Indoor Family Fun
Babcock Hall Dairy Store
1605 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
262-3045
www.babcockhalldairystore.wisc.edu
Known for their ice cream, the plant also produces award-winning cheeses, breakfast and lunch items and bottles locally produced milk. Inside the plant, the story is open to the public.
Blackbird Family Yoga
6720 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave.
Middleton, WI 53562
237-1777
www.blackbirdfamilyyoga.com
Offering a wide range of adult yoga classes (with childcare provided), prenatal yoga classes, yoga with baby, parent-child yoga, yoga classes for preschool, school-age children and teens, and a family class for everyone at the same time.
Boulders Climbing Gym
3964 Commercial Ave., Madison, WI 53714
244-8100
www.bouldersgym.com
8,000 square feet of sculpture climbing walls. Beginners with no experience can learn to climb in 20 minutes while the seasoned climber will find many fun and challenging routes.
Cave of the Mounds
National Natural Landmark
2975 Cave of the Mounds Road
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
608-437-3038
www.caveofthemounds.com
info@caveofthemounds.com
Cave of the Mounds offers summer activities for kids (and adults!) of all ages. Check out their new Fossil Dig, sluice at the Quarry’s Edge Gemstone Mine, hike their trails or sign up for a half-day mini-camp. Celebrate your birthday like a spelunker with a Cave of the Mounds birthday party package. Guided
tours daily, open year-round.
Fired Up Pottery
442-9900
www.fireduppottery.com
Paint your own pottery, make a fused-glass piece or take a pottery wheel class. Clay is also available. We host birthday parties.
George Vitense Golfland
5501 Schroeder Road, Madison, WI 53711
271-1411
www.vitense.com
20,000-square-foot building offers fun activities year-round. 18-hole indoor miniature golf course, full arcade with tickets for prize redemption and remote-control boats. Full food and beverage service for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Three-sided fireplace and 50-inch plasma screen TV.
Gymfinity Children’s Activity Center
848-3547
www.gymfinity.com
Gymfinity is equipped with apparatuses for each of the Olympic events in gymnastics, including trampolines and areas especially for our Tykes program.
Hitters Tennis Club at Hitters SportsPlex
3710 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562
833-4488
www.hitterssportsplex.com
Tennis-themed facility with eight indoor tennis courts, indoor batting cages and an individual baseball instruction area. Two of the eight courts are smaller and designed for younger players.
Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites
Madison West
Crawdaddy Cove
826-0500
www.wiscohotels.com
Indoor water park hotel on Madison’s west side. Birthday parties, bah mitzvahs. Kids stay free and eat free too! Five wristbands per room included.
KEVA Sports Center
662-7529
www.kevasports.com
Experience weeklong summer camps for ages 3-14. Camps include a variety of interactive sports. Includes field trips, lunch, snacks and more!
Madison Turners
3001 S. Stoughton Road, Madison, WI 53716
222-4922
www.madisonturners.com
Madison Turners operates a school of gymnastics and offers volleyball and other sports and activities.
Storytime at the Library
222-6127
www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/kids/storytime-starters
Check out Storytime Starters. Based on the themes used at Madison Public Library’s Preschool Storytimes, these thematic lists include books, songs, finger plays, play literacy suggestions and more.
Ultrazone Laser Tag
833-8880
www.playlasertag.com
Appealing to any age, the perfect activity for a family outing, birthday party, corporate teambuilding, organizational fundraiser and much more.
Wisconsin State Capitol Building
4 E. Capitol Square, Madison, WI 53702
266-0382
http://tours.wisconsin.gov
Free tours are offered daily, year-round except on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas. Plan on spending 45-55 minutes for a tour. The sixth floor museum and observation deck are open during the summer months.
YMCA of Dane County
Cottage Grove 221-1571
Sun Prairie 837-8221
West 276-6606
www.ymcadanecounty.org
YMCA has a wide range of programs for the whole family available throughout the year.
