Area 'fun' centers play on and on.Byline: The Register-Guard In the wake of the 1999 closure of Discovery Zone, a children's activity center at Gateway Mall Gateway Mall may refer to:
Some emphasize education. Most provide entertainment. But each finds a niche to distinguish itself. Among them are: Putters Fun Center, 1170 Highway 99N, Eugene. Opened in fall 2001. Putters is known best for indoor miniature golf and a large arcade with games for both young and older children. It also has an indoor playground, pool tables, a pizza parlor and a bowling alley next door. "You can bring teenagers here and they're not going to be bored," said manager Eric Gilbert, whose family owns the business. Putters also hosts lots of parties: birthdays, sports teams, even corporate gatherings. The family plans to remodel re·mod·el tr.v. re·mod·eled also re·mod·elled, re·mod·el·ing also re·mod·el·ling, re·mod·els also re·mod·els To make over in structure or style; reconstruct. this summer, refurbishing the golf course and expanding the food service. "Our business has just been going through the roof," Gilbert said. "We have been growing like crazy." All That & More, 2101 Bailey Hill Road, Eugene. Opened in fall 2002. Large inflatable in·flat·a·ble adj. Designed to be filled with air or gas before use: an inflatable mattress. n. An object or device that can be filled with air or gas, especially: a. toys, the Velcro sticky Refers to an application or service that keeps you on a Web site. For example, stock quotes, glossaries, educational material, chat rooms and similar offerings give you reason to remain on the site, while it allows the company to show you more ads or proprietary messages. wall, a pirate-theme play structure, bungee bowl, arcade games You can also check the Killer List of Videogames. This is a list of arcade games organized alphabetically by name. It does not include computer or console games unless they were also released in video arcades. See Lists of video games for related lists. , a food court, parties ... and more, of course. "Our motto is, `Where kids are kids and adults are, too,' ' owner Mike Guido said. The business draws toddlers, teens and adults, Guido said. "The response from the community has been just awesome," he said. All That also runs a day-care center day-care center: see day nursery. under the same roof, with close to 40 children enrolled. Soon it will expand to more than double that number, Guido said. "We thought it would be a perfect match," he said. "We have all this fun stuff here that kids can use, and we have the space." Gymboree Play & Music, 4730 Village Plaza, Suite 115, Eugene (located off Goodpasture Island Road). Opened in fall 2001. It's all about learning through play at Gymboree, a franchise business affiliated with the children's clothing chain of the same name. Parents of young children enroll in classes that focus on interactive play, music and art for newborn newborn /new·born/ (noo´born?) 1. recently born. 2. newborn infant. new·born adj. Very recently born. n. A neonate. children through 4 years old. They attend with their children. "This allows kids to work on physical, social, verbal and mental development," said Jessica Sanchez, an employee. "We work on different concepts depending on the age group. We know they're learning, but they don't know Don't know (DK, DKed) "Don't know the trade." A Street expression used whenever one party lacks knowledge of a trade or receives conflicting instructions from the other party. they're learning." The business also hosts birthday parties. |
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