Kid's spring break in So Cal. We did a road trip. The weather wasn't the best, so we tried finding indoor things to do for the kid. Kid likes all things science and Legos so we took him here. Great experience. They have this climbing thing that's explaining the water cycle. It was really cool! The price wasn't bad, it's cheaper if you're members. There were employees everywhere happy to ask questions if you had any. It's a neat place. Lots of rooms to explore. Very interactive. We enjoyed ourselves. read more

KidZone Museum - The water cycle - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Truckee, California

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Amazing time here!! Literally everyone on staff is incredible. They create a fun and safe environment for kids to play,explore, feel seen and loved! When we left they even gave our kiddos stickers and homemade playdough for the ride home!! A very intentional kid and adult friendly play to explore, imagine and have loads of fun! read more

KidZone Museum - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Truckee, California

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It's a fairly nice place, but it is unfortunate that they charge both parents. If you bring your kid and both want to watch him, it ends up being $40. Just seems a little "gaugey". read more

Best place in Truckee for little kids. Fun outdoor area open when it's not super snowy. All designed for open and creative play.. great for building skills for kids ages 0-7(ish). read more

They had a train table! Woot! The rest of the museum was great as well, but my kid really loved the train table! The indoor play structures, the wind tubes, "fishing" area, etc. were just plain awesome. We had a membership at an affiliate museum so the admission was half price! read more

Super cool spot to take your kids any time of year, but especially when it's snowy! We went on an almost blizzard day and it was full of families (in the best way). There are so many fun things for kids of all ages, and I really appreciated the Tahoe theme to it all. My kids loved going upstairs, the merchant area, and especially the wind tubes. I accidentally left my debit card at the front desk and they called over the loudspeaker to return it. I also turned a cellphone in and heard them call again. They're such a family friendly place! read more

KidZone Museum - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Truckee, California

This is a wonderful and thoughtfully designed place! There's so many different things for kids to do, but it is nicely separated so that kids don't get overstimulated. Fine motor skills activities (legos, blocks, arts and crafts) and gross motor skills (awesome playground equipment with a slide, large soft play blocks). Dress up clothes were fun, and there's a really cool train and station reminiscent of the California railway history. The air tubes were a total blast. I really don't see how a kid can't have fun here. There are chairs and benches stationed around the area for parents. However you're supposed to supervise your own child(ren) so I didn't get a ton of sitting in. They play an announcement occasionally asking parents to not be on their phones and supervise their children. No WiFi for guests to use (which was fine, but thought parents who are looking to work might want to know). Plenty of parking nearby. Pay attention to what hours are open to members versus the public. Also, if you have membership to another children's museum in the Association of Children's museum you do NOT get access to the member's hours here, just the discount for admission. read more

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The less than 5 star reviews are surprising. I'm sorry, if you decide not to vaccinate. Do not penalize this wonderful non-profit museum for your medical choice. Military members are free. Admission is less than the cost of a cocktail downtown. This place is a gem in Truckee particularly if you have kids that might not be too into winter sports yet or want a change of pace during the warmer months. I have been wishing for something like this in our city. This play area has one place for crawling babies only, an indoor play structure, foam blocks and a giant train set up. The other room has wonderful areas for all types of imaginative play including a train, a theater and a boarding room. You can also do crafts. There's also toys for sale and if you're a member, you receive 20% off. read more

