For a rainy afternoon when the kids need to move, these are the indoor spots worth the trip. Trampoline parks with mini sessions for toddlers, rope-free bouldering walls, a soccer hall that scores every shot, bowling with bumpers and walk-around VR for older kids. Most book by time slot, so check online before you go. Here's what we checked, from VROG's trampoline tunnel to Knijn's bumper lanes.
An indoor trampoline park with nine jump attractions and Valo Jump, trampolines linked to a projected video game. Younger siblings have You Kids, a separate indoor playground, while older kids can book JumpScool lessons to learn tricks from the staff. The café serves coffee, drinks and toasties, so parents can sit down while kids jump.
An indoor trampoline park with 18 attractions, including a ninja course, a trapeze, an Airtrack arena and Valo Jump, a two-player gaming trampoline. Parents can jump alongside their kids, and the café serves coffee, drinks and toasties.
Kids who want more can join JumpScool to learn stunts and tricks from the park's Jump Masters.
VROG fills a 3,000 m² former pedestrian tunnel under Mr. Visserplein, next to the Portuguese Synagogue. The space holds a trampoline field, a jump tower with an airbag for practicing flips, a bouncy basketball and soccer court, an indoor parkour park and a dance studio.
Kids can drop in to jump or sign up for parkour, trampoline, K-pop and breakdance classes. Parents wait in the café bar overlooking the hall.
Monk is a bouldering hall: short climbing walls with no ropes or harnesses, over thick crash mats, with routes for first-timers up to strong climbers.
On Saturdays an open youth training takes non-members of any level, and trainers give each kid tips. Parents who don't climb can watch from the café, which looks onto the walls. Changing rooms, showers and free lockers are on site.
Kickbase is an indoor soccer hall with 12 interactive activities under one roof. Eight solo skill stations test shot speed, precision and jumping, and a wristband tracks every score for the leaderboard. Group games include Foot Pool, Subsoccer and foosball. Staff explain each station at check-in and walk the floor during the session, and a self-service bar sells drinks and snacks. It suits soccer-mad kids of any level.
The Park Playground is a free-roam virtual reality arena in a business complex at the Houthavens. Groups put on wireless headsets and walk around a shared play field together, solving puzzles in an Egyptian pyramid, cracking an escape room or teaming up on a space mission. Hosts brief each group before play, and a bar serves drinks and snacks afterward. Younger kids get fewer choices, since most games include mild scares.
Knijn Bowling has 18 lanes with automatic scoring. Every lane has bumpers, and ball ramps let even the youngest kids send a ball down the lane. Bowling shoes run from size 28 to 50.
The kids party package is 1.5 hours of disco bowling with fries, snacks, unlimited lemonade and an ice cream at the end. The kitchen also serves a full menu and group buffets.
For a rainy afternoon when the kids need to move, these are the indoor spots worth the trip. Trampoline parks with mini sessions for toddlers, rope-free bouldering walls, a soccer hall that scores every shot, bowling with bumpers and walk-around VR for older kids. Most book by time slot, so check online before you go. Here's what we checked, from VROG's trampoline tunnel to Knijn's bumper lanes.
An indoor trampoline park with nine jump attractions and Valo Jump, trampolines linked to a projected video game. Younger siblings have You Kids, a separate indoor playground, while older kids can book JumpScool lessons to learn tricks from the staff. The café serves coffee, drinks and toasties, so parents can sit down while kids jump.
An indoor trampoline park with 18 attractions, including a ninja course, a trapeze, an Airtrack arena and Valo Jump, a two-player gaming trampoline. Parents can jump alongside their kids, and the café serves coffee, drinks and toasties.
Kids who want more can join JumpScool to learn stunts and tricks from the park's Jump Masters.
VROG fills a 3,000 m² former pedestrian tunnel under Mr. Visserplein, next to the Portuguese Synagogue. The space holds a trampoline field, a jump tower with an airbag for practicing flips, a bouncy basketball and soccer court, an indoor parkour park and a dance studio.
Kids can drop in to jump or sign up for parkour, trampoline, K-pop and breakdance classes. Parents wait in the café bar overlooking the hall.
Monk is a bouldering hall: short climbing walls with no ropes or harnesses, over thick crash mats, with routes for first-timers up to strong climbers.
On Saturdays an open youth training takes non-members of any level, and trainers give each kid tips. Parents who don't climb can watch from the café, which looks onto the walls. Changing rooms, showers and free lockers are on site.
Kickbase is an indoor soccer hall with 12 interactive activities under one roof. Eight solo skill stations test shot speed, precision and jumping, and a wristband tracks every score for the leaderboard. Group games include Foot Pool, Subsoccer and foosball. Staff explain each station at check-in and walk the floor during the session, and a self-service bar sells drinks and snacks. It suits soccer-mad kids of any level.
The Park Playground is a free-roam virtual reality arena in a business complex at the Houthavens. Groups put on wireless headsets and walk around a shared play field together, solving puzzles in an Egyptian pyramid, cracking an escape room or teaming up on a space mission. Hosts brief each group before play, and a bar serves drinks and snacks afterward. Younger kids get fewer choices, since most games include mild scares.
Knijn Bowling has 18 lanes with automatic scoring. Every lane has bumpers, and ball ramps let even the youngest kids send a ball down the lane. Bowling shoes run from size 28 to 50.
The kids party package is 1.5 hours of disco bowling with fries, snacks, unlimited lemonade and an ice cream at the end. The kitchen also serves a full menu and group buffets.
