- The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is open year-round, and now with the new Sobela Ocean Aquarium, there are even more indoor animals to enjoy. Choose a warmer winter day to visit and hit up our favorite indoor exhibits—polar bear, penguins, Discovery Barn, Tropics—and remember to pack a lunch.
- Urban Air Trampoline Park (two locations: 8554 Maurer Rd., Lenexa, and 14401 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, UrbanAirTrampolinePark.com) is one of our favorite places to play! Offering much more than trampolines, this is a great place to spend a day. Urban Air gives a generous helping of frenetic fun with attractions like Kidzone and Urban Air Warrior Course. The Sky Rider is an amazing indoor ride where passengers zip across the park in a harness. The ropes course, climbing walls, virtual reality games and tunnel play areas are all great additions to the classic trampoline attractions. Tip: Save on admission with a membership package; choose from several levels, including a meal-included option.
- Ceramic Cafe (9510 Nall Ave., Overland Park) is a paint-your-own pottery studio offering clay building, ceramic painting and glass fusing. Enjoy Creative Story Time for little ones, special classes or their walk-in programs to make gifts and holiday decorations.
- Something is always blooming at Family Tree Nursery (FamilyTreeNursery.com). Family Tree offers some of the largest nurseries in the area with wide selections to enjoy through one of the most unique and fun shopping experiences in the city. Little ones love the fairy gardens and displays.
- Inspired Play Cafe in Overland Park is a safe and clean environment where little ones can nurture their curiosity and imagination. The cafe offers drinks and food for parents and caregivers.
- The Lenexa Rec Center is one of our favorite indoor pools with fabulous waterslides and fun features. For even more indoor pools, click Going Places and search pools on KCParent.com.
- Enjoy indoor playtime at Kanga’s Indoor Play Center and Cafe in Independence. With tunnels, soft play areas, a bounce house, playground equipment and rides, this fun center is a favorite winter spot for families.
- RoKC Olathe (654 N. Central St., Olathe, 913.318.3600). This indoor rock wall climbing facility features 35- to 50-foot walls for all skill levels from beginner to expert, 15-foot bouldering walls, fitness equipment available for ages 14 and up, cardio equipment, elliptical equipment, Jacob’s ladders and facilities for advanced climbing training (for those with a year of experience). RoKC features three types of climbing walls: lead, top rope and auto belay. The lead and top rope walls do require passing certification, but auto belay is open to beginners. The site even has a speed climbing wall where you can time your speed or race friends. (The current record is 8 seconds!) The attraction is great for single-day visits, or you can purchase a multiple visit punch card, memberships and parties. For parents who want to climb, they even provide on-site childcare in a play lounge included with admission. If you are interested in hosting a party, the private event room features 20 of the site’s 32 auto belays.
- Kansas City is home to several wonderful nature centers, and admission is always free. Our local nature centers offer hands-on exhibits teaching families about native plants and animals. They also offer free classes and programs year-round. With aquariums, animal exhibits and trails to explore (weather permitting), nature centers are a favorite educational outing any season. Our favorites include Burr Oak Woods (Blue Springs), Anita Gorman Discovery Center (Kansas City, Mo.), Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary (Liberty), Ernie Miller Nature Center (Olathe) and Prairie Park Nature Center (Lawrence).
- Head to Chicken N Pickle or SERV. These are great community hangouts. Enjoy casual dining, pickleball courts, yard games and a super chill environment for a night out. They offer indoor courts to enjoy in the winter!
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Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium
The Kansas City Zoo & Aquarium is open year-round, and now with the new Sobela Ocean Aquarium, there are even more indoor animals to enjoy. Choose a warmer winter day to visit and hit up our favorite indoor exhibits—polar bear, penguins, Discovery Barn, Tropics—and remember to pack a lunch.
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Urban Air Trampoline Park Lenexa
Urban Air Trampoline Park (two locations: 8554 Maurer Rd., Lenexa, and 14401 Metcalf Ave., Overland Park, UrbanAirTrampolinePark.com) is one of our favorite places to play! Offering much more than trampolines, this is a great place to spend a day. Urban Air gives a generous helping of frenetic fun with attractions like Kidzone and Urban Air Warrior Course. The Sky Rider is an amazing indoor ride where passengers zip across the park in a harness. The ropes course, climbing walls, virtual reality games and tunnel play areas are all great additions to the classic trampoline attractions. Tip: Save on admission with a membership package; choose from several levels, including a meal-included option.
