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Apr 22, 2024
GR Boulder Park at Highland Park
700 College Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI
FREE Rock Climbing + Playground + Splash Pad
Did you know there’s a park downtown with 2 giant rock-climbing structures & it’s 100% free?
They are consistently updating it with new routes too!
🚲 Plus there’s NEW bike polo courts! Watch them play on Thursday nights and all-day Sunday. Your kids will love it – so cool!
Plan a day to visit –
🩱 pack a bathing suit & towel for the SPLASH PAD
😮 slide down the twisty slide – it actually goes fast!
⛳ don’t forget to hit up the DISC GOLF course
😆 let your kiddos loose on the fields
More Playgrounds in Grand Rapids
Apr 15, 2024
Dino Daisy Cafe
2241 84th St SW. Suite 102 Byron Center, MI
NEW Play Cafe in Byron Center – perfect for toddler playdates!
Enjoy a hot coffee & yummy snack as your kids play.
Your littles will love –
🔮 dancing in the Dino Disco (the floor lights up)
🙋 jumping on the mini trampoline
👗 playing dress up
🧗♂️ climbing up the rock wall
🚚 playing with dinos + trucks
🍩 eating sweet treats (gluten & dairy-free)
❤️ cute fluffy dinos to purchase
🎟️ Pricing
Under 6mo – FREE
6mo 8 years – $7
9yrs & above – FREE
Adults – FREE
Punch Card – $35 (include 6 entries, 7% off on beverages)
More Indoor Play Places
Apr 8, 2024
Ken-O-Sha Park
1353 Van Auken St SE Grand Rapids, MI
🍃 NEW Natural Playground in GR!
🌲What’s a natural playground? A playground made out of natural elements such as tree logs, stumps, boulders, & plants.
Your kids will love climbing up the giant net, swinging from the ropes, & jumping from log to log.
You can also –
👂find and listen to the wooden amplifier
🚲 go for a walk or bike ride 🧊
🚶 hit up the hiking trails
🐢 look for turtles in the creek
🧊 climb on giant glacial rock
Apr 1, 2024
Veterans Memorial Park
355 48th St SE Kentwood, MI
📍Mystery Spot Monday📍
😃 Playground with GIANT SLIDES!!
Plus a climbing structure, merry-go-round, teeter totter, & swings
Wait, there’s more:
💦 splash pad
⚽ soccer fields
🎾 tennis courts
🏀 basketball courts
🦽 accessible swing
🚶rubber surface
👣 paved paths
🍉 new picnic shelter
🌭 picnic tables & grills
🚽 bathrooms
Mar 25, 2024
Bysterveld Park
4171 14th St, Dorr, MI
📍Mystery Spot Monday📍
Playground + Fishing + 2 Miles of Nature Trails
🚗 This hidden gem is about 20 minutes south of GR in Dorr.
It’s totally worth the drive because you can spend the entire afternoon here!
🅿️ play on the playground – tire swing, rock climbing wall, teeter-totters, & bus play structure
🚶 go for a hike – 2 miles of nature trails
🐟 bring your poles and go fishing in the pond
🍉 pack a picnic and eat lunch in the giant pavilion (even have grills)
🚽 restrooms
Mar 18, 2024
Jaycee Park
1088 Gentian Dr SE, Kentwood, MI
📍Mystery Spot Monday📍
Newly Renovated Playground w/Disc Golf Course!
❤️ We LOVED the merry-go-round swing – it’s the first one we’ve seen in GR!
🍄 Your kids will love playing the floor is lava as they hop from one mushroom to another.
🧗 And the climbing features at this playground are top notch!
What else is there?
🚶 walking trails
💿 disc golf
🏀 basketball courts
🌉 bridges & a creek
🚻 bathrooms
🍉 picnic tables
Mar 11, 2024
Pinspiration Wyoming
2300 Health Dr SW Suite B Wyoming, MI
📍Mystery Spot Monday📍
😮 NEW Biz Alert – Splatter room + 100’s of DIY projects
🎨🎵 Suit up & throw paint as you jam out to your favorite tunes.
🌟 Bonus glow in the dark option with a strobe light effect. Seriously – SO MUCH FUN!!
😍 This place is a creative lover’s dream.
With 100s of projects to choose from
🧵 string art
🫗 acrylic pours
⚱️ paint ceramics
🕯️ candle making
🖌️ wood signs
🧚 dream catchers
🍬 gumball machine
🧚♂️ fairy house
☘️ seasonal projects
🐟 fake aquarium
🏴☠️ treasure chests
**Grand Opening this Friday, March 15**
Great place for a
🧁 birthday party
👨❤️💋👨 date night
👨👩👧👦 team building
🍾 bridal showers
🥳 bachelorette parties
💲 fundraisers
More Art Classes for Kids
Mar 4, 2024
Hager Park
8212 28th Ave Georgetown Twp, MI
📍Mystery Spot Monday📍
😍 We found a GIANT wooden playground!! Seriously, it’s huge.
