I've been coming here with my nanny kids for a few months. So many basic things, typical for every…read moresoft play. Yes, bring or wear socks! Yes you need to pay a cover charge for extra adults, like EVERY other play place. I'm glad. What sets this place apart is not just its typical rules for everyone's safety, not even the dynamic program with something for each age. Not even some of the best thought out layout of a freaking huge amount of toys and activities. When it comes down to it, the ownership has done a fantastic job making this a fun safe place to learn... but MOST of all by staffing it with caring, wise,genuinely nice people. A lady was here and just lost her phone, there are tons of people here today, yet multiple staff helped look for it l.. and finally found it. I just watched the lady hug the staff member. It's really just a great place to come.

Well, after all the raves I've been hearing about this place, I had to make the trek to come…read morecheck it out, and I have to say that it was fairly disappointing and I didn't feel like it was worth the drive. It wasn't as large as I had thought, and maybe there was too much to choose from, but my 4 year old didn't stay engaged in one play area for very long before wandering off to the next There are various play areas - water, ball pit, bounce/ inflatable, playground, etc. and they organize little games throughout the day. The place is fairly clean and well maintained. There is a small cafe with a small seating area They say no outside food and drinks, but it looks like a lot of families packed their own snacks. Free parking in plaza lot. Free wifi. I like the bunch of leftover birthday balloons by the front desk that are free for the kiddos as they leave. Makes going home a little easier.

Very cute play centre that has only been open a few months. Everything is well thought out, with a…read morefun, educational playground and a cafe with chicken strips, fruit cups, juice boxes, coffee etc. Bathrooms are well equipped and the facility is clean and bright. The ball pits, wall games, slides and rope bridges are perfect for toddlers and preschoolers.

Had our 3 year old son's private birthday here recently and it was fantastic. Everything from…read morebooking to the party itself went smoothly and as described. We purchased Minions themed party and it was nicely set up and decorated. Staff involved in the party were very helpful and accomodating. Food was good, private party package includes a main dish, two side dishes and a drink chose from kids menu. Most of kids have chicken tenders, mac&cheese or bbq chicken flat bread which are above average taste and quality, freshly made. We brought our own cake which they provide lighter and knife for and even offered to cut and serve for us. And the kids had a blast in the playground area. All for a reasonable price. Not cheap, but competitive by Vancouver standards for this type of thing. Overall a great experience through and through and most importantly a great birthday party for our son.

We spent $28 for 15 tokens and then looked around for machines to play on. I should have looked…read morefirst as most machines took 2 tokens, so that's roughly $4 per play. Even though there were lots of machines, I thought the selection was on the small side. I went back to read other Yelp reviews and some of them state that the staff gave them additional coins if they weren't winning anything. Thankfully, we didn't have to go that route, as we did come out with two stuffies. This is really different from one of our local places where it is $1 per play and for $30, we're getting 5+ toys. It was a late afternoon on a weekday and we were the only customers there for most of the visit. The one woman working the counter was nice and helped reposition some prizes. One of the toys we got was a Totoro that was very soft - quality seems good. I think you can have fun here, but I'd recommend walking the floor first to make sure you have the right expectations.

My daughter and I had been having a bit of a rough day, so I took her out for a bit of fun at Sumo…read moreDino Claw City. It was just what we needed to brighten our day! In the past we've found that it's usually quite difficult to win any prizes from claw machines; however, I had seen an Instagram reel where the reviewer said that it wasn't that hard with these machines. She was right. My daughter ended up winning something on her very first try! I spent about $10 at Sumo Dino Claw City and my daughter walked away with two Demon Slayer items including a plush Nezuko. (Her favourite character from Demon Slayer) Could have actually saved myself $4 as she won her two prizes already after using only $6 worth of tokens. Service: Good Parking: Plentiful and free Location: #612 - 5300 No.3 Rd., Richmond (Inside Lansdowne Centre)

This converted indoor warehouse space boasts multiple interactive play areas, each themed towards a…read moreparticular profession or business: fire department, news station, bakery, doctor's office, veterinarian, etc. Each comes loaded with props and costumes, so the little ones can play dress-up and let their imaginations run wild! There are also a handful of playground toys, rides, slides and other attractions, complete with foam padding, safety nets and flashing lights, guaranteed to attract their attention! Admission is $28 per child (with one "free" adult allowed to accompany them) with no time restrictions. Posters in the restrooms also advertise special "after-hours" events, such as a Nerf War night for 8+ year olds, which sounds like a blast, even for an old kid-at-heart like me! About the only thing to complain about would be the rather terse and aloof staff running the front desk and managing the expected intake forms and disclaimers - they could be a little more lively and upbeat, if you ask me. That said, they do a good job keeping up the place, performing routine rounds to put toys away, vaccum, wipe things down, and generally get everything squared away in an orderly fashion.

