Excursions for Tots

Indoor activities:

Imagine It! The Children's Museum of Atlanta 275 Centennial Olympic Park Drive NW 404.659.KIDS (5437) http://www.imagineit-cma.org/museum_information.html

Interactive Neighborhood for Kids (INK) - Gainesville 999 Chestnut Street 770-536-1900 www.inkfun.org.

Maxx Fun Family Entertainment Center 1100 Shannon Mall, Union City. 770-774-9500.

Fernbank Museum of Natural History 767 Clifton Rd. NE, Atlanta 404-929-6300

For the Wee Ones:

Little Gym various locations in the area http://www.thelittlegym.com/sm/country.180/state.10/locations.aspx

Gymboree various locations in the area http://www.gymboreeclasses.com/b2c/customer/home.jsp

Imagine-It, the Children's Museum by Centennial Park has a special section for really young kids. It's back behind the water section. It has a variety of fun things, safe and clean.

Atlanta Kids Zone (http://www.atlantakidszone.com/). Call the Director as there is a nominal per hour charge to come play at their indoor playground in the evenings.

Stonecrest Mall (I-20 exit Turner Hill Rd) has an indoor play area in front of JCPenny's. It is all padded and mostly enclosed. It can get pretty crowded with bigger kids on the weekend though. There is also a train for a few dollars that drives around the mall - very fun!

Leapin Lizards has a separate section for 3 and under,

Northpoint Mall in Alpharetta. they have a great soft play area. it's best to go early in the day.

Jumpy Places

Jumping Jeronimo! 770-552-2772 http://www.blogger.com/www.jjumps.com
1570 Holcomb Bridge Rd., Ste. 240, Roswell
Jumpin’ Jamboree770-496-1200http://www.blogger.com/www.jumpinjamboreeparty.com
2534 Royal Place, Ste. E, Tucker

Monkey Joe’s http://www.blogger.com/www.monkeyjoes.com
1019-B Collier Road, Atlanta. 404-351-1815
*Coming to Lavista Road soon

Leapin Lizards Fun and Party Center 185 Sams Street Decatur Georgia 30030 404) 371-9700 http://www.leapinlizardsplay.com
Decatur’s brand new indoor play and party center featuring over 10,000 square foot of bouncing inflatables, giant slides, obstacle courses, toddler exploration area, concessions, two large private party rooms, free WI-FI and computer access.

The Jumping Bean 504 Amsterdam Avenue Amsterdam Walk Atlanta GA 404.897.3646 www.thelittlejumpingbean.com A clean, colorful bounce house in midtown offers a nice alternative to the bigger chains. Very well suited to smaller kids.

Bounce-n-Bob’s 404-634-4964 http://www.blogger.com/www.bouncenbobs.com
1936 Briarwood Ct. (I-85 and Clairmont), Atlanta

IKEA (you can check your baby into the playroom for 90 minutes to play while you shop in Atlantic station or within the store)

Outdoor fun:

Zoo Atlanta http://www.zooatlanta.org/home.htm

American Adventures http://www.americanadventuresfunpark.com/

Six Flags - Thomas Town http://www.sixflags.com/overGeorgia/info/news_thomastown.aspx

Dixieland Fun Park - Fayetteville http://www.dixielandfunpark.com/

Indoor playgrounds

The Mall at Stonecrest • Discover Mills • Mall of Georgia• Arbor Place Mall • North Point Mall

Outdoor Playgrounds

Centennial Park's playground - play in the fountains! * Brook Run Park *Dresden Park *Holcomb Bridge *Tanglewood Park - Canton*Mayor’s Grove Playground at Piedmont Park

Aquatic Centers

Mountain Park Aquatic Center 1063 Rockbridge Road, Stone Mountain 7770.564.4650 Super cool outdoor leisure pool with zero-depth entry, two giant waterslides, river channel, bubble bench, vortex, and water play structures.

Browns Mill Aquatics Center 4929 Browns Mill Rd Lithonia This sparkling new attraction has several neat features including aTot Pool, Lazy River and Leisure Pool

Lenora Pool 4515 Lenora Church Road Snellville 770.982.5309 Outdoor leisure pool with zero-depth entry, a giant waterslide, river channel, and water play structures.

West Gwinnett Park & Aquatic Center 4488 Peachtree Industrial Blvd Norcross 770.417.2281 Outdoor leisure pool with zero-depth entry, two giant waterslides, river channel, bubble bench, vortex, spray bar, and water play structures.