Indoor Drop-in Activities for the Little Ones for Marin & Beyond

Looking for fun indoor play spaces for the little ones? There are several places to take the kids to get them out of the house and burn off all that extra energy, especially on a cold or rainy day. Here are a few ideas for fun indoor drop-in activities in Marin County and beyond:

Berkeley

• Habitot Children's Museum
  2065 Kittredge Street, Berkeley
  (510) 647-1111
  Hours: Monday–Thursday, 9:30–12:30 pm & Friday–Saturday, 9:30–4:30 pm
  Discovery Museum for young children, toddlers and infants. Fun activities, hands on exhibits, arts & crafts, fun classes, music and much more. Cost: $10.00 children and adults, Monday–Thursday (free under 12 mo.) and $12 children and adults, Friday–Sunday. For more info, visit their website.

Corte Madera

• Toddler Town (ages 0–5)
  498 Tamalpais Drive, Corte Madera
  (415) 927-5072
  Hours: Mondays, 11:30 am–1 pm (Jan 8–Mar. 2018)
  This fun-filled program features takes place in a full-sized auditorium with inflatable toddler bouncy zone.  They have space to run, jump, and release energy in a warm and safe indoor setting with mats and toys for everyone. In addition to the bounce house, kids can also enjoy fun games, tumbling on mats, and lots more. They also provide a gym mat padded area for tots ages 0-2, so they can enjoy some play time with mom or dad in their own special and safe environment.  Takes place in Main Hall. Cost: $5 drop-in fee per child. For more info, visit their website.

Fairfax

• Community Music Class
  Fairfax Women’s Club
  46 Park Road, Fairfax
  Hours: Mondays, 10–10:45 am
  Come join us for 45 minutes of music and play, including rhythmic rhymes, songs and instrument play on Mondays at 10–10:45 am.  During this lively session, young ones learn traditional folk songs and hands on music and circle games.  The class is informal, non-performance-oriented and developmentally appropriate for children and parents/caregivers. Cost: $15 drop in per child (up to 2 children). For more info, visit their website.

• New Moms and Babies Group
  Fairfax Community Center (next to Peri Park)
  16 Park Road, Fairfax
  Hours: Tuesdays, 11 am–12:30 pm
  Join us for an ongoing drop in group on Tuesdays 11 am–12:30 pm. Our group offers a safe and supportive environment conducive to sharing about topics such as emotional and physical recovery after birth, expectations surrounding being a mother, changes in lifestyle and in relationships, finding support and trusting caregivers, life balance and sleep, navigating medical care, child development, play and temperament, among other topics and issues. For more info, visit their website.

• Pavilion Playgroup
  Fairfax Pavilion
  142 Bolinas Road, Fairfax
  Hours: Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 9:30am -12:30pm (November 16 thru April (based on weather)
  This group happens from mid November through April each year.  Indoor playtime during the soggy season! Join other moms, dads and kids at the charming red building on the hill. Children/infant to 5 years enjoy playing with toys, riding scooters and climbing on a variety of soft blocks and mats. Parents enjoy mingling, playing and drinking fresh coffee and tea (made upon request). Cost: $8 per child per visit or $60 for a 10 visit punch card. Babies 8 months and under are free. For more info, visit their website.

Mill Valley

• Jump Indoor Playday
  Mill Valley Community Center
  180 Camino Alto, Mill Valley
  (415) 383-1370
  Hours: Wednesday from 9 am–noon
  Drop-in for children ages 1–5. All the mats will be out with push and pull toys, balls and obstacles to play on. Parents and/or caregivers must attend. The cost is $5 child or $7 for the family. No registration necessary. Exact change appreciated. For more info, call or visit their website.
• Studio 4 Art
  254 Shoreline Highway, Mill Valley
  (415) 596-5546
  Offered throughout the year
  Studio 4 Art offers drop-in hands-on art and crafts for all ages on Monday–Friday from 10 am–5:30 pm and Saturday from 10 am–2 pm. My kids really love this place. Cost: $15 per 30 minute time slots and $25 for 60 minutes (includes all supplies). For more info, call (415) 596-5546 or visit their website.

