The Abayomi Community Development Corporation is a faith-based, nonprofit organization that provides recreational and educational services, housing and economic development assistance, and health and safety programs for Detroit families.

At Abayomi, meaning "a pleasant meeting place," you'll find afterschool tutoring, computer training, book clubs, mentoring programs for teens, and job training.

The group also runs a youth basketball program, summer camps, and an annual youth retreat.

Take a full-sized school bus and convert it into a mobile gym, complete with padded walls and floors, and what have you got? The ABC Tumblebus. Yes, it sounds nuts, but the kids sure love it.

Classes are offered for children ages 2-1/2 through school-age, and are taught by certified instructors. Call for current class schedule.

For $200, parents can throw a Tumblebus party, complete with one hour of tumbling and party games; balloons, candy, and party favors; and a Tumblebus t-shirt for the birthday kid. Invitations are provided, and a keepsake photo is taken. Maximum: 15 children. Online reservations are required.

For an extra fee, a 13' x 15' inflatable bus (moonbounce) is available. Regularly scheduled gymnastics classes can also be arranged.

All World Gymnastics is a 20,000-square-foot gymnastics facility where kids can run, jump on trampolines, play on tumble tracks and foam pits, and more.

All World offers classes for parents and tots, as well as for older kids. Competitive-level classes are available for children up to age 10.

The public can rent the space for birthday parties, sleepovers, story times, and any gym-hosted parties.

Basketball fans appreciate Basketball City's seven climate-controlled basketball courts, full locker rooms, and a snack bar. Visitors can join in open play for $8, or rent a court for $65 (8 to 12 players).

Basketball clinics are available each Saturday for boys and girls ages six to 17 at a cost of $15/session.

Basketball camps are offered during the summer and over Christmas break. Check the website for details.

The Birmingham Family YMCA offers a variety of services to members of the community. There is a pool, fitness center, gymnasium, and sauna. This branch of the Y also has a babysitting program and library.

Classes are offered in such areas as aerobics, aquatics, basketball, gymnastics, pilates, yoga, and spinning. There is also a preschool enrichment class.

The Birmingham Family YMCA offers a variety of services to members of the community. There is a pool, fitness center, gymnasium, and sauna. This branch of the Y also has a babysitting program and library.

Classes are offered in such areas as aerobics, aquatics, basketball, gymnastics, pilates, yoga, and spinning. There is also a preschool enrichment class.

Just opened in December 2005, the downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA is remarkable.

Not only does it have the typical Y amenities, this shiny new facility houses a large theater, a 38-foot climbing wall, running track, massage therapy, a day care center, and a separate locker room for families and those with special needs.

You'll find classes in dance, spinning, martial arts, aerobics, aquatics, rowing, and too many more to list. Any current YMCA membership can be upgraded to include the Boll facility.

Some unique (for Ys) programs are offered as well, such as those in web design, photography, ceramics, and African dance.

Rent the center for birthday parties or other events. Contact the center directly for details and membership prices.

Just opened in December 2005, the downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA is remarkable.

Not only does it have the typical Y amenities, this shiny new facility houses a large theater, a 38-foot climbing wall, running track, massage therapy, a day care center, and a separate locker room for families and those with special needs.

You'll find classes in dance, spinning, martial arts, aerobics, aquatics, rowing, and too many more to list. Any current YMCA membership can be upgraded to include the Boll facility.

Some unique (for Ys) programs are offered as well, such as those in web design, photography, ceramics, and African dance.

Rent the center for birthday parties or other events. Contact the center directly for details and membership prices.

Just opened in December 2005, the downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA is remarkable.

Not only does it have the typical Y amenities, this shiny new facility houses a large theater, a 38-foot climbing wall, running track, massage therapy, a day care center, and a separate locker room for families and those with special needs.

You'll find classes in dance, spinning, martial arts, aerobics, aquatics, rowing, and too many more to list. Any current YMCA membership can be upgraded to include the Boll facility.

Some unique (for Ys) programs are offered as well, such as those in web design, photography, ceramics, and African dance.

Rent the center for birthday parties or other events. Contact the center directly for details and membership prices.

Just opened in December 2005, the downtown Detroit Boll Family YMCA is remarkable.

Not only does it have the typical Y amenities, this shiny new facility houses a large theater, a 38-foot climbing wall, running track, massage therapy, a day care center, and a separate locker room for families and those with special needs.

You'll find classes in dance, spinning, martial arts, aerobics, aquatics, rowing, and too many more to list. Any current YMCA membership can be upgraded to include the Boll facility.

