I took my daughter to meet with a few of her friends at Sport Bounce of Loudoun in Ashburn, Virginia, during one of their open play times. She and her friends had a great time bouncing non-stop and going up and down the slides there! 

In its 10,000 square-foot indoor facility, Sport Bounce has a total of six inflatables – some have slides, some include obstacle courses and one has basketball rings. Their open bounce time is for kids 18 months old and above, and all but two of the inflatables are open to everyone. There is one inflatable with a height requirement of 42″ and one moon bounce for kids under the age of 3. Their website has pictures of their inflatables (I didn’t see the Toddler Play Zone inflatable when I was there).

If you have younger kids, or if this is your kid’s first time there, try the Mini Turbo Rush first. It’s 16-foot high, but the slides are not steep and less intimidating than some of the other slides. Once they’re warmed up, try the Indoor Slides at 20-foot high and Dual Lane Tropical Slide at 22-foot high. The Tropical Slide inflatable has a minimum height requirement of 42″.

There is also a moon bounce for kids younger than three years old. The moon bounce has a mini slide inside, so the younger kids can enjoy going up and down the slide.

There are sitting areas in the middle of the facility, but parents are required to supervise their kids and even encouraged to play with their kids. The inflatables and moon bounces are so large that you can go down the slides if you’d like. For safety reasons, they do ask that you do not bounce or jump in the moon bounce when young children are present.

I ended up going up to one of the larger slides to supervise our kids so they didn’t bump into each other (yes, it happened in the first ten minutes we were there) and couldn’t resist going down the slides myself. It was a lot of fun – I definitely felt butterflies in my stomach!

In addition to moon bounces or inflatables, they also have two play rooms for kids to play in. The rooms are filled with toys, so kids can play basketball, hop on bouncy balls, get on a rocker, crawl under a caterpillar, or take a break and watch a kids’ show in between bounces. Our kids loved the Circle Cycle, where they got to pedal stationary bicycles in a circle.

The staff was friendly and helpful when we checked in. I saw one staff member watch the kids at one of the inflatables, but for the most part, they want parents to supervise the kids.

The indoor facility is also well-kept. Bathrooms are available in the building and we saw a staff member wiping down one of the inflatables. They do not sell food, but they have vending machines with beverages.

We were there for about two hours and they went by very quickly. The kids got to burn their energies by bouncing, climbing, sliding, jumping and playing non-stop. One mom reported that her kids “inhaled their dinner with no fuss” and mine fell asleep faster than usual. Both are great reasons to go back to Sport Bounce!

AT A GLANCE

Open Bounce Times
They have open bounce times daily with extended hours during holidays. Check their website for their latest schedule.

Fees
$10 for kids ages 2 and 17. Kids under 2 and adults (18+) enjoy free admissions. Group discount is available during non-holiday hours; $8 per child in a group of ten kids or more (they must all arrive together). You can also buy a season pass for $70, which gives you 10 open bounce sessions, or a saving of $3 per session.

Birthday Parties
They are booked months in advance for birthday parties, so hurry and book your kid’s birthday party soon if you want a specific time slot. Parties start at $295 per 15 kids ages 18 months to 18 years or $345 per 25 kids. If you have more than 25 kids in the party, it’s $10 per extra child. They can also order food and a birthday cake for you if you’d like. Check their website for more details on birthday party fees and schedule.

Before You Go
Make sure to bring socks. If you forget your kids’ socks, they sell socks for $2 per pair. Leave your food at home or in the car since they do not allowed any food during open bounce time, out of consideration of kids with food allergies. Feel free to bring water, they also have a water fountain and vending machines for beverages.

Location
44710 Cape Ct., Suite #116
Ashburn, VA 20147

Their address didn’t come up in my GPS, so print directions just in case.

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Still has cabin fever from the snowmageddon that hit the Washington, DC, area? Here are several places in Washington, DC and Northern Virginia where your kids can run around, tumble and be active this weekend. All of the places listed except one are indoors.

This weekend is also jam-packed with events to celebrate Valentine's Day, Chinese New Year, President's Day and Black History Month.

Kid Zone at LaserNation
Saturday, February 13, 10 am to 12 pm

421 S. Sterling Blvd, Sterling, Virginia

Kids ages 4 to 12 can enjoy fun laser tag games, no one over 12 is permitted in the arena. Only $4 a game. See their website or call 703-450-2335 for more information.

