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Bored with a toddler...THINGS TO DO ✨AZ✨
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items Things can get realllll boring with toddlers when you are doing the same thing everyday. It's awesome to spice things up and try some new activities or go on some new adventures! These recommendations are located in AZ 🌵🏜️
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Holiday season!
Pumpkin patches
Parks
Splash pads
Museums
Zoos
Holiday season!
There are a few houses in a row that really go all out for Halloween in windmill village! My kids love looking at light from Halloween to New years every night. This is their first year in AZ for the holidays so we're on the lookout for new places! S...
LED Village Boo Bar Windmill Halloween Decor 2007 ...
Pumpkin patches
This pumpkin patch is the perfect time to get outside and celebrate HALLOOWEEENNNNN! This pumpkin patch has tons of activities like, picking pumpkins, photo ops, play areas and sunflower picking! It's located in Buckeye so definitely great for those ...
Rocker 7 Farm Patch
Schnepf farms is a classic pumpkin patch in AZ! They have tons of events throughout the season like their chili party. It's such a chill vibe and the kids love it!
Schnepf Farms
Parks
We live near Sundance and my kids love going over there with all the grassy areas, volleyball courts, gyms, pond and basketball courts. There's so much to do and it's a clean park!
Sundance Park
We've only gone to this park once but the kids keep asking to go back! It's huge so there's plenty of space to play without feeling overwhelmed with people. They have tons of options to play different sports, splash pads and jungle gyms. All 3 of my ...
Goodyear Recreation Campus
I don't know about your kids but mine could stay on a train all day! They love the train park. This is a great choice with the weather getting cooler here in AZ! Train options, splash pad, and jungle gym!
McCormick-Stillman Railroad Park
Splash pads
We love the fire station splash pad in surprise! It's a great way to cool down and get out of the house! Definitely wear shoes because it gets slippery. It has little toys for babies and then the slide for toddlers and up. There's also an aquatic cen...
Fire station splash pad!
Museums
We took the kids here with all of their cousins a few weeks ago. It was a huge hit! They have tons of different things from dinosaur fossils to gold mining. They have a huge play room at the bottom as well! I would say that it is great but I prefer t...
Arizona Museum of Natural History
The science museum is another great option for an indoor activity. We could spend all day in there! They have so many interactive activities and even some shows! It is a bit pricey but again, you can spend all day in there. Absolutely love the scienc...
Arizona Science Center
The idea museum is another great indoor option! It's more interactive than other museums so my kids love it more! I would say that it is usually less busy than the science museum as well.
idea Museum
Zoos
Wildlife zoo is definitely the place we hit up the most! I might be biased because I grew up going to this zoo, but it's my all time favorite zoo! It's perfectly shaded and has so many fun things to do. They have a petting zoo and jungle gym but also...
Wildlife World Zoo, Aquarium & Safari Park
Extras!
This is something very different to take toddlers to but my toddlers loved it! We took them to the nightmare before Christmas symphony show and they sat the entire time! After talking to some workers, they're really encouraging youngsters to come. I ...
The Phoenix Symphony
This is my kids favorite spot! If we lived closer, we would definitely get the membership. We could easily spend all day in there. It's very calm and relaxing, which is great for the chill days. The kids love to see all the different sharks and fish....
OdySea Aquarium
The surprise baseball stadium is a great choice on and off season! I follow them on Facebook and they are always having free games for the minor league. We went to about 5 different games before summer hit. We even got free hats, bobble heads and oth...
Surprise Stadium
I took my 3 year old here and he loved it! I couldn't imagine taking my 1 year old here🫣 but my 2 year old is definitely coming next time because she loves to paint too! It's reasonably priced and I believe I saw that they have camps!
As You Wish Pottery
My kids love teeny town. It's a great choice on a hot day. The love all the little areas and types of towns they have. It's a calm environment and when we went there wasn't very many people.
TeenyTown Playland
My kids LOVE fat cats...and so does my husband and I! There are so many options, movies, mini golf, arcade games, and even bowling! I really love the layout because it doesn't feel super busy ever. It's very clean and well organized. The food is real...
Fat Cats Surprise
This is the perfect time to go visit blue sky farm! They have a little store to purchase different items made from the farm! For kids, they can feed the goats! On Saturdays they have a farmers market!!! Love it here
Blue Sky Organic Farms
I love this farmers market! We go every Sunday!! A little secret...there's a produce guy that actually takes WIC and EBT. but he's the only one there!! The lemonade guy and jerk chicken guys are my favorite!
Verrado Farmers Market
Libraries
This is one of our favorite libraries to attend. They have tons of play group options, reading incentives, a great play area and have a lot of events.
Surprise Regional Library
The Goodyear library is a great indoor option for a fun but educational experience for the kids. I'm always looking for places when it's 120 degrees outside and this is a great, free option.
Georgia T. Lord Library
This library is a great library to visit in the mountains! They have great educational boxes around that share information about different critters in the desert! They also have moonlight hikes and other events that are great for kids!
White Tank Library