Travel Piece

Leapin’ Lizards Travel Piece

November 30, 2012

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McGee

Taking the Toddlers to Leapin’ Lizards

                A mom wants something to do with her toddler that won’t leave her exhausted and spares her a bit of energy especially with the pressures from work, running a household, and being a full-time mother to a little one. According to education.com the stage from infant to toddler is a very crucial growth period, during this time children develop a large amount of motor skills. Running, jumping and climbing are just a few motor skills that make little ones hard to handle sometimes. Finding an activity that fits their age range, has enough space to play, and aids in the development of these new found skills can be a bit challenging. Leapin’ Lizards has item that can be beneficial to both mom and her toddler.

                Leapin’ Lizards has over 20,000 square feet of inflatables and party room space. They have all the space your little one could ever dream of. The toddlers are able to use their motor skills to run free, and climb and jump on just about everything. Making sure they use their other motor skills in the process, while laughing and screaming at the same time. Parents can either watch or guide their children as they play, or watch them from a room designed for them to relax and preferably read a book or magazine. "I take my little one whenever I get the chance, it's really affordable and not far from my house at all," said Rhonda Albright.

                Leapin’ Lizards also has an eco-friendly approach. They encourage children to help recycle. Recycle bins are placed in an area where kids can recycle any trash they may have. They also use eco-friendly products to clean the facility and their bounce houses, “we use all the melalecua products to clean our inflatables and the floors, basically all the cleaning we do here,” said Al Clark, the manager of Leapin’ Lizards. This approach may be rare but it works for them and it shows parents and children that they have awareness in trying to save the planet. Also, outside of the sugary, greasy menu items found at businesses that are made for children, Leapin’ Lizards tries to promote healthy snacks offering a variety of fruits in place of chips and candy




Photo courtesy of Leapin' Lizards

 

          In the heart of downtown Decatur, located on 185 Sams Street, Leapin’ Lizards is not far at all and can probably save you a buck or two on gas. There is no admission price for parents. For children two and under the fee is five dollars, and for children three and up general admission is eight dollars. For more directions information call 404-371-9700, or visit Leapinlizardsplay.com. Remember in order to play your children must have socks.