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Sunday, January 7, 2018

Monkey Joe's

We visited Monkey Joe's inflatable play place for a fun way to burn off some energy on a below-zero winter's day.  I had looked into the Appleton location, so I was pretty excited to see how it was in person.



I remembered seeing they had a parent's lounge, which I did not really find at the Waukesha location. There were plenty of tables to claim for our stuff, and there are massage chairs stationed throughout, but you do have to pay to operate them.

The kids had a blast, of course!  The littlest one (3yo) got the best deal because he was little enough to go into the toddler inflatable (which they ALL wanted to do) and was big enough to make it through the big kid ones.  The favorites were definitely the slides.


There was also an arcade area.  The kids wandered over every so often and enjoyed looking at the games, but we didn't spend any money playing them.  We also avoided the snack bar.

The place seemed very clean, including the bathrooms.  I did notice there didn't seem to be any good spot for nursing mothers.

Monkey Joe's
2040 West Bluemound Road ~ Waukesha, WI ~ (262) 549-3866
Admission: $10-11/child over 2, $6/under 2, Adults Free

Sunday, December 10, 2017

Preview Post: Lutz Park

Lutz Park looks like a beautiful park on the water in Appleton.  There is a playground and a nice walking path.  There are also bathrooms.

Lutz Park
1320 Lutz Drive ~ Appleton, WI

Preview Post: Lions Park

Lions Park in Appleton has a playground and a picnic shelter.  There are also bathrooms.  This seems like one of Appleton's smaller parks.

Lions Park
1920 South Matthias Street ~ Appleton, WI

Preview Post: Linwood Park

Linwood Park in Appleton has a playground and a picnic shelter.  There are also bathrooms and a ball diamond.

Linwood Park
401 North Douglas Street ~ Appleton, WI

Preview Post: Kiwanis Park

Kiwanis Park in Appleton has what looks like a pretty new playground.  There is a shelter and a restroom.  There is also a ball diamond.

Kiwanis Park
2315 North Nicholas Street ~ Appleton, WI

Preview Post: Jones Park

Jones Park in Appleton has a playground, but it looks like it may be a pretty small one.  The park itself looks like it's nestled in behind a neighborhood.  There is a shelter and bathrooms.

Jones Park
301 West Lawrence Street ~ Appleton, WI

Preview Post: Jaycee Park

Jaycee Park in Appleton looks like it has a nice playground.  There's a picnic shelter and bathrooms.  It takes up about one full city block.

Jaycee Park
1200 South Jefferson Street ~ Appleton, WI