What Are Some Good Indoor Activities/places to Go During the Hot Summer Months?

Paradise Pond - it's off main street in Grapevine. Only open Thurs and Fri from 9-11. Get there early, when they are full they don't allow anyone else in. Costs $1 per person. Indoor bounce house, playscape, doll play area, car play area, kid rock wall, dress up areas and more.

Grapevine Rec CEnter- I am not sure if they still do it, but they used to open the gym for kids on Thursday mornings. It was $1 per kid. They had mats, balls, toys, and a bounce house.

N. E. Mall and Ridgemar Mall both have free indoor play areas. I like Ridgemar MUCH more, it's worth the drive for me.

Leapin' LIzards or Let's Jump - bounce house play areas. I think it's around $5. We like Let's Jump more, they allow parents on the equipment to help kids and there is no charge.

FW Museum- we got a memebership. It's great for cold or hot weather. They change out the exhibits often and the children's play area is a lot of fun.

Playgrounds...Free. We are fortunate to live in an area with LOTs of parks. Just go early before they get too hot.

Spray Parks. Free. Haltom City has one, but I think they are gaining popularity everywhere. Check with your local rec center.

CR Smith MUseum - $2 for kid. $4 for adults. Lots of fun airplane stuff to look at and touch. The staff was great. Right now they also have a CYber CHase (PBS math cartoon) exhibit. I took my 2 and 5 y.o. yesterday. The 2 year old didn't "get" the math concepts, but she had a great time playing.

Bass Pro or Cabelas - both of these stores have nice aquariums. If you look online you can find out when the fish get fed. It's free.

Library- free. Story time.

Paradise Pond is a lot of fun like the previous poster mentioned. There's also a very nice splash pad in Colleyville - 240 W. McDonwell School Road, the easiest way I can explain to get there is to take Precinct Line Rd from Davis Blvd and turn left on McDonwell take the road past the fire station and then turn into the park - the splash pad is back to the left. There's a smallish parking lot there and there is a picnic pavilion right next to it. It gets especially crowded before lunch but right after noon it slows down. You can also take 26 to John McCain then right on Westcoat Dr. and right on McDonwell, if you pass the fire station, you've gone too far.
Also watch for deals to the Safari place in Southlake - it's in the same center as Kroger a lot of the time they do two for one admissions to keep the price down otherwise that is kind of expensive but lots of fun!

I would suggest you browse our website www.familyeguide.com. Not only do we list lots of free and indoor activities, but our calendar is full of events in our area. We're based out of Flower Mound, and focus FM, LV, and the surrounding cities, which includes both Grapevine and Coppell.

groupon has a deal today for jump passes at Jump Zone (in southlake) by the way.... they have open play most afternoons/evening and on Saturdays also.

I just heard that there is a new free and indoor play area at a church in Coppell - First Baptist of Coppell, maybe? The entrance is supposed to be behind the church.