The best place EVER!
Well, maybe I am exaggerating a little, but it is definitely up there. For our trip to Kansas City this week, we looked for a place that would be age-appropriate for Eli and that was different from anything that we have in Columbia. Hence our discovery of Paradise Park. This place was SO much fun that we could have spent an entire day there had Eli not needed a nap. As it was, we were there for almost 5 hours and Eli was still going strong, though a little bleary eyed.
Paradise Park is a family entertainment center, but we spent the entire time in the "Children's Edutainment Center", which is designed for children age 9 and under. Some of the fun things that they have are:
Block Play / Construction Play -- we made a castle!
Soft Play -- made a GREAT area for Eli to practice jumping... not that he needs any more practice!
Outdoor Adventure Garden -- they had some really neat stuff that would have been more fun if Eli was just a little older.
Pedal Go Karts -- otherwise known as tricycles
Hy-Vee Supermarket -- in my opnion the coolest part of the whole edutainment center, but a little too old for Eli
Pretend Restaurant -- he had a great time cutting the pretend pizzas and serving them
Dress Up Room -- Eli as a pilot. He was not too thrilled about this but he humored me anyway. What a trooper!
Pretend House -- Eli can never get enough of "cooking"
KinderCare Classroom -- Eli showed off his knowledge of numbers and letters
Water Play -- we had such a hard time getting Eli out of the water area!
Art Studio -- when I asked Eli what he was making with the play-doh, he said, "cake".
Interactive Kitchen -- Eli got to make and decorate his own cookie!
The whole trip was a lot of fun and, even better, wore Eli out! He fell asleep before we even put the car into drive, slept the entire 2 hour trip home and another 45 minutes in his own bed. I highly recommend this to anyone that lives or visits KC and has small(er) children. It is fun for the kids, and fun for adults as well...
Paradise Park is a family entertainment center, but we spent the entire time in the "Children's Edutainment Center", which is designed for children age 9 and under. Some of the fun things that they have are:
Block Play / Construction Play -- we made a castle!
Soft Play -- made a GREAT area for Eli to practice jumping... not that he needs any more practice!
Outdoor Adventure Garden -- they had some really neat stuff that would have been more fun if Eli was just a little older.
Pedal Go Karts -- otherwise known as tricycles
Hy-Vee Supermarket -- in my opnion the coolest part of the whole edutainment center, but a little too old for Eli
Pretend Restaurant -- he had a great time cutting the pretend pizzas and serving them
Dress Up Room -- Eli as a pilot. He was not too thrilled about this but he humored me anyway. What a trooper!
Pretend House -- Eli can never get enough of "cooking"
KinderCare Classroom -- Eli showed off his knowledge of numbers and letters
Water Play -- we had such a hard time getting Eli out of the water area!
Art Studio -- when I asked Eli what he was making with the play-doh, he said, "cake".
Interactive Kitchen -- Eli got to make and decorate his own cookie!
The whole trip was a lot of fun and, even better, wore Eli out! He fell asleep before we even put the car into drive, slept the entire 2 hour trip home and another 45 minutes in his own bed. I highly recommend this to anyone that lives or visits KC and has small(er) children. It is fun for the kids, and fun for adults as well...
posted by Stephanie at
5:57 AM
2 Comments:
Looks like a great time was had by all!!! You must try to get back there sometime when Eli is a bit older.
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Anonymous, at 8:25 AM, September 09, 2006
Hey! I wish I would have known you were in KC - It would have been great to see you! =)
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Anonymous, at 6:43 PM, September 11, 2006
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