Though recently repurposed for children, moon bounces were originally intended as a form of therapy for rejected astronauts and people extremely affected by gravity. Let the kids enjoy the craze with today's Groupon: for $20, you get one month of unlimited jumping and playing for one child at Jumpin Jupiter in Bossier City (a $45 value).

Voted one of the Best Places to Host Birthday Parties for 5-year-olds and younger in Shreveport-Bossier in 2009 by SB Families, Jumpin Jupiter's airy arsenal of pliable playthings includes inflatables, bouncers, obstacle courses, and spacious slides. Buoyant babes ages 2 to 12 shoot for the stars and land on the moon bounce during regular open jumps (occasionally forfeited for private parties). Falling down is fun with soft, spongy floors that buoy even the most sensitive of baby bums and deceive hard-hitting heels.

The sponge tiles' mottled hues match the grade-school-inspired color palette of the jumpy jungle gym, with pops of yellow, red, green, blue, and radical. Wide slides make for pal-packed descending adventures, and with five houses in the jump area, kids will never need a larger neighborhood, but may attempt to be elected mayor of the malleable village.

Although not included in the value of this Groupon, Jumpin Jupiter's birthday bashes delight bouncers celebrating birthiversaries from 2 to 12 years old. The phosphorescent hand-painted party rooms can house 5 to 30 playground prowlers at once, and include everything except the cake. A party attendant will even log all of the loot you get for stress-free thank-you-note sessions. All potential jumpers and any adult accompaniment planning on stepping into the bouncing area must first sheath feet in socks before stepping into the gravity-defying gymnasium, or a toe could accidentally go into orbit.

Reviews

Shreveport - Bossier Family and Kids Digest featured Jumping Jupiter, and SB Families named it one of the best places to hold a birthday party for 5-year-olds and younger:

• With our HOT summers and cold, wet winters, this is a great indoor place to take the kids. It has large inflatable jumps, slides, and obstacle courses. They have a snack area, party rooms, and an area for little ones who are too small to jump. – Shreveport - Bossier Family and Kids Digest