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Rainy Day Activities for Kids in Chester County

By Jen Anderson - Macaroni KID Kennett Square // Macaroni KID West Chester April 2, 2024

When you need to escape cold winter mornings, hot summer days or dreary weather - fear not - you can find many indoor play areas right here in our area. Use the website links provided to find out more about indoor play options at each venue.

Bounce U 
Exton
website

Urban Air Downingtown - Jumperoo on select days, Open Jump times
Downingtown
website

Jumpers Fun Zone
Newtown Square
website

Oasis Family Fun Center
Glen Mills
website

Grand Slam USA (arcade, mini golf and laser tag)
Malvern
website

Charming Star Playroom
Newtown Square
website

Lulu's Casita
West Chester
website

My Gym
Downingtown
website

Downingtown Rock Gym
Downingtown
website

Philadelphia Rock Gym
Coatesville and Malvern
website

Skyzone
Glen Mills
website 

United Sports - Open Play (subject to hours/avilability - confirm on website or by calling)
Downingtown
website

Main Line Gymnastics Open Play
West Chester
Check website for most current dates/times

AJS Pancott
West Chester
Open Gym / Tot Times offered seasonally

Metzler's Gymnastics
Downingtown
Open Gym offered - check calendar

Synergy Gymnastics
580 Lancaster Avenue, Malvern
website

Ice Line Rinks - Open Skate
West Chester
website

Power Play Rinks - Open Skate
Exton
website 

PNY Rink - Open Skate
West Chester
website

The Campus
Downingtown
website

Round 1 - Exton Mall
Exton
website

Palace Bowling & Entertainment Center 
Downingtown
website

Escape the Room - West Chester
West Chester
website

Elite Escape Room
Exton
website

Bates Motel Escape Room
West Chester
website

Learning Express (in-store events and activities)
Exton
website

Monkey Fish Toys - (in-store events and activities)
West Chester
website

Pinball Gallery
Malvern
website

Uplink Studios - Open gaming and classes/leagues
Glenmoore
website

Angry Jacks
Exton
website

Tilted Axes
West Chester
website

Stumpy's Hatchet House
West Chester
website

Golf at Play Around Golf
Frazer
website

iCore Ninja Warrior Course and Open Gym
West Chester
website

Grand Slam USA - Ninja Obstacle Course
Malvern
website



Create and Learn

Painted Plate Pottery
West Chester
https://www.paintedplatepottery.com/

Fired Up Pottery

Downingtown

Facebook page

AR Workshop
Malvern
website

Board and Brush
Downingtown, Glen Mills and Newtown Square locations!
website

Square Pear Gallery - Art Classes for Kids
Kennett Square
website

Color Me Mine
Glen Mills
website

Crystal Murphy Music - Classes and activities offered
Downingtown
website

Music Together / Tempo - Classes for kids
West Chester
website

Tot Rock - Classes for kids
West Chester 
website

Museums and More

American Helicopter Museum
West Chester

Brandywine River Museum of Art
Chadds Ford

Historic Sugartown
Malvern, PA

Delaware Museum of Natural History
Wilmington, DE

Winterthur Museum
Wilmington, DE

Hagley Museum and Library
Wilmington, DE

Academy of Natural Sciences
Philadelphia, PA

African American Museum
Philadelphia, PA

Franklin Institute
Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia's Magic Gardens
Philadelphia, PA

Philadelphia Museum of Art
Philadelphia, PA

Barnes Foundation
Philadelphia, PA

Please Touch Museum
Philadelphia, PA

LEGOLAND Discovery Center
Plymouth Meeting, PA

Adventure Aquarium
Camden NJ

Longwood Gardens
Kennett Square

Tyler Arboretum
Media, PA

Delaware Children's Museum
Wilmington, DE

Delaware Museum of Natural History
Wilmington, DE

Winterthur
Wilmington, DE


Catch a Show

Regal Cinemas
Downingtown, Edgemont
website

Movie Tavern
Exton
website

AMC Dine-In Theater Painters Crossing
Chadds Ford
website

Uptown! Knauer Performing Arts Center
West Chester
website

WCU Live!
West Chester
website

SALT Performing Arts
Chester Springs
website

People's Light
Malvern
website

Revival Productions
Coatesville
website