Waco Indoor Activities for Kids and Teens
Art Center Waco
has fun hands-on activities for the "child in all of
us". Art Center Waco takes visitors around the world
with Islamic calligraphy, Japanese origami, Turkish paper
making, and French valentine making.
Like sports? The
Texas Sports Hall of Fame is a great place to
learn about a favorite team or player. Interactive displays
provide the opportunity to match stride, height, hand and
shoe size to those of an average NBA player. Answers to a
sports trivia quiz can be found throughout the Hall of Fame.
This is one quiz kids will love!
If you like video games and need an evening activity, Lansharx
X-Box and PC Gaming Center is open noon to midnight, 365 days
a year.
Learn about the legendary Pied Piper at the Armstrong
Browning Library. Robert Browning composed the
popular poem for Willie Macready, a bedridden 10 year-old
to read and illustrate. The original pencil sketches drawn
by Willie, and the stained glass window depicting the story
can be seen at the library.
The Dr Pepper Museum
is the home of the world's oldest major soft drink. The first
floor contains a replica of the drug store where Dr Pepper
was invented as well as an animatron of pharmacist Dr Charles
Alderton telling the story of its invention. The interactive
exhibits designed for younger audiences are fun and educational.
The computer game "What's your favorite soft drink?"
is great fun for those wanting to test their knowledge of
Dr Pepper history.
Kids of all ages will find something to discover at the
Mayborn Museum Complex.
Themed discovery rooms allow kids to try on clothing from
around the world, scrape skins and grind corn like Native
Americans, stand inside a beating heart, or work on science
experiments.
Learn how children in the 1880s popped popcorn without a
microwave or stove. A tour guide will take you through
Earle-Harrison House and show you why children
who lived in this house enjoyed spending time in the kitchen.
Learn what life was like in the late 1800s while visiting
one of Waco's five historic homes. Take a guided tour through
Earle-Napier-Kinnard House,
East Terrace,
Fort House,
McCulloch House, or Earle-Harrison House, and
see the difference in how children played.
Catch a rodeo or weekend horse show at the Extraco Events Center.
Enjoy skating at Skate Country.
While the older kids skate, the Younger kids enjoy the
3-story indoor playground for kids 10 and under. Skate Country is open
till 9 pm on Thursday, 11 pm on Friday, and 10 pm on Saturday. 500 N.
Loop 340, (254) 799-8899.
Laser Tag anyone? Skate World
offers indoor laser tag in addition to the skating rink. Skate World is
open till 9 pm on Thursday, 11 pm on Friday, and 10 pm on Saturday. 401
Towne Oaks, (254) 772-0042.
