When it's too hot, too wet or too late for the playground, these are the indoor play centers we'd point a friend to. Some are calm, toy-filled rooms built for toddlers. Others are big play parks with climbing frames, games and rides that keep older kids busy for a whole afternoon.
Honey Nest is a two-floor family space with a playroom of wooden toys in soft pastel colors, a cafe beside it, and a concept store selling wooden toys and gifts from European brands. There are no screens or electronic toys.
Seasonal workshops cover crafts, sensory play for the youngest, art and storytelling, and the space hosts private birthday parties.
Dreamhouse is an indoor play area with a lounge cafe and full kitchen beside it, so parents sit on sofas with coffee or a meal and keep the play floor in view. Kids play freely, use Montessori-style materials and fine-motor games, and join a different arts and crafts project each day, led by an early-years educator at no extra charge.
Little Land is a play center with inflatables, a wooden mini-town and interactive games, run by staff who organize games and help out. Daily activities include story reading and messy play.
When the weather allows, play moves up to a fenced roof garden with outdoor toys on soft matting, and parents sit with a coffee in their own corner. A separate Montessori space for toddlers is nearby on Achilleos Street.
Perperino has run as an indoor play center for 28 years. Inside are a ball pit with climbing nets, a toddler area with a slide and a bouncy castle, and arcade rides. Party rooms host birthdays, and birthday cakes can be ordered.
Volta Cloud is the roller and lounge branch of Volta Fun Park, on the third floor of Athens Metro Mall. Kids put on roller skates and lap an indoor rink styled in pop and disco.
There is also DigiWall, an interactive climbing wall built on video game technology, and a corner of virtual reality games. The venue hosts birthday and name day parties, with the space set up to order.
Volta Fun Park fills part of the first floor of Avenue mall, with an indoor hall and a large outdoor area. The youngest kids have their own play structure, trampoline and baby games. Older kids get a castle town, giant inflatables, ride-on limousines and a roller track.
The Volta café sits alongside the play areas, so parents can have a coffee and still keep an eye on the kids.
PLAYMOBIL FunPark is a 1,100 square meter indoor play center where kids play with Playmobil toys across eight themed areas: knights, pirates, fairies, animal parks, dollhouses and royal palaces. Toddlers have their own PLAYMOBIL JUNIOR space.
Toys stay in their themed area, and running and climbing on the structures are not allowed, so it suits imaginative play more than burning energy. Lechuza Cafe and a Playmobil store are on site.
When it's too hot, too wet or too late for the playground, these are the indoor play centers we'd point a friend to. Some are calm, toy-filled rooms built for toddlers. Others are big play parks with climbing frames, games and rides that keep older kids busy for a whole afternoon.
Honey Nest is a two-floor family space with a playroom of wooden toys in soft pastel colors, a cafe beside it, and a concept store selling wooden toys and gifts from European brands. There are no screens or electronic toys.
Seasonal workshops cover crafts, sensory play for the youngest, art and storytelling, and the space hosts private birthday parties.
Dreamhouse is an indoor play area with a lounge cafe and full kitchen beside it, so parents sit on sofas with coffee or a meal and keep the play floor in view. Kids play freely, use Montessori-style materials and fine-motor games, and join a different arts and crafts project each day, led by an early-years educator at no extra charge.
Little Land is a play center with inflatables, a wooden mini-town and interactive games, run by staff who organize games and help out. Daily activities include story reading and messy play.
When the weather allows, play moves up to a fenced roof garden with outdoor toys on soft matting, and parents sit with a coffee in their own corner. A separate Montessori space for toddlers is nearby on Achilleos Street.
Perperino has run as an indoor play center for 28 years. Inside are a ball pit with climbing nets, a toddler area with a slide and a bouncy castle, and arcade rides. Party rooms host birthdays, and birthday cakes can be ordered.
Volta Cloud is the roller and lounge branch of Volta Fun Park, on the third floor of Athens Metro Mall. Kids put on roller skates and lap an indoor rink styled in pop and disco.
There is also DigiWall, an interactive climbing wall built on video game technology, and a corner of virtual reality games. The venue hosts birthday and name day parties, with the space set up to order.
Volta Fun Park fills part of the first floor of Avenue mall, with an indoor hall and a large outdoor area. The youngest kids have their own play structure, trampoline and baby games. Older kids get a castle town, giant inflatables, ride-on limousines and a roller track.
The Volta café sits alongside the play areas, so parents can have a coffee and still keep an eye on the kids.
PLAYMOBIL FunPark is a 1,100 square meter indoor play center where kids play with Playmobil toys across eight themed areas: knights, pirates, fairies, animal parks, dollhouses and royal palaces. Toddlers have their own PLAYMOBIL JUNIOR space.
Toys stay in their themed area, and running and climbing on the structures are not allowed, so it suits imaginative play more than burning energy. Lechuza Cafe and a Playmobil store are on site.
