Scientists agree that the only reason adults have children is so they have a socially acceptable reason to visit amusement parks, eat at novelty pizza arcades, and see movies with Shreks in them. Put some fun in the oven with today's kid-friendly Groupon: for $17, you get two general-admission tickets, two ride tickets, two ice-cream bars, and two unlimited-use sports bottles at Jungle Jaks (up to a $34 value). Admission is free for adults (13+) accompanying children; admission for kids ages 1–2 is $3.99 each. Groupon customers also receive a 10 percent discount on a six-month or one-year Jungle Jaks membership on the day of their coupon redemption.

Jungle Jaks has assembled the ultimate interactive play place for children ages 3 to 13, encouraging them to exercise their creative muscles with arts and crafts, indoor bumper cars, a Wii room, a toddler gym, and even a top-model dress-up studio. Your novelty miniature humans can coronate their inner dancing queens in the disco room, put their vestigial koala claws to good use in the coconut climbing tree, or bombard each other with thousands of soft projectiles in the foam factory. Cool over-heated mini soccer-field stars with two frosty ice-cream bars (a $1.50 value each), and extinguish outsized thirsts with two Jungle Jaks sports bottles, which can be used for unlimited refills during their play date and on future visits (a $3.50 value each). The colorful, multilevel environment fosters an atmosphere of collaborative educational play and masks a healthy dose of exercise with a sweet spoonful of play. Be sure kids wear socks for a clean and safe experience.