9 Best Indoor Play Spaces for Kids in New York City

9 Best Indoor Play Spaces for Kids in New York City
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9 Best Indoor Play Spaces for Kids in New York City

After a long day of school, bundle the little ones up and hustle them out of rapidly dropping temperatures into one of New York City’s many indoor play spaces!

Indoor play spaces offer comfortable and secure play areas for children to play in while they burn pent up energy, explore fun games and stimulating activities, and make new friends.

Every play space is unique, offering obstacles courses, games, and activities that will keep kids of all ages laughing and at play.

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CAMP

110 5th Ave. at 16th St, New York 10011
(917) 997-0439

CAMP is a family experience and entertainment company with exciting and unique activities at this one of a kind store on 5th Avenue. This flagship store in Union Square is where the CAMP experience began.

Visit the magical world of Trolls in an immersive experience, or shop and play around the store at your own leisure.

Fairytale Island

7110 3rd Ave. Brooklyn, New York 11209
(718) 395-0835

Have some whimsical fun at Fairytale Island! This play space’s features a sand pit filled with herbal seeds for sensory cognition,  a two-level train, an oversized ball pit with several slides for entry, two mini rock-climbing walls, and much more!

Fairytale Island is open daily from 10 am to 7 pm. Admission is $22, and one adult is admitted for free per child. A group of 3 or more children gets a discount rate of $20 per person.

Brooklyn Children’s Museum Totally Tots Exhibit

145 Brooklyn Ave. Brooklyn, NY 11213
(718) 735-4400

This exhibit is the perfect place to bring the little ones for some much needed play time.

Kids will love playing in the nine different sensory play areas and allows them to let their imagination soar and while creating new memories! Totally Tots is open Wednesday to Sunday, 10am to 5pm.

Kids’N’Action

1149 McDonald Ave. Brooklyn, 11230
(718) 377-1818

Boasting itself as “New York’s premier family entertainment center,” Kids’N’Action will bring your children the fun and thrills of play!

From net climbing to a soft playscape to an indoor rollercoaster, Kids’N’Action will keep your children certain to enjoy action-packed playtime!

Kids’N’Action is open Sunday through Thursday from 11am to 6pm, Friday 11am to 2pm and Saturday 6pm to 11pm. Tickets are always $8 for adults, and range from $13 – $26 on weekdays, $15 – $28 on weekends and holidays for kids up to 14 years old.

Good Day Play Cafe

591 5th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11215
(347) 799-1152

Contemporary, clean, and caring are the name of the game at Good Day Play Cafe. Book a play session and relax with a snack, coffee, or juice as you watch your little one play. $28 gets you 2 hours of play every day of the week from 10am and 5pm.

Kids ‘N Shape Children’s Fitness Play & Party Place

162-26 Cross Bay Boulevard, Howard Beach, NY 11414
(718) 848-2052

Let’s get the kids active and keep them fit at Kids ‘N Shape! This play space is a registered business with the NYC Department of Education, designed to help kids grow, learn, and build healthy habits.

It houses a variety of equipment such as an inflatable obstacle course, a bounce house, sit-down scooters, hand and  foot twisters, a zipline and much more! Kids ‘N Shape is open Sunday through Thursday. Admission is $15.

Safari Adventure

1074 Pulaski Street, Riverhead, NY 11901
(631) 727-4386

Looking for an exciting excursion or extreme expedition? Then look no further than Safari Adventure in Long Island!

This play space offers a four-level open play area featuring an 18 foot tall soft playground, an inflatable obstacle course and two-lane slide, an arcade and much more!

Safari Adventure is open all week from 11 am to 6 pm. Admission is $16 for ages 1 and 2, $25 for ages 3 – 12. Infants and adults are free.

Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter

32-15 37th Avenue, Long Island City, 11101
(718) 606-2216

Hop into the fun at Kanga’s Indoor Playcenter! Your children can jump, slide, and run through this play space’s multi-level playground, inflatable bouncy attraction, several ball pools with up to 20,000 plastic balls, and much more!

Hours can vary, so be sure to check the website for current information. Admission is $19.99 on weekdays, $24.99 on weekends, and one adult per child is free with $10 for an additional adult.

JCC Harlem

318 W 118 St. New York, NY 10026
(212) 865-1215

The JCC offers programs and space for children of all ages, including teenagers.

When visiting, family members can pay a drop-in visiting fee and are able to take advantage of all the fun sports and activities. To make it even better, afternoon activities will be held outdoors so kids can get some much needed time outside.

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Speakitaly NYC

<p>SPEAKITALY NYC offers stimulating and entertaining lessons for children 0 to 16 years through a wide combination of activities based on the communicative approach anchored in the Common European Framework of Reference: active learning (group work, role plays, etc.) and practice exercises aimed to improve listening, speaking, reading, and writing skills. Kids will start speaking and using Italian in a very natural way.  Small classes capped at 6 students to make sure each one gets the needed attention and facilitate learners' progress. </p> <p>Our method is driven by a didactic method that is the result of constant updates, professional certifications and more than 10 years of experience in working with non-native speakers from different native languages and levels of knowledge.</p> <p>Our aim is to develop a range of Italian language skills while improving accuracy that will enable the students and participants to interact without stress or feeling rushed. We want to help those in the community really embrace not only the true culture in Italy but the Italian culture within New York City… Who doesn’t love what Italy represents in the kitchen, in history & in the arts?</p> <p>Speakitaly wants to support multilingual families who want to learn a new language or pass along their ancestor’s heritage and culture. Raffaella, the founder said: "We see language awareness and intercultural sensitivity as the milestones for an inclusive society. Italian, like all other languages, is an enrichment and a growth in every way. Vi aspettiamo!"</p>

Instituto Cervantes

<p><span class="" style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Children and teenagers learn to understand and express themselves in Spanish, while improving their communication skills through a dynamic immersion program taught by NATIVE TEACHERS that combines CLASSES, ARTISTIC WORKSHOPS and FUN ACTIVITIES! All of our high-qualified teachers are native Spanish speakers who adapt the structure of the class to the needs and levels of each group while conducting the classes entirely in Spanish. We offer both Spanish Summer Camps and Regular Courses for children along the year to foster language learning and multicultural understanding.</span></p>

Athletic Association of Yorkville Youths

<p><span style="font-size: 10pt; font-family: Arial;" data-sheets-value="{" data-sheets-userformat="{">Serving the families and children of NYC for over 50 years with high-quality recreational activities that foster life-lessons which empower young people to succeed beyond sports. Our programs encourage positive attitudes and growth through teamwork and sportsmanship, attendance, fair play, respect, hard work, integrity and fun. Your child can participate in clinics and leagues in such sports as baseball, basketball, flag-football, lacrosse, soccer, hockey, wrestling, track, and tennis. We also offer weekly dodgeball tournaments, drama and musical theater workshops, and after school programs.</span></p>