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Smithsonian Sleepovers
10th Street and Constitution Ave., NW, Washington
(click stars to rate this activity)Be among the very few who have experienced the Smithsonian’s National Museum of Natural History at night. Bring your sleeping bag and explore one of the most exciting spots in town! Join us for a night of family workshops, activities, performances, and a Giant screen/IMAX film. Explore the museum highlights, meet our special guests while [...]
2 THE POINTE Academy of the Arts
6531 Little River Turnpike, Alexandria
(click stars to rate this activity)2 THE POINTE, Academy of Arts, provides quality professional arts instruction to children of all ages. All of our classes are small so each students gets individual attention. Students progress as their skills improve. Classes offered include ballet, jazz, hip hop, tap, and mommy and me for the younger set. Birthday Parties include: *Special Crafts [...]
Ajax Amusements
484 Sunset Park Dr, Reston (click stars to rate this activity)Ajax Amusements is an arcade supplier with pinball machines, full size arcade games, jukeboxes, and foosball, air hockey, and other games. The showroom can be rented out for birthday parties and corporate events. Parties at Ajax Amusements are fun and private! We reserve our entire showroom just for you and your guests—you will have all [...]
At Play Cafe
2254B Hunters Woods Plaza, Reston (click stars to rate this activity)At Play Cafe is a destination stop for preschoolers and their parents to hang out, play and eat. We know that as parents of preschoolers, you often have to drive from activity to activity, while fitting in a meal and some errands. So save yourself some driving and do it all at At Play Cafe. [...]
Brain Zoom
6884 Piedmont Center Plaza, Gainesville (click stars to rate this activity)Brain Zoom is an extended learning center for the young and curious everywhere. Our dynamic and creative staff expands the learning experience for our Sprouts (rising Pre-K & Kindergarteners), Buds (rising 1st, 2nd, 3rd graders) and Blooms (rising 4th, 5th, 6th graders) beyond the classroom in a fun and exciting hands-on, interactive learning environment. We [...]
C3 CyberClub
44710 Cape Court #118, Ashburn (click stars to rate this activity)C3 is a progressive, computer-based learning center focused on providing kids of all ages the necessary technology, application and computer skills required to stay competitive in today’s fast-paced educational arena, which year after year requires kids to adapt and overcome growing technological advances in their classroom settings. C3’s primary focus is working with Loudoun-based K-12 [...]
Chibis Indoor Playground
(click stars to rate this activity)Opening in 2010 Chibis (pronounced: CHEE-bees) Indoor Playground is an interactive indoor playground for children – newborn through age 6 – the perfect place to let your little ones’ legs and imaginations run free! Chibis’ mission is to provide a stress free environment for parents and a fun, safe playground for kids. Chibis entertains its [...]
Claude Moore Recreation Center
46105 Loudoun Park Lane, Sterling (click stars to rate this activity)Claude Moore Recreation Center offers the latest fitness equipment including Cybex & Nautilus, state of the art rock climbing wall, 50 meter competition pool with diving boards, a leasure pool with giant water slide and hot tub, elevated indoor jogging track, 10,000 square foot gym, aerobics studio, drop in care for children, and birthday party [...]
Clay Cafe Chantilly
13894 Metro Tech Dr, Chantilly (click stars to rate this activity)Clay Cafe Chantilly is the area’s premier paint-your-own pottery and glass fusion art studio. Clay Café was voted Best for Families 2009 by Washington Families Magazine in 5 categories including Best Art Program, Best Place to Have a Birthday Party, Best Day Camp, Best Rainy Day Outing, and Best Arts and Crafts Store. It’s fun [...]
Cookology
21100 Dulles Town Circle, Sterling (click stars to rate this activity)Located in the Dulles Town Center mall, Cookology is a recreational cooking school with over 80 kids hands-on cooking classes per month from toddlers to teens. Tweens and Teens are invited to take our hands-on adult classes as well. Classes are fun, the mess is in someone else’s kitchen, and at the end you have [...]
Cub Run Rec Center
4630 Stonecroft Blvd, Chantilly (click stars to rate this activity)ub Run RECenter is a 65,000 square foot facility that includes a 4,860 square foot leisure entertainment pool featuring two water slides and a water playground, a 25-yard by 25-meter swimming pool, a 9,600 square foot fitness center and two multipurpose rooms – one a 3,000 square foot room that can be divided in half, [...]
Fair Oaks Play Area
11750 Fair Oaks Mall, Fairfax (click stars to rate this activity)The Looney Tunes-themed play area has padded carpeting and semi-soft climbing toys. There is ample space to run and play as well. One long comfortable booth lines the perimeter, a great place for parents to sit and watch their kids. The play area is located on the first floor immediately in front of JCPenney, between [...]
Haymarket Sportsplex
6614 James Madison Highway, Haymarket (click stars to rate this activity)Haymarket Sportsplex is located conveniently near downtown Haymarket, Virginia. Our 24,000 square foot facility provides an outstanding indoor sports arena, instructional academies, and a gathering place for youth sports in our community and throughout the Metro area. Haymarket Sportsplex features synthetic turf, motion analysis, and batting cages dedicated to baseball and softball. Some of the [...]