Some unique (for Ys) programs are offered as well, such as those in web design, photography, ceramics, and African dance.

Rent the center for birthday parties or other events. Contact the center directly for details and membership prices.

Offers a community swimming pool, boxing, basketball, open gym, a game room, and arts and crafts.

Offers a community swimming pool, boxing, basketball, open gym, a game room, and arts and crafts.

Barrymore's is all-ages sports and entertainment complex in northern Macomb County.

Indoor attractions include an arcade, laser tag, and golf dome, and in the warmer months there's miniature golf, driving range, go-carts, climbing wall, bumper boats, beach volleyball, and batting cages.

There are outdoor consessions as well as a full-service restaurant and sports bar.

Barrymore's offers several birthday party packages, and specialized birthday party invitations can be downloaded from the website.

On Friday and Saturdays from September to April, the Winter Saturn package ($12.95/person) includes a game of laser tag, 30 arcade tokens, two slices of pizza, soda, and a party table for 1 1/2 hours.

On Fridays through Sundays from April to September, the Summer Wild package ($17.95/person) includes four activity tickets, four arcade tokens, two slices of pizza, soda, and a party table for 1 1/2 hours.

Canfield Ice Arena is the home of the Motor City Chiefs junior hockey team, the Hat Trick Hockey League, the Family Heating Hockey Club, and others.

The arena offers ice skating classes for ages three and up. Hockey leagues include those six and up.

Cloverlanes Bowl has natural wood lanes, a pro shop, and a snack bar.

This bowling hall, like the other Community Bowling Centers, has a variety of birthday party packages.

The most popular, which starts at $10.95/child, includes one hour of bowling, one hour in a party area, hot dogs and pop, bowling-themed paper products, invitations, favors, party balloons, bowling pin for the birthday child, a host/hostess, and future free game passes.

Add-ons include pizza, birthday cake and ice cream, glow jewelry, or a birthday shirt for the guest of honor that all party-goers help decorate.

Compuware Arena is a large ice arena in the far western Detroit suburb of Plymouth. The facility is home to the junior hockey club the Plymouth Whalers, the Detroit Compuware AAA Youth Hockey Club, Detroit Catholic Central High School hockey team, among others.

Kids' sports opportunities abound at the arena: there is a noncompetitive hockey league for children ages four to 10, figure and hockey ice skating lessons, and skating camps and clinics offered by the Plymouth Whalers hockey staff and players.

Parties: Compuware Arena offers several party options (for a minimum of eight people) that include food and beverages (choices include pizza, chicken strips, or hot dogs with fries or chips), plates, cups, and napkins. You may bring in your own cake or cupcakes. A $25 nonrefundable deposit is required.

Throw an Open Skate Party during any open skate time for $10/person ($6 for nonskaters), which includes the items listed above plus skate admission, skate rental, and 2 1/2 hours in a viewing area. The birthday child gets two skate rentals and two open skate passes for future use.

Have a Whaler Game Party for $14/person, which includes the items listed above plus an executive reserved game ticket and a visit from Shooter, the Whalers mascot. The birthday child also receives four passes to a future Whalers game. The party begins 1 1/2 hours before the start of the game.

The full-service restaurant Ginopolis' on the Ice is located in the arena and offers banquet facilities for larger parties.

May through September, the Arena turns its parking lot into a three-screen drive-in movie theater.

The Delray Neighborhood House offers afterschool recreation programs such as basketball and volleyball, weight training, and free play in its play yard.

There is a game room with foosball, board games, and a piano. Every Friday, the Detroit Public Library brings a bookmobile to the center.

Detroit Hockey Association offers a competitive ice hockey program for inner city kids. The program runs from September to April and offers skate and play instruction for boys and girls ages four to 18. The group also coaches teams that play in a competitive league.

The Farmington Gymnastics Center has been providing gymnastics instruction to children for over 20 years. The center offers parent and tot classes, classes especially for preschoolers, and cheerleading sessions. The center's 18,500 square foot, air-conditioned facility has separate areas for its preschool, recreational, and team programs.

A gift shop features gymnastics, dance, and cheer gear.

Supervised gymnastics parties start at $175 for up to 10 children. The package includes an hour of tumbling, obstacle courses, balance beam, vaulting, uneven parallel bars, and parachute, and an hour for refreshments and gift opening. Food and beverages may be brought in.

Fox Hills has a terrific par-three 18-hole course on which novices and children can learn the sport. The clubhouse is decorated with a safari theme and offers a variety of light food items and beverages.