I went with cousins to check out this place Despite being clearly under-staffed, service staff graciously answered all our questions promptly which made a good first impression Accepts credit cards only Has average prices Gives children a chance to practice what they are learning and discover magic all around Place was clean and organized Customer service was okay I notice health and safety for all is very important here Aside from all the cool play stuff, also has Summer Camp, puppet shows and computer science program Exhibits are 75% accessible for wheelchairs and 100% accessible to children age 2 years old Does what in business to do Has age 65+ discount Is Blue Star Museum so Active Duty Military with ID receive free admission year-round. That gained 'em a review star. There's NO Veterans Discount as thank you to Veterans to provide resource to ensure Veterans (rare 7% of the population) to participate in American Dream Veterans' sacrifices have made possible for 100% of the population. That lost 'em a review star. I rate this business 3 stars. According to Yelp ratings' definitions, that's "Ok". That to me is an acceptable rating of something that does day in and day out what it is there to do. It's NOT a negative review because doing day in and day out what it is there to do is NOT an easy thing to accomplish. February is Black History Month Son of black Jamaican immigrants, Colin Powell attended City College of New York, joining Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC). He graduated 1958 at top of his ROTC class with rank Cadet Colonel, highest rank in ROTC. US Army commissioned Powell. During his 35 years in Army, he Served two tours in Viet Nam, was stationed in West Germany and South Korea. 1963, Powell was wounded by a punji-stick booby trap while patrolling Vietnamese Lao border. He Served a second tour of duty in Viet Nam 1968-69 where he was injured in helicopter crash. Despite his injuries, he managed to rescue his comrades from the burning helicopter. Powell earned MBA at George Washington University in Washington, D.C., then won a White House Fellowship. He made history 1 October 1989 as first black American Chairman of US Joint Chiefs of Staff, the highest US military position. At age 52, he was youngest officer to Serve in this position. He Served to 30 September 1993. His service both in military and civilian leadership is certainly worthy of praise. His very public stand against gay people in the military and his pivotal role in the debacle of the Iraq invasion though, cannot and should not be ignored. Powell was Chairman of Joint Chiefs during the first months of Clinton administration, publicly disagreeing with President Clinton over president's plan to permit gay men and women to Serve in military. US Army Surgeon General's office had issued a circular in 1941 that for the first time classified "homosexual proclivities" as a disqualification for military Service. If it wasn't for openly gay Baron Friedrich von Steuben, a Prussian military man hired by George Washington after a recommendation from Ben Franklin to train America's Continental Army during American War for Independence, there would have been no American independence. General von Steuben was renowned and revered by then American Army for his bravery and the discipline, pride and grit he brought to American Army; transforming out-numbered American farmers into a formidable and successful military fighting machine. The drill manual he wrote for the Army is still partially in use today. General von Steuben went on to Serve as Washington's Chief of Staff, after the war received US citizenship and a military pension. Every US soldier is indebted to von Steuben. Powell eventually accepted compromise of "Don't Ask, Don't Tell". Powell made history again when he became first black American Secretary of State 20 January 2001. Powell is most remembered for the act he most regretted, his 5 February 2003 presentation to UN Security Council laying out alleged US evidence of Iraqi weapons of mass destruction, which turned out not to exist. It's reported Powell had serious misgivings about President Bush's subsequent plan to invade Iraq. It was later determined Powell was exploited by the Bush White House for Powell's credibility among the world's diplomats and his reputation for caution, and that Powell was comprehensively misled. Powell was told for example that his UN speech had been prepared by National Security Council under Condoleezza Rice. It was actually written by Vice-President Dick Cheney's office, which had led the charge in browbeating CIA analysts into coming up with evidence and when that failed, going around the CIA altogether. Out of government, Powell described his UN speech as "a blot" on his career. "I'm the one who presented it on behalf of the United States to the world," Powell told ABC News. "It was painful. It's painful now." read more

KidZone Museum - Has NO Veterans Discount. - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Truckee, California

My daughter loves going to this place. They have a really good variety of toys to play with inside. In the nicer months there is also some stuff to do outside also. Kids older than maybe like 6ish I don't know how much fun they would have but every child is different. read more

If you have children, KidZone Museum is a great place to take them to burn off some energy and to learn! My son is 2 years old and he had a blast with everything! There are train tables, slides, foam blocks, painting area and much more! My son loves the train set and the train model where you can interact with with buttons and costumes. As we thought we saw everything at KidZone, we went outside and there was a whole new play area where you can slide down the slide and play in the sandboxes. There are picnic tables if you choose to bring lunch for you and your kid/s. Overall, we had such a good time at KidZone! My son didn't want to leave so we had to pry him away because we had lunch plans. Will definitely recommend and fyi there is a no shoe inside policy. read more

Took our 20 month child. Immediately upon entry Irene greeted us making sure we would have an enjoyable time. Lots of great activities and both kids and adults were thoroughly enjoying themselves. We were going to buy an item when we were done, but didn't realize they deal mainly in cash ( Venmo and PayPal are accepted) so we didn't purchase anything. However, Irene went above and beyond, putting together a bag of goodies ( books, playdough, stickers, etc). She knew our drive was over an hour, so this was a very appropriate and much appreciated gift. Wonderful experience, and we can't say enough about Irene and her great customer service! read more

