First time visiting. I had a guest pass and took my kids to the pool. I was surprised there weren't…read morethat many people on a Saturday. I thought the pool was great with a little separate for the infants/toddlers, but still prefer the Caldwell or West Y better. The family/special need bathroom/changing room was a bit smaller for a family, I thought. And it was quite far from the actual pool, but certainly not a deal breaker for me. I think it may be for someone with special needs though.

Love love love the YMCA!! I became a member this past April. I was weary because I have multiple…read moregyms that are closer to my house and cheaper. However, those group exercise classes tipped the scale in YMCA's favor. They have group classes almost every hour from 5 am to 8ish pm! And they have my favorite class of all time, Body Pump! Those classes really get your muscles working. They also have aquatics classes (i.e. arobics), pilates, cycling, almost anything you can imagine. I don't have kids, but the amount of kid classes, activities, daycare, care while you are working out etc. is phenomenal. And it believe its like $12/month extra for them to take care of your kids for up to 2 hours while you are working out. That is nothing!! Amazing! Anyways, I am a huge YMCA fan, if you couldn't tell.

This school is beyond amazing. My daughter had attended Foothills for 2 years and I cannot express…read morehow happy I am with this school and our experience with it. The teacher to student ratio is extremely low, and the learning environment is ideal for shaping young students lives. I could not be happier with Foothills.

Great school with a great location, a little pricey for private schools but Pre-School (Early…read moreLearners) program is especially strong.

We went for the first time yesterday. This place is great!! Our kids had a blast running around and…read moregoing up and down the big jungle gym area. We paid $10 for my 3 year old and $12 for our 8 year old, affordable for so much fun! And that's for all day not for 1-2 hours of play. They had a winter break camp going on, there was about 10 kids who were being watched by 3 adults who worked there, we thought that was a cool option for local families. They have drinks and snacks and we also really appreciated that! I asked for a Flat White and it was actually delicious! Bridget was the one working the front desk, drinks and snacks yesterday and she is really awesome! Very sweet with great people skills! The play area was also clean, they must wipe things down pretty good every day. The only cons are when you first walk in the first door for entry, the small walk through room smells heavily like chlorine with a hint of mildew, like you're about to walk into an indoor pool. Also, the bathrooms looked like a daycare bathroom, out of toilet paper, toilet paper on the ground and no towels to dry your hands. Im sure they have their hands very full during times they have camps where they are watching a lot of kids. Someone going in and checking the bathroom once an hour should fix that. And lastly, we forgot to bring water with us for our kids, they don't sell water bottles and they don't have filtered water. They do have 2 water fountains for the kids but I don't let my kids use water fountains. Next time we'll be sure to have our waters with us. Thank you Bodies In Motion, our kids had a great time!

Today we hosted my daughters birthday at Bodies in Motion. I was very impressed by the service the…read morestaff provided. The host did the set up, clean up and entertained the children. The party ran smoothly and everyone had a great time.

A fun and educational time for folks of all ages. The Discovery Center of Idaho has many…read moreinteractive experiences and is always hosting new limited time exhibits, making it worth returning to when a topic of interest is featured. The dinosaur exhibits such as Tinker the T-Rex and The World's Largest Dinosaurs have garnered quite a bit of excitement in the past. Check their website for the most up to date inormation on their rotating exhibits. The Discovery Center is located near many Boise favorites such as Julia Davis Park, the Boise River, Boise Rose Garden, and the Boise Zoo. This makes it easy to turn a trip to The Discovery Center into a full day of good times. If there's a feature of interest, I would recommend making the time to visit!

What a fun place. I got a grandparent membership so I'll be taking the g-kids there as often as…read morethey like!

Have a desire to start or hone your photography passion? I would gladly recommend Lenses & Brushes…read moreas your starting place. Having recently rekindled my desire for photography, I've taken Heidi's Photo 1 and Photo 2 courses. The one on one or classroom learning experience just can't be beat. Questions can be answered right away for any confusion you may have. Heidi does an excellent job of clearly explaining the process of photography. I've a much better understanding of how to correctly use my new camera, and I keep practicing to put my new knowledge to better use. I hope to one day take the analog course and delve back into actual film! But wait, there is more. Not only can you do photography here, you can also take art painting lessons, and summer camps for kids are also available. Heidi also does an introductory course using Adobe's Lightroom for editing your digital photos. Lenses and Brushes is located in the lower level of the Mercantile building, and the easiest door is located on 8th street directly across from The Warehouse. Check out the website for all of the courses and activities offered, and keep watch on the Facebook page for photo gathering and happenings.

