Play Street Museum Marks 5 Years In Mckinney
2:45 AM Mar 5, 2021 CST
Play Street Museum can host parties and other events for children.
By Miranda Jaimes
Editor, Frisco & McKinney
Miranda joined Community Impact Newspaper as an editor in August 2017 with the Grapevine/Colleyville/Southlake edition. In 2019 she transitioned to editor for the McKinney edition. She began covering Frisco as well in 2020. Miranda covers local government, transportation, business and nonprofits in these communities. Prior to CI, Miranda served as managing editor for The Prosper Press, The Anna-Melissa Tribune and The Van Alstyne Leader, and before that reported and did design for The Herald Democrat, a daily newspaper in Grayson County. She graduated with a degree in journalism from Oklahoma Christian University in 2014.
Moody Family Childrens Museum
Children age 5 and younger can experience museum-size learning on a much smaller scale at the Moody Family Childrens Museum at the Perot Museum of Nature and Science in Dallas. Interactive water tables teach preschoolers about what floats and what sinks. While the campfire area may feature pretend food, the spiders and snakes are real! Kids can sort toy fruits and vegetables in the farmers market, or climb around in a giant replica of the Dallas skyline. The artistic crowd can color, and budding architects can build with magnets. Kids wanting a peek outside can dig in the sand area for dinosaur bones.Admission: Entry to the Childrens Museum is included with the purchase of a general admission museum ticket$13 for children ages 212 and $20 for adults. Parents must stay with their children in this special exhibit area.Hours: MondaySaturday 9am5pm, and Sunday 11am5pm.2201 N. Field St., Dallas, 214/428-5555
Studio A At The Kimbell
The next time you plan a trip to the Kimbell Art Museumwith the family, dont forget to drop by Studio A inside the Renzo Piano Pavilion. The cozy space, which is designed for children age 5 and younger, accommodates up to 12 children at a time and offers a variety of fun, hands-on activities to engage young minds. Inside the studio, children have multiple opportunities to show off their artistic skills. One of Studio As most popular features is a large felt wall, which visitors can transform into a mural using abstract felt shapes. Other highlights within the space include a wide selection of building materials, a rotating library and colorful alphabet tiles that feature both braille and American Sign Language hand signs.Admission: $18 for adults, $14 for children ages 611, children under age 6 and museum members are admitted free.Hours: TuesdayThursday and Saturday 10am5pm Friday noon8pm Sunday noon5pm.3333 Camp Bowie Blvd., Fort Worth, 817/332-8451
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Celebration Party & Event Center
There is no room for boredom at Celebration Party & Event Center in Keller, a 5,000-square-foot play venue with eight themed play areas. Children can pretend to be a grocer or doctor in the kid-size play town, or act out their favorite story in the puppet theater. They can be active in the bounce house or dress like a super hero in the costume area. Best suited for children age 12 and younger, this venue also has a toddler area, complete with a giant version of Connect Four. Shoes are allowed inside the play area, and outside food and drink are welcome. All families must sign a waiver for each child upon their first visit.
Admission: $7 for age 12 months and older on Wednesday and Thursday $10 for age 12 months and older on Friday and Saturday.Hours: WednesdayThursday 9:30am1:30pm FridaySaturday 9:30am2:30pm.5950 Park Vista Circle, Suite 140, Keller, 817/741-5590
Little Humans Big Fun
Recently opened and locally owned, Little Humans, BIG Fun is a play space geared toward the 18-month to 8-year-old crowd. The inside looks like a 1980s flashback with Rubiks Cubes hanging from the ceiling, a cassette tape-covered door, and a huge Light Bright board. Theres a play car in the shop ready for inspection, as well as a grocery store that features a conveyor belt and carts. Parents can enjoy complimentary coffee, tea and bottled water.Admission: $13 for the first child and $11 for each additional child. Kids younger than 1 or older than 11 are admitted free when accompanying someone with a paid admission.Hours: MondayFriday 9am5:30pm, Saturday 910:30am, and Sunday 911:30am.2440 Eldorado Parkway, Suite 100, Frisco, 469/294-6066
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Tarrant & Denton Counties
Once upon a time, playtime was seen as a treata reward for kids who finished their homework or chores. Fast-forward to today, and that view is changing. Engaging in quality play on a regular basis is essential to a childs early development and mental health, according to the American Academy of Pediatrics. Imaginative play, which involves role playing and problem solving, is a great way to give kids the quality playtime they need. We compiled a list of play spaces in the Denton area and Tarrant County that will engage the young minds you care most about. Courtney Ortega
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Grab a spot and join us for playtime Monday-Friday. We offer four sessions each day. Session Times: 8:30-10:00, 10:30-12:30, 1:00-3:00 & 3:30-5:30. Thursdays- extended hours from 6:00-8:00.