The course offers many opportunities for families to get out swinging. A summer junior camp is offered for children ages six to 13, there are frequent adult-child scrambles, and an adult/child league runs through the summer.

Fox Hills is also home to the Crystal Mountain Golf School, which offers golf camps and hour-long clinics to adults and children ages six and up.

Housed at the Franklin Athletic Club, the Franklin Kids Club is a fitness center and licensed day care with a preschool program.

Two large gyms with moonwalks, a rope swing, slides, and colorful mats will keep your children plenty busy. For the older kids, there's foosball, air hockey, Nintendo, basketball, and floor hockey. Open gym times are available six days of the week.

Classes are offered in gymnastics, karate, arts and crafts, and more. Special programs include prenatal "Fit for Moms" and post-natal "Mommy and Baby Bootcamp" classes.

Day camps are offered on school vacation days and weekends, and there is also a latchkey program. The licensed pre-school accepts kids 2 1/2 to 5 years old (they must be toilet trained).

Parties: Franklin Kids Club offers two fitness-focused parties that come with a coach, a party host, invitations, and paper products. The Weesports party, for ages 1-4, runs 90 minutes and costs $215; and the Kidsports party, for ages 5-10, runs two hours and costs $265. For an additional $110, you'll get pizza, cake, party bags, and beverages. All prices are based on 15 kids.

Other neat party ideas include the club's Mess Makers (art-based), Mad Science (science-based), and Gym and Swim birthday parties. Check online for details.

Franklin Kids Club has some great programs for scouts and youth groups, too, including fitness challenges and sleepovers.

Housed at the Franklin Athletic Club, the Franklin Kids Club is a fitness center and licensed day care with a preschool program.

Two large gyms with moonwalks, a rope swing, slides, and colorful mats will keep your children plenty busy. For the older kids, there's foosball, air hockey, Nintendo, basketball, and floor hockey. Open gym times are available six days of the week.

Classes are offered in gymnastics, karate, arts and crafts, and more. Special programs include prenatal "Fit for Moms" and post-natal "Mommy and Baby Bootcamp" classes.

Day camps are offered on school vacation days and weekends, and there is also a latchkey program. The licensed pre-school accepts kids 2 1/2 to 5 years old (they must be toilet trained).

Parties: Franklin Kids Club offers two fitness-focused parties that come with a coach, a party host, invitations, and paper products. The Weesports party, for ages 1-4, runs 90 minutes and costs $215; and the Kidsports party, for ages 5-10, runs two hours and costs $265. For an additional $110, you'll get pizza, cake, party bags, and beverages. All prices are based on 15 kids.

Other neat party ideas include the club's Mess Makers (art-based), Mad Science (science-based), and Gym and Swim birthday parties. Check online for details.

Franklin Kids Club has some great programs for scouts and youth groups, too, including fitness challenges and sleepovers.

Located in the south side of Hamtramck, the Mayson Center has an indoor gym/basketball court (completed in 2002); a large common room with pool tables, foosball, and air hockey; and classrooms that are used for arts and crafts and other educational programs.

Academic tutoring and adult education is provided.

Viking Arena has an Olympic-sized ice rink and an NHL-sized rink. Open skating is available every day of the week, but call in advance for the skating times, because they do vary. A small fitness room is outfitted with treadmills, universal machines, elliptical machines, and free weights.

The rink's concession stand is operated by Buscemi's of Troy and offers a variety of food, snacks, and drinks. The Pro Shop, operated by Dee's Sports, has a wide variety of hockey and skating apparel and offers skate sharpening.

Groups or families can rent rooms for meetings, birthday parties, or other occasions. The arena's staff can assist will food or drink arrangements.

High Velocity Sports is an indoor sports facility that includes three full-size soccer fields and four basketball courts. The facility also has two mini soccer fields, two party rooms, a conference room, an extensive arcade, and a full-service café. The soccer fields are used for indoor soccer, flag football, and lacrosse.

Alternative sports include field hockey and cricket. Fields are also used by trainers for individual and team strength, speed, and agility training.

The center's basketball courts are used for kids' clinics, camps, league play and pickup; they are also equipped for volleyball. The mini fields are used for soccer clinics, lacrosse clinics, and dodge ball.

Birthday parties, playgroups, and multi-sport kid camps are also offered.

High Velocity Sports is an indoor sports facility that includes three full-size soccer fields and four basketball courts. The facility also has two mini soccer fields, two party rooms, a conference room, an extensive arcade, and a full-service café. The soccer fields are used for indoor soccer, flag football, and lacrosse.

