Things to Do with Toddlers

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TimberRidge Adventure Center

TimberRidge Adventure Center

Outdoor recreation & team-building. Outdoor recreation & team-building activities, including a ropes course, zip line & climbing tower.

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Lake Shawnee

Lake Shawnee

Multiple outdoor recreation options. Manmade lake/recreation area with fishing, boating & swimming plus tennis, golf, camping & gardens.

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Ted Ensley Gardens

Ted Ensley Gardens

37.5-acre garden with trails & picnics. Large garden park with 1,500 species of plants & flowers, picnicking, trails & rock gardens.

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Prairie Center Park

Prairie Center Park

86-acre community park & sports fields. Community park covering 86 acres with a fishing pond, trail, soccer & baseball fields & disc golf.

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Combat Air Museum

Combat Air Museum

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Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop-Farm

Mahaffie Stagecoach Stop-Farm

Museum & farm with historic reenactments. 19th-century farm & living history museum with historic reenactments & era–specific activities.

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Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Brown v. Board of Education National Historical Park

Site exploring major equality court case. School at the center of a 1954 court case that ended racial segregation in education facilities.

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Museum Of Kansas National Guard

Museum Of Kansas National Guard

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Great Overland Station

Great Overland Station

Historic railroad station restoration. This historic 1927 train station featuring classic architecture has undergone a major restoration.

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Rainbow of the Heartland - Kansas City

Rainbow of the Heartland - Kansas City

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Ward-Meade Park

Ward-Meade Park

Botanical garden & historic buildings. Serene botanical garden on the grounds of a Victorian mansion with other historic structures.

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Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site and Botanical Garden

Old Prairie Town at Ward-Meade Historic Site and Botanical Garden

History park with 19th-century buildings. Guided tours offered in a replica 1800s town with a schoolhouse, church, general store & gardens.

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Club Run & Jump

Club Run & Jump

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Mulvane Art Museum

Mulvane Art Museum

University museum with local artwork. University museum featuring exhibits by local artists, an interactive art lab & classes.

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Kids Empire Olathe

Kids Empire Olathe

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Leap Trampoline Park

Leap Trampoline Park

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Frontier Park

Frontier Park

Playground, athletics & summer concerts. 22-acre community park featuring sports fields, a playground, green space & summer outdoor concerts.

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Black Bob Park

Black Bob Park

Ball fields, mini-golf course & pool. Recreation complex with athletic fields, a mini-golf course & an outdoor pool with waterslides.

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Gage Park

Gage Park

Well-kept park with many attractions. A popular park for picnics, with attractions including a pool, carousel, gardens & outdoor concerts.

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Carousel In the Park

Carousel In the Park

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Kansas Children's Discovery Center

Kansas Children's Discovery Center

Kids' interactive play center in a park. Large kids' interactive play center in a wooded park offering indoor & outdoor hands-on activities.

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Kids Empire Lenexa

Kids Empire Lenexa

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Superkidz Club

Superkidz Club

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IMPACT GYMNASTICS

IMPACT GYMNASTICS

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Bonkers

Bonkers

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Splash Cove

Splash Cove

Seasonal waterpark for children. Seasonal water facility for kids at the Jim Allen Aquatic Center with a mini wave pool & body slide.

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West Ridge Lanes Family Fun

West Ridge Lanes Family Fun

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Chuck E. Cheese

Chuck E. Cheese

Chain for kids' parties, pizza & games. Kid-friendly chain known for its arcade games, pizza parties & play zones.

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Big dice

Big dice

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Sky Zone Trampoline Park

Sky Zone Trampoline Park

Indoor trampolines & fitness classes. Chain of indoor trampoline parks featuring freestyle bouncing, dodgeball, fitness programs & more.

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Sapling Grove Park

Sapling Grove Park

Public park with reservable shelters. Community park with a shelter that can be booked for events as well as a playground.

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Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead

Deanna Rose Children's Farmstead

Historic farmstead with animals & food. Spacious farmstead featuring replicas of life on the prairie, an ice cream parlor & wagon rides.

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Sports Center

Sports Center

Family play from go-karts to mini-golf. Activities include batting cages, mini-golf, go-karts, a driving range & a game room.

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Kansas Museum of History

Kansas Museum of History

Artifacts & models tracing state history. Museum showcasing Kansas history & heritage with vintage objects, dioramas & photographs.

