What is there to do on rainy days with kids in the Naples area? Maybe more than you thought! Summer in SWFL comes with daily rainstorms that can interrupt our plans leaving us stuck at home with bored kids. Read on below. Have a great, local rainy day activity I left off? Please email me: LaurieAlbanos@kw.com
The Golisano Children's Museum
The Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples, also known as C’mon, is a must-visit destination for families in Southwest Florida. It’s a great place every day but makes an excellent and engaging activity on rainy days with kids in the Naples area! Located at 15080 Livingston Road, Naples, FL, this museum offers a wide range of interactive exhibits and activities designed to spark children’s curiosity and creativity. Visitors can explore hands-on exhibits that cover everything from science and technology to art and culture, all in a fun and engaging way.
One of the highlights of C’mon is the extensive calendar of activities and events that the museum offers. There are programs for children of all ages, from toddler-friendly playtime to science experiments for older kids. These programs are designed to be both educational and entertaining, and they are often held in partnership with local organizations and experts.
If you are looking for a fun and educational destination for your family, the Golisano Children’s Museum of Naples is definitely worth checking out. For more information and to plan your visit, be sure to visit the museum’s website at https://cmon.org/It
Indoor Play Centers
A great thing to day on rainy days with kids in the Naples area is any of our indoor play centers.
Whiz Kids Play Zone and Tutoring Center: This is the perfect spot for families looking for a fun and educational experience. Not only is there a play zone for kids to enjoy, but there is also a tutoring center for those who need extra help in school. With a wide range of activities and games, this center is sure to keep kids entertained while they learn. Address: 1461 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples, FL 34109 Website: http://www.whizkidsplayzone.com/
InPlay Family Fun: This is a great place to take the family for a day of fun and games. With a wide variety of activities, including laser tag, mini golf, and an arcade, there is something for everyone to enjoy. Address: 2320 Tamiami Trail N, Naples, FL 34103 Website: https://www.inplayfamilyfun.com/
Skyzone Fort Myers: Located at 14181 S Tamiami Trail, Fort Myers, FL 33912, this trampoline park offers a variety of activities for children including jumping, dodgeball, and basketball. You can visit their website at https://www.skyzone.com/fort-myers
Chuck E. Cheese: This classic family spot is perfect for birthday parties or just a fun night out. With a variety of games and activities, as well as delicious pizza, it’s a great spot for families to enjoy. Address: 2235 Tamiami Trail N, Naples, FL 34103 Website: https://www.chuckecheese.com/locations/fl/naples/622
My Gym: This is a great place for kids to stay active and healthy. With a wide range of classes and activities, kids can learn, play, and explore all while getting some exercise. Address: 2355 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34109 Website: https://www.mygym.com/naples
We Rock the Spectrum Kids Gym: This gym is designed for children of all abilities, and provides a fun and safe environment for kids to play, learn, and grow. Address: 1250 Tamiami Trail N, Naples, FL 34102 Website: https://www.werockthespectrumnaples.com/
Gymnastics World Open Gym: This is a great place to take your kids for open gym time. With a wide range of equipment and activities, children can explore and play while developing their motor skills and coordination. Address: 3200 Thomasson Dr, Naples, FL 34112 Website: https://www.gymnasticsworldnaples.com/
Defy Fort Myers: Defy Fort Myers is an indoor adventure park that offers a variety of activities for all ages. From trampolines to a ninja warrior course to a rock wall, there’s something for everyone to enjoy. It’s a great spot for birthday parties, team building events, and just having fun with friends and family. The park is located at 8695 College Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL 33919 and their website is https://www.defy.com/location/fort-myers/
Tumbles: Tumbles is a super fun learning playground for ages 4-12 with a variety of programs for kids that are based on developmental milestones and designed to help fight childhood obesity. From 4 months to 12 years, our programs help kids get active, take safe and measured risks, build confidence, explore independently, and interact with their peers in a fun, supportive and impeccably clean environment. Website: https://naples.tumbles.net/en/about-us/
Bowling, Movies, and Fun Centers For All Ages
Going to the movies and bowling are great things to day on rainy days with kids in the Naples area. Check out the options below:
Movie Theaters – Naples has several movie theaters to choose from, including Regal Cinemas Hollywood 20 – Naples (https://www.regmovies.com/theaters/regal-cinemas-hollywood-20-naples) and Silverspot Cinema (https://silverspot.net/naples)
Bowling – Naples has several bowling alleys to choose from, including Brunswick Bowling Naples (https://www.bowlbrunswick.com/location/brunswick-bowling-naples/), and Gulf Coast Lanes (https://gulfcoastlanes.com/)
Headpinz in Fort Myers is the ultimate destination for family fun and entertainment. This state-of-the-art bowling alley offers a wide range of activities, including bowling, laser tag, an arcade, and a sports bar. With 40 lanes, a VIP room, and a full-service pro shop, Headpinz is perfect for a night out with friends or a birthday party for the kids. They also offer a variety of leagues, tournaments, and special events throughout the year. Headpinz is located at 14513 Global Pkwy, Fort Myers, FL 33913. You can visit their website at www.headpinz.com
Topgolf Fort Myers: Located at 10631 Gulf Center Drive in Fort Myers, Topgolf is a fun and unique entertainment experience that offers a combination of golf, games, food, and music. Whether you are a beginner or a seasoned golfer, you can enjoy hitting golf balls with friends and family while taking in the beautiful Florida weather. With a state-of-the-art golfing simulator, fun games, delicious food, and a lively atmosphere, Topgolf is the perfect destination for a day or night out. Visit their website at https://www.topgolf.com/us/fort-myers/ for more information.
