400+ Things To Do in Phoenix With Kids

Tempe

1. Sea Life Arizona is an indoor aquarium located at Arizona Mills Mall in Tempe
2. Take in a spring training baseball game at Tempe Diablo baseball stadium
3. Take the kids for a hike at Hayden Butte (also known as “A” Mountain)
4. The Kiwanis Wave Pool is extremely popular, and is perfect for kids! There is also a huge shaded splashpad at the park.
5. Sign your kids up for the high-school sailing program at Tempe Town Lake
6. Check out Main Event Entertainment! Bowling, laser tag, video games, and food!
7. Check out the indoor fun at Pump It Up!
8. Visit the new LEGOLAND Discovery Center
9. Childsplay is Tempe’s professional theater company whose chosen audience is children. Performances take place at the Tempe Center for the Arts.
10. Movies in the Park at Kiwanis Park – Friday evenings in May
11. First Saturdays for families at ASU Art Museum
12. Tilt Studio is an arcade and party place for kids
13. Enjoy the AZ Heritage Center Museum at Papago Park with exhibits for adults and kids.
14. Explore Singh Meadows, a hidden gem of Tempe, with yummy food, a farmers market, lawn games, and more.
15. Cuddle cats and play with fuzzy felines at La Gattara Cat Lounge.
16. Join a parent and baby class at Baby Parent Steps.
17. The Scene is a pop up art experience full of color and fun!
18. Go on a treasure hunt with Puzzling Adventures and work together as a team as you galavant around town.
19. The Tempe History Museum has a kid’s area -a great way for the whole family to learn about Tempe!
20. Learn about the history of Phoenix’s canal system at the SRP Heritage Center.
21. Visit LoPiano Habitat for a tucked-away nature gem.

Chandler

1. Take your newborn to 3-year old to Musicology and explore music and rhythm
2. Makutu’s Island is a family fun center with a tropical theme and is one of Arizona’s largest indoor play places
3. Desert Breeze Park has a train, carousel, play areas, and a lake with ducks… always popular!
4. Visit Rawhide Western Town, for a real cowboy experience!
5. Go ice skating in Chandler at Ice Den
6. Take the kids to Jumpstreet Indoor Trampoline Park in Chandler
7. Go horseback riding at the Koli Equestrian Center
8. Chandler has its own spring training with the Cactus League Spring Training program
9. Check out the Airworx trampoline center
10. Hit some baseballs at MVP Zone, a huge indoor training and sports facility
11. Visit Playtopia at Tumbleweed Park, a free, 2.5-acre playground for kids.
12. Go on a guided bird walk at Veteran’s Oasis Park (the first Saturday of every month from November through April).
13. Brush up on your skating skills at Skateland.
14. Newly opened is Giggles Indoor Playland, featuring beautiful wooden play structures and more
15. Walk through cool trains at Arizona Railway Museum (September through May)
16. Uptown Jungle Fun Park is an indoor place for all ages to climb, jump, and slide!
17. Get creative at the Crayola Experience!
18. Hear a concert or audition to join the Chandler Children’s Choir.
19. Let’s Play Music has music classes from newborn to age 12.
20. Take the family to Gravity Extreme Zone and enjoy the ropes course, trampolines, and more.
21. Big Air Trampoline Park has some unique activities you won’t find elsewhere in Phoenix!

Gilbert

1. The splash pad under the Gilbert Water Tower is really popular.
2. Gilbert Regional Park is the newest epic addition to the East Valley.
3. There’s over 5,000 feet of imagination and sensory play at Wobble Tots.
4. Take the family on a walk around the beautiful Riparian Preserve, a true oasis in the desert. Guided bird walks are also held October-March.
5. Watch a movie for $5 at Fat Cats, then enjoy bowling, arcade games and yummy food!
6. Have Game Truck come to your next birthday party to wow the kids with video games, laser tag and bubble soccer.
7. Savor melt-in-your-mouth Belgian liege waffles at the traveling food truck, Waffle Love.
8. Enjoy the playground, train ride and walk around the lake at Freestone Park.
9. Challenge your brain and try to exit at Cluemaster Escape Rooms.
10. Touch a piece of the World Trade Center from 9/11 and learn about this important event in America’s history.
11. Bowling, mini golf, arcade games and more are the highlight at Main Event!
12. Try ice skating or ice hockey at AZ Ice.
13. Zanjero Park has a fascinating nature corner about burrowing owls.
14. Tour an organic farm at Agritopia (they also have citrus u-pick events and markets).
15. Thursdays are food trucks and fun at Mother Nature’s Farm – and they have a seasonal pumpkin patch!
16. Ready, Set, Play! is a fun indoor play area (inside the SanTan Village Mall) for ages 6 and under.
17. See a play at Actors Youth Theatre in Gilbert.
18. Awesome Toddler Indoor Play Area is for ages 5 and under.
19. Imagine 3D Mini Golf is a great family outing of indoor mini golf, with a unique twist!
20. Treat your sweet tooth to snacks at Soda Rush.
21. Altitude Trampoline Park has family fun with a variety of trampoline activities.
22. Ages 5 and under can play at Wiggle Worm Adventures.
23. Snapology offers STEM related classes involving LEGOS, robotics and more!
24. The Gilbert Rotary Observatory has weekend opportunities for families to go star gazing.
25. The Toddler Test Kitchen has parent/child cooking classes in several locations across the Valley.
26. Take a kids cooking class with L’Academie School of Baking and Cooking or Baking and Cooking.