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Urban Air Trampoline Park Overland Park
Urban Air Overland Park is an attractive solution to a common problem: needing one place to entertain kids of every age.
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Ceramic Café
Ceramic Cafe (9510 Nall Ave., Overland Park) is a paint-your-own pottery studio offering clay building, ceramic painting and glass fusing. Enjoy Creative Story Time for little ones, special classes or their walk-in programs to make gifts and holiday decorations.
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Family Tree Nursery Liberty
Something is always blooming at Family Tree Nursery (FamilyTreeNursery.com). Family Tree offers some of the largest nurseries in the area with wide selections to enjoy through one of the most unique and fun shopping experiences in the city. Little ones love the fairy gardens and displays.
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Family Tree Nursery Shawnee
A beautiful, modern garden center in the heart of Shawnee! Since opening it’s doors as Family Tree Nursery in 1981, our Nieman location has grown a loyal customer base with great plants and top-notch customer service.
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Family Tree Nursery Overland Park
What sets Family Tree Nursery apart is our passion for plants. Our bedding plants look better because they’re grown better – we grow almost every bedding plant we sell at our own greenhouses.
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Inspired Play Cafe
Inspired Play Cafe is a safe and clean environment where little ones can nurture their curiosity and imagination. The cafe offers drinks and food for parents and caregivers.
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Lenexa Rec Center
The Lenexa Rec Center is one of our favorite indoor pools with fabulous waterslides and fun features. For even more indoor pools, click Going Places and search pools on KCParent.com.
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Kanga's Indoor Playcenter and Cafe
Enjoy indoor playtime at Kanga’s Indoor Play Center and Cafe in Independence. With tunnels, soft play areas, a bounce house, playground equipment and rides, this fun center is a favorite winter spot for families.
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RoKC North KC
RoKC’s facility is housed in a building that was initially used to build tanks, and later to rebuild trains. It is important to RoKC that the building retains its historic industrial feel, while providing a modern, world-class climbing facility wi...
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RoKC Olathe
RoKC Olathe (654 N. Central St., Olathe, 913.318.3600). This indoor rock wall climbing facility features 35- to 50-foot walls for all skill levels from beginner to expert, 15-foot bouldering walls, fitness equipment available for ages 14 and up, cardio equipment, elliptical equipment, Jacob’s ladders and facilities for advanced climbing training (for those with a year of experience). RoKC features three types of climbing walls: lead, top rope and auto belay. The lead and top rope walls do require passing certification, but auto belay is open to beginners. The site even has a speed climbing wall where you can time your speed or race friends. (The current record is 8 seconds!) The attraction is great for single-day visits, or you can purchase a multiple visit punch card, memberships and parties. For parents who want to climb, they even provide on-site childcare in a play lounge included with admission. If you are interested in hosting a party, the private event room features 20 of the site’s 32 auto belays.
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RoKC Underground Bouldering Gym
Indoor rock wall climbing and bouldering facilities. Olathe location coming soon.
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Anita B. Gorman Discovery Center
Kansas City is home to several wonderful nature centers, and admission is always free. Our local nature centers offer hands-on exhibits teaching families about native plants and animals. They also offer free classes and programs year-round. With aquariums, animal exhibits and trails to explore (weather permitting), nature centers are a favorite educational outing any season. Our favorites include Burr Oak Woods (Blue Springs), Anita Gorman Discovery Center (Kansas City, Mo.), Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary (Liberty), Ernie Miller Nature Center (Olathe) and Prairie Park Nature Center (Lawrence).
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Burr Oak Woods Nature Center
One of the largest nature centers in the Metro, Burr Oak Woods features hands-on exhibits for children, an aquarium with Missouri fish, live animals and nature trails.
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Ernie Miller Nature Center
The nature center features animals native to Kansas, hiking trails and educational programs.
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George Owens Nature Park
The park is open year round and provides 86 acres of beautiful forest, lakes, hiking trails and wildlife.
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Parkville Nature Sanctuary
The Parkville Nature Sanctuary is 115 acres of natural forest land right here in Parkville. Come enjoy the beautiful outdoors! No dogs or other pets are allowed in the sanctuary. Open from sunrise to sunset every day.
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Lakeside Nature Center
Enjoy an incredible place to enjoy learning about local native wildlife, including birds of prey, snakes, amphibians, turtles, fish and invertebrates.
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Martha LaFite Thompson Nature Sanctuary
Martha Lafite Thompson Nature Sanctuary is a private nonprofit nature organization with a 100 acres Wildlife Sanctuary.
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