Rainy or cold days often mean too much TV, in-home craftiness, creative baking and pent up energy! Maybe you've just reached the end of a "rainy day ideas" search on Pinterest? Fortunately, if you're willing to do a mad dash from the car, The Woodlands is full of unique family fun to relieve rainy day boredom.
We've listed some options below, but before you head out it is always a great idea to call ahead or check the business' website or Facebook page to see if they are open for fun when it happens to be miserable out.
For the kids to actually bounce off the walls:
- Altitude (indoor trampoline park)
- Bouncin' Bears (inflated jump structures and slides with an "under 3" area)
- Chuck E Cheese's (pizza, arcade games/rides)
- Conroe's Incredible Pizza Company (buffet, movies, skating, go-karts, laser tag, bowling and more)
- Dave & Busters (huge arcade, restaurant, bar)
- IGi Playground (climbing structure with toddler area)
- Kanga's Indoor Playcenter (play structure, bouncy attraction, ball pool, toddler area, pirate ship)
- Main Event Entertainment (bowling, laser tag, arcade games, on-site café)
- Play Street Museum The Woodlands (small format children's museum)
- Safari Stop (second story play structure, very small toddler area, FREE admission)
- Urban Air Trampoline & Adventure Park
- Woodlands Church Play Area (multi-story play structure with slides, toddler area) - pictured above
- 300 Bowl
- CLIMB Woodlands (indoor rock climbing and adventure ropes course)
- Bowlero (bowling, arcade, billiards, restaurant)
- Emergent VR Encounter (high-tech gaming lounge)
- The Game Preserve (vintage arcade with pinball and classic video games)
- iFly (indoor sky diving)
- inSPIRE Rock Gym (indoor rock climbing with kid specific areas)
- Rainbow Roller Rink
- Shankz Black Light Miniature Golf
- SKATE Champions (roller rink)
- SwingZone Golf
- The Woodlands Children's Museum
- The Woodlands Mall (indoor play area for 42" & under, carousel, LEGO Store, Build A Bear, Barnes & Noble)
- Time to Spare Entertainment (bowling and go karts)
- TopGolf
- Urban Air Trampoline and Adventure Park - large indoor trampoline center hosting open jump, sky rider, climbing walls, and more
If you need a more simple break:
- Take a free ride on The Woodlands Waterway Trolley
- Explore new books or try a new kid's computer program at the library
- Visit the animals at PetsMart or Petco or the viewing tanks at Fish Gallery
- Catch a movie
- Visit the model railroads at the Downtown Tomball Railroad Depot (weekends only)
If you'd like to get crafty (aka messy) in someone else's "house", paint a piece of pottery or a blank canvas! The businesses below may not offer open studio time when it is raining, so please call ahead!
- Kids Kraft Korner in Conroe
- Paint & Bubbles in Magnolia
- Painting with a Twist
- Pinot's Palette
- Potteryland Studios
To stimulate the mind, a few businesses offer open class or open gym time (again, call ahead to check; membership might be required):
- Little Beakers (science lab)
- My Gym
- We Rock the Spectrum (indoor playground, autism-friendly environment)
Sometimes (gasp!) even moms get stir crazy. We have a few suggestions for taking a break from your kids:
- Area gyms like Villasport and the YMCA offer child care while you work out (or rest and have a coffee)
- Hugslie Land at Kroger in Sterling Ridge offers a similar 2 hour child watch service while you shop (or rest and have a coffee).
- Adventure Kids Playcare (drop-in childcare and entertainment center for kids ages 6 weeks to 12 years old)
Often planning a break outside of the house for breakfast, lunch, or a snack is all it takes to get the kids excited and helps shake up the day. A few Chick-fil-A's and McDonald's in the area offer free play structures. Don't forget to check our Kids Eat Free pages to see if you can score a rainy day deal at an area restaurant.
