Where can you beat the heat with little ones during the summer? And brave the cold in the winter?
Answer: The MiniSota Play Cafe in Maple Grove was founded by a local mother of two!
Here parents can enjoy a coffee from the café while the kids explore “Minnesota in miniature,” including the City of Mini Grove — complete with a grocery store, cafe, hair salon, post office, jail, hospital, and music studio.
The venue — which puts a heavy emphasis on imaginative play — also has a separate area called Infant Grove Heights, geared toward not-yet-walking babes.
At Lake Minitonka, children can take a boat for a cruise, do some magnetic fishing or join dance parties, yoga or music classes, crafts and other group activities, offered as part of in-house Caretaker Coffee Breaks.
The Voyager’s Cafe, meanwhile, offers espresso drinks, hot chocolate, Italian sodas, smoothies and packaged snacks and beverages.
Check their website for current admission fees, information on hosting a birthday party and check out their monthly calendar full of fun for your family.
Looking for more indoor playgrounds? Discover 40 local indoor play spaces at mnparent.com/indoor.
