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Is the cold or rainy weather getting you down and causing a real case of the family blahs? Bring the kids to an indoor playground or sports center and let the fun begin! Here is a list of places and links in the greater Rochester area.

The Sandbox
Parkview Place Building
1350 Fairport Road
Fairport, New York 14450
(585) 388-SAND (7263)
thesandbox@frontiernet.net
The Sandbox is greater Rochester's newest indoor play place, especially for the little ones up through age 8! It is a parent-supervised play center featuring a "Full Moon Lagoon Sandbox," a 700-sq-ft mini village to explore on self-propelled bumper cars, a life-like pirate ship to sail the open seas, enclosed infant/toddler area stocked with age appropriate toys, a child-size "pizza parlor" for little chefs, a cozy reading area with books, puzzles and sensory activities.

 

Village Sports
2830 Baird Road
Fairport, NY 14450
Phone: 585-381-0090
Info@Villagesports.net
Village Sports is a 5-acre Indoor & Outdoor Sports Center. Featuring: Adventure Challenge; Indoor Sports Surface; "The Pond" - Indoor Ice Hockey Rink; Mini Golf; Skate & Hoops Surface; Outdoor Sports Fields; Water Wars; Pirate Pete Surf 'N Slide. Their indoor adventures feature a ropes course, ball pit, slides, moon-bounce - all the things kids love to play with, indoors and open daily. "Pay and Play" is just $5 and these are the hours: Monday - Friday, 9am-9pm; Saturday 10:00am - 6:00pm; Sunday 10:00am - 6:00pm. They also have birthday parties, all kinds of sports lessons and teams, camps, day care, and special events.

 

Adventure Landing
3340 West Ridge Road
Greece, NY 14626
585-225-5093
3 story tall interactive playland featuring:
The WOW! Factory - loaded with over 9,000 foam balls. Three-story slide, foam ball cannons & foam ball geysers, too.
Arcade - over 100 interactive arcade and ticket redemption games.
Teddy Bear Factory - an interactive, fun activity that allows children to build their own stuffed animal friends.
Batting cages (outside, seasonal) - Hardball, softball, slow pitch or fast pitch. Use their equipment or bring your own.
Miniature golf (outdoors, seasonal) - 18-hole miniature golf courses.
Daily specials and deals are here. For web coupons, click here.

 

Horizon Fun F/X
675 Ling Road
Rochester (Greece), NY 14612
585-865-0493
Horizon is a full-service family entertainment center that offers roller skating/blading, laser tag, video arcade and redemption center, and a full-service snack bar. New attractions inclue Jungle Jim's 3-story playland, a rock climbing wall, and bungee run joust pit. Click here for coupons!

 

The Clubhouse Fun Center
70 Jay Scutti Boulevard
Rochester, NY
585-272-7888
Indoor and outdoor attractions for every age group. Two 18-hole miniature golf courses, a go-kart track with 16 single-seat karts and 8 2-seat karts. The 2-seat karts allow children as young as 3 to accompany an adult on the main track. Game room also. Animaland lets you build and stuff your own stuffed animal.

 

The Jump'N Jungle
47 Parkway Avenue (Corner of Dewey & Lyell)
Rochester, NY 14608
585-254-JUMP (5867)
An alert reader let me know that this place seems to be closed, as of June 28, 2008. The phone message says to visit their web site for more information, but as of July 4, I can find no updates on their "new suburban location."

Upstate New York's largest inflatable party and indoor play zone. It's not in a great part of town, but it's been getting some terrific reviews.
"Open Jump" hours are Thursday - Friday 12pm - 8pm; Saturday 11am - 8pm, and Sunday 1pm - 8pm. Prices are Jump Zone $6.00; Rock Climbing $3.00; Maze Climbing $2.00; Unlimited Play $9.00. Party packages are available, too. (Note: Socks are required in all play zones. Don't forget them!)

 

Children's Museums

Even though everyone knows about them, we should probably still list these all-time favorite places to bring kids indoors in Rochester:

Rochester Museum & Science Center

Strong: The National Museum of Play

 

Recreation/Community Centers with Open Indoor Gym Times for Kids

  • The Penfield Community Center has a "Little People's Gym" open gym time that is FREE, though for Penfield residents only. It is designed for babies through age four and is mostly held on Mondays, Wednesday, and Fridays (although it's only when school is in session, not on vacation weeks). They are special 1-2-hour periods in the middle of the day. Please call 585-340-8655 to verify.

 

Have a suggestion for a great indoor gym or recreation place to take kids in the greater Rochester area? Send an email to suggestions@kidsoutandabout.com. Thanks!