Unlimited Play at LaserNation
Saturday, February 13, 8 pm to 12 am

421 S. Sterling Blvd, Sterling, Virginia

Enjoy unlimited play of laser tags for only $13 all night. See their website or call 703-450-2335 for more information.

Cartoon Skate at Reston Town Center
Saturday, February 13, 11:30 am to 1 pm

Reston Town Center, 1818 Discovery Street, Reston, Virginia

Go ice skating with Scooby-Doo, Tweety Bird and other cartoon characters at the Ice Skating Pavilion at Reston Town Center (outdoor ice skating rink). $12 for adults, $7 for kids under 12, $7 for seniors and $4 for skate rentals. See their website for more information.

Open Skating at Ashburn Ice House
Saturday, February 13, 2 pm to 2 pm
Sunday, February 14, 2:30 pm to 4:30 pm
Monday, February 15, 5:15 pm to 6:45 pm

21595 Smiths Switch Rd, Ashburn, Virginia

Public session for ice skating at this indoor ice skating rink in Ashburn, Virginia. $7 for adults, $6 for kids under 13, $5 for seniors, $3 for skate rentals. See their website or call 703-858-0300 for more information.

Pay to Play at JW Tumbles of Herndon
Sunday, February 14, 10:30 am – 12 pm

12950 Highland Crossing Drive, Herndon, Virginia

Open gym time at JW Tumbles of Herndon, Virginia. It's a parent-supervised play time. They have a maximum of 25 kids at all times in the play area, so space is not guaranteed if too many people stop by. In addition to the usual slides and ladders, staff brings out fun toys for kids to play with, such as ride-ons and a ball pit. $5 for members, $7 for non-members, siblings are half off. See their website or call 703-481-2990 for more information. Also see our review of JW Tumbles of Herndon.

Open Play Time at At Play Cafe in Reston, Virginia
Saturday, February 13, 9:30 am to 7 pm
Sunday, February 14, 12 pm to 3 pm
Monday, February 15, 9:30 am to 7 pm

2254B Hunters Woods Plaza, Reston, Virginia

Enjoy some cappuccino and snacks while your kids play in a supervised play area. Great place for a quick bite to eat for lunch with your kids, too. $8 first child and $6 for each additional sibling. Free for babies under 8 months. See our review of At Play Cafe.

Open Bounce Time at Sport Bounce of Loudoun
Monday, February 15, 12:30 pm – 2 pm and 2:30 pm – 5:30 pm

44710 Cape Court, Suite #116, Ashburn, Virginia

Open bounce time at Sport Bounce of Loudoun in Ashburn, VA, for kids ages 18 months to 6 years. No reservations are required. $10 for first child (2 and up), $8 each additional sibling (2 and up), $6 (18 to 24 months). Parents are free. Visit their website or call 703-729-9522 for more information.

Need more ideas for fun things to do with your kids this weekend? Check our calendar of events.

Monday, February 1st, are teacher work days in Fairfax County and Loudoun County, Virginia. That means no school! If you're looking for fun things to do with your kids during their day off, here are several suggestions.

OPEN GYM TIMES
Day Camp at JW Tumbles in Herndon, Virginia
Fun tumbling activities at the Herndon location. Day camp is from 11:15 am to 3:00 pm, open to kids ages 3 to 7 (kids need to be potty trained). Fees: $30 for members, $35 for non-members and siblings are 20% off. Call (703) 481-2990 to register.

Day Camp at JW Tumbles in Ashburn, Virginia
Another great location of JW Tumbles. Day camp is from 11:15 am to 2:15 pm, open to kids ages 3 to 9 (kids need to be potty trained). Fees: $30 for members, $35 for non-members and second child is 10% off. Call (703) 729-3880 to register.

Open Gym Time at Gymboree in Chantilly, Virginia
They have three open gym times on Monday: 10:00 am to 12:00 pm, 12:00 pm to 1:00 pm (this time is for kids 15 months and younger only) and 4:00 pm to 6:00 pm. If you're already enrolled in a class at Gymboree in Chantilly, you get unlimited open gym time.

Open Bounce Time at Sport Bounce of Loudoun in Ashburn, Virginia
Sport Bounce of Loudoun normally has open bounce times on Monday, but they've extended the hours for February 1st: 12:30 to 2 and 2:30 to 5:30. Both times are available for kids ages 18 months and up. Kids 18 to 24 months are $6, kids 2 and up are $10 and parents are free.