🪣📃 Add this to your playground bucket list ASAP. You will definitely want to visit.
This is always a fave because of it’s
😲 size, it’s massive
🏃♀️ endless tunnels
🧗 climbing features
🛞 tire swing
⛱️ sand surface
🧺 picnic tables
⚽ fields for running
🥾 hiking trails
💦 bridges & creeks
🚻 bathrooms
🛝 plus a smaller shaded playground next door
More PLAYGROUNDS IN GR
Feb 26, 2024
Ideal Park
5843 Crippen Ave SW Grand Rapids, MI
📍Mystery Spot Monday📍
💎 Hidden Gem Playground – NEWLY renovated
This playground is one of our favorites because of its rope-enhanced play structure, tube slides, tire swings, monkey bars & merry-go-round!
It also has:
👣 hiking trails
🐸 creek to explore
🌉 bridges
🦽 rubber surface & ramps
🚻 restrooms & pavilion
More PLAYGROUNDS IN GR
Feb 19, 2024
Dandelion
320 Ottawa Ave NW Grand Rapids, MI
📍Mystery Spot Monday📍
We found a Giant Musical Dome with Lights in downtown Grand Rapids.
Your kids will love ❤️
🚶♀️ walking inside the dome
🔘 pushing 8 different buttons to hear sounds
👀 seeing the dome change colors
🎶 watching the light show with music (plays every 10 minutes)
🚥 playing with the massive Lit Brite installation nearby (5pm-8pm)
🎧 dancing to the DJ Pop Up Feb 23 from 7pm-10pm + food trucks
✨Best seen at night✨
Comment “dome” if you want the location to our secret spot!
Feb 12, 2024
Sixth Street Park
647 Monroe Ave Grand Rapids, MI
📍Mystery Spot Monday📍
👀 NEW Giant Red Swings in downtown GR
What are they? Where are they?
They are:
👨👦👦 super kid-friendly
😁 so much fun
🏞️ by the river
😎 great place to hangout
Feb 5, 2024
Rocket Fizz in Tanger Outlets
350 84th St Suite #1022 Byron Center, MI
🍭NEW SODA POP & CANDY SHOP
❤️ We are obsessed, here’s why!
😋 Try the fun-flavored sodas – there are 100s to choose from.
🥓 We tried bacon, birthday cake, grass, & dirt soda. Can you guess which one was our favorite?
🦂 Get a scorpion sucker
🍬 Explore Free toffee samples – root beer float, red velvet cake & peanut butter were a few of our favs – YUM
😎 Check out the toys – funny face glasses, fart in a can, & grow a sasquatch
🍭Find your favorite vintage candy
🧑🚀Try Astronaut ice cream & freeze-dried candy
More CANDY SHOPS & INTEL
Jan 22, 2024
Pinery Park in Wyoming
2301 De Hoop Ave, Wyoming, MI 49509
😲 HUGE Sledding hill – known for breaking sleds.
🪦 There is even a sled graveyard where all the broken pieces lay at rest.
🛷 If you like to go crazy fast & hit some jumps, this hill is for you!
👍 Definitely recommend a tube – you will go way faster and not wipe out as much.
❓ Do you know what hill we are talking about?
🎿 Comment SLED to get our map & information on the best sledding hills in GR.
⚠️ Stay Safe friends – this hill is no joke. There are even warning signs!
** SLED AT YOUR OWN RISK, NO SUPERVISION, STEEP HILL**
Jan 15, 2024
Newton Aerial Academy
6001 Coit Ave NE, Grand Rapids, MI
We found a gym where you can practice your diving skills year-round!
Your kids will love bouncing on the diving boards & into the mats.
Plus they have OUTDOOR TRAMPOLINES in the spring/summer too!!
And your kids can
👀 leap into the foam pit
🐸 bounce on trampolines
🐒 hang from a bar
⚖️ balance on a beam
🤸♀️ cartwheel down a tumble track
🏃 run through an obstacle course
🗓️ Open Gym
Wednesday 1-3pm Ages 4-13 $10
Friday 6-8pm Ages 8+ $15
Saturday 6-8 pm Ages 8+ $15
Take a class, choose from
🤸 gymnastics
🏃 parkour
🏊♂️ dive
📣 cheer
🤸♀️ trampoline & tumbling
BONUS – they even offer adult parkour & gymnastics!!
Diving Boards + Gymnastics Mats = Endless FUN!!!
