Looking for a place to entertain the kids?
Check out our picks for the best playspaces in Chicago.
(Click on each location for more information.)
Little Beans is open Monday - Friday 9am - 6pm; Saturday 9am - 3pm, and Sunday 9am - 11am. A daily pass is $12 with a sibling pass for $7. Supervised Play is also available for $20 for up to 1.5 hours, M-F from 2-5pm.
Family Grounds Café
You can reserve play time blocks ahead of time for 2-hour blocks on Mon-Fri at 9:00 or 11:00; or on Saturday at 8:30, 10:30 or 12:30. It's $5.95 for adults & children (crawlers/walkers) You can also drop in to play on Mondays - Fridays between 1-6pm, and the fee is $10.95 for the first child (crawlers & up), $5.95 sibling rate (crawlers & up), with non-crawling infants free with a $4 minimum purchase. Parents are free.
Kookaburra Play Café
Open play: Monday – Friday: 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday 9 am to 12 pm, Sunday: Closed
Private Parties: Saturday & Sunday: 12 through 6 pm, Semi-Private Party Room: Friday: 4 pm to 6 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10 am to 12 pm & 12 pm to 2 pm
Nibbles Play Café
Hours are 9:30am-8:00pm weekdays and 9:30-3:00 on weekends. Admission is $5 for kids age 1-7, with additional siblings $3.00. Older children and adults are free.
Pickle’s Playroom
Open play is $12, and siblings are $9, with multi-visit and monthly passes available. Hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm; Saturday 9am - 3pm; Sunday 10am - 3pm.
Fantasy Kingdom
Open play: Monday–Friday: 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Private parties available after 5:30 p.m. Saturday–Sunday: Closed for private parties.
Family Grounds Café
You can reserve play time blocks ahead of time for 2-hour blocks on Mon-Fri at 9:00 or 11:00; or on Saturday at 8:30, 10:30 or 12:30. It's $5.95 for adults & children (crawlers/walkers) You can also drop in to play on Mondays - Fridays between 1-6pm, and the fee is $10.95 for the first child (crawlers & up), $5.95 sibling rate (crawlers & up), with non-crawling infants free with a $4 minimum purchase. Parents are free.
Kookaburra Play Café
Open play: Monday – Friday: 9 am to 5 pm, Saturday 9 am to 12 pm, Sunday: Closed
Private Parties: Saturday & Sunday: 12 through 6 pm, Semi-Private Party Room: Friday: 4 pm to 6 pm
Saturday & Sunday: 10 am to 12 pm & 12 pm to 2 pm
Nibbles Play Café
Hours are 9:30am-8:00pm weekdays and 9:30-3:00 on weekends. Admission is $5 for kids age 1-7, with additional siblings $3.00. Older children and adults are free.
Pickle’s Playroom
Open play is $12, and siblings are $9, with multi-visit and monthly passes available. Hours are Monday - Friday 9am - 5pm; Saturday 9am - 3pm; Sunday 10am - 3pm.
Fantasy Kingdom
Open play: Monday–Friday: 9 a.m.–5:30 p.m.
Private parties available after 5:30 p.m. Saturday–Sunday: Closed for private parties.