This was the best little children's museum we've been to! So many things to do and the attention to detail is impeccable. As a parent, even I was so curious and excited to see what was waiting around every corner! My child played for three hours and could have played longer, had I let him! I love the paintings and murals throughout; how they are so interactive and go perfectly with each area. So much to see and do here! The woman who greeted us at the front desk (who I'm assuming was the owner) was very sweet and helpful. The whole place is very clean. You are asked to remove your shoes before entering. Everything was in working condition, which is huge! For the most part, everything was in its correct area. There are signs that ask you to please clean up after your child and put things back where they belong, which I think is a great idea and necessary so that nothing gets misplaced and other children aren't missing out as a result! The owner and another worker were actively going around and picking things up and making sure everything was in the right place, as well. I really appreciated this. I can't tell you how many times we've been to a children's museum where things were broken or had no organization and nothing was where it should be... very frustrating. That definitely wasn't the case here! They have a bulletin board that advertised their upcoming events. You can also follow them on Instagram! Kidzone has definitely become a new favorite of ours and I am so glad that we found this unexpected gem on our vacation! We will be back as often as we can! They offer memberships, as well! read more

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Came here on a rainy Saturday morning in August and our 2 year old had a fun time here. Make sure to arrive at 10:30 or there will be a wait list on a cold day. A bit on the smaller side but still a good indoor option read more

The CUTEST children's museum in NLT. I wouldn't actually call it a "museum" but more of an activity center. There are multiple rooms for your little one to play and learn. The current setup on the left is dedicated to trains, titled "Sierra Settlers." Large train for children to play in and pretend they're loading up the coal to get the train going. In addition they had a ton of dress up options for the kids... We set our son up in the Chinese getup so he could really fit in the Chinese market, selling herbs. But he was more interested playing with the scale, putting food on and off of it watching it tip side to side. He had so much fun. The other side of the museum had a huge indoor play structure, complete with a wind gadget that sends scarves shooting through it through different routes. It was SO much fun. We didn't really see the art studio and the science center, my son is 2 and he's not really into that kind of stuff yet. He did enjoy building a small play structure out of foam with his dada. We went outside and there's a huge sandpit to play in.. Complete with a small excavator to dig sand with. My son LOVES sand so when we were packing up getting ready to leave of course he started to throw a tantrum (-; We were visiting the are but if I lived here full time I would definitely sign up for a membership so my son can run around and burn some energy.... One of the best places we've discovered up here in Tahoe. read more

So much fun! Your kids will spend anywhere from a couple hours to a full days play! So many things for them to play with. My children's favorite is the train exhibit. read more

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Overall a great experience at KidZone! We were in town for vacation and it was so cold outside so this became a great alternative indoor activity for our little ones. It's a large play areas divided into different areas including an infant area, toddler playground, older kid play area/customs play, a science room, and an art room. They also have an outdoor area and gardening but it was too cold for us. I appreciate that there is always someone answering the phone and available at the front desk for any issues. The admission is $8 per person ages 1-69 and 70+ are $4. My only issue is why parents have to pay since we're not doing anything but watching our kids. For those who are local or out of town for vacation, this is a nice interactive and educational activity to keep your kids busy for a few hours. Tip: it can be hard to locate this facility: look for a large white dome next to the high school football field. read more

For kids 5 and under. Our son was 6, he still made the best of it. They have crafts and dress up items.

This review is a long time coming. We visited the museum during our September visit to South Lake Tahoe. It was pretty cold and we had a 2-month-old and 2-year-old, so we were looking for something to do indoors. We were so glad to find this museum via Yelp! It was smaller than I had anticipated but had plenty of activities. There is an outdoor garden area with raised beds, a hole to dig in, outdoor ropes to climb/play on, and outdoor instruments. Inside is broken into three main areas. There is an indoor play set with slide, a wooden train set, and an interactive science exhibit where kids play with rags that get sucked through a maze of tubing. There is also an infant area in the corner wIth various toys for those who can sit, crawl, and/or toddle but are too small for the other parts of the museum. There is a snack room where kids and parents can enjoy their lunch, snack, drinks. There is an art room FULL of various activities. Painting, drawing, chalk, mixed media, you name it. Lastly is the make-believe area with pirate ship, fort, tool bench, living area, and all the toys to go along with it all. Kids can dress up, build things with "tools", play pirates, climb through the forest fort, and enjoy what ever make-believe play their minds come up with. It is truly a fantastic "museum" that every kid can enjoy. I highly recommend paying them a visit! read more

