The Ultimate Guide to Kids' Indoor
Playgrounds in New Jersey

NJ Kids Indoor Playgrounds and Activity Centers

From entertainment centers and learning hubs to museums and themed parks, New Jersey offers a wide range of indoor playgrounds and activity centers for kids of all ages.

The Perfect Solution for Rainy Days and Year-Round Fun
When the weather isn’t cooperating, or if you’re seeking a safe, engaging space for your kids to play, indoor playgrounds are an ideal choice. These facilities provide fun and interactive environments where children can explore, exercise, and socialize with friends.

A Variety of Options for Every Young Adventurer
New Jersey’s indoor play centers feature something for everyone:

• Bounce Houses & Trampoline Parks for high-energy fun
• Climbing Walls & Obstacle Courses to challenge active kids
• Creative Play Spaces that spark imagination
• Learning Centers & Museums for educational entertainment

No matter your child’s interests, NJ’s indoor playgrounds ensure hours of excitement and memories in a safe and weather-proof setting. Explore the best spots in the state for your next family outing!

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Northern NJ Kids Playgrounds and Activity Centers

American Dream
1 American Dream Way
East Rutherford, NJ
This mega indoor family entertainment complex features many year round indoor attractions including: The Nickelodeon Universe Theme Park, The DreamWorks Water Park, Big Snow Ski Resort, SeaLife, Lego Land, Geoffrey's Express mini-train, and more!

Escape Room
157 Main St
Hackensack, NJ
Escape Room is an interactive adventure experience. Your team will be locked in a room with clues, riddles, puzzles and challenges that must be completed.
Not recommended for children under the age of 12.

Funplex
182 Route 10 West
East Hanover, NJ
This amusement park features indoor attractions such as laser tag, arcade games, bumper cars, and a soft play area. The Funplex also hosts birthday parties and special events.

Funtime Junction
400 Fairfield Road
Fairfield, NJ
This indoor children's entertainment center features "vest-less" laser tag, a helicopter carousel ride, toddler playground, bounce house, Beam floor projection game, LiteZilla (giant Lite Brite), Krazy Kars, and black light Scavenger Hunt, the centerpiece remains our multi-level softplay climbscape and jump pillow.

Imagine That!
4 Vreeland Rd.
Florham Park, NJ
An interactive play space designed for creative and imaginative play. It features role-playing areas, arts and crafts, and a mini indoor city. There are also special events and programs throughout the week.

Liberty Science Center
Liberty State Park
222 Jersey City Boulevard
Jersey City, NJ
LSC is a 300,000-square-foot learning center located in Liberty State Park on the Jersey City bank of the Hudson near the Statue of Liberty. The Science Center houses 12 museum exhibition halls, a live animal collection with 110 species, giant aquariums, a 3D theater, live simulcast surgeries, hurricane- and tornado-force wind simulators, K-12 classrooms and labs, teacher-development programs, and the Western Hemisphere's biggest planetariumقthe Jennifer Chalsty Planetarium and LSC Giant Dome Theater.

Skyzone Indoor Trampoline Park
25 Route 22
Springfield, NJ
A trampoline park with various zones including foam pits, dodgeball, and a toddler zone. It’s a great way for kids to expend energy while having fun. Open jump sessions and special events are available.

Central NJ Kids Playgrounds and Activity Centers

BounceU
410 Princeton Hightstown Rd
West Windsor, NJ
They have events throughout the week where kids can come bounce off the walls and burn off all that pent-up energy!

ClimbZone
5369 U.S. 9
Howell, NJ
ClimbZone is a unique family oriented, climbing entertainment center. Climbers can scale walls such as Mount Rushmore, a 28 tall Suit of Armor, the Lincoln Memorial, or take a trek across a map of the USA, The walls are designed to allow children of all ages to push themselves to their personal limits. Parents continually provide feedback about the joy they experience when their children have faced an apparently insurmountable obstacle, and overcome the challenge through their own desire to succeed.

Five Star Aquatics
Seven NJ Locations
They offer open swim for anyone who wants to use our facility for swimming, exercise or just a little relax time in their heated indoor swimming pool.
They also feature their Five Star Swim School offering a wide range of swimming classes from complete beginners to competitive athletes. Their infant classes start at an age as early as 6 months. Children of ages 2.5 to 15 are grouped by age categories and then separated into skill appropriate levels.

iPlay America
110 Schanck Road
Freehold, NJ
iPlay America offers fun for the whole family in a themed indoor environment.  An indoor amusement park with boardwalk style rides, arcade games, and a large soft play area. iPlay America also has a restaurant and hosts special events and birthday parties.

The Jumping Jungle
10 Alvin Court, Suite 100
East Brunswick, NJ
The Jumping Jungle is a 10,000 square foot safe, clean and climate-controlled indoor inflatable recreation center where kids of all ages can climb, slide, bounce, play laser tag and have fun.

SeaQuest
250 Woodbridge Center Dr
Woodbridge Township, NJ
SeaQuest houses a wide variety of land animals, sea creatures, and reptiles. Here, you can snorkel with stingrays, interact with sloths and otters, have a rejuvenating spa session with fish, and experience other animal exhibits. And, kids, you may even meet a mermaid. Getting into tropical waters to snorkel with stingrays, sharks and tropical fish is an amazing experience that you can enjoy.

Sky Zone
Seaview Square Mall
2355 State Highway
66 Ocean Township, NJ
An indoor trampoline center committed to “fun fitness” ---- providing workouts with awesome, healthy fun. Visitors can experience the weightlessness of bouncing, flipping and landing in a pit filled with 10,000 foam cubes with walled playing courts.

Urban Air Adventure Park
5 Central NJ locations:
Avenel, Hazlet, Lawrence Twp, Milltown & Toms River
Features an indoor park for the whole family to jump, soar, race, climb, and play.
Includes trampolines, wall climbing, tubes playground, virtual reality, battle beams, a warrior course, dodgeball, and more.

Southern NJ Kids Playgrounds and Activity Centers

Hammonton Restaurant Week
Thursday, February 20, to Tuesday, February 25, 2025

Nerd Fest
Sunday February 23, 2025
Holiday Inn
1 Pureland Drive
Swedesboro, NJ
Admission $5 Kids 12 and under Free with paying Adult.
Join in for a day of geeky and nerdy fun! There will be special guests, artists, vendors, and cosplay/costume groups and loads of family fun for everyone! Vendors will offer up a variety of items Comic Books, Graphic Novels, Funko's, Toys, Non-Sport Trading Cards, Anime, Manga, Retro, Sci-Fi, Comic Themed Crafts, Lego, Collectibles, and much more !
Cosplay/Costume groups will offer interactive activities for the kids and great photo ops for everyone! There will be a Cosplay Contest as well so be sure to come out in your favorite Super Hero, Anime, or Comic Book Character costume and you could just be a winner!

Atlantic City Boat Show
February 26 - March 2, 2025
1 Convention Blvd
Atlantic City, NJ
Cost: (online: $20 for adults; children 12 and under get in FREE)
This annual event welcomes nautical novices, seasoned sailors and water lovers to discover why life is better with a boat. With more than 415,000 new boat owners taking to the water in the past 18 months, demand for boating remains at an all-time high. Attendees are invited to celebrate the homecoming of this annual boating tradition as they see and shop the most comprehensive selection of boats and gear in the area, learn new skills, and connect with fellow boating enthusiasts.

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