Winter Fun Guide

This season, make memories with your kids at these Kansas City attractions!

• Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium at Union Station

  Combining interactive astronomy education with spectacular public shows and night sky viewing opportunities, the Arvin Gottlieb Planetarium continues to be one of Kansas City's greatest connections to the night sky.

• Backyard Specialists of KC

  At Backyard Specialists we believe that outdoor recreation promotes a healthy lifestyle and strengthens families as they play together. That’s why we’re devoted to providing our customers with the products and services they need to enjoy family.

• Ceramic Café

  Ceramic Cafe is a paint-your-own-pottery and glass fusing studio serving the Kansas City area. Our creative assistants guide you through the creative process; showing  how supplies and techniques can help the inspired and help those who need an extra boost of inspiration to create a masterpiece they are proud to call their own!  The whole creative  process from start to finish takes about a week. Reservations recommended and paint-at-home kits available for purchase. 

• Chicken N Pickle: Kansas City

  Our unique, indoor/outdoor entertainment complex includes a casual, chef-driven restaurant and sports bar that boasts pickleball courts, a variety of yard games and enough space to kick back and relax with your favorite peeps.

• Chicken N Pickle: Overland Park

  An indoor/outdoor entertainment complex including a casual, chef-driven restaurant and sports bar that boasts pickleball courts, a variety of yard games and enough space to kick back and relax with your favorite peeps.

• Colonial Gardens

  We are an experience to inspire. Colonial Gardens is a garden center & agritourism destination in Blue Springs, MO. We are shaping hearts & minds through food, flowers, & trees. We provide nursery & greenhouse products, landscaping & hardscaping materials for every season of gardener! From tree disease to houseplant bugs, compost, & patio pavers, if you’ve got questions, we have answers. Join us for a workshop or book your next event!

• Crown Center

  Crown Center is the place for pure entertainment. With exciting events and unique attractions. A center full of locally owned shops and restaurants. And two luxury hotels so you can stay at the center of it all.

• Crown Center Ice Terrace

  Enjoy ice skating at Kansas City's original outdoor rink, open annually November-March.

• Family Tree Nursery Liberty

  Family Tree Nursery is a team of passionate horticulturists, providing an abundant selection of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, houseplants and more. Our staff is backed by years of experience, knowledge and integrity. We believe that our passion for plants helps to set us apart. We invite you to walk through the doors of our unique locations to experience the magic that has made Family Tree Nursery a premier garden center destination.

• Family Tree Nursery Overland Park

  Family Tree Nursery is a team of passionate horticulturists, providing an abundant selection of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, houseplants and more. Our staff is backed by years of experience, knowledge and integrity. We believe that our passion for plants helps to set us apart. We invite you to walk through the doors of our unique locations to experience the magic that has made Family Tree Nursery a premier garden center destination.

• Family Tree Nursery Shawnee

  Family Tree Nursery is a team of passionate horticulturists, providing an abundant selection of annuals, perennials, trees, shrubs, houseplants and more. Our staff is backed by years of experience, knowledge and integrity. We believe that our passion for plants helps to set us apart. We invite you to walk through the doors of our unique locations to experience the magic that has made Family Tree Nursery a premier garden center destination.

• Holiday Light and Magic near Legends Shopping Center

  Welcome to Holiday Light and Magic! Though these are the same elves that bring you 𝘞𝘪𝘯𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘔𝘢𝘨𝘪𝘤 in downtown, it’s a WHOLE DIFFERENT type of drive-thru Christmas Lights experience.

• Johnson County Museum staff, 2020

  Johnson County Museum

  Featuring award-winning long-term and changing exhibitions as well as public and school education programs, the Museum is a great place to spend the day learning about our county’s history and having fun in Kidscape, our hands-on exhibit. The museum has been recognized over 20 times for excellence in exhibitions, programming and publications by national, regional and state organizations. The Johnson County Museum also operates the Lanesfield Historic Site in Edgerton, KS.

• Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium

  Explore the Kansas City Zoo. With more than 1,700 animals on 202 acres, it’s the most affordable family fun for kids of all ages. Travel all over the world without ever leaving the Kansas City Zoo. Visit Polar Bear Passage, Helzberg Penguin Plaza, the Discovery Barn, and Stingray Bay. Stroll down Tiger Trail and through Elephant Expedition. Let your cubs run loose in the Tropics and see the animals of Australia.

• LEGOLAND Discovery Center

  LEGOLAND Discovery Center is Kansas City’s ultimate indoor LEGO® playground! Surround yourself with millions of LEGO Bricks, take flight on Merlin’s Apprentice, blast skeletons on Kingdom Quest ride adventure, see your favorite characters on LEGO 4D Theater, and build epic LEGO creations alongside master builders. Come safely play where everything is AWESOME! Adults must be accompanied by at least one child, 17 and under, to visit.

• Legends Outlets Kansas City

  Legends Outlets Kansas City is the only outlet shopping destination serving the greater metropolitan region.

• Lenexa Rec Center

  Get ready for an exciting new recreation experience in Lenexa! The 100,000-square-foot Lenexa Rec Center features cutting-edge fitness equipment, a fun-filled indoor pool, a jogging/walking track that encompasses a full-service fitness floor and t...

• Mid-Continent Public Libraries

  Whether your goal this year is to find your zen, get your resume updated or save money on ebooks, eAudiobooks, and digital magazines, Mid-Continent Public Library has what you need. Learn how to take control of your finances, trace your family history, join in on family-friendly virtual programs, or get online tutoring for the kids - it’s all free with your Library card. Make a resolution to visit MyMCPL.org today!

• Mid-Continent Public Libraries

  Mid-Continent Public Library is the largest library system in the Kansas City metropolitan area serving over 780,000 residents in Clay, Jackson, and Platte counties.

• Mission Bowl ‘N Olathe

  Cosmic bowling, grill and pro shop.