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Getting out of the House CLT
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items What to do with kids outside the house? Here’s a list of our favorite spots and activities to take our two girls to around CLT!
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Playgrounds
Pumpkin Patches
Pineville restaurant Gems
Playgrounds
We love going to new playgrounds! These are some of our favorites on rotation!
Love this park! Has a bunch of different playgrounds, one with a sandbox, one with balance courses, a climbing area and lots of swings sections! It’s pretty shaded, has public restrooms, and picnic tables under shelters to pack a lunch and eat while ...
Park Road Park
Love this playground! It has all kinds of different playgrounds for different age levels! A dinosaur to climb, swings, slides etc! However, none of the playgrounds are fenced in and they’re all in one area so I’m always on high alert with my kids! Th...
Pineville Lake Park
We love this playground! It’s completely shaded and has a ton of picnic tables! During the summer they have the splash pad on (except Tuesdays). My kids LOVE the zip line, many types of swings, slides and ropes course you can walk through. This one i...
Crooked Creek Park
We LOVE this playground! It has two completely fenced in playgrounds each with benches/ picnic tables. In addition to the fenced in options they have 3 other non fenced playgrounds for older kids & public restrooms! In the summer they have a wate...
Stallings Municipal Park
We LOVE this playground/ splash pad combo during the summer! It’s brand new and tons of fun! The playground is a soft top so jumping and falling is more manageable without a hard ground. It also has a lot of swings for kids that prefer swings. Runnin...
Town of Mint Hill Splash Pad
This playground is so fun! With everything being off the hill climbing and sliding is so much fun! They have a bumpy slide and the kids go wild over it! It’s also a soft top playground and super bouncy! There are also areas to sit, relax, or play wit...
Stream Park Ballantyne
Pumpkin Patches
I’m and all things fall kind of girl & mom! I want all the fall activities and celebrations! Here are some great pumpkin patches in our area if you’re looking for one to take your family to!
no entrance fee, food on sight to purchase, goats, corn maze
Hall Family Farm
no enterance fee, has coffee truck (coffee is fruity/ orange, but the apple cider was good!) also has hay ride to book but sells out
The Hunter Farm
no enterance fee, has lots of different photo spots. Fenced in baby goats, can pay for feed, small patch
Matthews Family Pumpkin Patch
There is tons to do like a train ride, pumpkin picking, flower picking, corn pit, walking around, farm animals, free range chickens, farm shop. Have to pay to reserve your day of fun and all the fun things are add ons when you get there. Can easily s...
Wise Acres Organic Farm
pay to be there $16 a person, no advanced reservations needed, just pay when you get there. Has an old timey town to explore, a cafeteria, corn maze, big slide with tubes, obstacle course, goats, shot practice that’s an up charge, icecream and genera...
Outlaw Acres
reservations required on Saturdays and Sundays. $5 per car. Animals, wagon rides and pumpkins. Food available for purchase, like charcuterie, sandwhiches and burgers + kids menu
The Union Exchange
Pineville restaurant Gems
My favorite coffee shop in Pineville! It’s pricey, because it’s all organic and good quality ingredients. Best coffee! I love their açaí bowls, crepes and matcha! Also they have coloring pages and crayons for kids which makes it a nice kid friendly o...
Eden Good
Utterly obsessed with their poke bowls! Everyone is so friendly here and quality of food is always so good!
Umami Pokerito
Love this bagel spot. It’s a great grab and go option. Everything is so delicious!
New York Old School Bagel and Deli
Best authentic Colombian food in Pineville! This is the only place I’ve ever found Gunabana juice since being in Costa Rica and it’s amazing!
Los Paisas Restaurant