Kid-friendly places in Glen Allen

Playgrounds and picnic shelters next to a living history farm with sheep, cows, pigs, chickens and a turkey.

A fishing lake with a pier, a half-mile nature trail and a playground with slides and climbing on the west bank of the lake.

A county park with two play areas, a pavilion, basketball courts and ball fields around the community center.

A big diner menu with breakfast all day, burgers and shakes, and kids' meals that come with fruit or vegetables and milk or juice.

Two playgrounds, one for ages 2 to 5 and one for 6 to 12, plus walking trails and open lawns to run around on.

Padded climbing maze with slides, ball pits and a dance floor, and a separate toddler zone with mini slides and soft blocks.

Paint-your-own pottery with all the supplies at the table and staff on hand to help, plus clay projects for kids' parties.

Outdoor water park with a shallow kiddie pool and four small slides (a mushroom, a frog, a shell and a shipwreck), plus a main pool and tower slides.

Trampolines, climbing walls, a ropes course, laser tag and bumper cars, plus a tubes playground with tunnels and slides for smaller kids.