Top 10 Fun Florida Mall Activities For Kids of All Ages
Calling all parents who love to shop! The Florida Mall is a huge draw for shoppers locally and from across nations who are visiting our great city of Orlando. From the many wonderful anchor stores like Macy’s and JCPenney to the excellent array of dining options and top brand names, the Florida Mall is a shopper’s paradise. On top of it all there are lots of activities for kids at The Florida Mall.
Spending time at The Florida Mall is one of our favorite indoor activities in Orlando for kids.
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Next time you are in, make a little extra room in the shopping schedule to indulge your children in some of these great fun activities at the Florida Mall.
10 Activities for Kids at The Florida Mall
- The Play Park Children’s Play Area
This free play area at The Florida Mall is a great stop to park and rest tired feet, all the while allowing the young ones to run off some steam. With a whimsical garden theme, kids can climb, crawl and stretch their imaginations with a multi-sensory experience.
Recommended age group: 3-6 year olds will be most entertained
Location: Dick’s Sporting Goods wing, near Crayola
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- Game Park Arcade
Game Park offers the classic arcade experience with air hockey, driving games, and more. Collect points for playing and earn rewards, or host your birthday party there too!
Recommended age group: all children welcome
Location: Dick’s Sporting Goods wing, near Crayola Experience
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- Gatcha
Gatcha is a room entirely dedicated to Japanese claw machines. Prepare to spend some cash trying to get that coveted plush toy for your kids.
With bright neon lights and over-the-top claw machine options, this place is a high-octane arcade for fun.
Recommended age group: all children welcome
Location: Dick’s Sporting Goods wing, near Crayola Experience
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With endless options of marker and crayon colors, plush toys and other color-crazed merchandise, children will enjoy creating their own pack of coloring utensils or shopping around.
For families who want the ultimate experience, pay the extra fee to enjoy a slew of crayon focused crafts like wrapping and melting crayons, becoming the subject of your own coloring page, and so much more. In fact, they offer 27 hands-on attractions, including a playground.
Birthday packages are also available!
Cost of Crayola Experience: General admission starts at $25.99 for online pricing.
Recommended age group: children up to 12 years old
Location: Dick’s Sporting Goods wing, near Buca di Beppo
Explore more of the things kids can do at Crayola Experience.
This incredibly relaxing and fun spa experience is common around the world, and now you can try it at the Florida Mall too!
Kids will giggle with glee as hundreds of tiny little fish nibble away at their feet. It’s not painful, so don’t worry about that – it’s quite fun!
Recommended age group: 8+
Location: Dick’s Sporting Goods wing, near Nestle Toll House
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- Build A Bear Workshop
Choose your new stuffed friend and accessorize!
Cost: Stuffed animals are all priced differently ranging from $20-35 on average, then additional fees are added on for accessories.
Pro tip: with their “count your candles” promotion, the cost of the bear is the cost of your birthday boy or girl’s age. Turning 4? That regularly $14 base bear is now $4. No joke! Just bring your kid in sometime during birthday month and take part in the savings! Add-ons and customizations to the bear are an additional fee.
Recommended age group: 2-12
Location: Near the Macy’s wing
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This oh-so-cute gelato shop just oozes with Italian flair. The atmosphere alone is worth a pit-stop to Lucciano’s Gelator for some ice cold treats.
Enjoy them in your own pretty pink bench seats, designed to look like a train headed into the gelato lab. What a sweet activity for kids at The Florida Mall!
Recommended age group: everyone loves gelato!
Location: Near Center Court, next to Swarovski
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- Conveyor Belt Sushi at Sushi Yummy
Right in the middle of the mall, Sushi Yummy is perfectly located for a lunch time stop with your kids. Not only is the sushi quality pretty darn good, but the conveyor belt concept is a lot of fun.
Feast your eyes on passing plates, designated by a color-coded price system, and grab what looks good.
Menu items are also available for purchase and delivery straight to your table, but where’s the fun in that? Most items on the sushi and appetizer menu will come around on the conveyor belt anyway, so just be patient and enjoy!
Recommended age group: 3+
Location: Grand Court, next to MAC Cosmetics
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- Zoomaroo Car Strollers
Offering an alternative stroller concept, the Zoomaroo will catch your eye immediately with its striking push vehicles in every bold primary color.
Orange, blue and red sports cars (with brand names!) will attract your toddlers immediately for a fun ride around the mall. They ride in style, and you don’t have to wrangle a runner. Win, win.
Cost: Zoomaroo’s cost $9 to rent with a $1 deposit on top.
Recommended age group: 1-5 depending on size of child
Location: You can find the Zoomaroo kiosk near Sears in front of the massage place.
- American Girl
Quite possibly one of the cutest concepts ever, the American Girl store is based on the chain we all grew up with – American Girl dolls.
Young girls will enjoy picking out their favorite doll and accessorizing them, but that’s not all. Arrange for birthday parties, tea parties, and even doctor’s appointments with their “medical staff” for your child’s doll in the store.
The staff will clean up rugged looking dolls, replace missing parts, brush and restyle their hair and even grant hearing aids!
What a fun place to build not only a souvenir, but a future hobby for your child.
Recommended age group: 3 to 12 year old girls
Location: The Plaza wing, next to Zara
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With entertainment for everyone, rainy days or hot summer afternoons will be full of fun activities at the Florida Mall for the next family outing.