Jumping Jack Sports
44710 Cape Court, Ashburn (click stars to rate this activity)Jump Jack Sports is a family oriented sports center that uses state of the art technology to promote healthy and active lifestyles in children. We offer a non-competitive environment that encourages emotional and social development while building basic motor skills. Our classes offer a wide range of athletics that will encourage children to try new [...]
JW Tumbles
(click stars to rate this activity)JW Tumbles’ growth development programs are divided into two different skill-based categories—Parent-Participation Classes for ages four months to three years and Independent Classes for ages three to nine years. Both programs are designed to develop many skills rather than just one and offer at least eight different activities per weekly class, varying week-to-week to keep [...]
Kid Drop Zone
6888 Piedmont Center Plaza, Gainesville (click stars to rate this activity)Update: Kid Drop Zone is out of business. See here. Kid Drop Zone is a large indoor playground where parents can drop off their kids for a few hours. Parents have the options to drop and go, stay and play, or just hang out in our parents-only room. Inside, kids will find a themed constructed [...]
Monkey Business
442 S Washington Street, Falls Church (click stars to rate this activity)Monkey Business offers Music and Movement, Ballet, and Art classes for babies up to kids age 5. In addition to classes and camps, there are open play times and birthday parties on the weekends. The private party room and play studio can be reserved for parties, where the energetic teachers lead your party in fun [...]
Parenting Playgroups
6161 Fuller Court, Alexandria (click stars to rate this activity)Parenting Playgroups is a fun and nurturing environment for children up to 6 years to play and learn. Our Children’s Programs are led by caring and experienced professionals under the direction of Dr. Rene, and include the following offerings: Our two hour drop-off Preschool Play program introduces children to play skills, where they learn to [...]
Pump It Up
(click stars to rate this activity)Pump It Up is Loudoun County’s premier private birthday party located in Leesburg, Virginia and a short drive from Ashburn, Fairfax County, and Washington, DC. Pump It Up features large oversized interactive inflatables (bounce houses, slides, obstacle courses, a jousting arena and more) and a staff committed to making sure your child has a memorable [...]
Regal Free Family Film Festival
(click stars to rate this activity)When school’s out, kids around the country visit selected Regal theatres for the Free Family Film Festival. It’s a fun-filled nine weeks of movies for kids and parents. Since 1991, Regal has provided this service to the community, and best of all it’s FREE! Selected G & PG movies start at 10AM each Tuesday and [...]
Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum
54 South Loudoun Street, Winchester (click stars to rate this activity)The Shenandoah Valley Discovery Museum offers an interactive, hands-on experience for families, which focuses on the sciences, mathematics, humanities, and the arts. Explore the exhibits in natural history, paleontology, simple machines, and art-in the making. Scale a climbing wall, race balls through loops and ramps in Raceways, step back in time to a life closer [...]
Skate-N-Fun Zone
7878 Sudley Road, Manassas (click stars to rate this activity)Calling itself the Ultimate Fun Experience, Skate-N-Fun Zone in Manassas is a roller skating rink, moon bounces, laser tag, cafe, and music all rolled into one place. Each day brings a different special like $2 Tuesday Laser Tag, Beat the Heat weekday skating in the summer, Play With Your Food packages on Wednesday include skating, [...]
Sport Bounce of Loudoun
44710 Cape Court #116, Ashburn (click stars to rate this activity)It’s always a great day to play at Sport Bounce of Loudoun. We combine fun and fitness in a way that kids really love. Our 10,000+ square foot facility is filled with GIANT inflatables that provide children with many options for exercise and play. Sport Bounce was voted the #1 Activity Center in Northern Virginia [...]
Sportrock
45935 Maries Road, Sterling (click stars to rate this activity)Sportrock offers excellent, highly qualified climbing instructors in a friendly, welcoming and encouraging environment. We not only teach climbing and offer excellent facilities and programs, but we want to be a place where you can connect with other climbers, develop friendships, and improve your climbing skills. Sportrock has classes and programs for kids starting at [...]
Torpedo Factory Art Center
105 N. Union St, Alexandria (click stars to rate this activity)The Torpedo Factory Art Center is the highlight of Alexandria’s Potomac River waterfront, attracting approximately 500,000 visitors annually. Three floors of open studios and galleries to observe artists and buy original artwork. A former torpedo factory, this world-renowned art center is located on the waterfront in historic Old Town Alexandria. Visit 82 artists’ studios, six [...]
Ultrazone Laser Tag
3447 Carlin Springs Road, Falls Church (click stars to rate this activity)Ultrazone Laser Tag and Family Amusement Center in Falls Church provides a safe, supervised environment for kids, teenagers, and adults alike to have a fun. Players first enter the briefing room where they are instructed on the rules of the game and how to use their laser packs. Next, they enter the vesting room where [...]
zKids Make Your Own Pizza
(click stars to rate this activity)Perfect for play groups, mom’s clubs, school field trips, birthdays, or just for something fun to do with your kids! zKids get an age-appropriate tour of the restaurant, learn about the importance of eating healthy, and then each child gets to make their own mini-pizza (and eat it of course). Available at Zpizza Alexandria, Springfield [...]