The owner, Heidi, has a true passion for art and passing on that love to others. We signed up for…read morewatercolor Wednesday and it was relaxing and very enjoyable! She is a great teacher and chooses scenery that you'd actually want to hang up on your home or office. Looking forward to visiting again!

We are big fans of Soccer Tots, which is now named Super Tots Sports Academy! This is our second…read morerun at soccer for my daughter and she absolutely loves it! All the coaches we've had have been great and very enthusiastic which keeps the kiddos engaged, participation high and most definitely entertained! They offer various classes, including soccer, at different locations throughout the Treasure Valley. Prices are reasonable - about $10 per class and classes run 45 minutes. We've only done soccer tots so this review is for that. I can't speak on the other sports programs they offer but if they're as good as soccer tots, you will not be disappointed!

From the owner: SoccerTots(r) is a child physical development program that uses a variety of fun games to delight…read moreand engage kids in physical activity. It stresses a non-competitive environment and promotes fun above all else. Check us out today!

Shayla the owner unfortunately doesn't know how to treat other other peoples children. It's a…read morehorrible day when she comes in to take over for one of the teachers and never knows what is going on and there's never enough supplies. Everything about this nature school has gone downhill since the ownership change a couple years ago.

If we got our money back i wouldnt have taken time to review this school but because they wanted to…read morerefund $102 of the $225 i feel like mamas should be warned. We have been doing outdoor/nature schools for almost years now. We took a small break when baby arrived and when we went back to the scholl we found it appeared they closed down. We were so sad and went looking for another when we came across this school we were so excited to start. It was very un organized from the start. I signed my child up paid in full and called them to have a warm conversation and make sure my daughter was in the right class for her. I was assured she was. We never recieved a welcome letter or anything about her first day. We recieved 1 email(auto after payment) of the day, time and name of where the class was. No address no location. Auto email stated wilson spring park so i put that into gps and showed up. We ran into the wrong class but same program. I asked for help being directed to our class. The caregiver made a call and then gave me the phone number so i could call too. These two ladies didnt know anything and were no help aside from the phone number. I called right after she hung up, explaining we found the program but its the wrong class The lady that answered didnt sound confident in getting me to the correct class either so i asked for the address or if someone could share their location. I waited 15min no response from anyone so i got on the maps and started looking for another park titled wilson spring park I finally found one in a run down meighborhood so we drove there We found the class and we were 25m late. I didnt get a text offering directions until 50m after the class had started. we get there and we are asked if were new that we werent on the roster. I told her no we signed up over a month ago, paid in full and called to make sure. I asked the care giver who had her hands full with her own 2 small childeren if my daughter was too old for the class because there was a sprinkle of structure in the first 15m then nothing. My child wandered through the park, everyone individually really as i tried to teach her what she saw and make up a lesson as we go. Personally we can do that ourselfs and my child takes more from our back yard. I got in contact again told them it was very unorganized, we had done many outdoor schools and this is nothing like the previous ones. Thats when i realized u cant charge $250 a child, have moms be the teacher so their kids are free, and meet up in the park and call it outdoor school. Outdoor and nature schools take experience not a A corporate that will launch a website in 3 different states to get people to sign up, its not authentic and what ur looking at on the website didnt even happen here! Their websites are all the same in Idaho, North Carolina & Colorado and if i noticed that first off, i would have never put my child in the corporate cash cow. After all this i did research on why the other closed that we loved and come to find out the grew and changed the name same great staff and location so im here to share with you other moms who have taken the time thus far Its 100% worth it and half the cost. https://www.explorersoutdoorschool.com/ everything u see is local and happened there I even told the lady id pay twice their cost to be apart of explorers outdoor school anyday(eventhough they were half the price) thats how bad this was. Hope you find this helpful from one mama to the next.