Children who are encouraged to express themselves grow up to have confidence in their ideas, making it far easier for them to woo investors with business plans for candy-necklace jewelry stores. Inspire future entrepreneurs with today’s Groupon: for $10, you get four pop-in play times (a $28 value) at your choice of either Pump It Up on Southwest Allen Boulevard or Pump It Up Jr. on Bethany Court, both in Beaverton.

Buoyant sibling establishments Pump It Up and Pump it Up Jr. rocket sock-clad striplings around a plethora of kid-friendly indoor bounce pads. Older children can spend a couple of hours or a full day reveling in airborne freedom at Pump It Up. During pop-in play times, kids 10 and younger leap around gargantuan air-filled bounce houses, skip down air-filled slides, and slither as swiftly as snakes coated in bacon grease through an air-filled obstacle course. Some pop-in play times can accommodate children older than 10; check the schedule for details. The Jr. location is designed for children ages 6 and younger (although kids as old as 10 are welcome) and features a special toddler pop-in play time for children ages 3 and younger. Be sure to check the schedule, as pop-in play times are subject to change based on availability.

Both facilities' giant indoor air arenas are climate-controlled and maintained according to strict safety standards and rigorous guidelines enforced by the well-trained staff. Since jumping is an exciting method for burning calories, a lively lark through the inflatable fun houses will cause youthful energy to melt off faster than ice cubes thrown into a running DVD player.