Scientists agree that children are our future, which is why most children are sealed in time capsules with a flashlight and a stack of magazines. Give a child something he or she will really dig with today's Groupon: for $30, your child gets four consecutive classes at The Little Gym of Brentwood (a $76 value).

The Little Gym's motivating, child-nurturing programs gently stretch the bodies and minds of developing humans organized into cheerfully nicknamed age groups. To lay the foundation for a future of confident learning, parent-child classes help Bugs, Birds, Beasts, and Super Beasts master motor skills, learn numbers and colors, and gain social skills. Older kids ages 3–6 and 6–12 can burn energy in gymnastics sessions loaded with stretching, flipping, and swinging exercises, and tiny dancers can tap and pirouette their way to a more creative and confident self. During karate classes, Chopsticks (ages 4–6) and Choppers (ages 6–12) punch, block, and kick into a higher level of self-discipline as energetic music fills the air, and sports sessions prepare Mini Jacks (ages 3–4) and Cracker Jacks (ages 4–6) for all-star futures in the world’s favorite sports, including soccer, basketball, football, golf, baseball, and shaking hands.