UPDATED DECEMBER 2019: If your kids are looking for a fun place to get the sillies out, don’t let the cold weather keep you home. There are plenty of enjoyable ways to keep children amused during the winter months. Check out our handy guide to boredom-busting indoor play spaces, bounce houses, and sports centers for kids in and around Rockland, Westchester, Bergen, and Fairfield counties. When you're looking to get out of the house but still stay warm, you can drop in at these places on a moment's notice, no reservation or membership required (but do check for their hours of open play!).
See our indoor play space guides for New York City and Long Island.
Indoor Play Spaces in Westchester County
A-Game Sports
856 Main St., New Rochelle
914-278-9477
An instructional and recreational youth sports facility, it offers camps, lessons and customized program for more than 10 sports.
Billy Beez
200 Baychester Ave., Unit 313-316, Bronx
718-514-6045
Billy Beez is a fantastic indoor adventure playground where your children can play safely and securely whatever the weather. The 25,000-square-foot play area complete with wave slides, obstacle courses, and more, will ensure that all their energy will be used up at the arena and not at home.
BounceU of Elmsford
150 Clearbrook Road, Elmsford
914-874-5200
Let your little ones blow off some steam in a safe and controlled play area. BounceU is crammed full of slides, obstacle courses, and toys to keep kids entertained for hours. The huge inflatables are suitable for ages 2 and older.
FunFuzion at New Roc City
29 Lecount Place, New Rochelle
914-637-7575
FunFuzion is the place where you can create your own experience. Choose from video games, rides, LazerTag, glow-in-the-dark bowling, billiards, bumper cars, and glow mini-golf.
Great Play of Scarsdale
969 Central Park Ave., Scarsdale
914-713-3470
Great Play's programs, each based on the center’s approach to youth physical development, give children a dramatically improved way to achieve physical success. Classes are just pure fun—each primarily consists of a series of specially designed games in the center’s patented Interactive Arena™.
Gymboree
450 Central Park Ave., Scarsdale
3631 Hill Blvd., Jefferson Valley
866-477-3700
Gymboree Play & Music has been fostering learning, creativity, and confidence in children from ages newborn to 5. Check the website for updated open play days and times.
Kids U
14 Waterfront Place, Port Chester
914-939-3520
175 Tompkins Ave., Pleasantville
914-747-7478
Let your child’s imagination run free at the PlayQuad: a large, multi-level jungle gym set in a 2,000-square-foot indoor play center features slides, swings, tunnels, and more to keep youngsters occupied and happy for hours. PlayQuad in Port Chester requires enrollment in a class.
Life…The Place to Be
2 Lawrence St., Ardsley
914-591-4400
Life, The Place to Be really is the place to be. The state-of-the-art indoor play area has everything from a mini-bowling center to rock climbing to laser tag to arcade games. Parents can relax close by with drinks at the bar or dine on food at the café.
Play at The Westchester
125 Westchester Ave., White Plains
914-683-8600
Located at The Westchester mall, the play area is a free activity center that offers families an appealing break while shopping.
Rockin’ Jump
333 N. Bedford Road, Mount Kisco
914-743-5730
Rockin’ Jump is an unbelievably fun trampoline park that has plenty to do for kids and adults. You don’t need any athletic experience to have fun—just an open mind and a little energy to burn. Attractions include Open Jump Arena, which is the main jump and fun zone, Slam Dunk Zone, an area dedicated to trampoline basketball, Foam Pit, a dodgeball area, and rock wall.
Sky Zone Trampoline Park
33 Lecount Place, New Rochelle
914-365-7370
Come in for open jump every day and reserve a one-hour or two-hour time slot with access to jump into the Foam Zone and games like Ultimate dodgeball, Sky Slam, and Sky Joust. See website for times.
