Lansing has a diverse selection of things to do with kids. Two of the best options include MSU Museum with its vast collection of artifacts and the Funtyme Adventure Park for everything from golfing to laser tag. Keep reading for more of the best activities to do with kids in Lansing:

• Adado Riverfront Park: one of the largest parks downtown hosting many events throughout the year
• Potter Park Zoo: this zoo’s mission is to inspire people to conserve animals in the natural world
• MSU Museum: exhibits highlighting museum collections, MSU faculty and student work, and traveling exhibits
• Funtyme Adventure Parks: a golfing range, batting cages, mini golf and more
• Lansing Art Gallery: provides public awareness, education and enjoyment of the visual arts by promoting the works of Michigan artists

There’s plenty of family-friendly fun to be had in Lansing. Start your day off right with a generous helping of breakfast food at Golden Harvest and then catch a show at the Wharton Center for Performing Arts. Take a look at the following for more kid-friendly attractions:

• Golden Harvest Restaurant: a kitschy diner with generous plates of morning favorites
• Naing Myanmar Family Restaurant: head here for delicious traditional Burmese food
• Meat BBQ: voted best barbecue in Lansing for the past six years
• Celebration! Cinema Lansing & IMAX: check out the immersive IMAX experience for yourself
• Wharton Center for Performing Arts: hosting a number of different shows involving acting and music

It doesn’t take a lot of money to have a memorable time in Lansing. The beautiful capitol building, built in 1879, is free to tour and offers fully restored rooms to give visitors an idea of what the building looked like when it was first built. Take a look at the other top free activities for kids below:

• Michigan State Capitol: take a tour of this beautiful capitol building built in 1879
• Pruess Pets: this pet store is like one big petting zoo
• Durant Park: this three-acre park was donated to the city of Lansing by the founder of General Motors
• Brenke Fish Ladder: come watch the salmon migrate upstream, using the ladder to assist their journey
• Fenner Nature Center: an environmental education center encompassing 134 acres of publicly accessible green space

Your kids are sure to enjoy all of the fun and exciting things to do in Lansing. Extreme Fun is basically one big bounce house and Funtyme Adventure Parks has a golfing range and mini golf. Check out more fun attractions to visit with kids below:

• Scoops, an MSU Dairy Store: the place to go for hard-packed MSU Dairy ice cream
• Cravings Popcorn: come here for more flavors of popcorn than you thought were possible
• Extreme Fun: a network of indoor bouncy castles and blow-up obstacles
• Michigan 4-H Children's Garden: explore all that 4-H has to offer through the year-round, hands-on events
• Funtyme Adventure Parks: a golfing range, batting cages, mini golf and more

Groups looking for kid-friendly attractions in Lansing have a lot to choose from. You can take your group down to Hawk Island Park to take a relaxing pedal boat ride or walk through the aisles of vendors for fresh produce and candy at Horrocks Farm Market. Take a look below for more group activities fit for the whole family:

• Hawk Island Park: offers rowboat and pedal boat rental, a swimming beach, a splash pad, picnic areas and shelters, and more
• W.J. Beal Botanical Garden: take a walk through the many different kinds of trees and plants
• Horrocks Farm Market: offers fresh produce, gourmet coffee, candy, beer, wine and a full nursery
• MSU Children’s Gardens/Butterfly House: take a nice walk through 14 acres of diverse gardens
• Dewitt Golf Center: see which one of your kids can hit a golf ball the farthest

Lansing is full of history and full of places to learn that history. Check out the Michigan History Center or the Michigan Women’s Hall of Fame for lessons on important people and events in Michigan’s past. There’s even more educational activities for kids below:

• Impression 5 Science Center: encouraging kids to explore their world and make meaningful connections to science using all five senses
• Michigan History Center: discover, preserve and share the stories of Michigan
• R.E. Olds Transportation Museum: explore Oldsmobile from the very first prototype to today's streamlined automobiles
• Library of Michigan: sift through the hundreds of thousands of articles, books, and magazines
• Michigan Women's Hall of Fame: take a look at all of the famous women athletes from Michigan history

There’s a diverse selection of creative and performing arts classes for kids in Lansing. They can learn how to paint like Picasso at Playing Picasso LLC or learn how to ride a horse at Sundance Riding Stables. Still looking for more? Check out the following class ideas for kids in Lansing:

• Sunset Clay Studio: here your kids will learn how to mold clay into a work of art
• Playing Picasso LLC: the best place in Lansing to get a lesson in art
• Platinum Dance Academy: promotes high self worth, a love for learning, and an awareness to accommodate the diverse needs of each dancer
• Sundance Riding Stables: offers horseback riding for riders of all skill levels
• MSU Community Music School: provides a creative and welcoming environment where music experiences, education, and therapy services inspire individuals

The winters in Lansing can get pretty chilly, so it’s no surprise the city has adapted to have fun kids activities indoors. Kids will have the time of their lives at Play., a massive indoor playground, and they’ll love all of the pinball machines at Pinball Pete’s. Keep reading for more indoor activities to do with kids in Lansing:

• Jumpin' Jax Bounce Arena: take flight in this indoor play area filled with bounce houses
• Play.: a thoughtfully designed 2,600 square foot indoor playground and party space for children under six
• Zap Zone: laser tag, glow-in-the-dark mini golf, bumper cars, and more
• Pinball Pete's: play on a wide selection of pinballs, video games, redemption machines, pool tables and air hockey
• Spare Time Entertainment Center: offers bowling, virtual reality, an arcade, and bumper cars