OUTDOOR ICE SKATING RINKS
I just checked the weather forecast and it's supposed to be in lower 40's on Monday. I consider that warm compared to the cold days that we have this weekend. So bundle up and take your kids ice skating at these three great locations.

Pentagon Row Outdoor Ice Skating Rink 
Open from 12 pm to 10 pm. Admission and rental fees: Admission fees are $7 for kids 12 and under, $8 for adults and $7 for seniors. Skate rentals are $3.

Reston Town Center Outdoor Ice Skating Rink
Open from 11 am to 7 pm. Admission and rental fees: Admissions fees are $7 for kids 12 under, $8 for adults and $7 for seniors. Skate rentals are $4.

National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden Ice Rink
Located on the National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW in Washington, DC. Open from 10 am to 9 pm. Admission and rental fees: $6 for kids 12 and under, $6 students (bring a valid ID), $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $3 for skate rentals.

ANIMAL FRIENDS
Frying Pan Farm Park
If it's not too cold, visit the farm animals at Frying Pan Farm Park in Herndon, Virginia. Admissions are free, and your kids will love seeing the farm animals at this working farm.

SNOW TUBING
There are several ski resorts within 2 to 3 hours of driving distance from Northern Virginia. The two resorts listed below offer kiddie tubing.

Whitetail Resort
Whitetail Resort usually opens its snow tubing area on Mondays at 4 pm, but for Monday the 1st, they'll have snow tubing starting from 12 pm. They also have a kiddie tubing area for kids ages 2 to 4. Midweek snow tubing rates are $16 for one hour and $19 for two hours. Kiddie tubing is $7 for unlimited time. Approximately 1.5 hours away from Washington, DC.

Liberty Mountain Resort
Liberty Mountain Resort will also have extended tubing hours on Monday the 1st, from 9 am to 10 pm. Kiddie tubing area is also available for kids 2 to 4. Midweek snow tubing rates are $15 for one hour and $19 for two hours. Kiddie tubing is $9 for unlimited time. Approximately 1 hour away from Washington, DC.

 My daughter had her 2nd birthday party at a local JW Tumbles. If you're not familiar with what JW Tumbles, it's a tumbling playground for little kids.

Birthday party
The party started with "friendship time" where it's a free play for all the kids until most of the rest of the party arrived. The kids ran around the gym, jumped on a trampoline, climbed up a ladder to ring a bell and went up and down the slide.

When most of the party arrived, we did a circle time as an introduction, and then the fun really started! The kids loved going on a zip line (they provided a swing as a seat for the zip line for the younger toddlers) and on a mini roller coaster ride.

At the end of the party, we held a red carpet ceremony for my daughter to hand out goody bags to the party attendees. So cute!

Tumbling class
We had such a great time at the birthday party, we signed up for a tumbling class there.

Class generally starts with a circle time that includes a quick tumbling lesson, a friendship time (free play), then the staff takes out various toys and games at different times for the kids to play with, back to the circle for some singing, then game time again. One more circle time at the end, and then the kids line up to get their hands stamped before they leave.

The games and activities always vary from week to week, which makes it fun and never boring. They usually set up four swings at the gym so the kids can take turn going on the swings. Sometimes they set up a larger swing so multiple kids can go on at the same time.

Other activities that we've done in class are surfing on a rocker, kicking a ball into a goal and walking across a wobbly bridge. They have puppet and bubble time, where kids can play with a hand puppet and pop bubbles. They also fill up a large sand bucket with balls for kids to play in.

For friendship time, kids are free to climb on a ladder on the wall and then ring a bell at the top of the ladder, jump on a trampoline, go rock climbing and climb up to a play house to go down a slide. The kids can also go on various gymnastics equipment, such as a practice beam, preschool bars, parallel bars and gym scooters.

We love going to JW Tumbles for a tumbling class. The JW Tumbles teachers are always enthusiastic, which makes the class a lot of fun. They're very good in varying the activities from week to week, so we never know which activities or games we will be doing each week.

In addition to holding birthday parties and tumbling classes, they have open gym times, camps and kid's night out events, too. During kid's night out, parents can drop off their kids for a staff-supervised play time at the gym. We haven't tried the open gym or other events yet, but I'm sure they're as fun as the birthday party and the class!

