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Imagine That!!! A Discovery Museum for Children, Florham Park, NJ

Editor’s Note: We sent Karin and her friend to review Imagine That! She had a great time and shares a bunch of great pictures of this 16,000 sq. ft space. Imagine That was completely renovated, the only big item that remains is the Fire Truck, most of the rest is all new!

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KidzZone, Green Brook NJ

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Editor’s Note: Another Guest Post from Karin! She visited the newest indoor place to play in Somerset County this past July! Check out her great pics!

From their Facebook Page”KidzZone Indoor Playground provides a safe, clean and exciting environment for kids ages up to 12 years old. We offer open play, birthday parties and special

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Be Craftful, Fanwood NJ

NO LONGER HAS STOREFRONT!!! BE CRAFTFUL IS NOW MOBILE!!! THIS POST IS HERE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES, PLEASE VISIT SITE HTTP://WWW.BECRAFTFUL.COM FOR MORE INFO. WE WILL MISS THE FANWOOD LOCATION!

Editor’s Note: This winter we are focusing on new indoor places to play and create! Our first crafty pick is Be Craftful, owned by Amy Bohoff,

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Legoland Discovery Center, Westchester NY (Yonkers)

UPDATE from GWEN R. via FB – “Hi just an update for you that the jungle gym is gone, it’s a ninjago structure similar to a fun house. I personally am not a fan of it as you can’t see the kids like you used to be able to do with the jungle gym so

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World of Wings, Teaneck NJ

 Editor’s Note:  Hello!  We are honored to have a guest post from Bergen County’s MiraBest creator, Mira Park!  I’ve known Mira since we both started our respective websites and she has been a blessing to many moms over in North Jersey looking for things to do.  Make sure you keep

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Chuckle-time, Andover NJ

UPDATE: 2/16/2015- Chuckle Time is now closed, this post is here for historical purposes. If you are interested in reaching out to the owners before they leave to say thanks or purchase equipment, check out their final message here- http://www.chuckle-time.com/

We had the opportunity to visit a brand new indoor place to play.. Chuckle

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Essex Environmental Center- Roseland, NJ

Essex Environmental Center is located on 621 Eagle Rock Avenue, Roseland, NJ.

From their website: ” The Essex County Environmental Center is located in the western section of Essex County at West Essex Park. West Essex Park is 1,360 acres of wetlands preserve which remains almost entirely undeveloped. It stretches along six miles of the

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Liberty Science Center for the Pre-schoolers

Liberty Science Center is located on 222 Jersey City Boulevard Jersey City, (GPS users may need to use old address 251 Phillip St. to get there).

Click here for our newest post Dec/2015

For driving directions, check out their website here.

We recently visited this place with some friends with our young ones, ages

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Cutie Patooties, Englewood NJ

***UPDATE****- Cutie Patooties has closed its doors at their current location, however to find out where they will reopen, check out their still active facebook page here. (You can also show your support too, it was a great space):

From Dec, 2012: “Cutie Patooties Play Space: We have not found a permanent location yet,

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Camp Iliff Rockaway Mall, Rockaway, NJ

PERMANENTLY CLOSED!!! THIS POST IS HERE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES!!! Camp Iliff in Newton is still around but only for CHILD CARE!!!

During a recent trip to the Rockaway Mall, Eddie and I decided to check out the new Camp Iliff indoor playground and play place which is right next to JC Penney and the

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Monkeydoodles, Lake Hopatcong NJ

Please note Monkeydoodles is permanently closed. Thanks to the owner for all the fun we had there!!!! For historical purposes we left the review below

Monkeydoodles Playroom is a brightly colored and spotless brand spanking new (as of Jan 2012) play place dedicated exclusively to children up to 5 years old at 832 Route 15S

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Clown Around- Flanders, NJ

Editor’s Note: We are ecstatic to start off 2012, with our NJ indoor playground tour! We had an awesome time at Clown Around, check out our review below. If you know of a great place to play in Morris County and it hasn’t been listed, comment on our NJ Playgrounds facebook page here!