If you havent tried one of our special events, you most definitely should! Click the button above to see our upcoming weekend playtimes and special events.
Whether you want to host a private playdate, applaud an exciting season or celebrate an upcoming birthday, Play Street Museum has got you covered!
Reserve our entire museum, where your students can discover, imagine, and explore through play!
Walk ins are welcome as long as there is space available, though we do require that walk ins stick to our session times so we can clean properly. Give us a call to check capacity if you would like to walk in and play!
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Explorium Denton Childrens Museum
While traditional museums prefer patrons to stand in quiet reflection and keep their hands off the exhibits, the newly opened Explorium Denton Childrens Museum encourages its tiny visitors to do the exact opposite. The 5,000-square-foot space is an interactive experience for families to learn and play together. The museum, which caters to children age 12 and younger, offers five unique areas to explore. The active body space features a giant climbing structure, and an area called Make & Think allows kids to create using provided materials such as 3D pens and paper. Other museum highlights include a life-size version of the classic childrens game, Operation, a fire pole and a life-size milking cow. Outside food and drink are allowed but must be consumed in the bistro area.Admission: $5 per child $6 per adultHours: Wednesday-Saturday 10am-5pm5800 I-35N, Denton, 940/320-5444
Fort Worth Childrens Museum
Located inside the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, the Fort Worth Childrens Museum is designed to encourage learning through play in children ages newborn to 8 years. The museum, which spans 9,400 square feet, consists of two main spacesan interior gallery and an outside courtyard. Inside the gallery, pint-size visitors can enjoy practicing their shopping skills at the popular childrens grocery store or try their hands at structural engineering in the block-building area. Kids can also get an up-close look at multiple live specimenssuch as reptiles and amphibiansthroughout the museum. After exploring inside, little learners can head outdoors to the museums courtyard and experience the science of water in the water play area.Admission: $16 for adults and $4 for ages 218 children under age 2 and museum members are free.Hours:TuesdaySaturday 10am5pm Sunday noon5pm.1600 Gendy St., Fort Worth, 817/255-9300
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Small World Big Imagination
At Small World BIG Imagination in Southlake, learning and playtime combine to help children develop important traits such as emotional intelligence and creativity. The indoor play venue, which is geared toward children age 10 and under, offers several kid-size structures to encourage pretend play. Kids can bag food at the grocery store, cast their lines off a fishing boat and inspect a car at the full-service mechanic station. Children can also use their imaginations at the puppet theater, creating arts and crafts or building with blocks or other materials. Adults can enjoy complimentary coffee and free Wi-Fi. To stay up to date with the latest events and activities, check out Small World BIG Imaginations Facebook page or online calendar.Admission: $12 for children age 1 and up $112 for a punch card worth 12 visits.Hours: MondayFriday 9am6pm weekend hours vary.280 Commerce St., Suite 125, Southlake, 682/305-7924
Welcome To Our Fort Worth Texas Location
Your kids will have fun imagining and pretending in our town square or exploring the many interactive exhibits and kid’s activities in our educational play space. Adults are welcome to join in on the adventure, or sit back and relax while their children discover a world that is just their size in our interactive children’s museum.
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Dallas & Collin Counties
There is a decline in the amount of free play children are getting, and this could be a possible cause for the rise in certain mental health and emotional development issues in kids. Emphasizing the importance of imaginative play, the American Academy of Pediatrics suggests increasing kids play time can help develop coping skills and eliminate high levels of stress. Its never too early to focus on the power of play, and there are plenty of indoor play places in North Texas built with childrens mental health in mind. Kristy Ramirez
