Indoor Playspace for Young Kids
Updated 1/2012 Here are a few indoor playspaces for young children age 0-8′ish. I’ve included the essential information, but please check their websites for further details, including hours of operation. I originally had hours listed for each place, but found that they changed too often for me to keep up with. My golden rule is to always call ahead anyways. So, better that you pick up the phone before piling the kids in the car just to be sure!
Andies Bounce Barn
Location: 32C Progress Avenue, Seymour, #203-881-3500
Cost: $10 per child, adults are free
Details: treehouse, pinball and caterpiller inflatables to name just a few. inflatables are extra large for endless bouncing and sliding. socks required! hosts birthday parties.
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Locations:
305 Hathaway Drive, Stratford #203-375-2700
712 Brook St, Rocky Hill #860-529-6500
Hours: Follow this link for scheduling a reservation
Cost: $11 per child, parents bounce free
Details: indoor interactive inflatables. not recommended for children under age 3. hosts birthday parties. Other location in Rocky Hill & a new location coming to Branford!
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Club Kids
Club Kids
Location: 117 Washington Avenue, North Haven, #203-239-5437
Cost: $6.95 for children age 1-3, $6.95 (?) for children age 4-12 ($9.95 for children age 4-12 on Fri-Sun), adults are free; cost includes unlimited use of go-carts, playscape and moonbounce, plus $2 worth of tokens for arcade
Details: indoor playscape with tunnels and ball pit, moon bounce, go-carts, arcade and cafe. Under new management (not sure as of when, though).
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Fieldhouse Family Fun Center
Location: 216 Foxon Road, North Branford, #203-484-4383
Cost: $5 per child or $12 per family, adults are free
Details: indoor playscape and arcade. also offers cybersport and laser tag at additional cost. hosts birthday parties and sports camps. offers outdoor rentals.
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Locations:
1106 Federal Rd, Brookfield #203-546-8470
950 Southford Rd, Middlebury #203-528-0118
Hours: see Brookfield schedule & Middlebury schedule
Cost:
Details: indoor inflatable activity center includes obstacle course, slides, climbing and bouncing for children of all ages. separate toddler area. socks required! snack bar. hosts birthday parties, special events and camps.
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Location: 370 West Main Street, Stamford, #203-326-5656
Cost:
Details: large arcade, laser tag, soft play area & snack bar. hosts birthday parties and special events.
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Locations:
15 Cheryl Rd, Canton #860-469-4439
855 Lakewood Rd, Waterbury #203-528-0164
Hours: see Canton schedule & Waterbury schedule
Cost: $10 for children 12 and under, adults and babies are free
Details: inflatable slides, obstacle courses, bounce house, interactive games, toddler activities. hosts birthday parties.
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Jungle Jims
Jungle Jims This web link is not working. Are they still open?
Location: 65 Woodmont Road, Milford, #203-283-9814
Cost: $5 for one child, $4 each additional child, ($3 on Tuesdays!), adults are free
Details: indoor playground with swings, slides, climbing structures, Step2 ride on toys. hosts birthday parties.
As a sidenote: I’ve heard several poor reviews of Jungle Jims from many people now. Thought you’d like to know.
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Location: 62 Wall Street, Norwalk, #203-838-3013
Cost:
Details: soft play gym, slides, laser tag, balladium, arcade games. hosts birthday parties.
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Playtime Village CLOSED AS OF MARCH 2010
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Stay & Play
Stay & Play – one of our favorites!
Location: 175-2 Elm Street, Old Saybrook, #860-395-4446
Hours: 7 days a week from 9:30am – 5pm
Cost: $8 per child, adults and pre-crawlers are free
Details: indoor playground with slides, climbing structures, baby room, life-size school bus, foam toys. also has a toy store, cafe with free wifi. hosts enrichment classes and birthday parties.
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The Painted Pomegranate – our favorite that’s just a skip & hop away!
Location: 360 Amity Road, Woodbridge, #203-387-2522
Cost:
Stay & Play fees – $10 nonmemer/$5 member per family per visit
Drop & Create fees vary – see website for details
Details: The Painted Pomegranate is a creative center for children. The Pomegranate will allow parents (both members and non-members) to drop their children off in an experiential learning center where children can create in the art room, act on the stage, manipulate objects in the sensory tables, and become comfortable in the book nook. Classes including yoga for kids, Music Together, Music and Me, and theater, will run throughout the week. Afterschool activities for older children, fabulous birthday parties, and various parent and children workshops will also be offered.
