Life with Kids

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

• Darien Lake: Theme Park Resort is a huge park 30 miles West of Rochester (formerly a 6 Flags Park)
  

• Roseland Water Park in Canandaigua, roughly 10 miles South East of Rochester.
  

• Seabreeze is the local amusement park.

Animals

• Genesee Country Nature Center - Nature Center with maple syrup events, trails and skiing.
  

• Lollypop Farm has a small petting zoo that's free.
  

• Mendon Ponds Park has a nature trail where kids can feed chickadees. It is also home to Wild Wings, which rescues birds of prey.
  

• Powder Mills Park has a trout hatchery.
  

• Seneca Park Zoo is small and kid-friendly.
  

• Strong Museum has an indoor butterfly conservatory.

Museums

• Genesee Country Village & Museum is a recreation of an 19th-century village.
  

• Memorial Art Gallery has children's art activities.
  

• Museum of Kids Art
  

• Rochester Museum & Science Center has weekend and summer programs for kids.
  

• Strong National Museum of Play is a world-class children's museum which includes Sesame Street and a play Wegman's

Shopping

• DSW Shoes is a huge store with a large selection of children's shoes, next to Marketplace Mall.
  

• Toy Stores are always popular with children.

Activities

• Arts Roc -Lego League
  

• Adventure Landing - mini golf, arcade
  

• Bisque and Brush is a place where you can make your own pottery
  

• Build A Bear is a place where kids can build Teddy Bears.
  

• Bounce It Out
  

• Clubhouse Fun Center - mini golf, arcade, go karts, birthday parties
  

• Family Fun Yoga is a place where families can do yoga together.
  

• Genesee Center for the Arts and Education Pottery, photography, and papermaking classes are available for kids
  

• Horizon Fun FX roller rink has an arcade, climbing wall and other activities. Available for birthday parties.
  

• Kango Play Center
  

• Mommy & Me Yoga at Molly's Yoga: moms and children can do yoga together.
  

• 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.
  

• Irish Dance: "Rince na Sidhe Academy" (Rink na Shee) has Friday night and Saturday morning Irish Dance classes for kids each week.
  

• Youth Voice One Vision - program for city youth

Resources

• 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.)
  

• Flat Stanley in Rochester
  

• Parks
  

• Playgrounds
  

• 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.