Alternative sports include field hockey and cricket. Fields are also used by trainers for individual and team strength, speed, and agility training.

The center's basketball courts are used for kids' clinics, camps, league play and pickup; they are also equipped for volleyball. The mini fields are used for soccer clinics, lacrosse clinics, and dodge ball.

Birthday parties, playgroups, and multi-sport kid camps are also offered.

High Velocity Sports is an indoor sports facility that includes three full-size soccer fields and four basketball courts. The facility also has two mini soccer fields, two party rooms, a conference room, an extensive arcade, and a full-service café. The soccer fields are used for indoor soccer, flag football, and lacrosse.

Alternative sports include field hockey and cricket. Fields are also used by trainers for individual and team strength, speed, and agility training.

The center's basketball courts are used for kids' clinics, camps, league play and pickup; they are also equipped for volleyball. The mini fields are used for soccer clinics, lacrosse clinics, and dodge ball.

Birthday parties, playgroups, and multi-sport kid camps are also offered.

Joe Dumars' Fieldhouse is a huge sports and entertainment center with hockey rinks, basketball/volleyball courts, a bar/grill, and sports shop.

The center's Bayou Adventure features miniature golf, a climbing wall, and laser tag. Party packages are available.

Youth academies are offered in basketball, hockey, football, soccer, tee-ball, and parent-tot. Summer camps are held in all sports.

Joe Dumars' Fieldhouse is a huge sports and entertainment center with hockey rinks, basketball/volleyball courts, a bar/grill, and sports shop.

The center's Bayou Adventure features miniature golf, a climbing wall, and laser tag. Party packages are available.

Youth academies are offered in basketball, hockey, football, soccer, tee-ball, and parent-tot. Summer camps are held in all sports.

Joe Dumars' Fieldhouse is a huge sports and entertainment center with hockey rinks, basketball/volleyball courts, a bar/grill, and sports shop.

The center's Bayou Adventure features miniature golf, a climbing wall, and laser tag. Party packages are available.

Youth academies are offered in basketball, hockey, football, soccer, tee-ball, and parent-tot. Summer camps are held in all sports.

Joe Dumars' Fieldhouse is a huge sports and entertainment center with hockey rinks, basketball/volleyball courts, a bar/grill, and sports shop.

The center's Bayou Adventure features miniature golf, a climbing wall, and laser tag. Party packages are available.

Youth academies are offered in basketball, hockey, football, soccer, tee-ball, and parent-tot. Summer camps are held in all sports.

This bowling hall, has a variety of family events and birthday party packages.

The most popular party, which starts at $10.95/child, includes one hour of bowling, one hour in a party area, hot dogs and pop, bowling-themed paper products, invitations, favors, party balloons, bowling pin for the birthday child, a host/hostess, and future free game passes.

Add-ons include pizza, birthday cake and ice cream, or a birthday shirt for the guest of honor that all party-goers help decorate.

Landslide is an indoor skatepark with nearly 22,000 square feet of ramps, half pipes, and a foam pit. Clinics are held on Saturday mornings for children ages 12 and under.

The park charges $10 to rent boards and blades and $6 for a helmet and all pads.

Parties: Hold a birthday bash in the party room for $35/three hours, plus $15 per skater. The basic party package includes pizza, pop, cake, paper products, and a clean-up crew.

The Landslide Pro Shop sells inline skates, skateboards, snowboards, clothing, and all kinds of related gear.

Members skate free on their birthday, enjoy discounted admission on all sessions, save 10% on everything in the pro shop, skate free and enjoy perks during the members' week party in August, and more. Lifetime membership fee is $150 for the first year and $25/year thereafter.

Teams change every year, so the best way to find one near you is to visit the official Little League website.

Click on "Finding a Local League" on the left-hand side of the site's home page to start your search for a team your child can join.

The Livonia Family YMCA offers a variety of services to members of the community. There is a fitness center, gymnasium, and swimming pool. Classes are offered in such areas as aerobics, aikido, aquatics, basketball, gymnastics, pilates, soccer, tennis, and yoga.

Lucky Strike Lanes is a retro-style chain of bowling alleys. More upscale than your typical bowling experience, Lucky Strike offers a wide range of menu choices in addition to such standbys as pizza, burgers, and fries. Children are welcome here too; light balls and lane bumpers are available to make it easier for them to play. Although they don't have particular "kid packages," birthday parties can be scheduled during the day. The bowling alley is adults only in the evenings however - starting at 9pm, you must be 21 to enter.