Things to do with kids in Jackson MS area

Spring break is coming up in March. Here are a few things to do with children in the Jackson, Mississippi metro area:

A day at the museum

The Mississippi Children's Museum earned third place on USA Today's best children's museums list. The Mississippi Children's Museum's mission is to instill a lifelong interest in learning within its young visitors.

Tickets are $10 per person, with children under the age of 1 getting in free. The museum is closed on Mondays and open from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m., Tuesday through Saturday, and from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. on Sundays.

Mississippi Museum of Natural Science, "Animal Grossology," through Dec. 30; $6, $4 children ages 3-18; 2148 Riverside Drive, Jackson, (601) 354-7303

Mississippi Agriculture and Forestry Museum, $5, $4 children 3-18; 1550 Lakeland Drive, Jackson; (601) 432-4500 or www.msagmuseum.org

Mississippi Museum of Art at 380 S. Lamar Street, Jackson, Miss.; (601) 960-1515 or www.msmuseumart.org

Mississippi Petrified Forest at 124 Forest Park Road, Flora, Miss. $7, $6 students and seniors, preschool free (group rates available); (601) 879-8189 or www.mspetrifiedforest.com

Outdoor fun at a park

Strawberry Patch Park on 271 St. Augustine Drive in Madison, Miss.

Freedom Ridge Park at 253 W. School Street in Ridgeland, Miss.

Lions Club Park at 251 E. Leake Street in Clinton, Miss.

Parham Bridges Park at 5055 Old Canton Road in Jackson, Miss.

Trampoline parks

Launch Trampoline Park at 422 Riverwind Drive in Pearl, Miss.

Defy Jackson at 2280 Lakeland Drive in Flowood, Miss.

Sky Zone Trampoline Park at 2000 County Line Road in Ridgeland, Miss.

X-Flight Trampoline Park at 5324 Lakeland Drive in Flowood, Miss.

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park at 6370 Ridgewood Court in Jackson, Miss.