AT A GLANCE

Locations
There are JW Tumbles in Alexandria, Arlington, Ashburn and Herndon in Northern Virginia:

3223-B Duke Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Phone: 703 212 9430

2499 N. Harrison Street
Arlington, VA 22207
Phone: 703-531-1470

43150 Broadlands Center Plaza, Suite 184
Ashburn, VA 20148
Phone: 703-729-3880

12950 Highland Crossing Drive
Herndon, VA 20171-5888
Phone: 703-481-2990

Fees
Birthday parties are $275 for 20 kids (or $300 if you're not a member). If you have more than 20 kids in the party, you'll pay $10 per additional child. 

Classes typically range from $130 to $145 for an eight-week period. They have both parent-participation and independent classes. Check with your local JW Tumbles for their rates as fees may vary by location. They offer a free trial class if you want to check it out first before registering your child for a class.

Special events
Other than birthday parties, they also have open gym times, camps and kid's night out where you can drop off your kids for a staff-supervised play time.

It's a fun-filled snow day in Washington, DC, metro area today! We got close to two feet of snow when we woke up this morning in snowy Northern Virginia. 

With schools in Washington, DC, Maryland and Virginia already announcing their closings for Monday and Tuesday already, what else can the kids do besides playing in the snow?

If your family is itching to do something other than making snow angels and going sledding, here are some places that you can go to in the Washington, DC, metro area for more fun winter weather activities. Remember to call them first in case they change their operating hours this week due to the snow storm.

OUTDOOR ICE SKATING RINKS

Pentagon Row Outdoor Ice Skating Rink 
1201 South Joyce Street
Arlington, VA  22202
703-418-6666

Operating hours: They generally open from noon to 10 pm or 11 pm, except for Saturday and Sunday, where they open at 10 am.

Admission and rental fees: Admission fees are $7 for kids 12 and under, $8 for adults and $7 for seniors. Skate rentals are $3.

Parking: Street and garage parking.

Metro: Pentagon City Metro station.

Reston Town Center Outdoor Ice Skating Rink
11900 Market Street
Reston, VA 20190
703-709-6300

Operating hours: They open at 11 am and close at 7 pm from Sunday to Tuesday, 10 pm from Wednesday to Thursday and 11 pm on Friday and Saturday.

Admission and rental fees: Admissions fees are $7 for kids 12 under, $8 for adults and $7 for seniors. Skate rentals are $4.

Parking: free street and garage parking.

National Gallery of Art - Sculpture Garden Ice Rink
On the National Mall at 7th Street and Constitution Avenue NW
Washington, DC
202-216-9397

Operating hours: They open daily at 10 am except on Sunday, when they open at 11 am. They close at 9 pm from Sunday to Thursday and at 11 pm on Friday and Saturday.

Admission and rental fees: $6 for kids 12 and under, $6 students (bring a valid ID), $7 for adults, $6 for seniors, $3 for skate rentals.

Parking: Street and paid garage parking.

Metro: Judiciary Square on the Red Line, Archives on the Yellow/Green Lines, and Smithsonian on the Blue/Orange Lines.

SPECIAL HOLIDAY EVENTS

ICE! at Gaylord National Resort
201 Waterfront Street
National Harbor, MD 20745
301-965-2000

At ICE! you'll walk through 2 million pounds of sculpted ice in a 15,000 square-foot indoor facility. You can purchase an overnight package that includes a stay at Gaylor Hotels or purchase tickets just for this event. Remember to dress warmly since temperature inside ICE! is only nine degrees. This event is accessible for wheelchairs and strollers.

While you're there, check out a 60-foot glass Christmas tree at the resort and indoor snowfall in the atrium in the evening. They also have an outdoor ice skating rink.

Fees: Free for kids 3 and under, $13 for kids 4 to 12, $19.99 for adults (advanced tickets only) and $18 for seniors. Military discounts are also available. More details on fees and discounts.

Parking: Paid parking starts at $5 for the first hour.

Santa's Studio at Reston Town Center
On Market Street in front of Talbot's
11900 Market Street
Reston, VA 20190
703-435-5292

Bring your kids and pets for pictures with Santa. Call Santa first to check if they have restrictions on types of pets and to schedule an appointment.

Fees: Photo packages start at $15.

Parking: Free street and garage parking.

Norwegian Model Train Display at Union Station
50 Massachusetts Ave, NE, Washington, DC 20002
(GPS users enter 2 Massachusetts Ave, NE)
202-333-6000

Check out the giant Norwegian model train display in the main hall of Union Station. According to the Norwegian embassy, each train is hand crafted and a replica of a current or historic Norwegian train.

Fees: Free.

Parking: Garage parking starts at $6 for the first hour.

Metro: Union Station.