1605 Linden Drive, Madison, WI 53706
262-3045
www.babcockhalldairystore.wisc.edu
Known for their ice cream, the plant also produces award-winning cheeses, breakfast and lunch items and bottles locally produced milk. Inside the plant, the story is open to the public.
Blackbird Family Yoga
6720 Frank Lloyd Wright Ave.
Middleton, WI 53562
237-1777
www.blackbirdfamilyyoga.com
Offering a wide range of adult yoga classes (with childcare provided), prenatal yoga classes, yoga with baby, parent-child yoga, yoga classes for preschool, school-age children and teens, and a family class for everyone at the same time.
Boulders Climbing Gym
3964 Commercial Ave., Madison, WI 53714
244-8100
www.bouldersgym.com
8,000 square feet of sculpture climbing walls. Beginners with no experience can learn to climb in 20 minutes while the seasoned climber will find many fun and challenging routes.
Cave of the Mounds
National Natural Landmark
2975 Cave of the Mounds Road
Blue Mounds, WI 53517
608-437-3038
www.caveofthemounds.com
info@caveofthemounds.com
Cave of the Mounds offers summer activities for kids (and adults!) of all ages. Check out their new Fossil Dig, sluice at the Quarry’s Edge Gemstone Mine, hike their trails or sign up for a half-day mini-camp. Celebrate your birthday like a spelunker with a Cave of the Mounds birthday party package. Guided
tours daily, open year-round.
Fired Up Pottery
442-9900
www.fireduppottery.com
Paint your own pottery, make a fused-glass piece or take a pottery wheel class. Clay is also available. We host birthday parties.
George Vitense Golfland
5501 Schroeder Road, Madison, WI 53711
271-1411
www.vitense.com
20,000-square-foot building offers fun activities year-round. 18-hole indoor miniature golf course, full arcade with tickets for prize redemption and remote-control boats. Full food and beverage service for breakfast, lunch and dinner. Three-sided fireplace and 50-inch plasma screen TV.
Gymfinity Children’s Activity Center
848-3547
www.gymfinity.com
Gymfinity is equipped with apparatuses for each of the Olympic events in gymnastics, including trampolines and areas especially for our Tykes program.
Hitters Tennis Club at Hitters SportsPlex
3710 Deming Way, Middleton, WI 53562
833-4488
www.hitterssportsplex.com
Tennis-themed facility with eight indoor tennis courts, indoor batting cages and an individual baseball instruction area. Two of the eight courts are smaller and designed for younger players.
Holiday Inn Hotel and Suites
Madison West
Crawdaddy Cove
826-0500
www.wiscohotels.com
Indoor water park hotel on Madison’s west side. Birthday parties, bah mitzvahs. Kids stay free and eat free too! Five wristbands per room included.
KEVA Sports Center
662-7529
www.kevasports.com
Experience weeklong summer camps for ages 3-14. Camps include a variety of interactive sports. Includes field trips, lunch, snacks and more!
Madison Turners
3001 S. Stoughton Road, Madison, WI 53716
222-4922
www.madisonturners.com
Madison Turners operates a school of gymnastics and offers volleyball and other sports and activities.
Storytime at the Library
222-6127
www.madisonpubliclibrary.org/kids/storytime-starters
Check out Storytime Starters. Based on the themes used at Madison Public Library’s Preschool Storytimes, these thematic lists include books, songs, finger plays, play literacy suggestions and more.
Ultrazone Laser Tag
833-8880
www.playlasertag.com
Appealing to any age, the perfect activity for a family outing, birthday party, corporate teambuilding, organizational fundraiser and much more.
Wisconsin State Capitol Building
4 E. Capitol Square, Madison, WI 53702
266-0382
http://tours.wisconsin.gov
Free tours are offered daily, year-round except on the following holidays: New Year’s Day, Easter, Thanksgiving, Christmas Eve and Christmas. Plan on spending 45-55 minutes for a tour. The sixth floor museum and observation deck are open during the summer months.
YMCA of Dane County
Cottage Grove 221-1571
Sun Prairie 837-8221
West 276-6606
www.ymcadanecounty.org
YMCA has a wide range of programs for the whole family available throughout the year.