Novato

• Cal Star Gymnastics Indoor Power Play
  70 Digital Drive, Suite #3, Novato
  (415) 382-7827
  Cal Star Gymnastics offers drop-in fun for ages 5 years and under on Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday from 9:30–11:30 am. Weekend drop-in takes place Saturday and Sunday from 9–10:30 am. Participants can run, jump and play in an open gymnastics environment. The cost is $13 per child and $110 for a 10-visit saver card. Cal Star Gymnastics. For more info, visit their website.
• Studio 4 Art
  1133 Grant Avenue, Novato
  (415) 596-5546
  Offered throughout the year
  Studio 4 Art offers drop-in hands-on art and crafts for all ages on Monday–Friday from 10 am–5:30 pm and Saturday from 10 am–2 pm. My kids really love this place. Cost: $23 per hour (plus tax) and includes all supplies. For more info, call (415) 596-5546 or visit their website.

Petaluma

• Redwood Empire Gymnastics
  434 Payran St, Petaluma
  (707) 763-5010
  Redwood Empire Gymanstics offers drop-in gymnastic classes for children ages 1–3.5 years on Monday, Thursday, Friday, and Saturday from 9–9:45 am and Wednesday, Thursday, Friday from 11:45 am–12:30 pm. Cost: $12 for drop-in for the Little Bugs class. For more info, visit their website.

Rohnert Park/Cotati

• Pump-It Up
  374 Blodgett Street, Suite 1, Cotati
  (707) 794-9533
  Pop-in Playtime Monday–Friday, 10 am–11:30 am,  Monday only 11:30 am–1 pm, and Monday-Thursday, 4:30–6 pm. You and your child are invited to come and play on giant, soft, fun-filled interactive inflatables during Pump It Up Pop-In Playtime. This is a perfect outing for your next playgroup. Cost: $7 per child. For  more info, visit their website.
• Rebounderz Rohnert Park
  555 Rohnert Park Expressway, West, Rohnert Park
  (707) 416-4445
  Families looking for active indoor fun should head up north to Rohnert Park and check out the new Rebounderz Indoor Trampoline Arena. Monday, Wednesday & Thursday, 2-8 pm; Tuesday, 11 am- 8 pm; Friday, 11 am-11 pm; Saturday, 10 am-10 pm and Sunday from 10 am-8 pm. Cost: Prices start at $9 for a 30 minute jump session. See prices here. A one-time purchase of our Rebounderz Jump Socks is required to jump. These socks are reusable and are available for purchase for $3 per pair (tax included). For more info, visit their website.

San Anselmo

• Play-Well TEKnologies
  Marin Engineering Center, San Anselmo
  (415) 460-5210
  Play-WEll TEKnologies in San Anselmo offers drop-in LEGO play on Tuesday-Wednesday, 12–6 pm and Thursday-Sunday, 10 am–6 pm. Cost: $10 per hour per child and and sibling discounts available. Preschool discount: $8 per hour weekdays under age 5, before 1 pm (not applicable on school vacation days, including summer). Closed December 25. For more info, call (415) 460-5210 or visit their website.

San Francisco

• House of Air
  926 Mason Street, Crissy Field, San Francisco
  (415) 345-9675
  The Presidio's House of Air indoor trampoline park offers a variety of programs for little ones. The Junior Geronimo program for kids ages 3–6 takes place Mondays–Fridays from 10 am–noon, and their bounce house—complete with double slides and climbing wall—for kids 3–6 is open Friday–Monday, 10 am–6 pm and Tuesday-Thursday, 10 am–5 pm. Junior Geronimo admission is $18 per person per hour, and the bounce house is $10 per child for one hour. Reservations for trampoline sessions are required. Reserve weekend time slots in advance as they sell out! They're located in an historic aircraft hangar at Crissy Field. For more info, visit their website.