=== 1. VERDICT/VALUE There's not a lot of options for…read morechildren's museums in Vancouver, but the World of Kidtropolis provides a sure bet when you're looking for something for your kids (perhaps aged 8 or younger?) to do! === 2. OFFERING For $21 (or $19 with a punch card), you get admission for one adult and child for two hours. This gives you access to: - Activities for toddlers and younger elementary school-aged children; - Motion-based activities (like a climbable treehouse and slides and merry-go-round - which costs $1); - Role play-based activities (like an airplane, firehouse, police station, farm house, gas/service station, fifth-wheel camper, hospital, dentist, restaurant, food market, post office/bank, news station, ice cream stand, school, and animal hospital); - Three party rooms (two on the main floor and one upstairs); - A cafeteria; and, - Three motion-based vehicles for children (they move back and forth in one spot) that costs $1 each: a bus, ice cream truck, and a car. ...because of the $1-based rides, you made find yourself needing to bring a lot of coins (only loonies accepted) and spending more than just $19 :) Like many other children's museums, the role-playing areas are often sponsored and logo'd by local businesses. === 3. SERVICE At the reception, staff are friendly; staff are friendly in helping as needed between the overall cleanings and play-area-resets they do every two hours. We did not come here for a party, and so can't comment on the experience with them hosting parties (though we observed what looked like a Spiderman-based parties with themed balloons and someone in costume). === 4. ENVIRONMENT It's bright and the high ceilings give a feeling of openness; the areas can also be easily traversed by people of all ages and abilities. Wheelchairs and baby strollers fit everywhere (except in the tightest of role-playing areas). We did not check out the restrooms while here. Parking is a bit odd as you may find yourself parking around the building/corner since many spaces in front are reserved for other businesses.

My child has been involved in Lights up for several years. It's been a defining activity for them…read more So much fun and personal growth! I highly recommend this program.

Our kids have attended Lights Up Musical Theatre School for four years and enjoy it so much. The…read moreteachers are great at engaging the children and ensuring they have fun while we get to see them gain confidence and put on an entertaining show at the end of the term. With acting, singing and dancing, every student gets a chance to shine. Lisa is a kind person who truly cares about the students and wants to see them blossom and develop a love of theatre that she and the rest of the staff share!

We went here to let the kids burn their energy and play and was pleasantly surprised by their…read moredelicious food as well. There's a few different sizes slides to play, dress up area, sandbox area, merry go around, kitchen area upstairs, many toy cars and even a water gun shooting machine. We ordered the beef noodles and they had those thick chewy noodles which was very yummy along with generous amounts of meat. The soup base was also very flavourful. The popcorn chicken was also delicious, but it tasted more like oven reheated versus oil fried fresh ones. But the flavour was still good! The kids meal was a pretty good portion as well with marinated Minced pork. Very flavourful and the cucumbers were marinated as well! They did increase their prices after the renovations, but i suppose the pricing is still relatively reasonable and close to other places as well.

We stopped by with our toddler based off of pics and reviews on Google while we were in town and…read morethe experience is very lackluster. It is located in a plaza and the appearance on the outside was very unexpected. Upon entering the space is quite large and there isn't smell (which is a plus as these kinda of places can tend at times..) there only appeared to be an older couple working. It's $7/adult + $9.99 for a child between 12-24 months. There are cubicles to stick your shoes (as they are not allowed inside) and socks are required. We were allowed to push our stroller within the table area (which is to the right side of the play space. There is essentially a large structure that combines a ball pit with various slides. They also have large foam structures within the ball pit for kiddos to play with. The other larger structure has a ground level sensory area (which we didn't explore), dress up area, a car track, and then an upper area where we spent most of our time (photos included) which include various children kitchen/house toys, smaller toddler toys, a grocery area.. everything is mismatched and jumbled together - a lot of the toys missing components, batteries run out, broken, etc.. there are signs that say it is picked up every "20 mins" as in my photos but that was definitely not the case. We visited for an hour and it wasn't once picked up. There is also a merry go round that we manually pushed but I do think it does work electrically - we just didn't ask. I can see it being an okay option for younger kids to come when the weather doesn't permit outside. We wouldn't come out of our way to visit again but appreciated the concept.

Drop in splatter painting was fun for my toddler. He enjoyed getting paint everywhere…read more girls at the front were nice

I would never bring my kid here again…read more I bought a 1 hr drop in session through livingsocial and I thought it would be fun for my 4-year-old. Since it was advertised as a class, I imagined there would be activities or enough supervision to satisfy a child for one hour. NOOOOOOO... they basically gave us one piece of paper and paint, then go ahead, do your thing kid. No instructions, no activities, no prompts. For extra paper or canvas you have to pay extra. That didn't make sense to me. If you were to advertise it as a one hour class, then it's a one hour class. Enough activities to fill up an hour. If it is an art session for one painting, then it's a session with supplies included for ONE painting. That wasn't the worst thing though. We came back earlier than the one hour mark to check up on my girl. We found her wandering around the foyer area with absolutely no supervision. It was a completely open area from the back to the front so any child can just wander off, or worse, any person can walk in and just grab a child. Their staff should have done something to keep her inside. Scrap paper, crayons, play dough, ANYTHING. And for that matter, even if they couldn't handle her, ISN'T THAT WHY WE LEFT THEM TWO CELL PHONE NUMBERS?!?!! When we picked her up, no one noticed, no one acknowledged us. If I were a kidnapper, Kidoodles is the place to go. That was completely unacceptable and the staff were completely irresponsible. NEVER again.

My son loves this place. The teachers are extremely nice and energetic. Their structured classes…read morehave helped develop my son's confidence. I totally recommend this place, it's worth every penny!