Rambunctious children may not feel the cold when they hit the playground on a winter weekend in Chattanooga, but their parents likely do. If you’re one of those parents shivering on the sidelines while the kids take over the slides, swings and seesaws, it doesn’t have to be this way. There are several places around town where the little ones can burn off all their pent-up energy in an environment that won’t leave your teeth chattering while you wait.
Built for fun and frolic, they include places like the Creative Discovery Museum, a mainstay for art, science and water play. Or Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park, where trampolines let kids test the spring in their step. And High Point Climbing and Fitness, where kids can literally climb the walls.
Not all children are old enough for the more energetic play zones. But there are places for the littlest little ones, too. The Bunny Hive, a social club for children and their parents, includes programming for babies as young as 2 weeks old.
“This is a place where little ones bond with their grown-ups,” owner Beth Forrester says of the business, a franchise of a 13-state chain that opened in August on Cherokee Boulevard.