Inside Things To Do In Charlotte With Kids (Gastonia, Shelby: theatre, school)

[SunnyKayak]

Due to the weather is cooler I thought I would compose a list of things to do indoors with kids to let out that pent up energy they may have.

Ray's Splash Planet Indoor Water Park
http://www.charmeck.org/Departments/Park+and+Rec/Aquatics/Rays+Splash+Planet/AboutRSP.htm (broken link)
features
Blue Comet: a three story slide with a double figure 8 .
Vortex: circular pool with current
Saturation Station turnable buckets, water play and four slides.

Kate's Skating Rink
http://katesskating.com/
Indoor Roller Skating Rink. Featuring Public Skating, Roller Hockey, Birthday Parties, Camp Programs, Private Skating Events.

Nascar Indoor Speed Park
http://www.nascarspeedpark.com/concord.html (broken link)
Indoor Rock Climbing Wall & Kids Play Area
Lazer Tag Arena
State of the Art SpeedDome Arcade
Indoor Go Cart Racing
NASCAR Reactor Simulators - Sit in the authentic cockpit and start your engine, you feel the car come alive through the seat and steering wheel. 52” to drive

Starlight Roller Rink
http://www.starlightrollerrink.com/starlight/index.htm (broken link)
premiere skating facility

Meg Art
http://www.paintaplate.com/
Paint your own pottery facility

Northcross Lanes
http://www.northcrosslanes.com/
40 Cosmic & Bumper Bowling Lanes, Laser Tag, Video Arcade & billiards

Noah's Art Park
http://noahs-art.com/
At Noah’s Art all children are artists, and all children will experience success.

Dave & Busters
http://www.daveandbusters.com/Locati...t.aspx?Loc=150
Billiards, Arcade Games, Glow Bowling Eatery

Jillians
http://www.jilliansbilliards.com/club_detail_E.asp?club_id=27 (broken link)
upscale billiards room, an amusement arcade

Jeepers
http://www.pbase.com/jamminj/jeepconcord
small indoor carnival with actual rides

Imaginon
http://www.imaginon.org/index.asp
playful/artful setting for the Children’s Learning Center & theatre

Discovery Place (Will be closed January 2008 for 14 months)
http://www.discoveryplace.org/home/discovery_place-home.php (broken link)
interactive science and nature museum

http://bestsmileys.com/video/2.gif (broken link)

[lyn2shoes]

Thanks. I appreciate this.

[NCgirl]

The Schiele Museum of Natural History in Gastonia https://www.schielemuseum.org/kids.php


For little ones....

Charlotte At Play- Children's Museum www.charlotteatplay.com

[ladyhen]

Monkey Joe's

[groove1]

There's a new fun center too on 521 and Ardrey Kell. Zuma on South Blvd is ok.

Also, Discovery Place will be closed in January 2009 for 14 months, not 2008, for a $31 million rennovation.

[bliss_user]

Thanks for all those wonderful resources. My daughter will return from her holiday vacation shortly. That leaves me with another few days of no school and my daughter will want something other than the usual distraction, which for us is the library.

The libraries system here in Charlotte is good. I believe all in the county offer programs for the children (and some for adults too). Library cards are free for county residents. You can check out movies on DVD and VHS, books, books on tape, educational materials in various formats, etc.

If you can log onto the internet, you can use your library card to reserve items from the comfort of your own home. There's an automated system to call or e-mail you when your reserved items are ready for pick up.

It's free to hang out at the library and you don't have to pay for most of the items you check out. The exceptions that I know of are new popular movies on DVD and some of the newly released fiction.

Our local branch even offers tutors to help the children with homework.

The library website: Library

[ariadna]

Thank you very much, guys for info! Moved 3 months ago from Ma. liked so far. I wish there would be plenty art centers, crafts, spanish, french lessons fot 3-5 years old kids near Gastonia, Shelby area. But so many things to do is near Charlotte only. We had Abracadoddle art center in Kings Mountain but it's closed now what a pity! But thanks again!

[Miker2069]

this is a great list sunny!
I think we'll try ImaginOn soon...

[SunnyKayak]

Originally Posted by Miker2069

this is a great list sunny!
I think we'll try ImaginOn soon...

Thank you Miker

CONGRADULATIONS on your city-data winnings!!

[BagongBuhay]

Sunny - this is great! Please do a sticky!