San Rafael

• I Made It!
  1938 4th Street, San Rafael
  (628) 234-1005
  I Made It! offers countless different projects ideas that you make from colored glass. Come on in (no appointment or reservation is necessary) and choose a project—including jewelry, decorative items, housewares like coasters and bottle openers, photo frames, key chains, and more. Read about our visit to I Made It! For more info, visit their website.
• JymBABIES
  Osher Marin JCC
  200 North San Pedro Road, San Rafael
  (415) 444-8000
  Hours: Tuesdays from 9:30-11 am
  Drop-in indoor play is for ages birth to 2 years. JymBABIES offers little ones a soft indoor playground for climbing, crawling, sliding, bouncing in a bounce house, building, dancing, scooting and more. On-site cafe offers kid-friendly food and snacks. Drop-in $10 per visit or 10 visits for $90. For more info, visit their website.
• Jumping Jacks
  The San Rafael Community Center
  618 B Street, San Rafael
  (415) 485-3333
  Jumping Jacks drop-in program for children crawling–4 years takes place on Tuesdays and Thursdays. Jump-up (for children crawling–26 months) class is from 9:30–10:30 am. High Jump (for children 26 months–4 years) is from 10:45–11:45 am. Jumping Jacks is an hour-long class that consists of activities that encourage creative movement, balance and hand-eye coordination. These activities are done in a high-energy, fun-filled atmosphere. The first half of each class is free play and the last half hour of class is group time… have fun dancing with scarves, playing with the parachute, and of course popping bubbles! Fees: 6 classes for $54, 12 classes for $96. Drop-in fee $10. For more info, visit their website.
• San Rafael Gymnastics
  129 Carlos Drive, San Rafael
  (415) 491-1290
  Hours: Saturdays, 9:30–10:30 am
  San Rafael Gymnastics offers drop-in play for kids ages 18 months–9 years on Saturday mornings from 9:30–10:30 am. Bring them to Kid's Choice and let them bounce off a trampoline into a foam pit instead of bouncing off the walls! . Each child must be accompanied and supervised by an adult at all times. Cost: $8 for currently enrolled students and $10 for not currently enrolled. For more info, visit their website.
• Toddler Open Gym
  GymWorld, San Rafael
  3040 Kerner Blvd, San Rafael
  Hours: Monday–Friday, 10:30 am–12:30 pm
  GymWorld offers Open Gyms for Toddlers on a drop-in basis three days a week: Monday, Wednesday, and Thursday 10:30 am–12:30 pm. Come run, jump, bounce, swing, use the foam pit and trampoline! Cost: drop-in $15 or $25 for 2 kids. For more info, visit their website.

Santa Rosa

• Children's Museum of Sonoma County
  1835 W Steele Lane, Santa Rosa
  (707) 546-4069
  The Children's Museum of Sonoma County provides hands-on, interactive exhibits and activities in a safe environment that are custom designed for families with children aged ten years old and younger. Closed on Tuesdays. Cost: Adults and children: $10, babies under 12 months: free. For more info, visit their website.
• Epicenter
  3215 Coffey Lan, Santa Rosa
  (707) 708-3742
  The new Epicenter indoor sports complex offers a variety of activities, from a trampoline park to indoor sports courts. There's even an on-site restaurant and a Starbucks, too. For more info, visit their website.
• Snoopys Home Ice
  1667 W Steele Lane, Santa Rosa
  (707) 546-7147
  Snoopy's Home ice in Santa Rosa offers a full range of skating activities with both public and private time, as well as a café. You can even visit the nearby Charles M. Schulz Museum for more fun! For more info, visit their website.

Sausalito

• PlayLand Sausalito
  610 Coloma Street, Saualito
  (415) 381-1241
  PlayLand is an indoor bounce house playground for ages 7 and under. Come jump in the bouncy zone, play games, have fun at the train tables, or even spend some quiet time in the arts room. Free music class on Tuesdays and Thursdays from 11:00-11:30 with paid admission There's also free organic coffee, tea, and cookies for the grownups! Drop-in hours are Open Monday, Tuesday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday, 9 am–noon. Playland cost: $10 Sausalito resident, $12 non-resident; 10 pass admission card $70 ($90 non-residents). For more info, visit their website.
• Bay Area Discovery Museum
  557 McReynolds Road, Sausalito
  (415) 339-3900
  BADM is a perrenial favorite with Marin parents and children. They have a number of different indoor play and activity areas as well as a variety of programs for all ages. Cost: adult (ages 19 - 64 years): $13.95, child (ages 1 - 18 years): $13.95, babies (ages 6 mo. - 1 year): $12.95. For more info, visit their website.

Tiburon

• Monkey Mondays
  Dairy Knoll, Tiburon
  600 Ned's Way, Room 3
  These fun, drop-in, sessions are for children 1 1/2 -3 years old that love to move and explore. Through age appropriate activities, toddlers will have the unique opportunity to free play, in our indoor class room and outdoor patio. All are welcome to participate in crafts and projects, guided by their guardian. Drop-in cost: $5. For more info, visit their website.