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Welcome to PlayWiseKids
Open Play Every Day!!!

Recent Television Coverage!
PlayWiseKids was recently featured on Washington D.C.’s Fox 5 and Baltimore, MD’s Fox 45! To view the coverage and learn more about PlayWiseKids, click on these links:  Fox 5    ||   Fox 45  (Please allow a few seconds to load.)

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WHAT IS PLAYWISEKIDS?
PlayWiseKids is the premier family destination on the East Coast for imaginative, hands-on play!  It is a 24,000 square foot, indoor learning and activity center for children. PlayWiseKids makes a great outing for parents, grandparents, aunts & uncles, nannies & babysitters, and anyone else looking for a safe, fun, indoor play environment.

At PlayWiseKids, formerly ExploraWorld, children can freely explore their interests and actively use their imaginations while building social skills.   All of PlayWiseKids’ offerings are consistent with the belief that children learn through hands-on play.  It’s the perfect location for Drop-In Play (no reservation required), Birthday Parties, Child Care, Group Events and Shopping!

At PlayWiseKids, children can pretend to be rescue heroes driving a real fire engine or ambulance. They can shop in our child-sized Grocery Store; shoot hoops and play foosball in our Game Room; create masterpieces in our Arts & Crafts room; dress-up and dance; explore tunnels and slides in our Toddler Areas; play in the sand in our Chesapeake Bay Beach; assemble a skeleton in our Medical Room; put together a four foot dinosaur in our Nature Exhibit; learn about outer space in our Solar System Room; and learn through Computer Games. For more information on our exhibits, please click here.
About Drop-In Play

PlayWiseKids is open every day for drop-in play! No reservations are required except for birthday parties and field trip groups.  Adults and children pay one low price to play all day!  Adults must remain with their children.  A membership is not required for drop-in play, but consider joining if you will be visiting at least once a month.
 

PlayWiseKids Store Featured Item
wooden set by Melissa & Doug
Kids love hearing the realistic "crunch" as they slice their way through this value-packed food set. This wooden set by Melissa & Doug features 8 food items with 29 pieces.

 
For the safety and well-being of all visitors, Playwisekids enforces a 1:5 adult-to-child ratio.
Adults are responsible for child supervision.
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6570 Dobbin Road, Columbia, MD 21045
Phone: (410) 772-1540