Indoor activities for kids in baltimore

Senior Member Joined: May 23 2011 Posts: 126

suggestions for a 1/2 day indoor activity for preschoolers in baltimore? preferably without $30 admission.

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Woodlawn library's storyville?
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JCC? I heard there's a room upstairs with craft materials for kids.
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Senior Member Joined: Jun 21 2007 Posts: 154

It's been a long time, so I'm not sure it still exists, but I used to take my kids to a really nice indoor play room at Towson town center mall. It had a lot of nice climbing toys. Then I'd take them to the Towson library to pick out lots of books to read. It made for a nice day.

Diamond Member Joined: Dec 28 2005 Posts: 4653

Towson Mall play area still exists. It's called Tiny Town.

Storyville is a good idea.

For JCC you have to be members to use the playrooms (they are called Parenting Rooms).

My kids love KiddieCrusoe but it's expensive (like $9 a kid and you have to pay for adults too which is really not nice, so we only did it once, on Chol HaMoed).

Active Poster Joined: Jan 21 2011 Posts: 68

"pump it up" infaltable moonbounces in owings mills. I think its about $6 a kid, adults are free

Senior Member Joined: May 23 2011 Posts: 126

went to kiddie crusoe - awesome, was $12/kid. adults were free. totally worth it! thanks for all your suggestions

hi fellow baltimore mothers,
what is kidcrusoe, I never heard of it.
what age is it for, where is it, what is it?
TIA!
always looking for good indoor ideas in this hot weather!

haven't been yet, but plan to go this summer be"h. the insect zoo at the Carrie Murray Nature Center. also a lot of other stuff going on there. and it's free, free, free. It's under 20 minutes from NIRC. (that'll give you a picture of how far from PH, Greenspring, etc.)

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we were at the townson library this past sunday (open sundays 1 to 5 and during the week) they have an amazing children's section with toys and places to play and read and a gated area so toddlers can run around. my kids had a great time and its free

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You could also try Michael's craft classes.

Senior Member Joined: Oct 11 2007 Posts: 141

Ultimate playzone:
http://ultimateplayzone.com/
You can definitely be there more than an hour - many inflatables, playhouse, climbing structure. I think it's $7/kid.

Silver Member Joined: May 06 2007 Posts: 718

my mother seemed to think that the tiny town in towson is gone unless it moved if it did does anyone know where it moved to?

Senior Member Joined: Oct 11 2007 Posts: 141

It is still on the bottom level. Instead of being at the bottom of the elevator and escalators in the center of the mall, it was moved to a storefront, at the bottom of the escalators all the way at the end of the hallway (on the opposite side of the mall than nordstrom's rack).

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thanks!

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Any ideas about what to do with older kids in Baltimore? I just got all sweaty outside watering my flowers for two minutes! My boys are 10, 11, and 13 and have no school or camp for a few days this weekend.