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Family Fun In Richmond, VA
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items As a homeschooling mama and adventure-seeker, I’m always on the lookout for places that inspire both learning and fun! These are my absolute favorite family spots in and around Richmond, VA, where my kids and I can explore and play as a family.
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You've never ever seen a park as cool as this one! It wasn't just my children that fell in love with this place. I mean I was blown away by the level of detail and imagination put into its creation. This is a top choice for our family.
Taylor Farm Park - Henrico County, Virginia
This location I hold dear to my heart. It's the first park one of my little girls ever went to at just a few weeks old. We celebrated my sons birthday and enjoyed the adorable splashpad. It's our go too location snuggled right behind the Twin Hickory...
Twin Hickory Park & Recreation Center
I mean, look at it! My children adore this beautifully designed park. It's one of the newer and more innovative approaches to play. It's a few minutes away from the SPCA where we volunteer as fosters and super close to a few of our other favorite go ...
Park365
If you follow me on Tiktok you may have heard how I use the museum's exhibits to formulate lessons by planning with the end in mind. We love the children's museum and this one has an additional outdoor play area and splashpad.
Children's Museum of Richmond
This one is right next door to the CMoVA and a few minutes away from the ArcPark 365. Again, creating lessons or even exploring topics as a family then allowing one exhibit to be the focus for our trip has been a game changer. Not to mention the incr...
Science Museum of Virginia
Our favorite thing here are the cycle boats hands down! Richmond has some of the most beautiful parks. This one is definitely one of them we've taken advantage of for homeschool ceremonies and picnic/play meet ups.
Byrd Park | Richmond - RVA.gov
Maymont is so has beautiful gardens, animals, and a historic mansion to explore. I remember when we took photos here with our homeschool groups years ago. What we enjoy most here is the petting zoo and feeding the animals. It's tons of walking but we...
Maymont
Children’s garden is wonderfully magical and seasonal butterfly exhibits are breathtaking. I love the events they put on in the winter with all sorts of lights. For one of our anniversaries we attended a light event at the garden and it was an incred...
Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden
I use to take the children here a lot while younger. It's an awesome mix of trails, a nature center, and an aquarium for exploration.
Three Lakes Park & Nature Center
We actually have not attended the zoo much but this one offers lovely hands-on experiences and a variety of animals to see.
Metro Richmond Zoo
So, Rockwood happen to be our go too park for all things Tinkergarten for when I led nature learning classes. So our family is very familiar with this location. It's a nature-lover’s haven with trails and a quaint nature center.
Rockwood Park
Virginia is known for it's parks. And Pocohantas is our state park literally around the corner. It's huge with tons to do whether camping, fishing, exploring and amazing cabins.
Pocahontas State Park
This one often puts on lots of events for the holidays. A lovely park with playgrounds, sports fields, picnic areas, and perfect for family gatherings. We have had many events and celebrations here.
Dorey Park and Recreation Center - Henrico County, Virginia
This gem is tucked away and gorgeous. My husband and I spent a whole day exploring and finding animals we didn't know they kept on the grounds. We came across it by accident. It's essentially a historical farm with animals and exhibits, perfect for k...
Meadow Farm Museum
Okay, I'm tossing in KD because it was the first amusement park I ever attended as a child and it's one of the most well known places here in VA. It also has a water park.
Kings Dominion