Under. Think Chic-fil-A playplace on steroids. It was huge. And it had a cushioned toddler area, plenty of tables for snacking, a little merry-go-round and video games. (Video games with tickets, which of course you exchange for prizes. Very important.) Unfortunately, Playworld went out of business last year because the building's owner raised the rent too many times. I keep crossing my fingers the family who ran this place will find a new location. It was too good.

Anyways. We have discovered a similar indoor playground in Cleveland. It's a 22-mile drive, but it was worth the distance considering how much energy the kids burned once we got there. In a warehouse on the corner across the highway from the YMCA, Jumpin Junction is part climbing/tunneling/sliding and part inflatable bouncy houses. I took the boys up there with some friends this week, and they were thrilled. Mister Man thought sliding into the ball pit was the best. I wasn't a fan of the "toddler area" (basically a bunch of old toys without batteries, a play kitchen and a cushy slide), but the woman running the register told me they were expanding soon with some new features.

In the open area between the fun stuff, there were quite a few Cozy Coupes and other ride-on toys to make the trek from slide to slide more interesting. I stole these pictures from my friend's blog: