Games can be simplified to level the playing field for the entire family, like lowering the basketball hoop or replacing all the Trivial Pursuit questions with “Who's your favorite uncle?” Work on your short game with this Groupon.

Choose from Three Options

• $10 for one hour of mini golf for two (a $12 value) and two caramel-apple sundaes (a $10 value; a $22 total value)
• $19 for one hour of mini golf for four (a $24 value) and four caramel-apple sundaes (a $20 value; a $44 total value)
$29 for one hour of mini golf for six (a $36 value) and six caramel-apple sundaes (a $30 value; a $66 total value)

Eko Backen

Set on a hilltop overlooking the forests of St. Croix Valley, Eko Backen provides year-round family fun at a scenic locale. In the heat of the summer, guests can cool off by plunging down two massive hydrotube waterslides that span more than 350 feet each, letting guests imagine themselves caught inside a Brobdingnagian crazy straw. At the nine-hole mini-golf course, guests send colorful golf balls somersaulting over greens buttressed by rocky outcrops, ponds, and trees—landscaping that transforms into a mosaic of red, orange, and yellow in the autumn. Eko Backen's friendly staff offers picnic-style catering for events held at its chalet, an ideal venue for family reunions, birthday parties, or celebrations.

In the winter, guests can embrace the cold weather with snow tubing, which begins the day after Thanksgiving. Eko Backen even makes its own snow, so guests don't have to wait for natural snowfall or bring their own ice block to zip down the hill as soon as the temperature drops.