Glendale

1. If your child is too old for PlayGrounds, check out the next-door Playgrounds Dart Zone.
2. Take the kids to Six Flags: Phoenix (formally Wet ‘N’ Wild Phoenix) for a day of fun in the water!
3. If you drive west from Glendale, you can explore Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium and Safari Park.
4. The Arizona Doll and Toy Museum has a modest collection of dolls and vintage toys.
5. Sahuaro Ranch Park combines historical buildings, orange groves and a playground for a fun morning (don’t miss the peacocks too!)
6. Take a family hike at Thunderbird Conservation Park.
7. Combine a visit to the Glendale Main Library and the nearby small but beautiful Xeriscape Botanical Garden.
8. Take a free train ride on Sundays with the Maricopa Live Steamer group, or host your birthday party there!
9. Enjoy a family outing of roller skating at Great Skates.
10. Take a free tour of a candy factory at Cerreta Candy Factory.
11. Kids (and adults) can take archery classes at Corner Archery!
12. Check out Stratosphere.

Goodyear

1. Take the kids to Estrella Mountain Regional Park for a hike or to visit the Gila River
2. BMX or Mountain bike on the pump track at Foothills Community Park
3. Take the kids to the playground or splash pad at Goodyear Community Park
4. Check out the activities at the local YMCA
5. Visit Urban Air Auwatukee and see why they are called “the ultimate indoor trampoline and adventure park”!

Avondale

1. The Valley Golf Center is a great place to hit some golf balls.
2. Visit Friendship Park and play in the playgrounds and near the pond.
3. Go bowling at Brunswick in Avondale.
4. Take a family hike at Estrella Mountain Park
5. Let the kids use their imagination at the newly opened Teeny Town Playland, where play meets business.

Peoria

1. Visit the Rio Vista Recreation Center and enjoy the awesome outdoor playground and splash pad.
2. Check out Sky Zone Trampoline Park in Peoria and get active!
3. Check out the new Pioneer Community Park splash pad, and they also have a baseball area, pond, and walking trails.
4. Have fun at the Pump It Up location in Peoria.
5. Kids Alive is the youth musical theater training program at Theater Works.
6. See a show with the talented cast at Arizona Broadway Theatre.
7. All the bouncy houses at Jumpers Jungle will delight children of any age!
8. Uptown Jungle Fun Park is an indoor place for all ages to climb, jump, and slide!
9. New to the West Valley is The Rush Fun Park, an indoor space for jumping, climbing and playing.
10. Take a class or audition for a youth play with Stage Dreams Youth Theatre.

Apache Junction

1. Check out the old west at Goldfield Ghost Town
2. Hike and explore at Lost Dutchman State Park
3. Drive the Apache Trail to Lake Roosevelt!
4. Continue on from Roosevelt Lake and let the kids explore Indian dwellings at Tonto National Monument.
5. The annual Arizona Renaissance Festival is fun for the whole family!
6. Take a scenic boat cruise on Canyon Lake with the Dolly Steamboat.

Fountain Hills

1. The 4th highest fountain in the world, at 560 feet, belongs to Fountain Hills.
2. Also near the fountain is an epic splashpad and playground!
3. It’s small, but this free botanical gardens is a great way to introduce children to desert plants.
4. Learn about local history at the River of Time museum.
5. Hike the popular Dixie Mine trail.
6. See a show with the Fountain Hills Theatre.

Anthem

1. Daisy Mountain Railroad, at Anthem Community Park, is great for kids.
2. Work together as a family and solve puzzles in the North Valley Escape Room.
3. Legends Bar and Grill has $5 kid’s meals!
4. There are three awesome playgrounds in Anthem, some with splash pads.
5. Read books at the North Valley Branch library.
6. Between Anthem and Phoenix is the Pioneer Living History Museum.
7. Also near Anthem is Lake Pleasant, for boating and fishing and hiking.
8. Mudpie Studios offers art-related classes and activities for kids of all ages!

Superior

1. Visit Boyce Thompson Arboretum in Superior where desert life isn’t all cactus and tumbleweed!
2. The World’s Smallest Museum will teach children about local history.
3. Go off-road in the desert with Superior Tour Company. Discounts for children 12 and under!

Cave Creek and Carefree

1. Go for a hike at Gateway Desert Awareness Park
2. Go on a horseback ride at sunset (pony rides for under 5 years old) or for older kids (9 years and up) check out MTM Ranch
3. Enjoy dinner and a rodeo show at Buffalo Chip Saloon
4. Sundial Park has a cute playground – and also hosts the annual Enchanted Pumpkin Garden, and has a 4 acre botanical garden plus a splash pad.
5. Meander on the paths at Jewel of the Creek. Don’t miss the kid-sized cave along the trail!
6. Frontier Town is a reproduction of an Old West town, with costumed performers and shops.
7. Take the family camping at Cave Creek Regional Park.
8. Hike and take in Hohokum ruins at Sears Kay Ruins.
9. Have the kids take a gym class

Queen Creek

1. Pick pumpkins at Schnepf Farms (they also have a U-pick garden with vegetables and peaches).
2. Founder’s Park has a huge splash pad, playground, skate park and more, perfect for all ages!
3. Hike at San Tan Mountain Regional Park.
4. Carter’s Farm Mobile Petting Zoo is available for children’s parties and events.
5. Check out the Family Theatre Series at Queen Creek Performing Arts Center.
6. Bring your kids to some of the free events hosted by the Queen Creek Library
7. Another popular park and splash pad is located at Mansel Carter Oasis Park!
8. Take the whole family for indoor jumping fun at Elevate Trampoline Park
9. Test your ninja skills at Conquer Ninja Gym