Sportime USA
380 Saw Mill River Road, Elmsford
914-592-2111
Head on over to Sportime USA this winter for indoor fun! With laser tag, a rock-climbing wall, arcade games, and bumper cars, this amusement center has something for everyone. A guaranteed great day for the entire family whatever the weather!
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Indoor Play Spaces in Rockland County
Billy Beez
1282 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack
845-535-9277
Billy Beez is an indoor adventure playground where your children can play safely and securely whatever the weather. The 25,000-square-foot play area complete with trampolines, wave slides, obstacle courses, and more, will ensure that all their energy will be used up at the arena and not at home.
Bounce! Trampoline Sports
612 Corporate Way, Valley Cottage
845-268-4000
Bounce! offers the opportunity to play sports, have fun, and get fit on 10,000 square feet of interconnected trampolines. The facility offers open jump time, trampoline dodgeball, slam dunk basketball, and foam pit jumping.
BounceU of Nanuet
424 Market St., Nanuet Mall, South Nanuet
845-623-5400
Let your little ones blow off some steam in a safe and controlled play area. BounceU is crammed full of slides, obstacle courses, and toys to keep kids entertained for hours. The huge inflatables are suitable for ages 2 and older.
Joseph Lawrence Community Sports Center
115 Torne Valley Road, Hillburn
845-753-2324
Joseph Lawrence Community Sports Center offers indoor running track, cardio equipment, and racquetball and multi-sport courts. This facility has become a firm favorite with residents in and around the Rockland area.
Palisades Climb Adventure
4590 Palisades Center Drive, West Nyack
845-727-3500
Palisades Climb Adventure boasts that it is the world’s tallest indoor ropes course, standing 85 feet tall, and featuring five levels with 75 unique challenge elements including the Sky Tykes kids’ ropes course, designed for children shorter than 48 inches.
Screamin’ Parties
111 Rockland Plaza, Nanuet
845-267-2022
Bring in the kids for open play to get some energy out at this facility. It has state-of-the-art inflatables and giant slides. Open play times change each week so be sure to call or check the website.
West Rock Indoor Sports & Entertainment Complex
21 Pralle Lane, Nanuet
845-623-3636
Along with sports clinics and birthday parties, the space offers open play during school recesses with weekly camp tournaments, relay races, and sports, including tennis, soccer, and more.
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Indoor Play Spaces in Bergen County, NJ
BounceU of Paramus
70 Eisenhower Drive, Paramus
201-843-5880m
Let your little ones blow off some steam in a safe and controlled play area. BounceU is crammed full of slides, obstacle courses, and toys to keep kids entertained for hours. The huge inflatables are suitable for ages 2 and older.
The Big Playhouse
316 Kinderkamack Road, Westwood
201-314-6341
At this indoor playground boasting “good olde-fashioned play,” meet several animated characters and let your imagination run wild. Open play booking available online.
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Indoor Play Spaces in Fairfield County, CT
Chelsea Piers Connecticut
1 Blachley Road, Stamford
203-989-1000
Featuring drop-in programs with a jump and climb zone, batting cages, pools with water slides, and an open parkour session where kids can jump, swing on ropes, and tumble.
Olé Soccer
525 Tunxis Hill Cutoff, Fairfield
203-873-0309
Tucked in the indoor soccer arena and facility is a jungle gym complete with slides, tunnels, stairs, obstacles, a climbing tower, and more. Non-Olé members are welcome to play and can purchase a 2-hour pass for $10.
Pump It Up Norwalk
145 Main St., Norwalk
203-838-5867
Pump It Up offers gigantic inflatables for kids to run and bounce on. There are Open Jump sessions as well.
Rockin’ Jump
25 Trefoil Drive, Trumbull
203-880-5577
Throughout the week, Rockin’ Jump offers different jump times and activities for children of all ages. On Tuesday– and Saturday mornings, there is a designated time for toddlers. There are also dodgeball, basketball, and foam pit jumps, and arena challenges with an X-Beam padded jousting stick and climbing races.
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