SUN’S OUT FUN’S OUT

Spend summer with your family in Lake Highlands

Story by ARIEL WALLACE | Illustrations by JYNNETTE NEAL

Here are fun, family-friendly and even free ways to enjoy the summer in our neighborhood.

Play Street Museum

7130 Skillman St., 214.414.2819

Play Street Museum is a children’s indoor play area and interactive museum. Created by a former teacher, the play areas are designed to encourage independence, creativity and exploration. The Lake Highlands location has a “downtown” theme that includes a trolley, town hall, restaurants and movie theater.

ADMISSION : $13 for children ages 1-8. No reservation is needed. Signed waivers are required for each minor who visits.

HOURS : 9 a.m.-5 p.m. Monday-Friday

Two Bit Circus

8030 Park Lane, 469.405.6166, twobitcircus.com

Two Bit Circus opened at The Shops in Park Lane in 2022. The Los Angeles-based micro-amusement park includes an arcade, virtual reality playground, escape rooms and an interactive stage theater.

You can find everything from old-school games such as Ms. Pac-Man to newer arcade games like Killer Queen. There are also original games such as Button Wall, Super Thunder Bloxx and Hexacade. The five virtual reality rooms include a Hyperdeck, which is equipped with a tilting floor and weather effects.

ADMISSION: $35 or $50.

HOURS: 5-10 pm. Thursday, 3 p.m.- 12 a.m. Friday, 1 p.m.12 a.m. Saturday, 1-8 p.m. Sunday

Lake Highlands Aquatic Center

9400 Church Road, 214.670.1346

Cool off on hot summer days at the Lake Highlands Aquatic Center, which has been in our neighborhood since 2019. The aquatic center features a children’s area, a six-lane lap pool with a diving board, a climbing wall and a 20-foot slide tower. While concessions are available for purchase, outside food is allowed.

ADMISSION: $4 for kids 11 and under, $12 for ages 12 and up. Season passes are $50.

HOURS: June 4-Aug. 14. 12:30-3:30 p.m. and 4-7 p.m. daily except Thursdays

DALLAS CHILDREN’S THEATER

5938 Skillman St., 214.978.0110, dct. org

Dallas Children’s Theater offers 11 productions per season in the newly renovated Rosewood Center for Family Arts. Summer classes are grouped by grade levels. Prices range from $100-$475 depending on skill level and age. The teen summer musical production for this year will be The Addams Family, Young @ Part. Performances will run July 14-23.