Such a cute little spot for the kiddos, brought them here while babysitting and they loved it. Spent atleast 2/3 hours and the best part is that this place is a nonprofit read more

This place is small but adorable. It's perfect for ages 1-6 or so. It has many different zones of things to play with, from a giant Lite Brite, to a pirate ship to a castle to an indoor playground to a train table to a cool vacuum-tube system into which you place scarves and watch them travel. It's perfect for a few hours on a cold wintery day! $8/ person for all ages, babies under age 1 are free. read more

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Went to kidzone today with our 2 year old and 7 month old today to meet some friends. We paid the per person price ($10/person over 1yo) so $30 for a family of 4. My 2 year old had an absolute blast playing with his friends! My 7 month old really enjoyed the infant section of the museum too. It may be small but there is so much to do! We were there for 2 hours but could have been there longer. We meant to have this be a one time thing but ended up buying a membership on the way out since our kids loved it so much! read more

Thank you KidZone Muséum for this day ! It was just perfect! Tahoe was colder than I expected this week and we needed a break for a cold windy beach ;-)! We headed there with our 2,3 and 7 years old and they all a blast! We stayed until last minut! Lunch & snack area there, frogs, ants, the infant play, older, the costumes, art craft room, outside discovery! We will come back without hesitation!!! read more

KidZone Museum - Community Service/Non-Profit Near Me - Truckee, California

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The kidzone in truckee is a amazing place for kiddos to play! I'm a nanny and bring children I watch here and have peace of mind knowing they have alot to play on/with. The little lunch area, plenty of bathrooms, lots of items to purchase. Especially all the employees are very amazing and lovely at their jobs. I love Irene she helped me with my little one I was babysitting who had dad separation so made us both at ease and slowly with her help he started to play. I can't appreciate this place enough!!! read more

It's next to the high school, great place that offers a interactive place for kids to play around. We were there for 2 hours and there was a lot to do! Will be back! read more

Save your $$!! Website looks fabulous but reality is another story. None of the rooms/crafts areas are staffed, so it's all about parental involvement, there are NO organized activities. The "science room" consisted of some dusty slides and a terrarium with earth worms one could dig to see...UGH! The train didn't run, the "theater" was a pile of dirty costumes. Decidedly NOT worth $8 per person read more

Poor design structure, always over capacity and no time limit on visits, long waits and very unfriendly staff. Kid zones you have been around for while come up with a better solution, so all your clients can enjoy when your over capacity. read more

I took my 23 month old grandson for his first time and he had a blast. He played in the train, on the big slide, with the wooden slot cars and everything else the museum had to offer. The price was modest and the staff was great. The museum was also a real learning experience for all appropriate ages. I recommend this to anyone under seven yrs. as age appropriate. read more

This was a great space for my toddler to burn off some energy when he was too cold to lay outside. We were in town for the holidays and he was going stir crazy so we found this neat spot to play at. He loves the indoor play structure, train table, nature room, light table! Lots of fun for the kiddos. read more

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Parents beware, I took my 4-year-old son to KidZone today. This was our first time there so they wanted us to fill out a form and sign it. Upon closely reading the fine print I realized that this business expects its customers to agree not to hold them accountable if something harmful happens to the customers on their grounds even if it is their fault or negligence. Since I couldn't believe what I am reading I wanted to hear it from them. I talked to the manager and she confirmed it. I asked her if the light fixture upon us fell on my head right now she didn't want me to hold them accountable. She said yes, and added that they need to protect themselves. I told her that she cannot expect to be protected for their faults or negligence especially at the expense of other peoples health. Of course, after demanding our payment back, we left there immediately. This is my first time reading such a form at a children's museum or indoor playground. It is absurd that a business expects to be treated like a toddler, meaning, whatever I do that harms you I am not responsible. read more

What a little gem! We took my daughters (7 and 4) to this children's museum and they LOVED IT! there's a play structure, train set, lots of dress up and imaginative play areas, tubes with flying scarves, outside sand pit, art room, and more! The woman at the front desk couldn't have been nicer and handed out play dough when we got there. Definitely bring your kids here for hours of fun! read more