Dave & Buster’s: Located at 13499 S Cleveland Ave, Fort Myers, Dave & Buster’s is the ultimate destination for entertainment and dining. With a wide variety of arcade games, billiards, sports, and virtual reality experiences, there’s something for everyone at Dave & Buster’s. You can also enjoy a delicious meal from their menu of American cuisine, drinks from their full-service bar, and catch the latest sports events on their big-screen TVs. Dave & Buster’s is perfect for a night out with friends or a family-friendly outing. Visit their website at https://www.daveandbusters.com/locations/fort-myers for more information.
Arts and Crafts
Arts and crafts are a great thing to do on rainy days with kids in the Naples area. You could visit a local craft store to purchase craft kits or visit one of our local arts and crafts businesses.
Cone 06 Pottery Painting Studio: in Naples is dedicated to firing the imagination of everyone by providing a comfortable, fun place to create your own hand-painted works of art. We offer a wide selection of unfinished ready to paint pottery, colors and loads of ideas with which to decorate. Your design is limited only by your imagination. If you’ve been looking for a creative outlet, spend some time with us discovering new ways to fire your imagination! Call the studio at 239.513.0288 for more information. Website: http://www.cone06potterypainting.com/
FREE Activities at Home Improvement Stores
Major home improvement chain stores often offer free children’s activities on a preset schedule and make great fun on rainy days in the Naples area. Often they are free but sometimes require pre-registration to have enough supplies on hand.
Check Home Depot’s site and choose your local store to see what activities are on the schedule.
You can check Lowes site as well for kids activities and maybe even some free adult classes as well.
Covered Roller Skating at Veteran's Park - FREE
Burn off some energy on rainy days with kids in the Naples at Veteran’s Park covered roller skating rink. There are some caveats to this. During the week, it is used by the day camp and sometimes roller hockey leagues at night, but weekends are often available during the first half of the day. Unfortunately, Veteran’s Park doesn’t keep an online schedule of when the rink is reserved, but Roller Hockey Naples shows their schedule of events online and they do all of their events/games at this location. Check their schedule here before going.
The Conservancy Of Southwest Florida
While the Conservancy offer outdoor activities it also has an indoor learning area which is an opportunity to learn something new about the local animals and their habitats on rainy days with kids in the Naples area.
The Conservancy of Southwest Florida began with a group of concerned citizens working to protect our environment in 1964. Besides the countless ways this organization helps protect the environment in 5 Southwest Florida counties, they also have an indoor nature center which offers a great way to interact with and learn about the land and the wildlife in the region. Have fun in the Dalton Discovery Center with hands-on interactions with marine life, Little Explorers Play Zone, wildlife hospital exhibits, Ferguson Learning Lab, nature trails where you can see 100 varieties of bird species, electric boat trips and the 7-acre Smith Preserve. Some areas of the Conservancy are outdoors and aren’t great for a rainy day but there are also many indoor hands-on exhibits.
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The Revs Institute For Automotive Research
It’s definitely more fun than it sounds! Your car-loving kids will love this place and it’s something different to do on rainy days with kids in the Naples area! At the Revs Institute For Automotive Research, enthusiasts can walk through the history of automobiles. You’ll see over 100 cars built between 1896 and 1995. The New York Times named the collection at the Revs Institute the finest sports car collection in America.