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Waterfall Park

Waterfall Park

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Pump It Up Overland Park Kids Birthdays and More

Pump It Up Overland Park Kids Birthdays and More

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Johnson County Museum

Johnson County Museum

Suburban history & 1950s electric house. Museum preserving Johnson County's suburban history, featuring a 1950s electric model house.

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Activate Games

Activate Games

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Inspired Play Cafe Overland Park

Inspired Play Cafe Overland Park

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Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park

Indoor trampoline activity center. Large-scale indoor trampoline center hosting open jump, fitness classes, dodgeball & parties.

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Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Overland Park Arboretum & Botanical Gardens

Gardens, trails & recreation areas. Gardens, trails & recreation areas plus educational programs & events on environmental issues.

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Tiny Tots Indoor Play

Tiny Tots Indoor Play

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Museum at Prairiefire

Museum at Prairiefire

Colorful museum of natural history. Bright, uniquely designed museum with changing natural history exhibits on dinosaurs & space.

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Parkville Nature Sanctuary

Parkville Nature Sanctuary

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Loose Park

Loose Park

Tranquil green space with a rose garden. Site of a Civil War battle, this 75-acre green space features a pond, tennis courts & a rose garden.

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Hümanette

Hümanette

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The Regnier Family Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City

The Regnier Family Wonderscope Children's Museum of Kansas City

Interactive & educational exhibits. Museum featuring hands-on exhibits about art, science, math & reading designed for kids.

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The Escape Game Kansas City

The Escape Game Kansas City

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Penn Valley Park

Penn Valley Park

Green space with cultural destinations. Park with the National WWI Museum & Memorial, a theater & tennis, baseball & skateboarding venues.

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Science City at Union Station

Science City at Union Station

Hands-on science exhibits for children. Family-friendly museum with interactive science displays, including a test kitchen & planetarium.

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LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City

LEGOLAND Discovery Center Kansas City

Amusement center inspired by Lego toys. Family entertainment center featuring Lego toy displays, rides & a 4-D theater, plus a gift shop.

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Kaleidoscope

Kaleidoscope

Art & activity studio for children. Colorful, upbeat center offering creative arts & crafts sessions for kids, free of charge.

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Kansas City Northern Railroad

Kansas City Northern Railroad

Rides on a miniature railroad. Miniature railway in Frank Vaydik Park open weekends May–Sep for rides around a 1/2-mi. track.

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Tropics

Tropics

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The Rush Funplex

The Rush Funplex

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Penguin Park

Penguin Park

Grassy public park with play equipment. Whimsical public park featuring giant animal sculptures, a picnic shelter & barbecue grills.

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Cool Crest Family Fun Center

Cool Crest Family Fun Center

Entertainment options for all ages. Mini-golf, video arcade, go-karts, batting cages, a kids' play area & pizzeria under one roof.

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Planet Snoopy

Planet Snoopy

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Worlds of Fun

Worlds of Fun

Theme park with rides & entertainment. Theme park boasting roller coasters, thrill rides, live entertainment & a Snoopy-themed kids' area.

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Prehistoric Putt Independence

Prehistoric Putt Independence

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National Frontier Trails Museum

National Frontier Trails Museum

History of the settlement of the West. Museum & interpretive center exploring the history of the settlement of the American West.

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Lea McKeighan Park - South

Lea McKeighan Park - South

Park with sports, a playground & more. Park featuring a shelter, a playground, a skate park, ball diamonds, volleyball courts & restrooms.

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Waterfall Park

Waterfall Park

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Sky Zone Trampoline Park

Sky Zone Trampoline Park

Indoor trampolines & fitness classes. Chain of indoor trampoline parks featuring freestyle bouncing, dodgeball, fitness programs & more.

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Get Air Trampoline Park

Get Air Trampoline Park

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Epic Bounce Park

Epic Bounce Park

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George Owens Nature Park

George Owens Nature Park

Nature park with forests, lakes & more. Charming year-round park featuring over 80-acres of wooded trails, lakes, rain gardens & wildlife.

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Kanga's Indoor Playcenter Independence

Kanga's Indoor Playcenter Independence

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KC Bubble Parties

KC Bubble Parties

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Missouri Town Living History Museum

Missouri Town Living History Museum

Living history museum on 1800s farm life. This living history museum depicts19th-century farm life with original structures, exhibits & tours.

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