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The Funplex, East Hanover, NJ

The Funplex is an amazing indoor (and outdoor) amusement center with a little something for everyone. The center in East Hanover features a large arcade with skill-based full redemption games and win to play games for the younger kids. There are also indoor “rides” like a 4D movie theater (must be 40″ or taller) two sets of bumper cars (one for those at least 36″ tall and one for those 42″ and taller) and “Free Fall” (38″ with adult, 42″ solo. ) They also have Go-Karts, a Foam Frenzy, Magic Quest and indoor Lazer Tag! Not to mention a great outdoor pool and coming soon… the “Splashplex” an outdoor water park!

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Morris Museum, Morristown NJ

The Morris Museum is a great spot to visit with family and friends on any given day or especially when the museum is hosting one of their special events. It is home to the Bickford Theatre which offers a children’s theatre series and hosts the Brightest Star School of Performing Arts. The museum is conveniently located at 6 Normandy Heights Road which is just off of Routes 24 and 287. The main phone number is 973.971.3700. They are open Wed thru Sunday and admission is $10 per adult and $7 per child and they also offer an affordable family membership. For information on their current exhibitions, hours, admission, membership, special events, theatre schedule and special programs like camps and birthday parties visit their website. The museum also has a great little gift shop with unique items and specialty books. There are several permanent exhibits at the museum that will appeal to kids of all ages. On the main floor you will learn all about rocks and minerals and mammals. Beware of the big bear in the mammal exhibit! You can also plan to spend a good amount of time in the Musical Machines & Living Dolls exhibition as little ones strive to create their own music and experience musical machines and mechanical dolls and toys from long ago.

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Glow House Kids, Butler NJ

Sheila and I (and Eddie!) just visited a brand new and incredibly unique place to play! It’s in Butler, NJ on Route 23 just off Route 287. Their phone is 973-850-6366 , e-mail is info@glowhousekids.com and you can find them at 1510 Route 23 North in Butler, NJ 07405. Visit their website here. Called the “Glow House” this indoor play and birthday party venue literally glows. The entire facility is lit with black light and most of the furniture, toys, murals, play things and items worn by the staff are black light reactive and GLOW! Eddie had SO much fun playing freeze dance and glow in the dark basketball, painting and doing glow in the dark puzzles.

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Places to take the kids during NJEA Convention 2011

November, the month with frequent school breaks is here! Well at least for NJ, NJEA convention 2011 is taking place this week, on Thursday Nov 10, and Friday Nov11. What to do? With a chance of showers according to the forecast, we’ll be focusing on some indoor play spaces.

Check out the list below (organized

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The Connection, Summit NJ

Editor’s Note: Thanks to Birgit for sending me the latest information on this place. I did not realize that they held an open swim for non-members! That’s pretty neat especially during the winter time 🙂

The Connection for Women and Families located on 79 Maple Street in Summit NJ, holds open gym/open swim for

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My Gym Review, Howell, NJ

THIS PLACE IS CLOSED-POST IS HERE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES ONLY!!!CLOSEST MY GYM TO HIS FORMER LOCATION NOW IS MANALAPAN

My Gym, in Howell is located on 2205 Route 9 North, in the Regal Shopping Center next to the White Castle. A great play area for young kids, with opportunities to climb, hang and tumble.

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Pump It Up, Secaucus

Sheila and I and my three kids enjoyed a great afternoon with owner Henry Lee at his new Secaucus location of Pump it Up. Located at 301 Penhorn Avenue in Unit #5 in Secaucus, NJ 07094. You can reach them at (201) 865-JUMP (5867) or find more information online http://www.pumpitupparty.com/secaucus-nj

See a great video of

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Play Your Way, Riverdale

PLAY YOUR WAY IS CLOSED PERMANENTLY AS OF APRIL!!!! POST IS HERE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES

A new indoor play place opened up in Riverdale NJ — Play Your Way http://www.playyourwaynj.com/.