Escape Rooms and Axe Throwing
Brianax and Escape: This fun and exciting indoor entertainment center offers a variety of activities for all ages, including laser tag, mini-golf, and an arcade. With multiple levels and a state-of-the-art laser tag arena, Brianax and Escape is sure to provide hours of entertainment for families and friends. They also offer a variety of party packages to make your child’s birthday party an unforgettable experience. Address: 1220 NE Pine Island Rd, Cape Coral, FL 33909, Website: https://www.brianaxandescape.com/
Tropic Escape Rooms: If you’re looking for a thrilling and challenging experience, Tropic Escape Rooms is the perfect destination. With a variety of themed rooms to choose from, you and your team will have to work together to solve puzzles and escape before time runs out. Perfect for team building, family fun, or a unique date night. Address: 7897 Pine Ridge Rd, Naples, FL 34108, Website: https://tropicescaperooms.com/
Baffled Escape Room Fort Myers: Test your problem-solving skills and work together as a team at Baffled Escape Room. With multiple themed rooms to choose from, you’ll be challenged to think outside the box and work together to escape before time runs out. It’s a fun and exciting activity for families, friends, and groups of all ages. Address: 13091 Bell Tower Dr, Fort Myers, FL 33907, Website: https://baffledescaperooms.com/
The Axe Lodge: This unique indoor axe-throwing venue offers a safe and fun environment for people of all ages to try their hand at the ancient art of axe-throwing. With experienced instructors on hand, you’ll learn the proper technique and get to practice your skills with friends and family. It’s a great place for a birthday party, corporate event, or just a fun night out. Address: 2320 Vanderbilt Beach Rd, Naples, FL 34109, Website: https://www.theaxelodge.com/
Swamp Axe Co: This is another indoor axe-throwing venue that offers a safe and fun environment for people of all ages to try their hand at the ancient art of axe-throwing. With experienced instructors on hand, you’ll learn the proper technique and get to practice your skills with friends and family. It’s a great place for a birthday party, corporate event, or just a fun night out. Address: 827 Neapolitan Way, Naples, FL 34103, Website: https://www.swampaxe.com/
Artis Naples and The Baker Museum
Artis-Naples is visual and performing arts center. They have more than 800 concerts, performances, exhibitions and educational events for children and adults including make and take activities.
The Baker Museum, inside Artis-Naples, is appropriate for all ages. It’s a fine arts museum focusing on contemporary and modern art. It has it’s permanent collection but also hosts traveling collections throughout the year. It’s well-recognized by Chihuly’s gorgeous glass sculpture greeting you in the lobby.
It’s also home to the Naples Philharmonic which was founded in 1982. They perform from September from May to each year and offer an assortment of music genre from pop to classical. Artis is one of the great things to do in Naples, Florida.
The Naples Depot Museum and The Naples Train Museum
The Naples Depot Museum is located inside the original Seaboard Air Line Railway Passenger Station in downtown Naples and is listed on the National Register of Historic Places. While touring this museum, you’ll learn the role that the railroad expansion into Florida transformed what was once thought to be an impenetrable frontier. Exhibits include dugout canoes built by the Seminole Indians, swamp buggies, a mule wagon, and restored rail cars. The Naples Depot Museum is one of the great things to do in Naples, Florida.
Although housed on the same location as the Naples Depot Museum, the Naples Train Museum is a separately run, privately owned museum. This is a great place for kids and the kid inside. Once inside, you’ll see a multi-level train display with buttons to press and accessories to operate – no ‘do not touch signs’ here. For the young ones, ‘Thomas’ is one of the ten trains running through the display that they’ll be thrilled to see.
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Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve
Located at the northern end of the Ten Thousand Islands on the gulf coast of Florida, the Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve represents one of the few remaining undisturbed mangrove estuaries in North America. The Rookery Bay National Estuarine Research Reserve is managed by the Florida Department of Environmental Protection’s Coastal Office in cooperation with the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA). An amazing world exists within the 110,000 acres of pristine mangrove forest, uplands and protected waters of Rookery Bay. Where rivers and streams meet the sea, a unique habitat is formed. A myriad of wildlife, including 150 species of birds and many threatened and endangered animals, thrive in the estuarine environment and surrounding upland hammocks and scrub found within the Reserve. The center has indoor and outdoor areas to explore.
The Naples Players Sugden Community Theatre
The Naples Players (TNP) Sugden Community Theatre is a large part of the exciting experience of Downtown Naples. As one of the top theatres in the country, they offer a variety of plays and musicals in two intimate spaces, Blackburn Hall and the Tobye Studio – both located in one building on Fifth Avenue South. The KidzAct program, in the performing arts education wing, offers top quality productions as well as in-depth skills classes for children. Adult education classes are offered throughout the year for skilled professionals to first-time performers.
Collier County Library System - FREE
The Collier County Library System has 10 branches in Naples, Marco Island, Everglades City, and Immokalee. Each branch has its own calendar of events going on pretty much all of the time from story time to science, arts and crafts, holiday celebrations, and more. Many require preregistration. Click here to see the events calendars.
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