Really fun little museum! For a small space they pack a lot of fun in! There is a room with frogs and worms you can touch, a craft room, a play structure, a toddler area, trains, a pirate ship, a giant light bright, an outdoor play area and more! The admission is $8 per person, under 1 is free. You leave your shoes at the door and wash your hands when you enter and leave. My daughter particularly enjoyed the outdoor play area where you can dig, slide and make music! read more

This place is great for kids. Plenty for kids to do. Kept my kids busy. Only issue is parents get charged. Other then that good place to take your kids if weather is bad and you want them to have fun indoors. read more

My 3.5 year old boy was very entertained here for two hours. He played with the wooden trains. He climbed on the indoor playground equipment. He had a good half hour at the sand table. He loved the large collection of magnetiles. This a very good place. It is a little hard to find....it is 200 yards from the road on a service road between a school and a public building. The service road runs parallel to highway 80. Look for the BIG TENT...that is what it is: a BIG TENT with play areas inside. read more

Being in the mountains, it's often not realistic to take the kids out to the park or whatever all the time. Sometimes it's well below freezing outside with several feet of old snow piled up, and that when KidZone is a life saver! The kids can play in the different play area or do crafts in the craft room, and generally play themselves out of gas. As a parent, I love to see them having fun, playing with other kids, and to leave with happy, tired children. The place is safe and well thought out, and it's often full of locals. If you don't happen to be a local, that's ok, it's cheap to just stop in for a few hours and everyone is friendly. If you have kids under 7/8 and they need to expend some energy, this is the place you want to go. read more

A really fun place for kids to use their imaginations and have fun. We've been here twice now and our 3 now 4 your old really likes it. Worth the one hour trip even though the prices seem a tad high $8 for kids over 1. But still a fun place! read more

We love this place! We visit every time we are in Truckee. Very clean with so much for the kids to see and do. Our children are five years apart and both seem equally entertained by things like a large pirate ship, a castle you can climb up and through, wall magnets, train table and giant slide- just to name a few. A word of warning: on very busy days, they may need to limit admission and ask you to sign a waiting list and return later to play. BUT in our many years of visiting this only happened to us ONE time and it was on the day after Thanksgiving. The staff is kind and does a good job keeping areas organized. I cannot emphasize enough what a special and fun place this is for families. It is worth a visit if you are in Truckee with small children. read more

Small museum - very small by bay-area standards - that's a good way-station for small children. Note that this is for *small* children. I was with a mixed group of children 5 to 9 years old. The eight-year-old is young for his age and did OK. The nine-year-old absolutely scorned it and declared it "lame". A gaggle of happy three- and four-year-olds passed him by on the way in, surely disagreeing with his assessment. You can clearly see they love it here. read more

Tucked away off the tourist track adjacent to Truckee High School is a fun little haven for the baby to preschool set. The Kidzone is a great place to play! My son is not quite ready to hit the slopes yet nor is he prepared for me to leave him in a snow camp all day while I ski. This was perfect fun for him though. Boasting an indoor playground, the Kidzone also has a train table, ample books to read and rockers where parents and kids can cuddle up and enjoy them together, a soft padded baby play area, an art creation center and a bunny to visit. The most impressive area in the center though was the Space Zone. It had a space shuttle to explore, moon terrain and a control center where there were lots of buttons and switches to touch. There was even a dress-up area where kids could try on soft kid-sized replicas of astronaut gear. My son loved it! The staff was friendly and helpful --- all kids present looked to be having fun. Admission: $7 (for non-resident kids) $5 (for resident kids) $3 (for adults no matter where they're from) The place is affliated with the San Jose Children's Discovery Museum so, if you have a membership there be sure to bring your card with you for admission. read more

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I'm from the Bay Area and have been to many children's museums. I was very impressed with KidZone, from the staff (Katie who greeted us) to the number of activities (art, trains, indoor slide, live frogs and bugs, dress-up, indoor tree house/pirate ship/castle etc..) We could have easily spent most of the day here. My toddler loved all the exhibits and playing with other children. The only challenge is that it is hard to find. Take the driveway before the firehouse, go past a field and then turn right. It is a dome like structure that is on Truckee School District grounds. We will definitely return again, next time we are in Truckee and/or North Lake Tahoe. read more