Where to take those high energy kids

All right, now that I've mentioned a list of places that are not so cool for taking your energetic child, here... my friends is a list of places I'd definitely recommend taking them.

• Parks (bring frisbees, balls, bubbles, bikes, kites, a friend's dog if you don't have one, anything that keeps them moving!)
• Playgrounds (an obvious choice, but remember to mix it up, don't always go to the same place...kids get bored of the same equipment)
• Kids concerts (many townships have local shows at parks or recreations centers for free!) 
• Indoor sports centers (ice skating, roller skating, indoor soccer centers, skate boarding, gymnastics places...many have "open or free play" days)
• Bounce Around places (inflatables...jumping, no BRAINER)
• Nature centers (take a hike, bird watch, do a scavenger hunt, throw rocks on the lake, go fishing, take photos)
• Indoor pool at the local school or YMCA (swimming burns off a ton of excess energy)
• Sporting events (hockey and soccer are great very fast moving games...baseball not so much)
• Horseback riding (high energy kids will use a lot of concentration to ride a horse and many love animals... it is a novelty activity as well)
• Races (car racing, horse racing, even 5K running activities...many have a 1 mile run run for the kids)
• Local animal shelters - do they need a kid to give the animals some extra love, or maybe some walks around the building, ask about volunteering with your child every other week