Life with Kids in Rochester is often reflected by Rochester's description as a "great place to raise kids". Here are a few activities for children to enjoy in Rochester.
Amusement Parks
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Darien Lake: Theme Park Resort is a huge park 30 miles West of Rochester (formerly a 6 Flags Park)
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Roseland Water Park in Canandaigua, roughly 10 miles South East of Rochester.
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Seabreeze is the local amusement park.
Animals
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Genesee Country Nature Center - Nature Center with maple syrup events, trails and skiing.
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Lollypop Farm has a small petting zoo that's free.
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Mendon Ponds Park has a nature trail where kids can feed chickadees. It is also home to Wild Wings, which rescues birds of prey.
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Powder Mills Park has a trout hatchery.
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Seneca Park Zoo is small and kid-friendly.
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Strong Museum has an indoor butterfly conservatory.
Museums
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Genesee Country Village & Museum is a recreation of an 19th-century village.
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Memorial Art Gallery has children's art activities.
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Rochester Museum & Science Center has weekend and summer programs for kids.
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Strong National Museum of Play is a world-class children's museum which includes Sesame Street and a play Wegman's
Shopping
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DSW Shoes is a huge store with a large selection of children's shoes, next to Marketplace Mall.
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Toy Stores are always popular with children.
Activities
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Arts Roc -Lego League
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Adventure Landing - mini golf, arcade
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Bisque and Brush is a place where you can make your own pottery
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Build A Bear is a place where kids can build Teddy Bears.
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Clubhouse Fun Center - mini golf, arcade, go karts, birthday parties
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Family Fun Yoga is a place where families can do yoga together.
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Genesee Center for the Arts and Education Pottery, photography, and papermaking classes are available for kids
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Horizon Fun FX roller rink has an arcade, climbing wall and other activities. Available for birthday parties.
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Mommy & Me Yoga at Molly's Yoga: moms and children can do yoga together.
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Mud About You in Penfield (www.mudaboutyou.com)-pottery painting, mosaic art, glass fusing (make jewelry, flatten wine bottels, make bowls, etc). Great place for birthday parties.
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Irish Dance:
"Rince na Sidhe Academy" (Rink na Shee) has Friday night and Saturday morning Irish Dance classes for kids each week.
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Youth Voice One Vision - program for city youth
Resources
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Kids Out and About is a pretty exhaustive site for fun stuff to do with kids in the Rochester area. (It has several versions for different NYS areas, but started here.)
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The A.C.T. ~ For the Children Program program provides divorcing or separating parents with info and strategies to help get through the changes caused by a divorce or separation.


