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Things to do with kids in Central IL
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items From a stay at home mom in Central IL, we are always looking for new (and cheap/free) activities to do with my twins. I’m a stay at home mom that doesn’t like to stay at home! Haha!
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Our all time favorite activity to take our twins to. It’s safe, clean, has regular special events & classes. It’s $10/person for 2+ but we have a yearly membership and go at least once a week
Children's Discovery Museum
We recently went to this play cafe for the first time & I was super impressed. It was clean & had Montessori based play options. My 18 month twins absolutely loved it- especially driving the fire truck & train. It was about $30 in total b...
Main Street Play Cafe
This library has been such a blessing to our family: they have a free play room that is so well kept, clean and updated. They have a light table, a play kitchen, doll house, a play house, animals, magnatiles, a train table & more! Did I mention i...
El Paso District Library El Paso, Illinois - Home
This rec department hosts “Tiny Titans” every Wednesday from 8:30-10:30 and it is $2/kid. That’s it!!! They have balls, a slide, gymnastic mats, a gymnastics bar, stepping stones, little tunnels to crawl through and more for kiddos ages 0-7. It is a ...
El Paso Recreation Center
A small but mighty zoo. I like the size of the zoo because of the walk-ability. They offer indoor & outdoor exhibits- my boys’ favorite is the monkeys! I enjoy their jungle area with a bunch of enclosed free range birds and animals roaming around...
Miller Park Zoo
our favorite splash pad because it is never too busy! It is small, clean & free. What more could you ask of a splash pad? We were there for about an hour and of course stopped at the cutest local coffee shop, the Brickhouse beforehand. They have ...
Minonk IL Splash Pad
A larger zoo that is a bit more spread out than Miller Park zoo. They have more exotic animals (giraffes, zebras, rhinos etc) but it is a big more of a trek for littles. We didn’t get to the whole zoo before we had to leave to eat/go home for naps. S...
Peoria Zoo
This has a reciprocal option for those with a pass at the Children’s Discovery Museum as well. Driving distance, great for a day trip!
The Peoria PlayHouse
Great area for the whole family… from pickle ball, a walking track, a kids soft play area & swimming. We love taking our twins to Pontiac and going swimming!
Pontiac Parks & Recreation