Family owned and operated by Mimi Hannon and family, this brightly colored, super clean and fun new spot is sure to keep your infant,

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Kidz Village, Woodbridge

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Sheila and I visited the BRAND NEW Kidz Village location in Woodbridge on a hot sunny day in June.

It’s GORGEOUS!  You can find them at 507 King Georges Road, Woodbridge, NJ. Call 732-826-8577 for the latest information or visit them at www.kidzvillage.com. They have a location in

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Junglerrrific, Howell, NJ

CLOSED!!! THERE’s A NEW LOCATION IN MILLSTONE, NJ THAT GOES TO WEBSITE. THIS POST IS HERE FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES!

Junglerrrific located on 2226 Route 9 South, Howell NJ was recommended to us a while back by a fan on our facebook page. We received more positive feedback, and had to take a look for

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Kids Kingdom, Northvale, NJ – CLOSED

271 Livingston St., Northvale NJ in Strip Mall.

******THIS LOCATION IS CLOSED! AS OF AUGUST 2010-*******

So sad to see it go…

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Huge Jungle Gym for the older kids including ball-shooter on 2 levels. 3 and under toddler area in separate section with ball pit and smaller jungle gym. Snack area, and also

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Wiggles and Giggles, FunPlex, East Hanover, NJ

Wiggles and Giggles is now closed!

Although the toddler area is closed, Funplex is still open and active. Check out our latest review on this great play place in East Hanover!

Have you checked out all our other indoor play areas? We have included a map of all NJ indoor playgrounds, NJ children museums, even

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Indoor Play Schedules for Winter Break (12/28/09 – New Years Eve)

Giggles Playstation in Rockaway, NJ

Hope you all had a wonderful holiday, as you may have noticed, I’ve taken a bit of a breather from posting. My hands got full with the three kids, so we have made choices to stay close to home or check out our nearby playgrounds instead of our usual

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JumpNasium, Fairfield, NJ

204 Passaic Avenue, Fairfield, New Jersey 07004. Tel 973-808-1700Â website: http://www.jumpnasiumparty.com/

Open Jump Schedule

** RARE Open Jumps are 40 minutes in stadium A and then 30 minutes in stadium B**

*All other Open Jumps are 55 minutes in Stadium B followed by 55 minutes in stadium B

Reservations are required as

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Funtime Junction, Fairfield, NJ

400 Fairfield Road, Fairfield, NJ. $9.75/admission. Free internet access (wireless)!

Purchase Deal:

$15 For A Family Fun Package (Reg. $30)

Ball pits, with their bright primary colors and inviting crayon smells are a human child’s natural environment. Release yours back into the wild with this super offer: you’ll get 2 children’s admissions and 1 adult

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Community Children’s Museum, Dover NJ

**UNFORTUNATELY, THE COMMUNITY CHILDREN’S MUSEUM IN DOVER NJ HAS CLOSED PERMANENTLY** **INFORMATION BELOW IS ONLY FOR HISTORICAL PURPOSES** Have you checked out all our other indoor play areas? We have included a map of all NJ indoor playgrounds, NJ children museums, even mcdonalds playlands and chuck e. cheeses in NJ and all your recommendations

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NJ Children’s Museum, Paramus *not free*

CLOSED FOREVER!!! NJ Childrens Museum last day was September 1, 2014. They were renting the building, and the building got sold to Valley Hospital. So sad!! Thanks to NJCM for all the fun times! We will leave this post up for historical reference.

For other indoor places to play, visit our indoor page

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Sahara Sam’s Oasis Indoor Water Park, West Berlin

535 N. Route 73 West Berlin, NJ 08091

EDIT: Originally we posted only mommypoppins review on Sahara Sams, but we finally visited and enjoyed it. My five year old did not want to leave! My four year old hates the water so we spent some time in the arcade, this multiple children with their

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