Yelp actually turned me on to Wilmington Outdoor Adventures. I got a random email from Yelp…read morestating I may be interested in this place. I was up for a kayak adventure so I checked it out. The owner, and tour guide, Kay Lynn was great. Very knowledgeable about the ecosystems and the river. We selected the Eagles Island kayak tour. Kay Lynn made it very easy for us. Supplied everything we needed, outside of water (note, do not bring plastic bottles). We had a blast. I would highly recommend WOA. Kay Lynn has three main tours, Eagles Island, Masonboro Island and Greenfield Lake. You can book and pay for a tour using the WOA website. I highly recommend WOA.

Amazing experience!!! I went on the Eagle Island tour- it was me and two other guests. The tour is…read more2.5 hours so be ready to kayak!! We saw several birds native to the area, including an anhinga and several egrets. We also saw two alligators!! I felt completely safe the entire tour. Kay gave us lot of fun facts and info about the landscape, including information about the rice canals, the plants, and different invasive species. You can tell she has serious passion for the environment! Great experience- HIGHLY recommend!

I met Sean in Wrightsville beach while waiting on another small business owner to meet with me. He…read more, and one of his instructors with him, were extremely nice and informative. Very easy to engage with, receptive and patient. I observed first hand him working with the several various aged children. Making sure they had proper sizing of boards, educating on the surf and methods of maneuvering the board. They took time to answer all sorts of questions from the children. Including from us parents. After the children hit the water with them, I was speaking with the parents waiting and they shared how much their children loved the lessons and the instructors. When the kids came back, they were exhausted in a good way! Happy and of course starving lol I find this to be effective approach for learning the sport for those esp that may get overwhelmed or overstimulated by larger number of people in the group. But also if your child tried a camp and found they loved surfing this is great option to also feed their desire to keep learning and refining their surf skills.

Amazing! One of my favorite activities this week, this summer... this life! Our family of 4…read more(kids = 11 & 13) showed up at 8a for our 8:15 lesson. Chris and Evan were our instructors. I cannot imagine it going any better. My first run, I did on my knees. Next, I was standing up. I ended up coming in and watching my family. My kids were standing up and looking so comfortable on the board. This was an amazing adventure - the small class size of 2 people to 1 instructor is dead on perfect! Check this out and have fun!

I took a group here for my friend's bachelorette on a rainy day and we had the best time! We all…read morechose to do candle making and it was so fun to get to pick our own scents, color, decorations and vessel! It is also a great deal--less than $50 for the experience and a large custom candle to take home. Just keep in mind that after you make the candle, it takes over an hour to set so make sure you bake that into your time as you have to come back to pick it up. Overall, great experience and friendly staff!

I've attempted to take my niece (8) & nephew (6) here three times but have only been successful the…read moreone time when we did splatter painting, as reservations are required for that activity. The other two times, I called the day before and was told that they had plenty of availability for walk-ins (the most recent date only had one appointment scheduled for the entire day); however, upon arrival, I was told that they were full and had more appointments to come. The owner then said "she'd check her computer to see if what she could do" [to work us in]. So we waited...and waited. After 20+ minutes, she had not come back, so I inquired about her being able to squeeze us in. She said she still hadn't had time to look at the computer. I watched her do far less urgent things than assisting a customer, especially when young kids are involved. She clearly had no intention to try to help us, so we left. During both of the unscheduled encounters, I've found the owner to be rude and unaccommodating. My best advice is to always book an appointment - even when not required for the project. If you don't, don't expect any help from the owner.

Highly recommend. Had an individual 2-hour lesson with Tristen who was knowledgeable, encouraging…read moreand made for a great first-time experience. Communication with the school was great too, as they were willing to work with my schedule and were clear in meet up instructions. Totally worth the cost.

From the owner: At Sweetwater Surf School, whether you have never surfed before or if you just want to improve your…read moreskills, we have the coaching that will get you there. Setting ourselves apart from the competition, we pride ourselves on our instructor to student ratio, so that your shredder-to-be can maximize their time catching waves.

We used Giggles for the better part of 7 years until we moved away from the area this past…read moreSeptember and we miss Giggles! My wife and I are both VERY selective about anybody who would care for our children (we both have worked as attorneys with DSS and child abuse/neglect cases and kind of freak out about the horror stories we have been witness to). Giggles has always gone above and beyond for our family. They care about our kids, they know our kids, they (dare I say) love our kids. And we know so many others who feel the exact same way. While everyone can have a different experience, I would point out just how nice the Giggles area is for kids to play and have fun. Both of our kids tell us they miss Giggles, sometimes things at Giggles and sometimes people from Giggles. As a drop in child care facility there is never time when parents are not coming in and out, so the employees are always "on". There is never a time when there are not parents to see how things are going there, and they even have a webcam if you want to see your kid play when you are away. Without further rambling, i just wanted to say thanks to all the lovely folks at Giggles and tell y'all we miss you! Anybody looking for childcare would be lucky to have folks that kind and wonderful to help watch your kids when you cannot.

My 18 month twin girls had a blast playing at giggles while I was able to run some errands and even…read morehave a nice meal. They offer snacks and will keep your child's sippy cup filled with water so you don't have to worry about picking up hungry, grumpy kiddos. The price is more than reasonable. They also change diapers, so you don't have to wait until your child is potty trained to bring them here. I'm happy I can now enjoy dinner and a movie with my husband without the high cost of a babysitter, since we don't have to include the hour drive each way in our childcare expense anymore.