Indoor Play Fun on Long Island
Indoor Play Fun on Long Island
It's frigid out there and the kids are as active as ever. Here are 50 Long Island indoor play options!
by: Ian Stark
1. Visit the Long Island Children's Museum, one of our recommended family membership spots, to engage in hands-on activities such as arts and crafts, bubble making, and block building. Play reporter at the Communication Station, or head to the TotSpot with little ones for everything from a slide and reading nook to a replica of the Long Island Rail Road. Big kids will love the climbing wall. Be sure to check out the Sonic Sensation exhibit debuting at the end of January. Children will have the opportunity to create their own soundtracks and learn about the anatomy and physics of sound.
2. Let off some steam in a huge indoor play space like Flight Fit N Fun or Bouncers and Slydos in Suffolk County. Or get some inspiration from our list of indoor play spaces in Nassau County.
3. Lace up your bowling shoes, find the perfect sparkly bowling ball, and engage in some good, old-fashioned family competition at one of Nassau or Suffolk County's premier bowling alleys.
4. Sign your kids up for cooking classes like the Kids Cooking Classes at Sur La Table or Junior Chef classes at The Well-Seasoned Chef. Let them show off their skills in your kitchen as they help you prepare dinner or dessert.
5. Learn about art together at fun family programs hosted by the Nassau County Museum of Art or Heckscher Museum of Art. For impromptu sessions of open painting, check out Creative Corner in West Hempstead or A Gathering of Artists in Williston Park.
6. Take in a musical or play at one of Long Island's children's theaters. You might want to treat the kids to Seussical the Musical through March at the John W. Engeman Theater in Northport. Tickets are $15 (adults and children) and kids can meet the characters after the show.
7. If your kids have been bitten by the acting bug, sign them up for one of Long Island's theater and drama classes.
8. Explore these space and astronomy hot spots for kids.
9. Or join the Amateur Observers' Society of New York. Gaze at the stars and learn about constellations. Member meetings are held monthly and stargazing events are held across the Island.
10. Perfect your figure-8s at an ice rink. Long Island has indoor and outdoor skating centers with public sessions, lessons, and hockey clubs
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