Finally the cold (most of us) wished for all summer long is here!
So, MacaroniKID Bryan & College Station is taking the play INSIDE!
Within this article you will find a list of local places to play and/or learn indoors.
At home activities to try with your littles too!
Wonderland Indoor Playground
College Station, Texas
(979) 704-0061
wonderlandindoorplaybcs@gmail.com
wonderland_indoorplayground
Wonderlandindoorplayground.net
HOURS:
Monday - Thursday & Sunday
10AM - 7PM
Friday & Saturday
10AM - 8PM
Brazos Valley Museum of Natural History
3232 Briarcrest Dr, Bryan, Texas (979) 776-2195 info@brazosvalleymuseum.org brazosvalleymuseum.org
HOURS:
Sunday & Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Saturday
10:00 AM - 5:00 PM
Jumping World
3143 Wildflower Dr Suite 1000, Bryan, Texas
(979) 731-1011
HOURS:
Monday - Thursday
1PM - 9PM
Friday 1PM - 11PM
Saturday 10AM - 11PM
Sunday 11AM - 9PM
Grand Station
2400 Earl Rudder Fwy, South College Station, Texas
(979) 696-1100
HOURS:
Sunday - Tuesday
11AM - 11PM
Wednesday & Thursday
11AM - 12AM
Friday & Saturday
11AM - 1AM
LASER TAG & MINI-GOLF HOURS
Monday-Friday: 1PM - CLOSE
Saturday & Sunday: 11AM - CLOSE
Smarty Sprouts
3100 Wildflower Drive, Suite 300, Bryan, Texas (979) 485-5339 contact@smartysproutskidsclub.com smartysproutskidsclub.com + BOOK ONLINE
HOURS:
Monday - Closed
Tuesday - Sunday
9:30 AM - 6:00 PM
...Like the cold? Want to still be Indoors? I have the perfect spot!
Spirit Ice Arena
400 Holleman Dr E, College Station, Texas (979) 693-3900 Spirit Ice Website + Schedule a Session
HOURS:
Monday - Wednesday
12PM -11PM
Thursday & Friday
12PM - 12AM
Saturday
11AM - 11PM
Sunday
1PM - 11PM
Year-round ice-skating arena with public sessions, lessons, and a hockey team.
Play Oasis
2551 Texas Ave S Ste E1, College Station, Texas (979) 704-3226 info@goplayoasis.com goplayoasis.com
HOURS:
Sunday & Wednesday - Closed
Monday & Tuesday + Thursday - Saturday
9AM - 5PM
You can submit your local play spots directly on the Macaroni KID Bryan & College Station website.
NOTE: Due to potential winter weather conditions
I always recommend a best practice rule of checking open times and possible closers before your trip!
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Don't want to leave home?
At Home Activities to Try...
Hide & Find
Make a map or color sheet of each of their toy animals you plan to hide (draw the animal, write its name or call them out as they search) then hide their animal stuffies or animal toys while they are either still asleep, have them cover their eyes OR have them draw each animal on a sheet! As they find the animal and bring them to you, have them make the animal sound, spell the animals name or act out the animal. Don't forget to record their acting skills!
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This one we all wish were a reality... Penny Grocery Store Math Fun
Have your kiddo help you gather a variety of canned goods, have them read out what they are for an extra layer of learning fun. Give those of age construction paper and have them decorate their own labels with the cost of each can (between $0.01 - $0.10 for young children and ($1.00 - $5.00) for an older age. Have them make their own money or use fake money. Then have them shop for their items. When they "checkout" they can add up the cost of each item and pay you with their money. Notes & Tips: Not suitable for children who put small things in their mouths. Use empty pantry box items instead.
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Musical "chairs" Dress-Up Edition
Have your kiddo help you gather a variety of fun dress up items (sunglasses, vests, costumes, crowns, hats, play shoes, necklaces, scarves, gloves etc) bring them to you coffee table or the center of your living space and arrange them in a circle -- for multiple kiddos or a line -- for a single kiddo. Tell them, when you start the music they must dance around the dress-up items as silly as they want. When the music stops they have to put on the items they are in front of and dance a silly dance or pretend to be a silly person. Keep playing the music and adding to their outfit until they have used them all. Then if you want start again!
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Number Bowling
We probably all have left over amazon boxes or plastic bottles and milk jugs (cleaned out of course) get as many as you can find for a fun bowling indoor exercise and counting game. Tape the boxes or clean the jugs. Decorate them for an added step of FUN! Then number them and decorate the numbers. Stack them in a triangle on the floor just like at a bowling alley. Then tell your kiddo to be the bowling ball. Yes we are going to knock down as many "pins" as we can in one "roll" or kick if they'd prefer. Once they have taken their turn count how many went down and what numbers they hit. Then keep bowling until they knock them all down. Have them set the "pins" up again and continue on as they wish!
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MESS FREE Painting
Grab a Large Plastic Zip Top Bag.
Place a piece of paper and some paint inside and seal the bag.
Give it to your child and have them use their hands to paint the paper inside the bag!
Take the paper out of the bag (carefully so it doesn't tear) and hang to dry.
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I hope you have enjoyed this article.
Happy Winter Season,
Jennifer Geidel your MacaroniKID Bryan & College Station Publisher
