London is packed with adventures for kids.
If they're driving you crazy and bouncing on the furniture, channel all that youthful energy into an action packed activity in the capital. There's so much to choose from, it makes you tired just thinking about it!
Cool young skaters will secretly love mooching down to Bay Sixty6 to freestyle on their skateboards. Beginners can book lessons while experts can practise their slides and grinds. Tuesday nights are for BMX fans.
Youngsters aged between 9 and 19 can learn to canoe and kayak at the Canalside Activity Centre. The activities are designed with access in mind, so kids with disabilities can join in the fun.
Who's screaming? Everyone on the rollercoasters! Have a thrilling family day out at Chessington World of Adventures, the theme park that's all about fun and adventure. There are rides for kids of all ages (including grown-ups).
The next time the children demand a pony, book riding lessons at the Hyde Park Stables. There are two outdoor arenas and the chance to ride through 8km (5 miles) of bridleways in the centre of London.
Travel back in time to the Jurassic period and meet dinosaurs while you play crazy golf. Is it a birdie, or is it a pterodactyl? At Jurassic Encounter, you'll be putting round a prehistoric themed course. What could liven up a round of golf better than meeting a full-size, roaring T rex?
Children aged 14 and over can have an adrenaline pumping adventure at the Lee Valley White Water Centre. Negotiate the Olympic standard course and the same rapids which athletes will take on in 2012, including white-knuckle descents of up to 5 metres (16 ft)!
Kids who want to be the next Lewis Hamilton will love racing go-karts round The Raceway. Lewis started his racing career driving karts. Head to the raceway and aim for pole position!
Whoosh up the river on a Thames RIB Experience boat. RIB boats are small and speedy. You'll be kitted out in wet-weather gear and have a thrilling time. See London from a different angle.
Climb the walls like Spiderman at The Westway. London's largest indoor climbing wall centre has classes and groups for kids aged 7 - 14. There's loads of other sporty fun going on at The Westway, including junior tennis, football and swimming sessions.
Splash out on a trip to Wet'n'Wild at the Waterfront Leisure Centre. Kids will love the slides which include a giant 19 metre (65 ft) anaconda slide. Real adventurers can brave the wave machine, the water jets and the volcano. Tiny tots will love the hippo in the toddlers' pool.
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