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Location: 17 Pickett District Road, New Milford (not Milford!) #860-350-9121
Cost: $9-12
Details: indoor playspace with giant slides, web crawls, tunnels, Toddlertown, inflatables, Top Flight Raceway. offers classes such as gymnastics, swimming and martial arts. hosts birthday parties.
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Know of a great indoor playspace for young kids? Share it in a comment or email kidhaven@email.com.
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We tried two of these, and I wanted to report back. Club Kids in North Haven was a lot of fun – we enjoyed it and will definitely go back. Jungle Gyms was another story – it appeared sketchy from the outside, and the inside didn’t get better – the bathrooms were dirty, there wasn’t a lot of equipment (just a small room), and I really couldn’t see hanging out there long. But many thanks for the tons of suggestions! We enjoy this website
Thank you so much for reporting back! Great feedback. Sorry the latter was a bad experience :0( Too bad to know since this is a new location for them (We actually haven’t been there since they moved.)
Playtime Village is fabulous. First of all, it is huge, nice, and clean. They have a separate infant area to keep tiny ones from getting pummeled by excited toddlers. Also, they have a great snack bar with healthy options and they provide high chairs for babies to sit in. Could easily spend a whole day!
Just as a heads-up, Playtime Village is closing. Their last day open is this weekend – March 28h!
Anyone one know of any places in Fairfeild County (specifically Norwalk/Stamofrd?)
Hi Michelle! Thanks for the question. I found a few places and will put them on here very, very soon – promise.
Just wanted to add that details have recently changed for Club Kids in North Haven. They apparently have winter hours that are different than what is posted on the website, so I would make sure to call before driving up there. Also, weekday prices have changed to $6.95 per child, but the website still says $4.95. My 22 month old had a lot of fun there, but I think some of the other indoor playspaces around tend to give more bang for your buck, especially if you are paying for multiple children to play.
According to their website, Stay and Play in Old Saybrook is now $8 per child. Can you elaborate on why this is one of your favorites, kH? :)
Hi Aviva – Thanks for the info about Stay & Play. We really like Stay and Play because it was the only clean, comfortable, wide-open playspace before The Pom came along. Stay and Play is a large space where kids can move around and where you don’t feel all that cramped even on a crowded day (although I’ll admit, we’ve never been on a holiday when it’s likely extremely crowded. we avoid most places like this on school holidays). Bigger kids can sometimes get a little rambunctous and can make it dangerous for little ones – but that’s the case anywhere. There is a solid play structure that is good for older toddlers/preschoolers and up. They also have a train table, a few individual size trampolines and oversize building blocks. There is a separate, gated play section for crawlers. There is also a full size school bus where you can enjoy snacks and drinks. Sitting in the drivers seat is a highlight for M. Their cafe is a nice touch, offering coffee, tea, snacks and a small hot food menu (we’ve never eaten their food but I’m pretty sure I remember them having a menu for more than just a bag of crackers. pretty sure). They have nice couches to relax on throughout the room. The bathrooms are spacious and clean. About the only thing we don’t like about it is you aren’t technically allowed to bring your own food, although I’ve often seen folks sneak it in. All in all, we’re fans of Stay and Play even if it is a 45 minute drive. We don’t go there all that often, but when we do we make a day of it because of the longish drive.
Sooo sad to see there is nothing (indoors) what so ever to do in stamford with the little ones.
Outdoor yes… there are a few good parks, playgrounds and the stamford nature center.
But nothing fun indoors. Even the libraries are boring and don’t have an interesting kids area like the libraries in Fairfield, and Westport for example.
An older child would probably enjoy the museum at the nature center. But def not a 2 year old.
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Hey there, You’ve done a fantastic job. I will certainly digg it and individually suggest to my friends. I’m sure they will be benefited from this site.
We recently tried the Bounce U in Stratford…I think I had as much fun as the kids! Big slides, bouncy house, bouncy basketball…and more. Definitely worked up a sweat! You only get to bounce for 1.5 hours, and do make a reservation as they wisely limit the number of kids…but it was enough to de-fuse my 3 very bouncy kids and their 2 bouncy friends! The young staff were very nice to the kids too!
Bounce U has a new location in North Branford next to Big Y.
Stay and Play has extended and now has activities for children up to 12 years old!